New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.


The Brooklyn Philharmonic Society gave tho
m and last concert of lis seventeenth sesOn last Sat
urday. with tho following programme;
PART
Symphony in e fat rX5chel, SAP Mozart
.GtfedactiOnAsr' nGn1Ie.tsIAHcsro''"
a. Part song How Sweet the Moonlight Henry Leslie
o. ''' Br 1s hS4 Gee sS en9 Massi society
Piano-forte Concerto in minor, op ~ first ...
'n0 ''"''''''' Mr. Richard Huffman
Faust" Elm Mlsihslischcs charoctcrbi,d 49, ru6iusten
Baroaroe FROM The Ats planotsre concerto Bennett
Mr.. Richard Hoffman.
a. Part song, sauds " Dee" aaefarren
b. Part song Lullaby OF Lie" Henry Leslie
Brooklyn Glee and MsdIisal Society.
Symphonic Poem, "TIss0'
Theodore Thomss of eourso conducted his orchestra
aud the Qes anil Madra singers, consisting Of thirty
four ladies' and gentlemen led 10y their own
director Mr. Michael II. Cross. The programme was,
Perhaps eOmewhat too miscellaneous but the selections
were all good Tho Mozart symphony in fat Ia ono OF
tine three which stand close together Ia tho forefront
OF ibis composers Writings for tke orchestra. II calls
FOR only small band, having oboe, only one flute aud
no brass instruments except two horns and two
trumleta and Il dsals with easier melodies and
simpler motives than the music VI tho prcscnE
day requlros but IL spco2es out, neyerthe-
less IN elevated a1d often Impressive strains.
and there funess and grandeur in the
tones which one would not have expected from small
a body OF pisyer. Rubinstsn ard List, however Get
tho whole work Tho "Faust" charaetrhild was
played By Thomas nj OK his symphony concerts shout
six years ago ard have recollection OF any other
performance Ofttthough IL may have fg1ued on tho
programmes OF soma Of the Garden Concerts IL Is GER
tnly good study Of Instrumentation and construction.
and impressive through sort of sustained dignity and
force; but Ia too much peryaied by melancholy spr!
OF unrcGt whose plant grows m9nnt0nous aud rkscine
Lszts 1asso- played % should be- With tie bass
clarinet solo, which was omitted when tho Sew-YorI
Philharmonic Society recently gaze the sauna work.
Er. Hoffman Interpreted the Beethoven selection
charrnngly ana gave scIpdao Bepnelts delicate Bar
carue with the grace, neatness and delightful finish OF
styis whereby no has mode this pieoe utmost his own
He was admirably accompanied by the orchestra The
four songs by Leslie aciarren and Sir Julius Benedict
are choice specimens Of class Of competitions IN which
the English school of musicians 0SGe and they were dc
lvered with nice sentiment and spirit One e1uberant
HIT in the fret and third songs, but other
wise the execution was very correct.
The Philharmonic Society has had most prosperous
season and has done valuable work IL has pro-
duced Beethoven's 9Th aud 5th SYMPHONIES echumsuns
lat, schuboft'a minor tunaishod McncolssOhn'i ID
f'scotcb'1. Haydn's Oxford ami Moz2rts Cat;
Bssch's suite IN minor. aad Chaconne tarransed by
RafI; LISTS "orpheus" end "Tasso;" Rul,instein's
"Faust:" Brahms Theme ant Variations 0p IL, and
Hungarian Dances wagne5's "Fsuss' overture; Boo
thovcns I'd "I.Ono9r ovcrture i.u5nsteins rriumpha
overture; SchananRs overture % Tho Bride OF
Messina Wagner's Kalser Hcrch ard Rafre new piano
forte concerto Ths vooass snd vocal selections have
not always been worthy OF the occasion, but hfe line
becn an improvement. over former seasons