The New York herald., 1876-03-23
A M u S E M Z N T S.
HANS yoN puLow's RECTAL.

The second Beethoven soiree OF the above dstin-
guished pianist deserved a larger audience than
vouchsafed to II last night at chickcring Hall The
programme was attractive in the extreme There
four sonatas-the brilliant in minor the second
Of the three which, classified opus 81 were published
for the first tmo scvcnyhree years ago; the trying
work, opus 100 in major, dedicated to Mile. Brcn-
tano; tho appassionata, opus 81 In minor,
and the senate caracteristiquc, lies Adeux
L'Absence ct Le Retour" opus 81 a. sandwched be-
tween these were three little bagatelcs the rondo
capriccIoso, opus l29, and thrtytwo variations
original theme in c minor The opening movement OF
the in minor largo ed allegro with its finely
coutrasted phrases, which seem TO form species OF
musical dialogue, was delivered by the pianist with
exquisite taste and that discrimination in producing
effect that marks the cultivated player In the
dddgio the same excellent qualities apparent, the
throbbng passages In tho bass being given with the
utmost dellcacy The fleet fingers spun out the fairy
ike tndte without marring its daphODous texture IN
the slightest degree After the outburst OF applause
which followed this fine illustration OF a noble work
had ceased the pianist proceeded to formidable
task, the sonata IN major. He betrayed more ner
vousncss in this Instance than before IN New
York, and not few false escaped his
usually reliable fingers. This was apparent in tho
variations In the last movement especially in the
sixth one While conccding 20 Won Bulow the most
sincere admiration for his remarkable powers in
terpretcr oi Beethoven, We must take exception TO
an undue oDdncss on his part AZ times OF playing
chords, IN which every note should be struck smul
taneousy, in ssmi arr eggo form, thus dragging the
movement auu mhTTlne us symmetry Also n
little more OF the 'egoto and less Of tho
sfaeeato style in certain passages would be
ceptablc. The second movement OF tho ap-
passionate was supcrbly rendered by him last night,
and tho brilliancy OF the last movement unm-
paired. The beautiful sonata dedicated to the Arch
duke Rudolph, the lew works in which the
poser has given hint OF the sentiments he wished
convey through The medium Of sweet sounds, tho
last on the bill Nothing could be charming and
icndery expressive than the andante, absence" In
the first movement tho faults have ref
erred TO, which occasionally creep into Won Bnows
play Ing, painfully evident The finale dashed
OIL with marvellous rapidliy but not with like
did not present the pianist his most favorable light
We have heard him play the rondo very differently
previous The thirty variations orIgnal
theme gwen with all his wontcd re dash and
ho seemed iarly to rcvcl in their inlrcacies fine
bill will be presented tins afternoon and the sonaias
opus 10l and opus LOG or Hammer Clavier) with the
thirty three variations waltz OF Diabelli will be
played on Friday night
II the sizo OF the audience which attended Booths
Theatre TO witness the nnetieth consecutive person
alton by Mr. Davenport OF Brutus is estimated, that
actor did not really receive much pecuniary benefit
He was, however, presented by his friends with an
elegant SUIT OF Roman armor, which he afterward
wore IN Brutus' tent His acting lost nothing OF its
charming delicate reserve and the few OF his friends
who complimented him lavish OF applause and
flowers Mr.. Davenport made graceful speech, in
which he generously praised Mr. Barrett, without de-
bronchial notes with than usual enthusiasm, and
both Lucius aud Mark Antonv made nice appearances
1t may be well to say that Mr. Davenport referred
very kind terms to his frends who were absent