New-York tribune., 1876-02-21
MUSIO AND THE DRAMA.

NEW-YORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The programme for the fourth concert OF
the New-YorK Philharmonic Society varied ana IN
teresting the audience large though 1t dd not Ill
the house, and the performance was in some respects
excellent The following was the bill;
PART
symyhonlc Poem, "Ce qu'on entend sur la mon ,-.
tigne Victor Hugol be.tboven
Concerto Tor piano IN T. nat, NO. .. .---''''''''
PART IL fIor,h,,,
Oyerture "Fapiska a"...............-.'-...' 1i ~,
"o"'' ~ . "'' Miss Julia RIVE. s.,,,aann
Symphony No. H. in minor. .''''''''''''''''N
nor easy TO PASS just judgment upon the perior
ence of I,.zt's remarkable symphonic poem OhuVi ii
,,.u,,,s ,u,elieent direction the score was p''ed
,hronch with fidelity and refinement The various SOLO
osages were distinctly accented, ana some ol INC "
,mnortapt Of them were peaHtifuly expressive me-
,as force and majesty also IN the ensennis anu u '
.ndante rellsOse tho fine tone and smoothheSs oi I'
,ssas deserved all praise. If nevertheless there wa
AN indeseibable lack of vitality IN the lherPIe1"""'
that fact only illustrates what we nave oeh s "oo
that LISTS symphonic poems require hhoio 'i"" "''
other com ositious, something besides nteIgenco "
good tasto in the conductor and techheai plono'"0'
IN the band VIVID coloring, strong effects OF con
go, ,pcess,nt variations OF rhythm. and delicah
management OF nuance and shading ale essential even I"
an snproxj,pately faithful rendering OF Inc copos"
meaning; and these the Philharmonic soelo'S u1 ~"
always give. painter would have conprilieu 'h' wy
he
That some of the heaviness of the performance Is Po
.r,v ch,rgeabls to the foul and heated atmosphere
which not having been renewed since the operate repre-
.entaton In the afternoon, weighed upon IN" assembly
with drowsy and depressing effect. In the beautiu
Fapiska overture neycr before played by TINS society
tbe orchestra was much more satlSactory ana III tn'
svmphony it did some OF Tie best work Of the season
beinr not only but spirited and expressive The
savorite Ronanzl especially admiled.
Miss Rive who made such an excellent impression las
roar by her performance Of the Hungarian Rhapsody
No @ WAS not well advised when she chose Tor hei
sscond sppealanco in NewYort great work as the
Fmneror Concerto OF Beethoven. she showed Ia IL
beautiful clear wcrouuded touch an excellent method
correct phrasng considerable force all the mechanical
accomplishments Of a fine pianistbut there was no IN
ternsI Illumination The work too big for her '0
erasp In no respect, indeed the performance salts
factory for while the pianist showed no soul the
orchestra was sometimes rude aud careless Chopin
Rondo was PLAYED with the same mechanical care "a
the pano part in the concerto but its charming eccen
tictes OF Expression and fancy snoothed away IL
called forth great deal of applause however ana though
wa do not think the compliments lavished on IL wer'
wholly deserved cannot regret that Miss Rive was r.
called since she was thereby induced to repeat me Hun
earian Rhapsody. This she played admirably win
teobnio and with fire and intelligence OF whlch IN Lef
previous selections she gave but little Indication