, 1874-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS,
THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT.

The Apollo Club gave its eighth reception to
its associate members last evening at McCor-
mick's Music Hall. The lower floor, after the
fashion adopted at the last concert of the Club,
WAS filled with tables and chairs, SO that those
who desired Refreshments could obtain them,
and these were completely occupied, whilo the
spacious galleries were also filled. The pro-
gramme WAS An unusually varied one, embracing
for solos Schubert's "Der Neugierige," and bis
charming "Drook Song" (s1iss Ella White) !;
Hulzel's Be Mine" (.Ir. Charles ". Bird)
| and Alfred Pease's Fishers Song" (ur. F. A.
Bowen). Tho choral numbers we're Freys
"How Came Love7" Liszt's difficult
"Walk at Midnight" in which Miss
White took the solo; "John Anderson,
My Jo," and Charlie is Ny Darling"
| arranged for the Club BY the conductor, Mr.
Dohn; Becker's "Gnilant Company" CzossF
''Serenade"; and Kuntzes wine Ga1op." ALL
OF these numbers we're light except the ''Walk
At Midnight" which, like al1 OF Liszt's choruses,
is extremely difficult, and very close in harmony
At the very outset the first 1euots started OF Hat
and for time the tenors we're evidently walking
in very dark moonlight, Notwithstanding the
effort Of the guide at the piano to lead them
through "the lengthy street." The muddle,
themselves, the Club finished it up in admirable
style. Tho tenors we're weak throughout, evi-
deutly wanting two OF three telling VOICES
to hold them IN, They need streuctheninr yerY
badly, although it NAV be said, IN iustice to
them that three or four OF their leading voices |
we're nbscnt Miss White, in her Schubert soIos. |
acquitted herself With great credit, aud WAS en-
Enthusiastically appauded. Mr. Bird needs much |
study yet to make an effective sooist, aud he |
owes this study to voice Of such good quality. |
Mr. bowen got an encore for his singing Of !
Pease's Bong, although it is but tride 4As d !
whole, the Club has done bettor work than it did |
last evening, but the programme was so varied |
in character that the concert Was an exceed |
ingly pleasant ono and gave great satisfaction to
the audience.
The most interesting feature OF the evening
especially to musicians was tho performance OF |
the new quintetto by Mr. Robert Go1dbeck for
plano violin, second VIOLIN. Cello and double
bass an admirable combination OF INSTRUMENTS |
in four movements, IN allegro, andante, echerzo,
aud finale. Ordinarily an instrumental quin- |
tatte in four movements would bo zoo long for |
concert of this description but there il nothing
vearisome in this number from the fact that the
movements arc all short, each ono confined 10
single theme and it's treatment, and that their
interest never Aags. The composer hns some
thing to say in each, and when he says it, stops.
In tie choice Of his themes. and the manner of
working them up, he is very happy The an
dante will probably ALWAYS be the most popular
movement of the three, but in all of them. |
tho themes although simple. are verv pracafu]' !
and the fiuish of thsir treatment il in genuine |
classical sty1c Nothing is done for elaboration
or instrumental display It might ba AK |
nected that. Mr.. Goldbeck'a instrument he;no |
the piano. it would be made more prom1nent