New-York tribune., 1873-12-22
MUSIC.
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

| The first concert of tho Brooklyn Tniinar-
monte Society under the dispensation TOOK place
On Saturday evening 1t IN all re'pects ono VI 'h
brilliantly successful entertainments we have ever
attended in Brookyn The house was crowded. and The
| performance v.s so far In advance OF anything
the previous fifteen years experience OF the society
| that comparison would seem prePosterous' Fo'
sons which we do not attempt to OK
PLAIN the concerts Of the PbilhMmonlc oOciev
Ia Brooklyn while depended upon tho members Of che
New York Society for its orchestra greatly infe
ror to the entertainments given By the players on
this side OF the water when they played the same
pieces Now, however there IL to be great change.
The managers OF tho Brooklyn enterprise have engaged
Mr Theodore Thomas aud his full band to give them
series OF Philharmonic concerts readymade ana a7
consequence they will have music good "a one eau
hear anywhere in the United states. The programme
o Saturday As follows:
symphony I'm walde e".................. .R3i
SELECTION from faust "................GOunod 4"
Mile. Torriani.
PART n
Overture, I" Corioanus "................ Beethoven
ocherzo. La Refine Nab b"................, Berol
Scona from Hamlet ......-;. ;......'.-.'Ib
Nile TOrrlaDi.
Rhapsodie Hongr0lse No. 2............-.....LisH
The orchestra had increased TO sixty performers
and numbered IT ylons and violas ylolonceli and
double bases besides the usual complement or reeds
brssses, drums &c This gives little more than half
"A many strings as the NewYork Philharmonic Society
and yet tho Thomas orchestra thanks TO s
wonderful unity, produces the more massive and pow
erful effect OF the two As for tho wind instruments
there can be no sort OF rivalry Mr.. Bergman has
nothing to approach the quality Of tho brass In Mr.
Thomas orchestra the cornets and horns In the latter
are especially remarkable and tho charming quot Do
tween clarinet and horn the symphony on Saturday
evening was ono OF the most exquisite bits
OF execution We ever heard. The performance or
the whole symphony marvel OF. deloacy
and spirit. Such dne poetic appreciation OF the ro-
mantio character Rats mposltion such vitality IN
every phrase purity ana fulnoss oi intonaton ana
such inimtabe blending OF the parts In one perfect
whole. gave to the work freshness and brancy Whch
we cannot praise enough without the appearance OF
undue enthusiasm. thousand beauties unnoticed De-
fore blossorned all over it. The Revere was moro
tender aud dreamy than ever; the Dance OF Wood
Nymphs more elegant; the ghOstly Night Scene more
weird and impressive; and we never felt 80 strongly
before the descriptive that noble passage at the
close, where the music opens ont into the oroai'
resonant, joyous harmonies significant OF the
Break Of Day Beethoven's Corolanus' overture was
played To a charm. in that bold hearty, masculine
spirit which Mr. Thomas. better than any other con
ductor knows how to infuse into his men and the de-
cous fances Of the difficult Berlioz ScherzJ wero IN
terpreed with the Deatnes5 grace, ana precision
which we admired so much when this selection par
formed Stcnway Hall month ago Last or all came
Iiszts second Hungarian Rhapsody" scored by Karl
Miller, with harp cadenza which gave us little speci-
men OF Mr. IOckwoods pure tone and
and with this display of musical speudors the concert
came to an effective close.
Mile Torriauis selection from " Faust" was an
nounced the Jewel Song, but she gave the whole
scene Of which that air forms part beginning with the
ballad OF the "King IN Thule" From Hamlet" she
chose the Mad scene Both GOOD show pieces, and
she sang them credtably; buthey lose good deal bV
translation from the opera stage TO the concert room.
aud they did not well with the rest OF the programme
one OF the most garing faults OF the Brooklyn Phlhar
monic concerts has always been the prevalence OF in
cOngruous solos The orchestra, while Me. TOrriani
sang was directed by Mr. ). Behrcns.