The New York herald., 1874-11-16

The nrst concert OF the representative musical
society OF New York took place on Saturday nigns
~ the Academy OF Music before . rather slim aud
lence. The programme was the following :-Part
1-Symphony, No. g. "Pastorale.n op. 6S, in PIE
Allegro ma non troppo; Andante motto motto; 8.
Allegro, storm l. Alegretto, Beethoven Aria, from
lie NoZze dt FIgaro,n ''vol che Sapete." Mozart
win orchestral accompaniment, Mile. Blanca Don.
dio. Concerto--For piano, op. 1855 new, Joachim
Ran. l. Allegro; 2. Andante (quasi Larghetto) 3.
Allegro, with orchestral accompaniment, Miss Lima
LucEhardt. Part 2--0yerture-"Norma manenzug,n
Dietrich Aria-"Pre aux Clercs," Herold; Mile.
Blanca DonadIo, with violin obligato. Mr.. Leopold
meyer. . Nocturne-F sharp, major, Chopin;
0. Araoesque Schumann; Miss Lima Luckhardt
Overture-"Euryantne, Weber
We cannot commend Mr. Bergmann's reading OF
Beethoven. Some OF the familiar measures OF the
pastoral symphony received rather cold treatment
on this occasion. There was an evident lack OF
spirit and brio and neartlness in the rendering.
"rhe Voyage OF the Normans,n BY Dietrich,
although il IL strongly orchestrated, did not
impress w as favorably az al the nrst hearing
with Thomas orchestra at Central PARK
Garden. Weber's lovely overture was delivered
with more regard to art In these orches-
trai worss however ,S,z eonzqeraele exception M
day night was concerned, 10 the absence Of unan-
Unity and homogenety OF expression or
The soio,sss, MISS Lucxhards and Miss Donadio,
deserve special notice. The former, young
American lady who has played requenty IN small
vlrtu0so. The Ran concerto, Of which 30 much has
been said Ia ADVANCE, did not fuihi the great
dun and dreary and does not possess many
original ideas. The second part. lovely andanse
elaborated a Ia Chopin, Is the real feature OF tho
work Commencing with an oboe solo, which 10
afterwards supplemented by new theme gwen by
the cello, the movement merges into some very
declamatory piano passages, which were rendered
i've expression. the finale is eccentric IN style
dently dent nay.o based s,, upon % the KnaLPsod,s
acquitted herself as an accomplished artist from
the beginning to the end although there were In.
Of se ~ ZINES 10 T
orcnestratlon Of thus concerto IN many places ts
really absurd. In the first movement the entire
erect and the consequence Is that there is no
chance Tor the piano TO be heard, although u has
some very pretty Hense.s passages chopin,
Of ofAy this WOW WorR. cPS TSe last two @ seieoons .;
Miss Fss Fsasrsd y ss1 ma
regret that she should have chosen the least IN.
teresting Of Cnopin's nocturnes The works IN @
minor or nat major would have produced BET.
ter effect. Schumannn players are at all times
rGr0 Gces and Miss LucKhards was no exception
70 the general rule but throughou. tne concert nn
s,saaa ps pTovea sr,ss nsrse aztec e. 0e Win s
gence and poetic feeling OF rare Kind The other
s0oist, Mile. Donadio, was not 30 successful.
Her rendering OF the Mozart aria was character
ized by constant tremolo and destitute OF ex-
preston. Heroid's work might be designated Is
violin solo, with soprano Oblgato and orchestral ac-
When such society as the Philharmonic select
vocalist their subscribers expect something more
In accordance with high art than Mne. Donadlo.
Tue desired reform has not yet made itself ielt IN
this society.