New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-15
MUSIC.
WAGNER CONCERT

The second Wagner Concert OF the season
given light the Central Park Garden. before
OF those enormous audiences which have been 80
the special evenings 0; these last few closing
weeks The programme was arranged 81
exhibit the development OF Wagners styie' from
the time when he first began 10 discard the conNeh1oh
restraints of opera nearly IS years ago. to the compos
ton Of the "Mcistersnger completed IL years ago Ia
the intervals OF nis labor upon the great NiDesou vi"
ogy. The selections were as follows
Overture ........ =" The Phantom Ship
Romance Of the Evening star. D." Tannhauser"
Mr.. Franz Remmertz - ,z.
Bacchanale.
NOrsiel. -.---------- -, - --'--'''
Introduction, LIST Act................
5iegmunG's love song ..............
MI BlschOif
Introduction. Sd Act (Ritt der walkiire."
Walkiiren)..
Wotan's Farewell. ................-..
Mr. Kemmertz.
Magic Fire Scene. ..........:........
Introduction, Sd Act.............-..) Aeistersin-
Walters Prize Song .:........-.--.( ger Won
MI DisOhof. NuInoerg'
Overture.
We sneak Of these selections exhibiting tbs progress
In wagners syo and unqueEtiona5y the opera ot the
WaIktre" Us Il whole shows enormous advance De-
yond tho "PAantOm Snip Yet between tie earliest
and the latest OF the specimens chosen last hghl Io
illustration there il not really any starving u'HeIcnce
The first overture betrays hardly l,ss freedom DoesS
while in the most recent Of the pieces there 10 wealth.
OF that fluent and graceful melody which wagner
is cnoranty supposed TO have discarded ever since
he began the composition Of "Tannhausor" segmunds
Love song. Waters Prize eons, Wolframs Romance Of
the Evening star-thesc are melodies equally delicious IN
sentiment and graceful and highly finished III FORM The
Iutrene.iop 10 the "WalAre" has never been played
here before. It IL an impressive anu viva repre-
seutation OF a storm, IN which we hear
in the shiverin, OF tho victims the beating
NJ rain and the rusling 81 te winiossed trees, whie
t continuos rolling % tho double basses suggests the
roar If the teipes and the voice OF tho thnder no"
exquisitcly sweet how tenacry impasSi0hrd IA 9ics
npds naJchless song OF love and spring when II Dre-
p, m softly after thIs tu4lut and rises gradually olt
superb climax OF emotion. Beautiful a. Il scented 'rIoI'
if gains so much by THIS Introduction thdt Is ah"9'
a new thing The s~icctOns from tno Third At
likewise derive great effect from jul cos a'sOciato'
and Wains Farewell with the hdc OF the Naky rrs LOT
is preu.o ami tho Magic Fire scene ior lis sequel -
more disnihed and pathetic tnan ever The nNe -ee'-
tons give US on whole sot % 81 A"isl- Oh ''c
nl,ere ike me arran gcncn- from L"hip in ana 'ne
Mristersnger" which nave 60 long been iA'oi'es Win
Tnomas's audiences Nr. BisCnOf aLd Nj. Il, inihefz
both sang admirably aud TIE Love Song Lid 90 % To-
pc;.tcd.
Tonight the regular season closes Tomorrow Ihe1
DOR, Thomas has benefit, ana for that Occaaon pro
,r,I;,ne will Be offered wncn nay well Gail eAI''or
binary IL prcsru,s illustrator 0I the de'ciof-
aeut OF tie symphony illustrated by the iOur giei''
masters IN mat branch OF ait-Des inning WIN
tine 30 anti jul 80 sute Uf old ia H. and giving III !nsc
and historical order symphony by hGydn. an oyeituo
aud .wo other pioces 10y Mozart. and sonata and sym
pLOny by Beethoven