, 1877-07-29
MUSIC.

!
The Allegro Furioso at the {Ialsted street ria
duct, the scherzos at Goose Island, The Presto
on the Archer road, aud the other generally al
surd and unnecessary movements Of consid
! cradle portion Of our estimablc fellow-citizen
OF the West Division, during the past week
have sadly iuterfcred with the summer-nigh
concerts at the Exposition Building; first, il
lcssening attendance, and second, In divertin:
the attention OF the public SO largely to polio
charges and cracked skulls belonging to tina
cheerful element of our fellow citizens wht
! make living out Of other beople's living
that they have not had time to read or t,
care, as q rule, for anything that nigh
havc been written concerning the ycr,
attractive performances of the week. Now tha
the war is over, however, and the Commune
through the agency Of club. pistol, and gun, ha:
been convinced OF the absurdity OF so muct
physical exercise in the heated term, and has
settled down into its hole, contcnted to kecr
still and let other people enjoy themselves, NC
may resume our musical duties with good
will, and commence BY briefly giaucfng at some
OF the leading features Of last weeks pro
grammes, which we were obliged to defer at the
time, owing to circumstances on the West Side.
The programme Tor the Monday evening con-
cert was the second Of the sreouest" class. and
only one number in it needs notice, the exquisite
minor concerto Of Chopin, in which Nine.
Eugenie de Roode-Rice took the piano
part. Contrary to the rather astounding an
nouncement Of oneo our contemporaries, Nine.
Rice is not q new player here; on the contrary,
she has been before the public at intervals dur
ing the past eight or ten years. but never BEFORE
we believe, with orchcstra, although she has
played this same concerto with the same or
chcstTa in Cincinnati. Upon this occasion she
chose only thelas two moveme ents, the Romance
and Rondo, and played them in such a musician
II way as to show that she possesses the intelli-
gence, tact, and feeling to comprehend and ex-
execute the higher concerted works Of the CON-
posers, as well as mere solos. The concerto in
question gives any player rare opportunities for
display OF piano work. Chopin was in
no sense an orchestra writer. He wrote cy-
erything from the standpoint Of his instrument
the piano. and he cmbcllsled what he wrote
with all the grace OF his poetical nature, with
1lch meIod'ous Passages thoroughly original aud
characteristic, and colored with romantic,
almost sensuous, shading. All these Qualities
which Mrs Rite played, and it Is to her credit.
as q pianist and ! musician, that she gave them
such a faithful interpretation.
Inc principal feature Of Tuesday evenings
programme was Schubert's exquisite creation.
the symphony in G. 1t is the ninth in order of
Ills symphonic works, many of which are ouly
fFagmcntary. 1t is really in i've movements.
Tue opening andante in the First, like
Inc introduction OF Beethoven's Seventh,
being long enough to be counted separats
Increment. It was written in March, 1888,
eight months before the composers death. AMI
nearly five and 4 half years after his Eighth an
unfinished work in minor. There is u pccu]-
!, "a, ,ntsrest atlaching to this symphony, fn that
was 1rst reformed at q Gcwaudhaus concert
nnder hendelssohn's direction in March, IS39'
Schumann himself says in one OF his most
charming papers that the performance produced
Susn an cneyt as none since Beethoyea's. |
Schumann's eloquent praise will be of interest |
70 admirers Of this glorious work. He says:
- ETery one who closely studies this svmnhonr |
must agree with me. At first, every one Wit |
feel little embarrassed by tue brii1iaucy aud and
hoseatE 1sa or inc Instrumentation, the length and
ofeaoth OF form, the charming variety Of vital
'eeiing the entirely new worIt that opens tons
-1ust as Tue FIRST glance at any thing towhirh vo
afe unaccnstou,ed eu,bar1asses us but n de|jy}t~
ol 1eellns remains, as though VIC had been listen,
hs ~, ~ - ao'eiy tale OF e1.cllautnlent Nc feel
Ihat Tue composer was master of his sThiart |
'na after time its intricacies and conncctions
~ become clear to us. The feeling Of certaintr
5 5 produced At once By the splendid romantic in.
ae;n, oIuSs'on eyer which, notwithstanding, mys-
e.,ous enc az yetl seems to have beea drawn
nto she Allegro: is wholly new: the tcmno
~ loes 81 not seem to change, yet We reach the naPt
~ 'thars ano" 1 no1 nov. 1t would not give Us or
liners any pleasure to ana1yze the sena,ate
iIe tor to give an idea OF the noye
,''ony, the entire work ought to b. transc,2J SJ9
e Let cannot take leave Of he second movement
'aicn e SPEAKS to US with such touching vnices'
y lew words. There is passaee IN +
[nffe 5sxe morn es fron, distance, that seems
FeFJ other instrument seems to iis1en a. a14
heavenly guest had glided into the orrhcstra st.
!. It bears within it the core Of cycr,ast-
~ youth" Surely this is praise from Sr Hn-
ert* "hat more IAN be added than that tho
ef1o1nance o. ta1s great work OF melodious in