New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-24
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
NETWORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

NETWORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The programme of the second philharmonic
concert was changed tle IN consequence OF the mas
position OF Miss Anna Dasdi, whose place was taken al
the last moment 10y Master Leopold LichtenDelg Ine
bill then stood az follows:
Part
Part H.
Overture. Leono1a" 10 - Ninteis-onn
Master l4chtenbers v,,crsr
Vorspel Die Mestersnger ..-.....-'''' asnoI
The Brahms symphony has been more enthusiastically
welcomed and more carefully studied 10y musicians than
any other orchestral work produced within our recouec
ton In the four weeks that have elapsed since the car
hest comics of reached NcwYork, 1t has already been
rlayed four times IN public tDr. Damrosch giving MS
second performance Of iJ on saturday aftenoonl " j
TO be repeated at sseinvay Hall ON Wednesday, ana
Il vii no doubt he heard several other tunes
in the course Of the Winter The avidiiy WIN "iieH
our abcs conductors have seized upon must be taken
as a remarkable testimony 10 its value The e7'ihlate
placed upon Il y musicians Is in no respect eNassei'e'
and we are confident tuat before the end oil TIE se' ~
will hold foremost place the popular regard Also II
requires more than one heaungto be appioc@ted ven
ov the most accomplished connosseurs; more than
that il seems al first obscure and somhle bu'
with every repetition It grows more Deau'llul
and more eloquent. It's originality appears MORO
striking, its strong individuality becomes IO''
impressive admiration OIL Increases ana on '''
i,rdav evening Gt tire end OF the hours performance
when we listened to for the fourth time III single
week. we would gladly have heard It repeated lN'ue.
diattly from beginning 20 end Iis spirit is uIall't'
and imposnc and although IT contains abundant variety
sistent train Of thought Is distinctly t'ceAD.e u"
through. The first movement has been Apply ch'''o-
tcrizcd as melancholy and restless III tA- set''1 or
cu,sit And,nte sosteuuto. which Thomas takes Win
Great composurc and delberaton' almost as q pi'"H
Adgro-the temper Of the music u calin' but sun sor
rovful pensve pathetic. The third division IS marked
In POGO AIegictto graz0SO. The ordinary scHerzo' o.
any sort OF dance measure, would nave &C.
corded but sd here with the serious character
of what preccdes; Brahms substitutes for H. WIN
exquisite tact highly poetic ana tranquil moN'ncn' VI
pastoral charactcr n which the mourn'm uneaSine'S
49, m crs mart of Inc svrlphory seems gradually 90 give
way 10 peaceful and gentle influences. Then IN tie hnae'
fter brief Introductory passage the sun OF JOY bursts
forth ia Its brgtncw light al thoughts and Teuls-
ccnces Of sorrow are TRANSPORTED This eur develop
mont Of the composers idea is clear enough me treat
mont OF c different themes tsnot 80 cast crasped Tie
first movement "a by far the most obscure ana ~ the
careless listener the least satisfactory but on better ac
ouautaucc wc had # tac most interesting aud mastery
Of ALL Il not diCcu, 'o understand why is not re-.
ighed CT FIRST TIE disturbed, uneasy sentiment naturally
gives a air af confusion I'D the Woytm-ut ana ie mo-
tyos are 500 pcclar tat the Unsccuowed ear does not
readily take jhcu g.. Moreover. tie scoring IS strange!
,ducc and We WHO aye used 10 the hr-at coorin- OF
contemporary works axe puzzled 40 first bY
these delieately larmouizod neutral tnt- IN
tie Arian.e aud AUcgg-tto the use Of h'oFlte
solo irsrumeuts-tHe aautOoy, the clarinet the horn
is quite i'm the delicious OF >chu5er but tls only ID
t udf1c allegro that the rch effects OF che modern
orchestra are shown go their splcndor The symphony
is very dacult aud 70 was performed ON Saturday mag
niaccuy TIE perfect Of the hard the elegance oil
all the tail, OF execution, and the cear ana sympa-
thetc reading cannot be too A-hly praised such rem
dcrnc ucA work deserves TO DE called N the .l'eI
sense Of the word, an Interpretation.
or the rcst of the concert we can write nothing but
few d1ni-ius AMI general words The Leouora over
ture was beautifully played AND the overture TO the
AIestersnse7 brought on; the grandeur % the bratss
with startling effect II worth long journey only
20 hear TIC tuba o. NJ Lstmlun. The concert had but
one tsult-it was too short.