, 1876-05-06
AMUSEN1ENTS.

1HE NtNb 6UkO" <oNNeNNs
Tho second OF the sories Of Won Dulov con-
cer.s wns givon last evenine. and was we'll A.
tended considering the. .counsor'Attsnctlons elso-
who're, which were Of moro popular sort Thin
q Dcothovcn programme is apt 10 10, although
It may be In tho hands Of ono Of tho greatest Of
pianiBta and litt,o conscientious and earnest
singer, Those who wore present, however, had
feast Of rnus!o which viii last them lohg
tiuo and hoard mus,o which thoy may nevor
i,nas ngatn, 40 thas tho CONCERT was more
than usually interesting, both as matter OF
pleasure and Of study 4scothovop nlghtn arc
nos vAttet!oa III Chicago, Theodore Thomas hay
ing accustomed US 10 them. but night Of
Beethoven p!ano muaso is-tapnctally whom that
musio Is go rarely hoard shat 1t Ia almost
A novelty. The Sonata op. 81, No. q In D minor,
is moro honorod in tho pnrlor that, In tho con-
cart-roomi consequently It WAS . Injury 10 bear
Sonata op. 20, in a nat, Is more familiar. y isa
sonath Of variations The aobleae and most In.
prosaiye one OF which 10 tho Alarcfd faneores
whicl, hhs 1nado 1t 80 popt!lar and which OWES
,ta sxtstonce to the fact TINT Beethoven. having
wuat homo determined To outdo It. and succeed
ed 10 fnr thas Paer'a march WAS long dgo
obsolete, and Dooshoven'a taa boon she
staple OF ovory funeral march wrtton
ninee, With tho exception q ;chopla'ss
dlrgos. Won Butov's delivery Of its massive
Chords aud Ills expression OF It's majestic 10
lcm.iity and ,ihutsorablc phthoe which Reo-
thoyeu digniaed with tho same title 70 ne
fs1.cbre sulla norgc dun Ern). ms almost
revelation, ant, was given With gonnino orches.-
trail cfYccs AZ to broadth, masslvonoes, ,and
power. The Sonata on. l01, Which maa written
his more important compositions, or Iu tho last
period Of bis lito, SITTER Ills complete dcAfndsB,
is now horo, and Was therefore + very grate.-
ful performance, both from Its novel
and rb from necond is nobss ssfsfK Kpts ose
exhibited Beethoven in hls Lighter moods. .-.the
FantaBle op. n, foil OF joyousness aud bright
ness; md thu Rondo Caprlccioso, marked on the
programme op. 1923, although the most reliable
utoai of iataat woorhs, Of .h1 propsloty Of which
there Ia certainly evidence 10 tho nature OF tho
composition itself, apart from any other conaa.
orasIonB Boothoyon did not ofton appand
NOTICES to his works but o. the autosFeph oef Of
frenk ho would hardly tnvs intlalsed
At that era OF his lilo Which would bo indicated
By tho opus number giyon, On tho p@EogIsms1tne @ 1
! with fugue and hrt1anto tlua!e on thoms from
tho HeToio Symphony, which nlao appears 10 ono
! OF tho souataB and in tho Promatleus ballot.
showing that when Beethoven hit upon happy
t6emG no Wa6 QlepobeA 10 mahe EVoA ueo VI ~
i It is massive work, which will always be
the doepaif OF ordinary players; md YET, unde, 2,
| seemed work Of case. Tho snpert
plano upon which ho played !, added ,lt f.
| It's effect, and all his qualities - biz
| splondidly -disclpltncd powor. his evannosa ol
finish, his perfect technique, bis fine expression:
| bis complete comprehension OF the meaning Of
tho score, and lis polshed and artistic intctpro-
tntiop-wcre brought TO bear npon this intricate
web Of musical embroidery around tho Evqica
tbeme The vocal ae1ootions, sang by Misl
Oronyn worry accentably, although the accom-,
pAnimeuss Nero mot al perfect AZ they ahonlt
have been, vero tho renitence Song, tho ~ 1t
Vita Feicc.' and tho tMo hIozartish numbota
,.La partonzn" and "LAmanto imPrAzionte.'
Tho programme for this afternoon, which closcl
| tho aoaBon Will be from Chopin exclusively, ant
~ follows:
!. THIRD Grand Bonato, IN D minor. op, 70.
| fta} Variations . Ror,anca Of Eero!d. Op. y.
3}oj Two Nocturncs. op. ls, No. and op II, No.
4 III Scherzo in sharp minor. On. %.
| O.. .tifnnh Coucert-AileKro In A major. 0p. "a.
ffa) Two Mazuskas, from Op. GO.
{bj 1mPtomptu Op. %.
| AZ t1 ya1ae Btiante. Op. u.
/ {d} De1ce,tse. OPP d.
t{t( poonniEo. op. 81.