New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-22
MUSIC
THE FESTIVAL AT sTEINwAY HALL-FoURTH
EVENING.

THE FESTIVAL AT sTEINwAY HALL-FoURIH
EVENING.
An interesting programme was presented last
night at the Musical Festival and the performance was
generally good one, Mr. Thomas with powerful Orches
ira doing the greater part Of the work and reapng by
far the greater part of the glory Miss BranoTd was the
only vocalist She sang Mendelssohns beautiful scena
and aria Inee very fairly though taxed herpowers
rather too far and Gounods Are Mdra ian adaptation
of Bach first prelude with organ piano. and orchestral
accompaniment, and violin obigato played by 40
Instruments Mr. G.. W. Morgan took the organ
part and Mr. s. b. Mills the plano The piece was highly
effective and was repeated, though at the commence
ment terrible blunder made, so that Mr. Thomas
had to bring the performers full stop after few meas
ures and begin over again. Mr. s. Il. Mills played the
first movement from Chopins pianoforte concerto In
minor O. with the crisp, delicate. peary touch for
which he is famous, and won great deal OF ap-
plause, though cannot but regard the compost
ton as singulary undressing The opening piece for
the orchestra was Wagners Introduction TO Die heis
ersia0er ron NG1lberg. Though 1t has but one move
ment consists properly Of three parts The first Is
series of vague but rich and impressive harmonic cobi
nations in which the brass instruments are gwen the
prominence. Then a lively theme, almost In dance
measure and this is followed by spirited allegro for the
strings remarkable for the quick rbythmca movement
Of massive Toward the end the brass strikes In
and the piece closes with hDely-wrought double
theme. Though not free from Wagners character
istic extravaganza and poverty OF melodc
inspiration. it is effective, and IN many
detached passages really beautiful 1t was very well
PLAYED but sn better as sample OF the skill Of the
PLAYERS and their excellent young leader the per
Torrance Of Lists repulsive "Meplisto waltz which
closed the first part Of the concert We could tnk OF
nothing as they piled horror upon horror in that false
frightul piece OF sensaonasm, but an orchestra gone
crazy They did their work admirably-but what pity
ANYBODY should think 1t worth doing!
u-1. q DaCfn ra1 Evrnp of
upon US after this tmare like the breath Of the violet
laden South. How sweetly when We have been cast
down. rrtated outraged by the shams and fireworks OF
the modern mystical school, this inspired master lifts us
up and rereshes with the truth and poetry OF nature
We turn away from the hot atmosphere OF LISTS THEATRE
cal show and Beethoven leads us into the blooming
fields where we hear the rustic Of the trees the
waving OF the grain the songs OF birds, the patter
OF rain upon the leaves and that voceess psalm which
the winds perpetusy singing among the branches OF
the forest We Join In the rustic dance linger by the
babbhng brook and finally we lift our hearts to heaven
in the ravshng song Of and happiness which forms
the closing movement Of this exquisite composition We
shall not stop crticse the performance OF the Sym
phony for though it not so delicate as it might have
BEEN It was good and the last part the augreto. was
especially credtable. We glad 10 say that nothing
came after it, and so with the echoes Of that strain ring
ing IN we came away.
OLE BULL.
We are pleased TO learn that Ole Bull Will
give three concerts stenway Hall the 3Oh inst,
and the LIST and I'd Of june which he will have the
stance Of several popular artists These announced
as his last concerts prior his departure for Europe.
THE BOSTON MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The great festival of the Handel and Hayden
Society in Boston, appears to have been3 not only
entirely successful in its artistic results but Unexpectedly
encouraging from a pecuniary point Of view. com
municaton from the Secretary Mr. Barnes, 10 Boston
paper that the receipts were nearly s235OO
and the expenses q little $4,000. leaving balance
of more than 1900 for the permanent fund OF the society