, 1874-10-01

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Ninth. Since those days shero lavo boon four
| ~, as follows: 4 Beethoven night by Theodore
| Thomast Nov. II, 1870 Mt Farwoll Hall, ut which
moro given the Sixth Symphony, tho Lconore
overture No. 3. tho Soptet1c, op. 20, md tho Cho-
raj Fantasio; tho Boothoven Centennial, Dec 10
and II, 1870 ut Tarwoll Hall, by tho Gcrmnuia
Mnunorchor, undor tho lead Of MIR. Dalatka, Of
| which tho Ninth Symphony. with Milo. Roactti,
! Miss Won Wortlragon, aud Mossrs. Schnltzo and
| Goodwillio for tho Quartstte, WAS tho leading
! feature; tho second Beethoven night by Mr..
| Thomas at Kiugsbnry uall, Oct. 10, 1878. at
| which ho gn7o tho Eighth Symphony and all
four Of the Leonora ovortures and LASTLY tho re-
citats Of thirty Of tho sonatas by Mr. Wolfsohn,
commencing tile 10th Of last april. Atr,
thoson nights with tho following excellent pro-
| grammo:
Adsgio, "promethaus," op. 4s.....,....
q concer,o tor ylo,}n on. O.,
| [First movement,
Nr. =. 4. j1e1tauhn.
d 00's'' iii: Euln.a Grassi.
4. Overture "Leouora No. 3" op. .72......+,'.....
! 8. stnfona Erotca No. ), on. Is.
Tho audenco waB q larGe and brilliant one, it,
Guiding IN it's numbers nearly all the musicians
aud musical ouunoiuHeurs OF tho city, who were
especially attracted by tho announcement Of the
"EroicA," which has not boon given in this city
for 10 many yonrs that 1t waB almost novelty.
Tho programme Of tho evening givos vory ex-
ccllent description of tho Symphony. There ago
fow points connected With it. however, which
aro not brought OUT md We therefore brlolls
etnto tho circumstance of its composition. III
tho full Of 1909, Beethoven aot about tho oxoc-
tion OF plan 10 do homage to Napoleon in o
grand instrumental work. It was not until
Re finished It ia 1901. md il was a:st performed
In January, 1906. Tho original idea WIS aug
| gossed to him BY Dernadotto, the Fro'lch
Anbaayader as Vienna, and afterwsrs
publican in Houtirnont a1sl aEdeut!y. dcs1od that
I'll GoyerumontB Should bo modelod upon the
idea Of Piato's Republic. ue firmly beloved it
was Nopoleon's purpose to republcnnizc France
asa. for h:ul. 1la bad prepared copy, With
Isounparto'b name On it, to he sont to the First
Consul WHOM tho newa arrived that he bad pro-
claimed li:ns.lf Emporor. Beethoven, III tow
threw tLe work on tho floor with oxecrations
arnins. tho symrS rS,ony, Napoleon, mud everything
else. II was a loLsg ttlno before ho would allow
il to bo giycn to tl>e world, and when it did nl'-
pe.r it WAS entitled snJon1a Erolca, composite @
Il. composed to proso we tue memory OF great
nanlo''l, and was de 2icated to Prince Lobko-
wit,. one OF his patrons. After Napolcona tragic
fate 1t st. Ho!ena Boot poveh oscamo more rec,
thnt ho lad written anpr ppriato music for it, re-
forrng Of course to tho +" .fu'eranalarch Of tho
adagio. Tho performance OF sueh q work IL
moro than ordinarily IMP ,raan1' 9t'G il hes 1a aaai,
novelty horo. Wo bolioyei : has beeu given but
once here mud That whs nj s'ily ton years ago,
Nlr. BaRtka having brought 1t out At the third
soneeFt sae e tho h nec 1884, g. TUG rs p Wor
at that timo nlade deep I'M gresslon and waa
one Of the most important of \ @r. baatxa's a.lc-
ccsBcs during those naemorablt'. concerts. Mr.
Thomas also a t. urasslne1 OF hes'ofmanco 'e
wna hroken up By tho tlro. Tlor'' arc fe" WIG
heard tho rendering of it lust ming WHO will
over forget 1t, especially os tEe A.afch hnd q
The Alosr9 with noanees 's pF0'a II ts '''s,o a
osprossion aa we'll AZ tho simplicity Ind swoot-
noss Of tho passages u tue 1apHes Of IT, struggle
OF tho great horo'c nature ws'lch boetlsoyon las
formanco was tile crowni1'g foaturo OF this re-
tnarksblo seaRon Of mualc which AIr. Thomas
lns been giving 1,H; md for thie, ii no other
reason, lis Testimonial concerts on Saturday
should ho crowded.
Tho ballet music to "prometl.eua," which
opeped tho programme, iH nlmuBt ontIroly new
to Chioago+ only ono Of ita ndagioB having ever
boon played here. The work consists e OF sistcen
tnre. ono Of tho alagiop, md tho march, It WIS
| FIRST produced at tho Imperial 11of~Dure Theatre
! in Vionna, March 20, l40l, and WIS giyeh many
times ti,at and tho following year, and tlen dis
! appeared from the stage for many years. IN
| 1s43 tho ballet WAS rearranged by Heas
Of tho Karutnersnor Theatre, In Vienna, with
wa not nutIl 1898 that tho music found It's wny
iuso the concert-1 ootna. AZ q musical eurloHty,
wo print tue original bill OF ~ rromotheus"
In tho Imperial lIof Theatre. NueLss dor !s.ra,
" of Hie. Gasenti, Der DofftasGiGr" an oreres IN
ss foe he rat e v oeacoo %
Tr5metnats.' heroleo-aleaorcal ballet Y two acts.
| pRAMATi8 PEERONd:
Children. .,.............. :Mllo Caaehtina
| Uacthus. ferA alsa
TesgBtchore nsen nant
1ic",a
S'f'nejesHs saeesi Ts acsotca Isct i tle
1s .so T f. xss sasa e.a sS
portray him ~ psraon II elevated mind who found
of " M as II qt
in Morals Procsading froan ibis ,Hss IN tho pgeset
ballet two ttaca, which beeunlc animated, arc repre-
sNsrepttba II iii tha passions 81 human iss lsu.ss.
theus conducts then, lp e paiasss y. o5der M taa
the luo arts. Apollo orders Anlphton Aslonc, and
uEphpus to teach them ,uuEle; MraEonenO aud Thnlie
o oss se ho ths
DANCES and Dacchns to eaeh etu the htroiC danco
"isa nsu III s by iesr von beethoven. Tho aceuo-
Y sfs aTst s rHs aanosr III a
fornauces commence At half paBt O."
!, Tho other orchestral nunabora wore tiiat go1n
' OF all oyertnrda, tho Loonora, No. 3, and tho
i tlrRt movement of tho yloln concorto, op. Gl.
ioader M era OF tho lrst voiius 11is performance o..
4 ueoullv of tho cnderxa waB ono Of the most re-