New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

MUSIC
THE PHILHARMONIC soCrETY-1OsE oY IN,
SEASON.
The twenty-ninth season Of the PhlhAx-
monio Society closed Saturday evening with an sx
cellent concert presenting the following programmed
seens and Aria from Der Frcysciat1."
VIE nahk mir Der Sehannn,sr" ..,-.....we Weber
0'"'o''' ''' Dr. Leopold Damfosoh "'''""''~
Overture "Idomeneo" Mozart
Scene from GOethos Faust" .......... Ia Dacl aDer
Miss Mary Krebs.
Overture Carnival Roman" Blres
was tho intention OF the Directors 10 produf tsars
new I'm Wade" symphony at this concert. buff thsy
were unable 70 obtain the parts In seasonan ac dent
which we hardly regret since 1t resulted In living
US Mendessohns splendid Scotch Symphony, the hest.
probably and the richest Of aIlrhe orchestral works u
That always delightful composer There left thoa
only TWO new pieces on the programme hfxsrts
Idomeneo" overture has never before been played By
the Philharmonic Society," and indeed Ia not famar 10
NowYork audiences through any Interpretation. Tho
Faust" scena by Mr.. Louis Dachsue organist OF 49,
AIMS K C. Church In Twelfthst, announced a.
novelty, but believe 10 one But after all the pro-
ductiOn OF novelties IL not the proper of the Phil
harmonic Society We look tO 10 for Interpretation Of
whatever Ia greatest in music, he IT. old new;
while there ID yet little real knowledge OF Bccth0yea
on the part of our people, do much better than
perpetualy casting about for something never heard
before in order to crafty the vulgar appetite for
change. The Directors recognize this principle
and while they have shown reasonable
amount Of enterprise in trying the works OF living com
posers they have not forgotten that the great MUSICIANS
OF the past belong by the perennial freshness OF their
art much to the present day as they still moved
among US. The programme for instance. on Saturday
had a.rd hofor
lacking in freshness living interest There very
little fault TO be found with the execution OF IT, although
the rough usage to which largo and important OF
orchestra had been subjected all the tho
baton OF the opera leader had produced ts natural
effect Portions OF the scherso and the allegro
guerrero were handled rather coarsey; but
whole the performance was distinguished for
both sentiment and vigor; the plantive and romantic
GdagiO touched with due delcacy, and the fnnte
raaesoso closed the work with appropriate force and
spirit. Where the orchestra generally god Il
may seem unfair to single out individual players for
special praise but cannot forbear word in apprecs
ton OF Mr.. Bergner and Mr. Rezel,iwhose yiooncells
and flute have been 80 cOnsplcuOusly excellent all
through the should omit to speak Of tho
precision tho first volns whose exactness in keeping
together was especially noticeable Saturday night IN tbs
third movement OF the symphony. Mozarrs noble over
ture and BerlOz curious Carnival ROmain with ~
barbaric magnifcence and extrayagant effects. were
very well handled.
peculiar interest attached TO both the solo performers
on this occasion Miss Krebs has secured many sd
mrers in another branch of art that her debut ~
vocalist was watched with considerable curiosity. That
she should provo herself artist almost mat
ter Of course She has broad vigorous dramatic style.
good intonation and skill in yocazng. She Is such
singer in short. suppose her mother must nave
been few years ago. OF the quality OF her voice wo
shall not Judge by this Experiment for she was suier
from aftpc
which vailed her middle register. while 1t LETT she
upper and lower tones clear. Even with all this acc
dental huskness which was more percepbe In inc ns'
selection than the second, she displayed powerful
eexi,Ie and brilliant soprano, somewhat lacking In
pathos and fervOr and like nearly all German voices
little hard but earnest in expression and genersiy
agreeable in ip,bre. weber's imprisoned scena oouid
not suit voice Of this kind well as the Faust music
by Mr. Daehauer, which, though romantic IN iorm' ~
intellectual rather than emotional in character IL IL an
illustration Of Marguerite at the Spinning "heei
Ny peace ia gone,
~ heart Il
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