, 1873-10-08
ADJUSTMENTS.


There were great many people who lost q
splendid coneert last evening, and a eoodly
number Of people who hoard it, and who will
long remember it as one of tho pleasantost OF
musical aouyonirs, and particularly delightful,
AZ 1t introduced some now compositions, which
ono would not willingly hoar for tho last timo,
One of these WAS tho " "Nordish Suite" o. a.,
written by Asger Hamerick, Norwegian COM
poser and pupil OF Dorlioz although without
! any marked imitation Of Berlioz' eccentric pecu-
| liaritios. He ts still young man, being but so
years OF ago. aud at present ia tho musical d-
rector Of tho Peabody Institute at Baltimore.
Tho quito is e made up Of five short
| movements, md tells a complete story
In itself Of picnic in the woods, tie singing OF
old Swedish ballads aud the dancing OF tho old
Norso measures. closing with the Wedding. It is
bright, fresh, viyacious deinaation Of North
ern life, drawn in q somewhat fragmontary way.
and yet beautifully colorod. 1t ia work which
will always bo popular, both from Its sklful iu-
strumentation and from the constant succession
Of characteristic melodies, Which are without
conntorpartB outside Of Scandinavia. The sec-
known 40, Isis and Osiris from .'The Magic
Flute" which Mr. Whitney sang very effectively,
Hs most suceessf1l number, however, was the
}nly pHE ext extremely didl9ult ar ~ Az
aud Stranger" QUO Of the most intricate
Notwithstanding tho merciless rapllity Of tho
tempo, lie sang i with remarkable olearnosH and
accuracy, and with m JUNCTION Which gained for
llm IN encore, to which lie replied with tho old
song, "Rockod in tho Cradle Of tie Doop,"
which was glyon without ornament OF any DO
gcripslon, aud with an earuoatness and genuine
depth Of feeling which invested tho familiar old
clndod with the grand vorBpiol to Lohongrin,"
o11 tn9 stT1ep,ng eEescondo Of WHICH was g7on as
1y the ar oy;a1oa can gye it. and the weird
picture OF tue ride Of Odin'a maidons, above tie
ruBh aud roar Of tho battlo-aed
=. Inc second part introduced another now work
nMGM1o.-tAo overture to the Hungarian opera
which ia In Mr.. Thomaa possession. The
composer " hungarian, now an old man OF 70,
living Iii Posth. r4o work WIS wrtton over
1orty years aYo. and was long ngo forgotten, all
n Europe for its characteristic melodies, aid for
IT, H. uosGf'ptiye @ passages ono of which, pioturing
ond numhor wns Hcothoyon'H tlleme nntl Va
rosfnl beauty Of Which laH boon Interpreted l!oro
several tlmos before by the Thomas orchestra,
bnt never more effectively than last night. Tho
necs tto w. Aud Tor tho Iaydn
Rlayed. 1t Inns boen played hera so na,1y 'timoa
t!iat 1t tn now thoroughly familiar Another
strauas waltz, now hero, tue "DuergorAinn, with
peculiarly pastoral introduction, waH also
given, but It presents nothing Apeulally now or
tntoreHiins, Tho maroho MD cortoge to
do4nod'H "llelno do subo," which keeps tho
Tun,pots aud horns constantly blBy, closed tho
prosramme. ltwou1d 10 worry enjoyable work
wore 1t not for tho oonstAnt suspicion that eaoi |
March,"
All lovers Of music will be delighted to know
tiiat Mr. Thonan Inns decided to .giyo Deo!ho-
yeu CONCERT, aud las selected Friday eyeuiug.