The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23

Theodore Thomas's symphony Concert In
Stcinwny Hall.

Theodore Thomas's symphony Concert In
stcinwny Hall.
The third concert of the season took
place last evening at steinway Hall, the follow
ing programme being performed:
/. Symphony No. l. in c. on Us Il.
.. Concerto for violin aud orcIestr,, Op. 81.
3. symphony No. in ID minor, On. lej.
The Interest OF the evening centred naturally
in the performance of the great choral SYM
pbony. This noble work Is 50 vast in It's proper
tions. so difficult to interpret, so exactlng in its
demands upon the executive ability and intelli-
gence Of the Instruments al and voca, performers,
that only those leaders who possess a perfectly
disciplined orchestra and chorus c "A venture
with impunty upon It's performance.
To say that this stupendOus work Is well done
is therefore TO say almost all that can he said in
commendation OF its interpreiers for II Implies
on their part the highest artistic excrllencies.
That the orchestra should 90 its WORK well
was 10 be anticipated. 50 admirably drilled
a body was not likely to find stumllinl
block in any composition whatever. But that
chorus a. amfteurs should ue Wiling,
patiently and a-siduou-ly, 10 give ~ their
time 70 ne mastering OF the imnense
difficulties Of the vocal part. and should triumph
over H. sc difficulties so sigraly. j. matter
honorable hike to them aud their conductor
nd marks them - body of worthy musicians
cherishing tue highest ana modest aims. The
steadine-s Of their attack the precision OF their
time, the pr.at sustaining power with which the
sopranos held tho high 4 for long bars. the
freshness and bfi-htnc.s with which all the
prs were taken mp, were all point, that the au-
dlsuce noticed, and set down to the credit Of
this society.
lhe v1c-l quartet w g composed of Mrs. II.
~ smith. Of Boston, -upriup; Miss llrnne,
alio; Nj. MInch, also Of Boston, tenor; and Ar.
Ic;g ~ nv, bass.
The tai-r-tcAins COMPOSER seemed TO have
written thc quartet Of tins "orS fur angels or
some otter supernatural beings, for no four
merely human NNi' 'e-. we vrht4re 10 say, ever
have made it sound h.rmuni MS and 10 tune.
win tte eN 'cpii1u pf one or two occasions,
however, when tine HANDEL Hnd HAYDN society
Of BOSTON have given t'e work az fe7.lyal-. We
do not remember 20 lave heard the quartet on
TIE whole nrtier given,
4 very cnl lyahlc portion Of the concert was
the rrrlormance by Nr. JacohsOhn Of the vi Iliu
concerto. his gentleman Is IN artist or very
higu order of merit, having clear ana tcuuti-
ful tone. great sWoothnc-s as well as ease OF tx
ecuttlu. und iudicious though not exaggerated
expression. In word, he ls an intelligent nd
a,tol pll-hc1 musician. II the old LAT u
urovern. " T. r unguc ifOuCn,' can be applied 10
an orchestra. the excellence OF one composed
II sucn efficient members cannot De "oh-
liz rendering ~ the whole concerto was in
GOOD taste, but the slow movement WAS especial
| is a mnsterly exubltlon OF genuine sympathy
with the clmpus er, and artistic SKIN. 30, too
Win the I'm . movement. the rondo, ana tue
| beautiful cddsn-t 10y David.
| The audience was - large as the hall could
hol . and Ar. Thomas AT the CONCLUSION Wai
| recalled and greeted with great cntnusiasn,