New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-13
MUSIC.
THoMAs's THIRD SYMPHONY sorRrr


Mr. Theodore Thomas's Third Symphony
soree on Saturday night at Irving Hail. was attended by
an intelligent and apprecative audience we wish for
the sake OF good music that the audience had been larger
Mr. Thomas has been engaged for several years in an
enterprise which nothing but an enthusiasm for his art
could have supported him. Thanks to him we en-
abed TO renew at frequent intervals familiarity with
the best masters in the highest forms OF their art but
the number OF persons whose musical culture is sufficient
for the comprehension and enjoyment OF such compost
tiOns appears to be painfully small and the Soces can
hardly be very remuneratve Stll the attendance on
Saturday was better than II often Is the house might DO
called good one, though 1t was by no means
full Beethoyen's Symphony No. In +, opus
%. was excellently played, the charming second
movement - dlelretto schefzando being especially
well done The overture TO Schumann's Geno
yeva" which closed the programme, was also given
with general accuracy and dehcacy OF expression
Little exception can fairly be taken to any part
OF the instrumental performance except 10 the horn
playing upon the uncertainty Of which we have before
had occasion ITO remark We rsk little in supposingt
must be the bane OF Mr. Thomas's existence The chef
interest of the evening attached to the production LOT tho
first time Of LISTS symphonic poem founded on iho
Idea Of Schiller 1t has gracefulDess ana less
pestuous violence than common In LISTS compoer
tions but there is too prolonged dwelling upon one
thought 1t opens with impressive andante quicken
ing sweeping forte passage this IL Followed In TURN
by soft dreamy movement few bars pleasant though
fragmentary melody and then fine dreamy crescendo
The characteristic fortissmo climax to TINS movement
repeated as the finale to the symphony after oean'
passage for the reeds and agreeable little scherzo
Mr. g. b. Mills played, romance and rondo from
Chopin's Concerto IN j. minor, and poshumous presto
scherzando OF Nendelssohns, with his wei KNOWN pro
cisiOn and conscentousness and all ms accustomed ~
icacy OF touch Madam Augusta Baogh made her debut
as vocalist singing songs Of schumanD one by Des
sauer and one by Schubert She has excellent
voce which she does how to and she Is not
likely to become favorite.
MUSICAL NOTES.
The first concert Of the National COnserya-
tory of Music was given Saturday evening az irving
fep Wprc Miss Pease and Miss Wells pup Miss
Jennie Bull, Mr.. Pattison, Mr. Poznansk and slgnor
Severin Miss Bull has pleasant mezzo soprano |Oius.
and though her culture Is yet rather imperfect she @u'
an agreeable impression
"Troyatorep was repeated at Pixies Opera
House Saturday afternoon, before an enormous au
dience. "Traviata" is announced for tonight
Wallace's opera of "The Desert Flower will
be brought out at Academy OF Music tonight and We
presume will attract fuller house than the Rchlngs
Company naye or ths benet Of Mrs Helen wallace
the widow Of the composer We trust the prOceeus WI"
amount to a handsome sum.
Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" has been sue
cessfu at Man though the performance Is Sad 10 nave
been poor one.
Campana, the popular composer of chamber
music has written an opera entitled Notre Dame dc
Paris" which is about TO be produced at Milan.
The Paris correspondent of London daily
paper has following; 1.-THE star Of the hour AT INC
itaens is the American cantratice Miss Harris whose
graceful and expressive c0uhehahce' oohpnea
with voice OF marvellous nexbiity aud sweetness, az
tract Immense popularity. One OF her last perform
auces was in Crspino la Conare, wbere ehpecaky IN
her upper notes she accomplishes perfect ours nc
Harris sang with NJ. Camp, and was enoored at eacn
verse, recalled, and rapturously appIauded'