, 1872-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

The fourth Of Mr.. Knopfel's pleasant series
Of concerts vas given at the Michigan Avenue
Baptist Church, on Tuesday evening last. va
riety Of reasons, such az political meetings, res
infuenzas, and competing amusementa tended
to reduce the numbers in the audience, in COM
parison With those which have attended his pre-
vious concerts, This, however, must be expect
cd The first three concerts we're given at q
time when it Vas useless to expect attractions
from abroad, and when there WAS literally moth
ing to draw sgainst them. TO meet the present
popular demand for music, extra attractions and
decided novelties must be provided, and these
were not forthcoming at the last concert.
The only novelty was in the character
OF the music itself, but this appeals only to mu-
eicians not to the general public. The concert
wss an average musical success, and it's greatest
interest centered in the instrumental numbers,
mainly from that very character ~ novelty OF
which We have spoken. With the exception Of
two numbers, the solo for trombone with organ
obligato admirably played by Mr. Braun, whose
face it is pleasant once more to see after his
long absence, and Liszt's " Hungarian nhap-
sody," which Was given with good expression
but rather nervously, by mr.. Ledochowski-with
were arrangements for organ. pianos and a
small orchestra-a very effective combs
PATTON 6,,,nos6 Tsen pr0Pssy and a,ostgge sEsne
passages, especially in the overture to .Rienzi,"
we're overpowered. The numbers thus per-
formed were the "Rienzi" overture, Gounod's
familiar "serenade," !" the largo movement from
Save Maria," and the Taunhauser March and
Chorus. OF these, the "serenade was the
most effective. It was in careful hands, Mr..
Falk haging the organ, Mr. Meyer the violin,
for these instruments, We believe, is by Gounod,
and has been done with consummate skill, no
one instrument preponderating over the other,
but taking the theme in brief fugue style.
credit tor tie manner in which they gave i and
Messra. Flagler, Meyer, and Knopfel are also de-
serving Of praise for their rendering OF the largo
movement from the Beethoven Sonata The
other numbers failed in effect, from want Of
sympathy in the performers and from the un-
evenness Of balance Of which We have spoken.
The vocal numbers were interesting hardly
more than that. On this account, it is fortunate
that they were few. Mrs. Francis had an un-
fortunate place on the programme, coming g<. in
the piano performance of the sere-
lection-Wi immierstedt's ballad "Dare I
Tell 7"-for . vocalist Of her style, which re-
more highly colored. The ballad WEE pretty
simple little moroccan, but seemed out Of place
in the programme. Hiss Hastreiter's singing
does not cali for anything in addition to what
selection, Bevignani's "Flower Girl" was
made with good taste as far as it suited her
voice. It involved Just enough Of execution to
display her powers st their best, and lay within
the range Of the best parts Of her voice, SO that
she appeared to good advantage. Her manner
Of singing it, however, WAS rather cold brusque.
and positive for q mere horid tritle Of
that character, and as these are points
which appe1tain to many OF her vocal efforts,
sho should seek to amend them. few studies
of such really rreat ballad-Bngers as Parepa and
Nilsson would be OF service to her, for she has
voice and talent above the average Of amateur
singers. She has yet, however, to cultivate these
up to their proper point to make thoroughly
q" Ave Maria i by double quartette, with solo
by Miss Hastreifer, would have been better had
itbeen rehearsed more thoroughly. This could
have boon the only reason as some Of the best
musical talent in the city was engaged IN its
performance.