New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
THE GARDEN CONCERTS.

The crowd at the Central Park Garden this
week has been enormous Last night there was just
standins- room. and nothing The programme
unusually prcdial of novelties and fully sustained the
now traditional interest Of the classical Thursdays The
following the selections:
PARTL
y,rc,udum first tmel Bach
,mpTo%ptu IN minor o. 30 Schubert
Rhapsoiie Honercisc No tnew .Lszt
PART II.
Selections from the third Act of "Lchengrin" wasner
Waltz " pa una Du strauss
It's rather curious circumstance that the first part of
this programme consists entirely Of Isnscrptons Ar
81 piano and other pieces for the ORCHESTRA
however by the musicians of the present day mean
sorncthng much more serious and artistic than such
work used "a in former times Every one OF those four
pieces Tor perhaps should nine, for tho Biider
ans Oste really consists of distinct pecesl has been
adapted with such art that the Instrumentation tseI IN
an interesting study The selection from Bach Is one OF
the organ preudesNo. Of the third vonme IN nat
and the orchesration the work OF Bernhard snoH OF
Berlin The effect OF this majestic composition "hen IL N
delivered by the full band is indescrihahiy grand
and we shall greatly disappointed IN The taste OF New
York andaces IL such noble work do not become pop
mar ShOlz y sso the adapter Of the schubert piano
forte apromptd, Of the four included in opus 30
and this also admirably Schumanps beautiful
Pictures from the East spoke OF recently when
Thomas produced them az extra concert during the
Winter written for piano -four hands, they have been
delightfully."- arranged for the orchestra by Reinecke The
sturdy march movement in particular comes ont with
rat sYendor. The most effective piece of the even
ing however. from n popular point OF view, was
the new Hungarian RbaTs0de," one of six which
Thomas recently obtained from Europe, the joint
productions ~ List himself aud Dopper Of Vienna 1t
Il. Described Ia the programme No l. but We must
warn our readers that the numbers attached TO these
OIL hestF arrangements do not always correspond with
the numbers OF the original compositions FOR the piano
forte The basis OF this No indeed is not Of the
pianofcre rhaPsodes, but the Fantasia upon Hungarian
Popular songs for panofcrte and orchestrsthe same
which Miss Krebs used to play with Thomas three years
Ago II immensely difficult, brilliant, and imposing,
and 80 fan Of rich. strongly c0ntrasted and
striking effects that shall not be surprised
u IL become nearly popular No. 2.
Tonight Thomas is 10 produce for the first time an I'M
published overture of schuhcrts 10 his opera " Des
rrucls LustschlOss" ii is loosely called IN English.
The Devils Country Seat" This Schuberts first
work the stage, written 70 fairy tale ~ KCtZebues
while the composer still pupil at the stad Convict
Of vienna and il has been either printed per
formed.
We trust it may not be deemed impertinent II in speak
ng of these delightful concerts add word about the
atrocious mistakes Of the programmes Whoever re
sonsibe the printing Of these documents-it Ger
ainly u Mr. ThOnasl9s multitude OF sins 70 an
swcr for They are almost the most dsCredtable hirg
Of the kind We have ever In New-YoIk-and that is
ssyine 4 treat deal.