, 1875-04-18
Coming Musical Attractions il
Chicago.
DeIMurska's Concerts and Thomas
Programme. -"
A;Week Of Janauschek.:-H Hooley's Pro.
gramme-.-Minor Dramatic
- Events.
MUSIC IN NEW YORK.
THE THOMAS CONCERTO,

given us here IN opportunity OF bearing th
greatest orchestral works. and also some OF tt
most recent productions Of living writer's whlc
are most deserving attention. For this be d.
serves the thanks and praise we should free1
accord to one who would spare us the necessit
Of visiting Europe to behold the masterpieces {
workers in the plastic arts By bringing thes
treasures to our very doors. His unrivaled o.
chestra has played the - Hungarian Dances," a
arranged BY Brahms. with femarkableszest an
enthusiasm, and they ara already quite popnla
in the drauing-room. The first melody has .
peculiar swaying motion, and in the course o
the dance = significant pause occurs, which sp
pears to indicate the gestures ct some extreme
ly courteous and polite obaiaauce. The secont
begins with . whimsical little theme for th'
oboes and the third. which is played with great
! rapidity, produces au indescrbab}e effect. Thu
rhythmic forms are strange, many Of the phrases
being thzee bars in length, instead OF four bars
"a usual. The orchesxation by Brahms IL re-
markably brilliant.
"Harold in Italy" by Berlioz, has been heart
with delight, as welLas Mendelssohn's octettef fol
stringed instruments. It is difficult to say Whicl
| movement was mostsadmired, the dashing and
spirited allogro, the lovely andante, highly-oHg.
ina1 scherzo, or the elaborate finale in the style
OF free fugue.
| The programmes hive included Mendelssohn's
Scotch Symphony, Hchumnnn's Concerto in
minor, Beethoven's 3 fat Symphony, Bach'a
| Concerto for two violins, Haydn's Oxford Sym.
nhony, Raft g stIm Waldo, ;;Mozart's Jupiter,
Beethoven's Fifth Concerto Seventh Symphony,
and Leonora overtu1ea. On one occasion the
| lovely Introduction to WAgnor's "Tristan and
! Isolde" was played with such refinement and Sx-
! treme finish that its ineffable beauty was nude
manifest. The opening motive suggestive
OF thu lova-phi]ter mas given with great
feeling and tenderness. This melody
is an Intensely utterance
and seerns to bo striving upwards for repos q OF
rcst in some consonant chord It is closely in-
terwoven with ITSELF to form a goasamer web
Of harmony that floats along with eyer-changing
aspect and fascinates us with it's brilliant rides
cent hues. .The=pewest work was Hofu1aiin's
symphony "FtitE3of," Rubinstein's Symphonic
Dtamatiqus and Concarto in E Hats
The Frithjof Symphony has an Allegro '.Frith-
jof and Ingebcrg," which is rapturous and i'm
pulsive, q, slightly Wzgnerish Adagio "Inge-
borg's Lament" Schorzo, "ElTes Of Light and
pros-Giants," (which reminded some of Men
music, and . Finale. :Frishjof's Rsturn."
which has JOYOUS, triumphant character. The
Hubenstein syupbonv is 3 gigantic work in
clagsic form. which yst has ali the strongly
marked peculiarites Of the composers prevailing
style. and is therefore intensely interesting to
The musical ideas themselves are nav and
strange, the rhvthmic forms are upusual, and
the 1ty1e OF unfolding adopted is remarkably
novel,. Rubinstein has adopted device By
which great results are obtained To vary the
intensity OF an expression, instead OF altering
It's elevation in tic tonai region On its repetition
or increasing the force Of the tone, or changing
the harmony or mode, he repeats It at constant
" increased epecd.. So that 3 p.seage stated ut
first with comparative calmness becomes at last
gree scarcely conceivable. Phrases Of three bars
are freely used, mud the rhythmic FORMS ara
highly complex, aarried, aaa occasionally con-
is apparent throughout. Notb1ng light Or trivial
is harein found. The most noteworthy character
,stio ct the whole il it's intensity. The
Adagfo, however, il comparatively. cain,
tranquilizing and soothing, and therefore stands
many other portions Of the work. The Concerto
Is simpler in every sense, except that the solo is
technically very difficult and makes great de-
mands on the powers Of tho performer on the
planoforte; Madame Madeline Schiller, however,
important Composition IN most attractive man
ner spd achieved great success.
Ths Philharmonic programmes have included
8pohr,e miner EymphouY, Liszt'e tt Tasso,p
Lassen's " Fest-O ye. t,lro, Schumaups Concerto
in 4 minor, Mozart's Symphony in u, Mendels-
sohn's Scotch SYMPHONY aud Waguer's I" Flyiug
Dutchmau overture, The rehearsals for the
next concsrt IRE now being held. The chief
pieces are Benefits overture, Parable and the
Peri" Bchumanns overture 'thfanfred, " Beetho-
yen's Fifth SYMPHONY and .s Les Franc juees. "br
Derlioz. Dr., Leopold Danrosch PLAYED bus new
violin concerto at the last concert. which was
found to contain many beautiful individual pas-
sareR l,.1t mona Of tI1asa vere treaked RI themes
or received regular and consistent deye1oumeut.
and therefore did not become particular obiscts
OF thought, or make . marked Impression.
ruz OPERA.
We have had representations Of popular operas
By the Kellogg English Opera COMPANY, Which
have included I'll Troyatore," ssMaritana"
:. Faust. - Mfcuon.n ~ Etpaui" "Bohemian
Girl" Fra Diayolo." ETC.. but the production
for the first time in America OF Balfea posthu-
mpus work 1.-The TaIiamau" WAS the pTipojpal
event Of the short season given st The Acadmv
Of Music. It WIS given with smoothnesa md
certainty that reflected great credit on ali con-
earned. Not only we're the chorus-singers well
acquainted With their parts, but the professions,
groupings, and other matters OF detait, we're ad-
mirabIy arranged. Tie dresses especially those
Of the principal personages. gave evi-
deuoe Of conaiderabla etudT and research.
aud were most becoming. Miss Kellogg
appeared AZ Edith. and we'll represented the Saxon
maiien Miss Beaumont, as the Queen, was rich |
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