New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
rur rnrLnARMoN1o coNCERT.

pItiIHARMONlC AONN''''N'
The programme offered by the Philhafmohic
s,c last saturday evening for their thru concert IT,
,sed ne 10 Grand dinner composed entirely OF en-
trar The various items OF the bill OF iaIe were "eh
cato and toothsome but hongered stronger
meat with them. or,
s Sym IT Sa i1 capne With reed occc@pan
ment' ..''''''''''''Mr Mir. T. BOehm
overture "sskuutala -. Goidmark
SeTensde for four vioonceos ............ hachner
Nessfs Bergner. Bergman, Liescgang and lioeh.
Overture, scheIzo, and .sehumanu
The Mozart symphony was the little No livery short
very graceful and happy-a symphony In miniature 80
90 speak charming FORTS neat and welrounded phrases
ITS distinct theme and its tender feeling but not con-
eeived IN OF the masters grand moods Astne pr
eipal work Philharmonic programme II was harSy
enlieient supplemented, however with the popui'r
toldmsrk overture ANA the rich composition OF eeh"-
Asnn's which falls only little short
answered pretty vel. and at any rave was tnoIous"
ENJOYABLE The first movement allegro con spirto was
mot rendered with quite much Deatness as the Society
have taught US 10 expect OF them. The strings are
unusually conspicuous ali through the work ana IN TINS
portion they not perfectly In rapport WIN one
another SO that the movement slightly blurred as
Summer landscape IA jbscured by thin vail OF mist
The defect was trinirc, and would not be worth
notice had not this orchestra so often SCI
OF higher standards 10 be judged by The tho IN tne
,ninuet was admirably played and the final presto was
given with all due spirit and precision. Godmsrks
overture and the schumann selection were presented IN
Nj Bcrgmauns very best STYLE the scherzo OF the atr
calling FOR esDecial commentator The two solo per
fersnces If not sDccmens OF the highest style OF art
were curious and decidedly interesting MI Carr bers
mann las written that strange and little useo sIu
xseut the bass-claTinct, recative and romaha' Oh
ratper plantve and pleasantly melodious eharac'cI,
with charming accompaniment for two earlnets anu
so bassoons The combination is wonderfully sou anu
rcb and the execution OF the Work on Sa'uiu"S 'A0
solo by Mr. Boehm VioeProsident OF inc societ! uo
raTtette by Messrs Drewes, Goepel sohst ana Frieu
Ych-was excellent The Lachner quartetto ih'r'ouCeu
~ UcrTlauu as performer-but the serenade ls VII
tuay solo ior SIR Frederick Bergner with sustained
aecomuaniment We all know how Mr.. Bergner plays;
MS touch in this tender little bit OF musical reVery Is
beautiful beyond praise. The piece was oncorcd
Tic selections for the; next concert are ecnumahhs
,vuunol,y in Z nat Barldns "Medoa," aud Reineekes
"Aladdin."
Miss Krcbs gave the following programme
Of piano music last saturday afternoon:
l. Sonata, Opus .BeethONen
2 q. Fugue in minor. :. Bach
Il. Warunl... schuIham
G. Iocc3ta 80. :..... ST,",n
Miss Krebs and dr Mills.
4. Fantasia on " Don Giovanni ..-.........lA9%t
The sonata-No "a in msior-thOtgh little hard,
was upon whole, well and even brilliantly Played
but some OF the other selections much better
tbo we pass TO them at once. Two works Of sXcep-
s,onal ana immense dihiculty-tho schumann Ioecata
and the List Fantasia. The Toccata was introduced 10
or conccrtroOms by Miss rebs herself last November
spd v then praised the spirit and precision of her per
foruauce Of it 10 very warm terms. Its marvellous
niece o., execution aud IL is noble composition also,
which viii be liked better the Oftenor II
:. heard. The "DOn Giovanni" has TOO much
List aud too little Mozart for our taste;
s:u Il wa brilliantly played and apparently well hked
BY the audience The duet with MI Mills was remark
artists differ In t0eT
svle each is so thoroughly iubaed with musical feel
ing and each such quick artistic perceptions that
sLere was none Of the nconTuy In their duet when
many Of The audience probably anticipated But MI
NILS as wen know has remarkable powers OF assim
lstion He has played with all the great artists VINO
haye visited this city and his fine culture has always
enabled Aim without sacrificing his individuality, TO ac
eorolate himself to the idosy OF his associate
Miss Conde Slar, debutante sang at this concert
1n!tz Of Badia's ana McndelssOhn's Infelce." She
Wa excessively nervous but after all due allowance
baa ep made FOR this Circumstance, IL must SIN be SAID
that her maiden essay not promising. She has a
sod voice. her inonaons arc not true ana her Vo
e;zetion is marked both by defective culture aud ac-
ared wees. Among these are gross e1aggeration OF
tse rortamentO AMI hs3it OF uiliilg on the wrong
mote.
The audience was much the largest Miss Krebs has
had loc ing mp the aisle and flowing over into the great
hail Her first Of rccitas is now finished aud the
1 interest 10 them has been strong enough TO war
rant her announcing second course at an early day
MUSICAL NOTES.
new work by III. GOunOd is to he per-
formed at tie London OTatorio Concerts during the
present season. $1,000,
A new setting Of the opera bnfa of Ali
Bahln mas been produced in London, with Enehsl
Wofs TAo uulic is BY Tie celebrated coAtIa-passst
Be,tes.ai.
,lr. Nordllom, the tenor singer whom
u -,rc P,lsua Rosa brought NeV-Y York, appeared
81 Exeter Hall, London, ON the ZJth ut ~ INC enor
tsIt o. l. iGh. when lo oTat0IlO was produced Dy inc
kaU,d Harmonic society.
A Young soprano, Mdlle. Colombo, has made
tcr debut IN London with marked success sLe hds al
peared in such characters as the R0StG OF RosSlns
Darrer." ana The AMetG nm predicts Tor her future
such ~ PATHS and Nilsson 5.
Tie London AcQdemg which is hereafter to
~ Bah,hcd forth hty instead of monthly, has addcd
e. ~ or attI,c:isus department music under the
e5er III Holm Hlllah and Dr. Franz HGtr Of Leipsic.
T.e number Tor Jan. 10 contains the hlst installuC OF
a usaton Of nineteen unpublished letters OF Robert
Sel,uuauns in Dr Hufers possession.
The concert Of Nile. Hallier-DOssi, whose
tale place at Steinway Hall this evening.
great deal OF inter Il in this young ladys has been
manifested in New-Hork society, ana the personal
eXertious Of her influential friends combined with the
attractions Of gu0d programme, ought 10 he sufficient 10
isut for her large audience. Miss kreDs Miss Ridge
way s. LeOui and Mr. Frank Bartlett viii take part IN
the performance, well as Mile. Haler herself.
Miss Minnie Hauck is still singing success
fu, in Vienna. She has lately made great hit in the
sI0stiOn of LOpiumeau," the Neue FREE Prose- the
S9gbidf and other leading papers OF tie capital pro
uOupcug her Nddeidtne in that opera most Charming
performance, both unsteady and dramatically she was
H. he the role of FiOa in ola Travata" about the
erd OF January, that opera having never before been
s;tnp in Germai The directors OF the Imperial Opera
rr0nOse 10 renew Miss Hauck's engagement for two
years very liberal terms, and We believe that she will
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