New-York tribune., 1869-04-05

an audience rather larger than usual The programme
was as follows:
Festival Overture. yolkmann
| r.., O. ~ nsigmndelssohn Union and Orchestra u
Fantasia Tor Piano and Orchestra Singer
Symphonic Poem, Prone etheus" .... Liszt
| Orchestra
| Part III.
Pastoral symphony Beethoven
This fair programme tho second part redeeming
amply the dryness of the first. volkmanns overture
played on this occasion for the first time in New-York ia
solid and wewrtten mposltion, and the finale rises
almost TO magnfoence but 1t is very far from festive
aud, though aboundng in marks OF scholarship, lacks
the true inspiration Of genius We may say almost the
same thing Of Mr. Singers fantasia II is ceyerly CON-
pounded, and has at least one very happy melodio
thought but the treatment is not compact the thought
gets away and wanders vaguely about caught again
Tor moment and finally Is lost in mist. The fantasia
however very well received, and Mr. Singer had the
honor OF recall The Mendessohn Union did scant justice
Hath Psalm which consequently draggedhis being
work which needs especial spirit and accuracy In the
singers be interesting because it Is long and the
melody is not very clearly marked. Liszts Symphonic
Poem OF Promeheus" performed for the first tme
and should not gieve II it also for the last 1t
one " the crazest and most repulsye OF all that masters
bizarre works. bearing the relation to genuine music
which the rawlings OF bear to the inspired
Symphony after it, In the calm and sunshine of
that beautiful ci cation forgot the Nightmares. and
visions OF bedam and wild struggles to express the in
comprehe usble and home blessing the kind Proy
dence which sent Beethoven into the world compen
| saton for tle musicians OF the future.
The execution Of the various instrumental works we
have mentioned was generally good, and in par.
tcuars excellent Mr.. Thomas has hard working COM
pany nd their work Of necessity rough at times
that they apt to miss little decaces OF the score
which require both a nice and nice hand. They
have pS yed much together however, that the differ
meIlbers Of the orchestra have acquired remark
abo syn pathy with another, and they always
kept wei together At any rate in view OF tho service
which M. Thomas has rendered in NewYorz, 1t
would be ungenerous to dwell upon his little shortcom
iugs Whatever we get new In tho way OF orchestral
music yet from him. During the Just closed he
has beon especially active. He has introduced TO Amer
lea In the OF these i've fewer than
thirteen hitherto unknown works. seven Of which were
for chorus and orchestra combined He gave for tho
first time Cates overture to semlramis" three mOtets
ofMozarts, and one OF Bacbs, schuberts Psalm XIII
for finale chorus and orchestra. Gades "6prlng Fana
sia, Rubnstein's Faust" schumanns Gypsy Life"
and Max Bruch's Symphony In fat, beside the three
new works produced on Saturday evening He has de-
veoped also in unexpected manner the capabilities Of
the chorus in connection with kH Of symphonic char
acter aud perhaps It Will not be too much TO add that
whatever enterprise is exhibited by the Philharmonic
spirit and extensive musical knowledge he Joins true
for his art and refined and classical taste and
his labors ought therefore TO receive generous appre
citation.
MR.. RITTER's HISTORICAL RECITALs.
The second of Mr.. Ritters Historical Recitals
OF vocal and planoforie music given on Saturday
morning at semwhys smaller hall, the only performers
being Of tho previous concert, Mrs Ritter ana Mr o.
b. Mills with Mr.. q. =. Warren for Aocompanist Inc
al In
French and the Classical German. or the former we had
first two piano pieces by Coupern uT6, lie rsreilHdtin
and la ndre Musee both of them charmngly graceful
In character aud tho former possessing also capti.
waiting vlvacity. There four other instrumental
pieces OF the French school, oil by Bameau essi7CD
namely: lie tambourin, La Misene, and two spirited
GgiiI These wero oil good-in fact not one
OF Mr. RltIers selections from his rich store
was either trivial or unlnterestng; but none
OF them was effective Rameaus aria. RosSi01IoIs
amouren from the opera OF Hippolite et Arcio % or
jean Jacques ROusseaus song lie roster or more than
| Al the splendid romanEa Uns gerre brdLaite from
Gretrys opera OF Richard Cnur de IAon" hrs Ritter
sAng the Last named OF these better than the Others but
she saug them all loud She heard 10 greatest adyan
tage at a dsianeo-say OF about hafa mile. Tho Ger
man School Is hundred times richer than the French,
and strange say the nObest OF the pieces given as
snccneps OF Il on Saturday before been pub
cy performed In this city Such was the case with that
magnificent air from Bochs Joannes Passion" Es ts
rorae one OF the grandost conceptions OF one OF the
grandes OF all composers. Although Mrs Rters execu
ton OF n did not satisfy us cheerfuly give her credit
for an Intelligent aud delicate understanding OF how 10
ought TO DO sung Handes famous Verdi prdti from the
opera Of "Alclna Is familiar TO everybody by name,
but strange 70 the cOncertroom and Glucks del ito
doioe amor lfronl Paride ed Elena is seldom sung
although IL s full OF sublimy and passion. Tho plano
pieces Of this school included prelude and fugue In
major OF Dachs the prelude fugue and capreco from
| IA In Ia min apdM
major The playing OF Mr.. bIiiis OF course every
thing that could be desired The third part OF the Con
cert consisted Of Folk Songs and panOore compositions
founded on that FORM and most Of them were entirely
novel Mr. Ritter deserves our warmcst thanks for the
admirable taste the scholarship, and the scientific en-
,husiasm which he has displayed In tho arrangement OF
this series OF historical entertainments. We must thank
him especially fof BIS excellent explanatory programmes
I'm which tho unlesrned listener Will ind complete gude
TO what without guide might pass uhapprecated, and
| even accomplished musicians Will meet with muen
| welcome information.
- REAPPEARAEcE OF sIGNOR sUsINI.
A matinee performance Of THE Barber OF
sevIu,p at the ASsdemy OF Music on Saturday enabled
us TO welcome back to he lyric stage an ARTIST VINO wal
formerly one of It's best orhanenh For several
past signor susini has suffered from qisoase OF the
throat which has laery enforced his oonpeto retire
ment The performance Saturday was intended parity
as compliment old fayore, and partly "a means
OF assuring his complete recovery We are delighted
to say that successful in both points OF view Sig
nor susinPs noble bass has reganed all Its Old power
| and correctness land very nearly all It's Old
sweetness, and It remained unimpaired oil
| through the opera. He took the part OF
Dr. Bartoo and Miss Adelaide Phillips appeared In her
fayorto character OF Rosna, dividing with the bene-
aciary OF the afternoon sgnor Reins filled
the OF Figaro with vivao!ty and sang great deal OF
the music 10 tho evident satisfaction OF the house. but
| "a. ara ty 10 get
vent his ever becoming favorite Lott amlable
Alnrrn md Fossat mild BasLio. Il has lately been