New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-07

CARLOTTA PATTI.

/ Miss PATHS return to New-Yo was wei.
coined by large audience last night AT steinway Han
and as more than half the pieces the programme gers
encored fault certainly be found with the warmth
OF the reception. Miss Patti was announced 70 snkn
quarete and two solos, but the two solos Of eour.
were increased four and would have amounted nm "a,
five had she excused herself after the last BY bowng
her ackno Judgements with shawl wrapped around her
throat Her first piece the Al non crtdea and An
0i,nge from SOnnambula" with Comm tbro'
tho Rye" for recall her second Bolero
by Mr.. Theodore Ritter. followed by Aubers
Laughing Song" In the three styles Of music repre-
sented by these four pieces she gave us exactly
artist In the gay careless strains Of the
rafting Boero and the eccentrclties OF the amusing
Laughing Song" she inmitabe She plays with The
technical difficulties OF art she selzes a running pas
sage. scampers all the staff with 10 IN the most
daring and unhcard OF manner, scatters about those
shower, OF little peary high notes which have never
come in such perfection from the throat OF
any other singer in this country since her
sister Adelina, and finishes, perhaps with
wonderfuli in the topmos register, Ike lark
IN the sky The clear ring OF her voice reminds IA Of
nothing much O glass bell. IL ~ sweet without
being at all pure and yet not exactly rich She
has it in perfect control and she apparently perform
with any feat OF execution OF which the human
voice is capable. All these capabilities, AZ well as
sense OF fun she displayed the two songs In the second
part OF the programme. The limitation VI her
powers was equally well exhibited In the ops
ratio selection and ballad In the earlier part
of the evening The "Sonnambula" piece has
been given here OF times better than she gave H.
The adago was cold the rondO snowy and yet not really
brilliant In fact there heart in Miss PATHS sing
ing She will give you a 2avatlna with all regard Tor
those OF expression which can be Indicated by
musical signs but feeling must come by nature u can
not be taught by Feeling just the one thing which
nature has forgotten TO give her, and therefore. tho
more genuine the music the likely she Is 20 fail IA
it, Ballad singing she ought not TO attempt at all Feel
ing and simplicity are the two essentials FOR that STYLE
and in Comm thro the Rye" she displayed neither
Mr. Ritter the pianist, is stranger hero We have
praised him heartily former occasions, and last night
he pleased much except when he aceompa-
MED Miss Patti his BOlero then he played much too
loud MIR. Joseph Hermanns 10 still older acquaint
ance upon whom criticism would be wasted Mr. Henry
squres the English tenor. has good voice and very
bad style. There is one other artist In tho company
however, whom we can praise without reserve. That
is Mr. sarasate the newly arrived spanish vionist He
plays admirable taste and great feeling. wite
feet mastery Of the technique and rich full tone hardly
inferior to Ole Bulls His ntonations always correct
and IN listening him feels the comfortable
ance that he will never stumble He made gratifying
sensation with selection of airs from Martha"
pecally the Last Rose OF Summer" with muted strings
In the Quartette to which We have already alluded
the Chi f-ena from "Luca"-the parts were taken
by Miss Patti, Mr. Squires, Mr. Hermanns and Mr.. Rat
ter who only pianist but singer. with good
baritone which appears from the little we heard Of
it in this piece TO be well trained. An orchestra OF
about rs instruments. under the direction OF Mr. @ W
Colby. played OF The accompaniments aud two
oyertures.