The New York herald., 1876-09-01
AMUSElIENTS.
BEETHovEa's rItTI SYMPHONY AT oILMoRE's
GARDEN.


GARDEN.
Mr. T.. S. Gilmore has been engaged IN many
risky affairs in the musical business he
attempted grand musical jubilee Ia New
Orleans at the close Of the war, aud with meagrc
elements at his Disposal he achieved grand
Then he organized peace jubilee IN Boston,
which he carried through ,riumphant!y. lie repeated
the same experiment three years ago scale o IN e
nitude before approached in the word.
Las; night at Gilmore's Garden Mr.. Gil
attempted and succeeded Ia of the
boldcst ventures ever made by military band.
Although Herr saro, who succeeded vieprcoht
in the command OF the representative Prusian band
(and what very poor display they made in tsis coun-
try, made spasmodc effort in his native country to
give with reeds, brass and instruments OF percussion
the minor symphony, musical history very
silent in regard 10 the performance Musical
history cannot be Indifferent to the first performance
of the symphony last night by Gmore's bald. The
clsrinrts and saxophones fulfilled the duties OF the
strings TO such degree and with such elect that
there little be wished Tor OF course the IN
srumenai colorinS was at times rather urId yet the
performance was nevertheless grand and impressive
The opening movement Allegro coabrio, with Its
Mozart "reminiscences and yet iMbued with the trans
scendcnt genius of the composer, far fresh
tvcs and bewidcring variety OF treatment may DO
sldercd went like charin- Although the reeds
tripped up in some notes, yet some allow.
ancc must be made where violinists have here
tOtOre laIlCu Although tuc Sin saXOpuOue6, Win
Lccbrc at their head, missed few OF those
terribly difficult bass Passages yet the performance
the minor symphony for the first time by military
band may be considered sufficiently successful
aitempi performance OF the ''iastoraic' with
the same materials. Some OF the carincts, VERY
few, howcver), are still coarse IN Tone Whether
is the fault OF the reeds or the players SIR Gilmore
modify much OF the shrness of tone OF his reeds
: in before he achieve the position in military
bands he earnestly essays Tee carncts need much
drilling different reeds before they attain that nicely
OF French and Austrian bands have long ago
reached
The lovely andante OF the symphony was brcathcd
forth with degree TOT expression and IA iulness Of
effect the band that It's beauties the strongest
light Then tho nelry Scherzo and the brilliant nale
into which tho scherzo TO naturally those
big brass instruments just pabe the vcriest
inc about their execution, but much OF the might
have been said about Bottesin and Patti
cheslrai works. IL truly grand Tor tho
representative military band OF America III an untried
held
Ono of tho solosts was Nine Eugenic Pappenhein,
who sang the a.ia Of Adrian. "Gerechter GotI" from
the first OF Wugners "Rienzi," with such gran
deur OF and excellence OF method
that she Immediately recalled. Then
she gave charming lied by Abt Levy attained
the highest point OF cornet attainabe IN this
try by his magnificent rendering OF "Casta Diva, " from
Bellnis "Normn-" The cointt seemed to breathe the
tones ofa Pasta, Gris Parcpn The prayer Of the
Druid pricsicss has before been Illus
trated in Instrumental form with such effect
as by the musical photograph which Mr..
Levy gave bis hearers last night Mr.. Arluck!c
played the finale to 'Lucia super5ly and Dr. Gustavc
Weber piano IN his own "reminiscences OF Weber. DR..
Satcr is OF those piansts who catch the spirit OF
great composer and interpret him the piano with
skilled as we'll Us Inspired hngers