New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
MUSIC.
rHropoRE rHoMAs's BENEFIT.

The benefit concert Of Theodore Thomas
Nat night at Central Park Garden remarkable
testimonial 70 the admirable musician who has laid
public under such heavy load % obligation. The hall
vas denseiy crowded; the audience very demon
strave mingling with it, personal greeting Of Mr..
Thomas q good deal OF enthusiastic shouting; and two
rich laurel wrcatbs presented to the conductor
Of them resposng sssin cushion embroidered with
the letters T. T. in gold, aud supported by enormous
base of flowers. The following the programme:
symphony No. g. in (Alst tmc ........... Schubert
/. Introduction- Allegro 3. Andante.
selectie ms from the "walkilrc" .......... Wagner
Vocal part by Mr.. T. Remmcrtz.
Turkish March, 'Puns of Athens Beethoven
Selections from the "Meistcrsinger" Wagner
Vocal part 10y Mr.. II. A. BschOf.
Part Ill
Rhspsodie Hongrose, No first tmel List
Nouvee Meditation. toun0d
Waltz Carneyalshllder" sfrauas
The schubert SYMPHONY No 6, Ia one Of the newly re
covered relics of he mos pccica Of musicians for which
the world IL indebted the researches OF Mr. George
Grove in Vienna. Mr.. Grove caused it to be performed
once London few but do not believe
been played anywhere else 1t has never been
published. and Thomas obtained the Ms from Vienna
Written In 1918 when the composer 2l years OF age
it the fruit of the happiest period Of his fc and be
travs very little that Of delicious sadness which
runs through his mature works. In style IL marks
the transition from the initiative productions of his
bovhoOd 10 the originality, strength, and profound
sentiment his great 9th symphony
The inHue4ce Beethoven especially pcrcepble IN
the scherzo and q great DIAL OF the Instrumentation
throughout is quite in Iccshovcn's manner. The
bright and Joyous spirit ~ the symphony, however Is
much moro suggestive Of Mozart II opens with short
Adao introduction and then the first theme OF the Al
src given by the flutes and hauboYs and repeated
by the full orchestra The entire NOV is fresh
cheerful Astounding characteristic beauties and much
more compact than Schuberts later work apt 10 be
The An iantc ia exquisite cantabile In
major which ought u become popular at once
The Scherzo lin c. reminds OF the allegro
yiyace Of BccthOvens 1th symphony, though It's
tro is rather ponderous and perhaps quite in char
actcr with rest OF the work The Finale. an Allegro
Moderate bright and fascinating and brings to cheer
f close Of the peasatest though by no means the
greatest SchubcIts works The symphony is of mod
crate length concise. clear. aud overlooking with glad
melodies. The scoring Is for the usual Instruments
OF the grand orchestra, trOmbOne- excepted
The other novelty Of the prog anime was the new
Hungarian Rhapsody. No. Of tho set Instrumental
by List and Doppler. but No e. Carnival OF Pesth
of the original panOfCrie series 1t is full of the spirit
OF noise aud show, carnival piece ought to
be. and many Of ats effects are astonishing for
their rich color. II does not to us,
however, after single hearing. that the themes
are at all equal to those Of the other Rhapsodes IN
poetcai beauty The Wagner selections were received
with the greatest enthusiasm Mr. RemmcItz delivered
WOtans Farewell with his accustomed dignity ana feel
ing and though the hall il not well adapted to vocal
music his noble voice heard without difficulty. The
arrau -cnent of the "MeiscrsnscT selections is one
Of Mr. ThOmass happieSt thoughts Beginning WITH the
beautiful introduction the third act it leads naturally
TO Waters Prize song. which Mr.. Bischof rendered
with fcrvor and intelligence that hearty ncore
aud then the overture to the opera that
marvellous cOmpOstion in which the spirit OF the whole
work is condensed into such and impressive
eptome 1t ~ hardly necessary to add that the perform
ance all through tho evening extremely good while
In certain places it WAS unusually magnetic.