New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.

on Saturday night was tho following:
Overture, Michael Angelo" Gade
Concerto for the Violin T. Op. Mendessohn
ALLEGRO motto appassionato. 2. Andsne. g. Allegro
Mr.. Henry wleniswski.
Adagio and Fag1e for the Violin. q minor Bach
Mr.. Henry Wieniawsl.
Symphony. "Arcadian," minor. Bristow
ssna AegTo ma mon
This selection certainly strong In the class OF
orchestral music which the society especially cultvaes
but the performance q whole classical In spirit
and distinguished by even excellence OF execution
which left no excuse for unavorable criticism Gados
"Mchae Angelo" overture Is not new work. though 1t
has played before at these concerts 1t NAV
be called satisfying composition carefully constructed
strongly II not richly scored pleasing in sentiment fall
ing only little short Of mpressiveness, the work. In
short, OF thorough musician. whose fancy IL refined
and whose methods all artistic. who never falls be-
low certain respectable emnence, but on the other
hand will rise above IT, We have had u great
deal OF Gaes music this and, though none or
IL has aroused much enthusiasm, all OF IL has
pleased. Wagners "FauT" overture. which Is
tolerably familiar to Now-York concert rooms Is
one of compositions OF the great musical
reformer, having been written during the years Of
struggle and experiment. when he was doing hack work
for the Paris publishers and feeling his way towards
remarkable principles o! art which he has since 40
richly illustrated Thus IL antedates even the compile
ton OF Renzl" and the beginning OF der Fegende
Hoander those operas OF his apprentice period which
he has now In measure repudiated. The Faust
overture however revised 1885, fifteen years after
ts first setting to paper need not be surprised
therefore, find In 1t tolerably full development OF
the composers maturer theories, together with a
striking illustration OF his mastery Of orchestral TO
sources. Mr.. Bergmanns band played 1t with remark
able spirit and rich tonecOlOrng and we need hardly
say that good OF the training and individual
islments of the performers as well as tno
ability OF the conductor.
Mr.. Bristow's "Aroadian" symphony is a new work.
having been played for the first time at
one OF the Brooklyn Philharmonic Concerts
last year It's subject is the journey OF
company OF American emlgrants across the Plains
to an Arcadia tho far West, and the different move
ments intended 10 describe the weary route across
the unbroken waste. the encampment and evening
prayer brush with the Indians. and the arrival in tho
land OF happiness and plenty. All this. with more or
less mnuteness OF detail Indicated IN the programme
aud thereby great injustice. we believe Is done to the
beautiful and scholarly music IL the symphony really
attempted to depict all tho particulars which the COM
poser tells he had In mind when he wrote it, We could
look upon it as nothing better than vulgar pro
gramme music. But 1t IL something very different
from that-conceived III higher spirit and executed
with musicians appreciation OF the beautiful and
poetic Mr. Bristow attempted TO be picturesque.
but has produced a work which is eminently sentmen-
taI-using that word In its best and most honorable
sense only that he has confined his art TO
its proper functions. and has not tried to do with IL
what 1t was created TO accomplish. The entire sym
phony shows fertile fancy, refned taste. skill In the
treatment OF the various Instruments and ingenuity In
construction 1t might be objected that the third move
ment introducing hints OF an Indian war Dance Is not
entirely in harmony with the gentle and graceful charac
ter OF of tho work however dpropos may be to
the subject but the composer has curbed tho obvious
temptation reach after bizarre effects and has pissed
dang only safety but
we might even say in triumph. H. called out at
the end OF the performance and cordially applauded
Mr. Wiepiawskis solos were inex pressiby beautiful
We several times spoken OF his delightful render
ing the Mendessohn concerto In whioh the purity OF
his Tone tho brlancy Of his technique. aud his ex
uuste touch the canabe passages. are all so remark
able aud it Is enough say that on Saturday he
seemed to be In OF his most sympathetic MOODS.
In everything that he did wo felt the presence OF great
artist Being recalled after the concerto he gave MS
own LeRende" and. after superb performance OF the
Andan,e and Fueue OF Bachs he played charming
piece which we did not know-but surely this was
Bsch's also. . .
Sir julius Benedict in lecture before the
Royal Institution on Weber aud bis Tines ia; recently
undertaken to show that the composer OF Der Frey
music which has eliminated in "Tannhinser." and
Die wakrie" But thu IS no new theory ro, wagner s
Won Weber'5 music made upon mm
Wagper's Meistersnger" has just been
produced Cologne for the first time IN thai city und
Isode was to be revived az Munich this month The
vocal score the GOtterdammerung. tue concluding
portion OF the great Nbeunsen etralogy Is to DO pub
shed this year and there will be panoforte arrange
Went BY Carl u shat
ments TO write the Cairo Opera House the words
and OF snlEgyptian opera on subject 10 DC TAKEN
from the Old Testament
The third triennial festival Of the Boston
Handel and Haydn society will begin on Tuesday even
ing May and close Sunday evening. tlc 10TH Sub
cription books for guarantee fund OF $4,000 are now
circulating in Boston, and II Is not believed that any
dlcuy will be experienced in obtaining the necessary
sgpaures The coming festival viii probably Do one OF
The best the Society has given The Thomas orches
sion to eighty performers ana the sHio sp pn WI,
include Miss Eih WINE Mis- ADELAIDE rSdp %
Winch and Whitney. Among the works TO be pro
duced are Beethovens Ninth Symphonny, bhon and
Messiah" Mr.. J. X. Paine's" 81 Peter" Mr,Dndey
Bucks Forty.sirh Psalm" Memberships "Christus
and part VI Haydns Seasons"
Madame Camilla UrsO ia to begin next Mon
day IN Boston series OF classical CONCERTS OF
chamber music, the programmes OF which are un.
completes her string Quartet ana sne ad mas son
Ss b Pas ss eips Mss Lang
Holman, and b. Mills. and the singers Mr. George
Osg9od Miss Clara DORA MI % ana @ Sa
lin and cello by Raft. Schubert B fat OPP &c., and Men
dessohn MINOR 0p S sns 81 o{ ybs RaSen
mofski set major. OPP 59) and Haydn (e FIAT. OPP Ga.
No. 81, Mozarrs quartet for piano violin, Viola ana
fat, op az ana piano and violin sOnatas Dy MOZART
OF major No. 81. Dussek Raf and Beethoven u major
Op 2D
THE DRAMA.
NIDLO's GARDEN
Mr.. Rowe's new play of "Leatberstocking,"
TO which we called the attention OF our readers some
time since as forthcoming at Nibo's Garden will be