New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
NJ u Slt.
THE GARDEN CONCERTS.


The concerts at the Central Park Garden
this week have continued TO draw good audiences and
the programmes have been full OF interest
and variety IAszt's grand Festival March, written for
the Goethe celebration in 1851 at Wemar, where Lszt
did so much his nobes and most valuable work,
played Tuesday. and with It placed several OF
the choicest selections noticed last week. such
Schuberts Overture 10 i"Fierabras" and Weber's TO
Abu Hassan," the Quintet from the "Meistersinger"
Hofman's Hungarian Suite" the last named work
having established itself as q popular favorlte on
Thursday we had an admirable Heroic March by Saint
Saens Of Paris who succeeded Wey ~ organst
OF the Madeleine; and there were two other COM
positions Of great interest hitherto unknown in New
York, by the veteran Ferdinand Hitler and the
other by Carl Renecke. Killers, styled az Dramatic
Fantalse," written for the opening OF
the Stadt Theater in Cologne the LIST OF September,
1872 Illustrating the different varieties of performance
which the building might be expected to witness
in the Of its existence it passes with toerabe
rapdity from the somber tones Of Tragedy through
lively representing Comedy. richly colored
characterization OF the spectacular Drama, and capt.
tai specimen OF Ballet music the lmpassoned strains
OF the Opera There must Of necessity be more or less
appearance OF patchwork in overture constructed
upon the principle Hitler has adopted in this occasional
production; but the essential defect has IN great
degree concealed, and the hand OF master Is clearly
perceptible from the first bar to the last Reineckes
Overture entitled An Adventure OF Handles" is the
introduction believe to little vaudeville, founded
upon the story the origin OF the Harmonious Black
smith," The " adventure" IS Of very doubtful anthem
tcy and HandePs clam to the air has even been called
in question: though without sufficient The tale
that while Handel chapel master at Cannons,
famous OF the Duke of Cbandos London,
he caught day a shower the Edgeware
road forge for shelter. The blacksmith
singing OLD song and hammerng the while at his
anvil and the ring Of the hammer made sort Of cOntin
uous BASS TO the melody. Whether this was really
the origin OF the air which has such
favOrite for q hundred and fifty years.
one really knows. The OF tho " Harmonious
Blacksmith" lot applied TO it until long after
Handels time and it originally appeared without dis
tincuve title. as Air and Variations Gu maor!. in
the first Suite Pieces pour e Cavocin" which The
great wrote for his pupil, the Princess Anne
The story Is very prettly treated IN Reneckes over
ture great stretch of fancy TO trace the
development OF tie musical idea, from the pleasant
mnglng OF the and the rain, and the blacsmiths
lusty blows with which the composition opens, to the
complete tune as 1t given 10y the full orchestra az
the close The has only fault; 10 is far too
short.
Besides the pieces have mentioned the programme
Thursday contained charming series Of selections
from Webcrs "Euryanhe." newly made this season.;
Andante Cantbile, from LISTS arrangement OF the
familiar Beethoven in fiat originally written for
piano. violin, ana cello, aud the usual variety Of more
OF less familiar pieces.
MUSICAL NOTES
ID,Ooauo Droup Of NaU-YOrIv hos made