The New York herald., 1872-12-07
ANU SEM EN- rs.
Philharmonic Rehe.rsal.

The Academy OF Music was pretty well 1lle0
Yesterday afternoon on the occasion OF the second
rehearsal for the second concert OF thus time
honored society. Mr.. Carl Bergman came
to his post promptly at haltpast two O'Clock. ans
the rehearsal opened with symphony, No. 4 IN q
minor, by Joachim Ran. more commonplace. un-
interesting affair has been presented by tho
society to their subscribers. The opening
allegro is founded on theme OF Kacken. ana
IS clumsily worked out; the succeed
ing andante is the only tolerabie part
OF the symphony the scher;s0 B or the hornpspo
order aud the hrsoe fiashy and thfeadbare otideas
Onewould hardly expect this from the composer
structed symIalony. but it is NOT surprising 70
those acquainted with the musical career OF kaG.
been known outside his own narrow circle. That
he is clever in certain sense no one will deny. bus
that he is possessed Of any large share Of orgna.
musical ideas no one will have the hardihO0d to
maintain. He deals largely in machine mMsic.
stealing anu culling from everybody, and exciting
he arranges his spoil and the intimate
knowledge he possesses OF the rare mechan-
Beros in aa exsact from Romeo ana yuees
q symphony which is probably one OF the most
CHARACTERISTIC OF his individual style Of orchestral
writing. BerOz is the most successful exponent
OF that school Of mechanism in music which Ran
has so vainly attempted to study. His knowledge
ii,nitab,s but the poverty Of musical ideas 10 hia
works mars the admirable handling Of the instru
ments. After the two carpenter pieces came that
'srhe Conservation OF the House" overture BY
Beethoven. 1t was quite relief alter the others.
Me Dsase an eminent conralto and Herr Wal
ter, violtnist will appear. sa18ftf
italian Opera-Close Of tho Regular
Season. .
The frst season OF Italian opera, In which Madame
Lucca and Miss Kellogg were the principal fea-
Tn Ioat hoco q aoson
audience. The bill was OF miscellaneous pattern
consisting Of the second act Of "rra Davolo."
the second act OF "Llnda," the third act
Of ''CrispnO" and the last scene (under the
MancaniIla tree) OF "L'Afrcaine." We have
reviewed at length before the artistic efforts OF
Madame Lucca in the above named operas OF Mey-
erbeer and Auber and Of Miss Kellogg in the works
OF the Ricci brothers and Donizetti and need only
say here that both prime d0nne were in excellent
voice and spirits, and that the audience showed
cofrespcnding @ q degree Of appreciation cnne In them
inee performance to-day. and the company appear
iu Brooklyn in the evening. ~
Musical and Thentrical Notes.
Madame Blanca Blume -sauter, member Of Tam
berlik's company, now singing in Havana. who
appeared but twice during the season. once In
"LucreAa Borgia" and once in "La Favorita," !" was
compelled. on account of the climate and It's effect
upon her voice, to cancel her engagement. and she
is expected IN this city in day or two.
Reports from Havana represent the bart0nes Oh
Tamberlik's company as less successful with the
Havanese than was Sparapani last season.
Madame Mallinger is coming here next season
with Wachtel.
Dan Rice, John O'Brien and DR.. Spalding have
united in the show business, and their "mOnstes
aggregation" starts in the Spring. The new COM
pany is to carry with it an .'tineraut hotel ana
peripatetic stable"
Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson Is reading In Penn
sylvana and she is soon to appear in thus city and
in the East.
Mr.. Blackstone has sued the managers OF the
Glasgow Royal Theatre for violation OF his COPY.
right in the production OF the comedy or paul
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