New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-30
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
THEODORE THOMAS.

trayagaDt enthusiasm. But II is not easy 10 write Of
such performances without betraying little exatetlo,
OF spirit they wero rich in tie selection Of pro
ganmes mud perfect IN the execution that the ORR.
nary language Of criticism too cold for the ooe
sion. To the entertainment Of Frdey evening va havs
already paid tribute Of praise. That Of Saturday uas
even better than is predecessor. The programme vas,
FART l.
to4ccao Ia l. S.nor, 0pOsi IL d'oaaala apd .''''''
'''''' Mis- Anna NJ liz. '''''''''''Pn
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scptetto opus ih5.ea
Arranged fof ali DE strings, caf.no,., b.. %, AID
Duo, Tor two Piauol, {" Hexnmcron" ..........Lsz,
Nils N"hIiF AVID s.f.- J.. Mills.
Symphonic poem. is Pclulea" Lon
We have no hesitation in plonouLcng the performances
Of the Pastoral - mpoHy Of Gao best given
/ ths city. The very music Of nature seemed 70 sing
through that beautiful orchestra, frd Cvcry peycr .
feel the spiraon Of those armories Of .hs
woods t.a waters, md ihc tuncful ir which the grai
master has reproduced wonderfully in this dcous
syi, pAoHy. The andn,a and ale Tc.to ndescrba~
by beautiful. Here The extraordinary ,ympa. which
has grown up among the members ~ Mr. Thoia51 com
ra8y was 20 once apparent and Sc raw tle Immense OH
ference between permanent orrheffr1 Ike is ard
organization If the Lost accomplished musicians
who meet only at comparatively rare intervals. Inc
grandeur Of Wasa,c's imIr.s.g3 overture, ana tas
strange sflend,rs and weird dreams u LiHr5 Pa,
lBies," were hec04'rgy interpreted, and showed
arc in this company; lut no technical
excellence o. The orchestra wa illustrated bdst o. al a
the Beethoven sops,to. ~ lis piece Ao-e S.o soma
elaborate runs and calonz.., % De executed Dr. ~
tho yo'las together. end coul rot detect N Lcn 80
vat,. lon If fraC ton iH The time rvo the faset SHADE
in the tone such precision Is hardly le-r thlg won'sr
mi. Naturally the two performances = OF lat
week nave provoked great many comP.ri-
cons between Thomas and Lcrgr.nn. I-eY
are unnecessary ald generally mJa't To-
philharmonic Society has been doing splendid WORK Tor
years past and as never nl5etter trim aAd neverb.er
managed tn IL is at present There Is harif 6.or
oU7orsury for roasola 10 fiilnus with Us concerts
and in certain iuI oTtans particulars il Is Tar p.prtS
anything csc IN Americ' and pro- ably not sr by
gnyhirc IN Europe. II devoes long ard uGt'l s,Hiy
% every worl, that Il produce; and iu execution 10 "a
abe owing partly 10 its great SIZE and parity 70 tAl
spe,al talent OF ito Con1uCtoF, 10 attain contain eS
rlnec impressiyeness, anI hich C1CrgZ which Wc IL
not fad elsewhere. Mr.. Tlomgs, Eowoycr BOO one -
cular and signal advantage. IT'S play tor,tcr
der his direction every night. and they play Only yih
him and with each other The importance OF tn inc'S
SAINT practice under specially intelligent cultivated
and INA grcHe leader. can hardly De Oyorc siimltCd u
sIOt enough 10 say that ih 0fcc tTa rehersc5 o;ten
| it rehearse. all tho time.
IL israthcr strange fortune that two ecl cAraorlt
nary panists SHOULD be board in NewYoTk on H. sans
day A. Miss .l,hg and hiss KIebs In ,lc cas-, # tesB
artists, also, the tendency % draw parallels ING Tue
last hall week bas been almost Irresistible. FL IS mn
stefan declares that the two young ladies are Dol !ra
i,arye but so Icrent that c0mpar.onis IN ossi3e
and having 80 said every man proceeds to ma oom-
parisOn the best OF his ability. II we are as which
| we prefer, We answer Meudrlss3hn did vhfn some
body asked which was his fayorts Of Bccthosens nn1
great symphonies 1t depended entirely upo1 his own
state OF mind ~ the moment he heard item one smis
one mood, another suits another Miss Krebs' Wlols
soul Is filed with music; she PLAYS as bird sug5 be-
cause she cannot help IT, The music lbOrsts forth Ike
al and ttau RI
proper bounds, and pouring out It's sparkling food SitAa
little too much iTpetuOsty; but so puir, 50 true 20
bright refreshing, that he must be al uHetatelu
chur who complains that the torrent Is too rapid or too
abundant The most remarkable ciara1cristE Of hi-i
Nehig's playing-apart from its peIfect technical
correctHess-is its raro combination Of poetic feel
ing aud intellectually. II is the product Of deeply
sensitive cultivated TO the very utmost b study
and patience and rpcned by few more years Of mental
cxFcrirnce than her sister artist has yet enjoyed Tie
young,r all pas on and re the elder the plrOnfca-
ton OF tenderness AMI grace. We felt these
exquisite gifts Saturday night in her playing of The
Iomauza from Choins great concerto in minor. and.
in somewhat inferior degree, in the ronfo To
"HczamcrOn," with Mr. Mills, effective as J; always
s. and tn tgo pcfoi kept together with marvellous
exactacss.
Despite the storm, the hail crowded with an
audience of the very bost quality and their enthusa-m
cheerful to witness. After The Beethoven septus
Mr.. Thomas was twice called out, with yOoicratons
"a
gracefully transferred 10 his orchestra the
pliment which Was paid him. lie goes away now on
another tour with his band of musical missionaries. aud
has the satisfaction Of knowing that at Last he is appre-
catei in his own city. Whenever he comes back he VIII
be cordially greeted.
MISS KREBS PIASO-FORTE BECITALS.
Hiss Krebs had for her third matinee re-
cal Saturday the best audience that has attended
any Of the SERIES IL composed almost exclusively
OF musicians and accomplished connoi seugs; and &c
speaks well for the interest this young lady is exciting
in art circles that such severely crt.e! class Of listen
ers should be constantly attracted to Observation-Disclosures
The following washer programmed
l. Chromatc Sonata for piano and violin. j. isaR
Miss Krebs ana Mr.. Wenze KOpta
2. n Fugue in minor. .........-.... llantici
b. SclHied, No. 1.-.............. Hans seeing
C. Polonaisc, Opus s9.................B ect6cyen
4 Carnival Scenes 1uguonuesl. ....... .scLumann
In addition to thksMr.Kopta played Yieu>tewps AL
aud Gayotte" ami Mr.. Canddus gave two OF sclGbet'
songs-tho TrockRe Bluncn and Die bdSe i@5e
The Raft is entirely in this country and 70
understand has before been played In pnohc any
whore. 1t is in one movement With simple AM ne'o
dious theme charmlngly elaborated ia rather grave
STYLE full OF feeling and very clear In Thought Both
players did 1t full justice The fugue ot HandeIs' We
need hardly say was given with delightful spirit anus
firm sure hand; for Miss Krebs, as wo have many
time had occasion TO remark, is rare ist '' i'7,
and dashes of cctaves with perfect Doiii'y were mos
plauists would he puzzled 10 play single notes le coz
trast between this stately cohpo'luOn ''u ~
nrettv litue lied Of Settings, which followed
., ras ,orlons rather too strong; but In trtti
"a ind fault with any part Of her programme
v,uld M mere hypercridcism. Her Neisathlly. VIZ
nrobah,y hest shown In schumanns " carnival "no''
sbe ,upst RIM through nearly hall score Of broken
movements differing widely in expression but al coz
nected by an identity Of spirit II enabled HS To eooP'