New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-30
MUSIC.
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Heroic symphony No. s. in j Hat Handel.
Aria L"'''9 '''' Mss "XIdicaido phillips
PART H.
-,,re % Hamlet" oirst time in Amcneal-'' (,i
seen"' o"sJa'0 f Ms adelaide Philhpps. ,,,o,
srmphonie FantastQue q paIisj''''.''-.'- 80
ILL., q ,erb,us nothing Of Beethovens which ENoS
49, on iioa OF the breadth Of his genius as tie
e. ,oye,nent OF the Heroic symphony, with us "o"'
drl variety OF treatment and unity or idea' us CHARM
ipr simplicity Of Thought and its wealth OF Ss
effects One discovers in II now beauties every .o d"
heard and 10 our mind there is no other music "rcn '
no heard 40 often without woalness. The symphony 10
bo,a is rightly esteemed the erandes ever written
except the Choral symphony, tho last %
Reethoyen's immortal nme and there "io
some critics who place 1t peio'o -
that stupendous work 1t was written IN hohoi u 'I
leon during the COusuisAip when beeu'o'on' q"
with so many others believed that the young eo4''
wasto be the champion Of popular liberty al. N,o'e"
,hropch Europe aud 10 we'll known now III Ms ul
pointmcnt at Napoleous subsequent career, Ho 'i"7
the title ana dedication Of his work. ana maui " ar
tration of military herOm in general lns,e"" VI "
to individual greatness On the Da0N VI %" -,
last Saturday evening was printed MS"N
,i,ri co, on the sentiments supposed 10 bc ehpo"lo"
An te sipphonv and the pictures IT attempts 10 pam"
We had the falteriug steps Of the last s"Aers ' '
grave and tears falling on colin ana F'fe'e" J"'''
~, ecbo - niece Of d.ooy for which the Wrlei oe
eorves instant Incarceration. NeEocsoAn ID one Vi '
letter. ,idicues the German critics who fIeo 10 h'''''o
Of his overtures I'm this way and found In 1t pictures
sudbeard voices which BE never had imagnedi ana TIC
reminds ms that the higher forms OF music arc
medium for the utterapce OF cOhceltiohs N"'.''
cannot he nut into words, OF poetry which is not 10 Toe
measured by the rules OF prOsody good Illustrative
programme is much needed at cur better class OF con
terts hut it should conhle itself to the history OF INC
works it mentions. This absurd attempt at verbal inter-
probation thoughts which are iutIinscay lh'"i"e
of any other than musical expression Is not much oe'le'
than the late dreadful effort 40 certain heateFlu N'"
YORK IN .ilustrte" the Pastoral symphony by troupe
Of ballet girls and a real vheelbarIOw. The perform
spce Of the first and fourth movements Of the Heroic
symphony auegro con brio and allegro moltol was al
most perfect and Tor the first concert % e Season WIS
Remarkable. The second movement the Funeral N"IcW
was taken too slow; and is quite long 10 seemed 10
drar especially I'm tic fugUe Tie schefzo would nave
been faultess II the horns had not been husky
There are very few songs ana very few singers That
could bo heard with satisfaction after the lei"e
symphony. but the aria from Handlers liua.ho' as 10
IS rendered by Miss Phillips is never ont OF place Here
we have that deep pathos the music and that true
feeling in tie singer which FL the heart right u? ana
touch the listener 10 the very soul "ehave never "lie
ciaed SO fully in listening 10 this song the exclamation
OF the dying Beethoven a. he pointed to copy Oh Ham
ders works, There is the truth" Ana u is because
there is so much truth and simplicity in tie m'Sic ana
90 much soul and conscience III the singer that Miss
PlIpls made deep impression upon the real lovers OF
art even while the echoes Of the symphony we're SIN
ringing IN their She was recalled by storm Of
applause. and after receiving handsome basket I'D
which the words "welcoue Home" were woven in
flowers repeated the aria. Her scena from GucEs O9eo
Is another composition full Of true passion and she gives
II admirably; but Guck docs not bear so Wen as Handel
the contrast with Beethoven and consequently scarcely
produced its due effect
Tls
to hear under different circumstances for II too was u-
flvorably affected by the pieces which came before 1t
Eies Gadc. the Danish composer "a friend and IA
vOrlte MendelsOhn whom lie succeeded for while IN
the direction Of the famous Gewandhaus concerts at
Lolpsic, and about q years Of age lie Is sup
posed to possess a good deal OF Mendcssohus spirit,
with a strong vein OF originality Tic Hamlet" over
OF ms best works. IL is dry in thought
but admirable in treatment, and the Instrumentation Is
superb
OF the Berlloz nonsense it is difficult TO speak
with patience. 1t is bad in itself false. fright
ful, Outragug every pOetcal perception; ana
It's horrors aggravated Saturday by the idiot
Of the Programme got loose again. and tried to tel
Us what il an meant. The Symphonic 6mtashquc repre-
seuts the rawlings % "A loyc-sck artist. who dreams
dreadful dreams about the lady Of lis heart ana finally
inagines that De las billed her. Two Of tie four move
1nsnts or the symphony Incredibly spared US; we
lad only the third which represents pastoral scene,
with an ugly RGH-dS r0cleS running through it, and tie
fourth which mb0lzes the march to execution. and go
last the chop Of the hcadsuaas AK In plain English,
the symphony IS nightmare set 10 music. The third
movement ends with what the programme calls the
sinking Of the distant roll Of hunder-solitude
silence the thunder is well initiated, and the silence s
delicious II the fourth have funeral march which
Is merely tie grand march from the ProDhetc little
spoiled and contains gaopng passage the drums.
the horses away with the hearse The perform
auce however. Was spirited and careful any
could desire.
THEODORE TuOMASs SUNDAY CONCERT.
Decidedly the best concert that We have at !
tended this the given al stciuway Hall |
last evening being the first Of the regular series OF
Sunday evening concerts that Mr.. Theodore Thomas
tends giving during the Winter. Mr. Thomas has the
talent possessed by few, Of accomplishing great re-
cults with comparatively small means This fact was |
evident, in a marked degree last evening Tie orchcs-
ira though numbering scarcely 40 performers played
with precision and finish and produced effects that viii
50 far toward enhancing their reputation artists
as well That Of Mr.. Thomas energetic and tai
ented leader orchestral performed were the
"Euryantho" and "Tanuhauser" oyertures; the !
scher-o from the Reformation SYMPHONY" the Gnaie
20 the second act Of " Don Giovanni" schumanns !
"Tracumerei" Dareomijsky's COsatschoque" Meyer
beers Schiller March," and the beautiful Andante from
Baydns Surprise Symphony" This astnamed selec-
tOn and the innate from Don Giovanni were tie gems
Of the evenings performance IL may make exception
where all excellent Madame Gazzaniga-whose
frequent appearance upon the stage would
benefit the cause Of music much ID would give !
pleasure % her hearers-saDg In delicious manner, |
Rios "salve Maria" and Lucantouis " Preghiera" !
the latter with vlohceo oLgao accompaniment played
By Mr.. T. Bergner. The OF manner finished STYLE
and stll fresh voice OF Mad. Gazzanga soothing
10 the nerves after the excitement CONSEQUENT
upon trying discover the divine spark in OF