New-York tribune., 1876-04-24
MUsIC AND THE DRAMA
s,xrH SYMPHONY CONCERT.

WE last of Trcknas's Ninth Season Oh oyM-
-, concerts took place on Saturday evening" o'en-
- Van being filled usual, and the enthusiasm VI .o
;,.no ending vent at the close Of the entertainment IN
od calls and cheers for the popular and justly TO
patd conductor The following was the programmed
PART no.,ox.c
Overture, IeonSra 40; no. 1aydn. Or Sc Brahms
innins Chorus and Ballad from :" Ine fH"X Wagner
Dutchman "--..'.....'.
PART H. Schubert
Iympsonfyn nfyn1daO;;eWAplegfo n ms trOppo ,,.o.,
2 Andante mOt0. 8. ScnerIo tAiies
& Finale ALLEGRO yiVacej' ,A,.Xaar
one Of the freshest concerts OF the whoie year
nna n, the selections was an entire ho'ei''' an.
,,h.r. derived an exceptional vitality from d P0
,noa remarkable even in the brilliant rocoiu .ho
rhomas orchestra. Thomass Interpretation "a w
aotboven ovsrures Is always clear vigorous anu mo"
- "a ,s can recall several Of his renderings OF
80 orAat works which seemed 10 US "s VIZ
aDa tho very ne plus ultra OF eAoo
bnt there was something In tne - 49,,
,ba "Ieenora" overture ON SATURDAY WIZ" M ,
snrnessod his previous achievements Hno ~
go vaat wa the perfection OF the "inu Instruments,
Gus morn voc ., tome soft harmonious blending OF
, o,,ran,a dslicacy OF expression we nave never
WV, w ,d The next was the eoquence with wien
odrctor pointed tho dynamic contrasts anu leu MS
from, the softest conceivaoie pahlssho W 'ne
I, dSplay of its full power. In all the soit pas
h orcisIon of attack and the rare accuracy OF the
min
,oore I'm portant than these technical exceences
o Thomas's intellectual appreciation OF tho Work ana
with which he conveyed Its ncest shades
n meaning The qualities which distinguished the
performance Of the overture sbone still more brghty ID
of the symphony This immense which
stand. In the very forefront Of symphonic compositions
since Beothoven well chosen for the finale OF such
arios NJ concerts. and 1t played with becoming
snlendor One hardly knows which OF the movements 10
rasA most hlghly-the mysterious Introduction with
tts dazzling Allegro, the beautiful and poetic Andante
the fascinating scherzo that wonderful Finale when
seems TO lift the right up, no other music IN the
world aver did except OF the best OF Beethovena
IN this last part that had tho fullest display oil
ta grandeur and majesty of this unrivaled orchestra
The hurst NJ applause which followed was but au inade-
nuate tribute to phenomenal performance
Tha brahms Variations played here for the first
t,ms two years ago The theme Is so-caiied 'Ohora
q, 81 Anthony" taken from an unpublished divert-
mento OF Haydns for brass Instruments Brahms htro-
a a with the brass and reeds, and here again the
rt.cton of Thomass wind band, OF which we have al
ready spoken had signal Illustration Inc tneine 80
noble and meodous and tho Instrumentation 80 ch
that the listener is attracted toward 'ne wo'
and the eight variations which Brahms has added'
though open the common objection 10 sucn eAeos'
namely an apparent proIy, are interesting ana novel
Tho, .hound in brilliant orchestral combinations, ad-
r,be eounterpoin and ingenious uses OF the theme'
The fifth "a remarkable Scherzo and the last leaos INTO
splepdd repetition and elaboration of the choral as
finale The playing was superb.
The scone from wagners "Flying Dutchman" Is taken
from the beginning Of the I'd Act of the OPERA and con-
STATS Of an introduction, the Spinning Chorus
.une by twenty female voices dramatic duet or da-
iogue between Mary Miss Kotzenberg) and Senta miss
PfeiD and the ballad ofsRhe Flying Dutchman'
suu by Senta with short impassoned closing passage
for the same character accompanied by the chorus All
through tho vocal part the orchestra continues lis work
ie
operas Tho themes OF this selection familiar to us
through Tnomas's arrangement OF them for orchestra
alone, and have always been admired wherever they
have been heard But We need hardly say
that IN their proper dramatic form they gain enor
nously in beauty and effectiveness. They have melody
enough to satisfy the most prudiced stcker for the
older operatc forms, with ingenuity and originality
all Wagner's own while their treatment We can dis
cerp great deal OF poetic freedom OF which be has
made such remarkable in his later works The two
ladies intrusted with the solos acquitted themselves
with intelligence and taste, and the chorus admira
ble the voices being OF good quality the attack perfect
the method excellent and the blending OF tones unus
slly hne page OF descriptive and explanatory text
by Mr. Federein gave the audience clear idea OF the
dramatic situation.
The season Just closed has boen very prosperous in
financial sense while of its value to art readers can
Judge from the following recapitulation of its pro-
grammes:
Overture, "Iphigenia in Aulis .Giuck
Pastoral and Cradle song {" Christmas OraorO Bach
Miss Sterling.
Symphony No g. IN Beethoven
der DOppcisnnser' Mia; Startling.
"Dante Symphony. .Lmzt
SECOND CONCERT.
eymphony No. 9. @ minor Haf on Jar" new. .Renecke
coneertstuck, piano and orchestra .ochuiann
Introduction and Finale 4" Tristan und Isolde Wagner
eymphoDy No. 2, IN A.............-- beethoven
sv,o,hon, No &, ThihD OoSOIRh psetbovsn
Concerto for violin and orchestra Beethoven
Mr.. JacobsOhn.
bymph0ny No. 9, In ID minor Beethoven
FOURTH CONCERT.
Ysncforie Concerto in G a67 KGcheC Mozart
MIR. Vim. Mason. .,
Overture "Coriolnnus ".............---...Beet Beethoven
snite No. 2, In F, Hungarian" (new).......-...kan
FIFTH CONCERT
suite No /, in Crst tmel Bacn
""H' Miss Drasdii. L. ''''''
eymphony No. 8, "Eroica Beethoven
Concert ARA, Hecuba" newl Rubinstein
Miss Drasdl.
Eine Faust Overture. wagner
SIXTH CONCERT.
Overture, "Leonora," NO. Beethoven
variations on Theme by Haydn Brahms
spinning Chorus and Ballad (hrs tme Wagner
Symphony No. 8, IN schubert
There have also been two matinees and one extra
ing concert the principal works performed at them being
Beehovens Conservation OF the House" overture and
three movements from the septet; Mr. j. X Paines
6ymphony; Schumann's fiat Symphony and Overture,
echerzo and Finale; Mozarts concerto for flute and
harp; Tschaikoysky's Romeo and Juliet overture;
Rubnsteins Ballet Music from Feramors ;" the Danse
Mscabre' Of Sant-saens; Goldmarks scherzo Op 10;
Liszts 18th Hungarian RhaDsody and the overtures to
"Tannhauser" and tie Midsummer Nights Dream"
NEw-YORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The New-York Philharmonic Society closed