, 1869-11-27
AMusEMfETz.

The tccond season Of Mr.. Balstkas symphony
concerts WEE inaaguzated last evcEtng At Farwcil
llalI, under husp!ses not The most nattestng. The
attendance WIS ycrJ Light, although the pro-
2rAn,ne Wa, In roEe respects, Ve5 at.sscttve-
NJ 1east ln point Of novelty as 1t embraced one OF
the posthuuous works OF Me1delskohn- Those
who were present were almost exclusively mn-
slcal hpnteu.s and conIo.ase1rs, so that the OF
ehestre had At least q thoroughly attentive, dis
cE.mtuattye, and Critical II not enthusiastic, Audl
ebce. The orchestra vas not ~ large NJ II has
been In toEc oihcr SEASONS, neither was l: 20 well
hIasses more deEonstIaiiss than ever betore.
tTeen @ lie irstratnen;s, aai ! res,niog uniauiii-
sr1ty upon the part or The players, more notably
IN the !. NFnory, which Hade perfect musicA
The Reformation SYMPHONY wn, Of course, the
attraction II tas REosEamne Msnde!.soan eouId
pnpuy coming n II did closely Alter the WalpurYls
kacht snn The ethereal muRc Of lhe A1dsommer
SEs = kae.p 70 naye a s,s5 s5
among Meptelssooan mauuscrp,e for = long
time, it has, for rome reason, been peFsIstenftJ
IN 1ss coz ' & IL
Rtiofms:;on ID ls3n Mendclssohn often speaka
Of It In hu letter., sod Looked torEard with de-
aiso, Il Ietp.!c, Dresden. Iersln. azd otsei
P!sssa N Ge1TsEy; m no. u.st;as sssousn one
iornssce II Berlin. the proof Is qaite pous,Se
ttas It was Fever g1ren until about Two Jeass ago
II The London Crystal Palace 1t waa brought out
tine in Boa,on, and for he int time IN Chicsgo
la.t evening Why any real loves Of mnNc
n ~, o Sfsna " s,a
phonJ BY Aendelssoan. We con5ess Nc are unable
10 uEdefs.And.
Dream, the symphony II enlnenty descriptive In
character, and meant to 1yptrJ the struggle be-
fornat'on Co sSe otaer. Taa fosu,er T aoaa IL o. e
terrretAtlon in the adanfe tta not altogether
clear novemea': 1t cont!cta throughout bat yon
ean easlly dtss!rGutnh two poiyrs-tne one I
Stem theHe IN the antique style, which u worked
Up sometimes on one Instrument, sometimes on
ssil asain ID splendid unisona; tho osner, beaa.
utpl strain on tte s1ErEr ueFltahIJ taking psanis
nna. The ort might be the thunder M the ra,l-
.bon- put the TWO are always IN oonnict and
sometimes each other In the harsnesf Of dts
Ias ~, ;nns sass eisn
noet III ont form or another, and the increment
c1oses ieaT1nR eve11tning confused The confo-
e6sc. upon ,ne oTehestfz for Tie psayeTs iaea-
seyrs were euuirped and In the latter part Of tbs
movement TITLED 70 grasp It with precasloa-
desoasi1 oeana,ai 81 q 1as,se ssy Hsodei.soSa
ca.e,y sweel thai you wonder how it found lta
| preludipg tho trair, and IN ihts she Reformation
Irtunpm, - yoa eastl! eee By the superb manner
rnss ~ 1sad 9a adx ka'ss, Sot 3" cst e.
achieve the sacoess Of his o,nes Tork1 4, it,
DDs a.e 4 e Re Is g ss sssis +oaa III % : su e @
tse &eAfrso- The remaining orchestral -t.ca e e
i the .pruSyeume @sst Z pos.humons march
| Jun,see O1r7tofe, which "a so9nd and fwJ, and
NJ Heapainlnts xas either 7e1y drunk or very
sans as1,sass essssrs1 Taame1s nsae q fSa sse
ver3 fahrsc Of dreAms, which got m enthustsstlc
or. 20 ios u psytng e -nsa I.*l tss osgsss
nnmber wa weDe.s cenoert stueck, played BY
III. Charles Isesser. on ptAao, with nrchsuI ac-
musical nokhtuRs called pss.or eoreeEts, n,s 40
Ps.tanes la't ,.,s evening e, nay ..,ns, e anse
asssaee nes u. er.esy sus'ed .tae one
8, = 20 .3 rs en na sss
tiou,ed n good school Auhousa ! lrtie nerT-
ous be Played uith great precision md cleasness,
"a sssD aap e isa 80
| player to mske N our ptxnias1 look to their l2n-
ttls, ict ne h. N nc Enasts of Eood pia.ss
success lAsk evening wAs tndnbtsh.e.
The vocst reflections were tho fsa1tlias hsiled.
/ "L2TG1 hfGHe4t> ~ ZIG tht canfAt GCl0p18ou py
Mt B1lstta fr the fecant Humboldt Fest1s11
both sung BY Nts Knnst The music OF tht
vnsea, which, although Of good qualify
u cold and ha1d, md By no rneaat ntxtose enough
| ia regpond 70 anything II au technical In excel
I ton, Nj. GcodWt11ja sang N afs1 from lombard
! with orchestral nccuupa1ueut There b NJ
! tenyipK The tact that nR1u1e h1a do1a 9rcss dea
ioe vi. 9oodv1lit, and ~ verf hstsa Few hsIt
| throughout The enufe rAnEt, and tottc arc few
| hsrltoNes 70 un2f1lled IN the use Of their yoEea
| HM yo.ce Il npole one; hts delivery bad. He 4
| fpll OF natural excellence; equally luu Of D1Gtca
| fanlIs- The simple remedy u su1ty.
!. MrICXE1H THEAIKk
A Arrxulu y Mp Van Wml1e" nouse zzeesed II
3tht1Su1 Int evening, On the occasion Of hn ben
| EFT, and eyAr3hodJ Reemed to b n the oex1 Q
| huuo9. and Wt1hag to b entertained without N
! | crest dexfes q eEActaun. Tha hn coMrEtse
II tores Old comedies md n1peA - ttnS oeln
, l "Ind 3E4 Fire 60mt0&S.~ with NJ. JcdEeoo
II. PphpkHH In 01s a4EeN NH 10 particular 0ccF