The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-02
F1sHRiLL LANDING. y. Y.
.INi SEfENfS.
The Rehearsal foe the First Thomas SYM
phony Concert.

At ths close OF the Theodore Thomas
symphony season. last sprng. there wore
gloomy doubts and forcbolings that an end
had come to these hno concerts; that rs New
York would nv properly support the popular
leader. he would bctdkc himself 10 the Western
wds or the parts beyond jordan. and that ""
should see his fnce no moro. Yet tn" fall comes
and Strinway Hail opens its gate. aud at the
hour hxrd for tnc first public rehearsal the
;r "a, crowd surge. in. nllinS every nook Of the
hail. and there finds tn maestro aim. impcr-
turhauc. perennial. with no more sign Of chance
or hang IN his tam, Die and Welcome presence
than the Central Para or ths Washington statue.
and with every indication that his symphony
concerts might. should. and would go on for
ever
The programme that was offered for the first
concert gNye agreeable earnest Of the taste
which may be expected 30 prevail in the future
selections ~ thu course. In marked contrast
with the light champagne-like sparkle u the
lat" popular eon erts. il WAS gravcly and lu.
hciousiy selected from the most approved
works ~ SRI. ST OF composers r.ngins through
.,Wu-i ing 'ri'" ol al'Ar -'ras r9'nt.,.lon.
NaMrt- de- -itful overture t. the Magic
Fmt".. and llan'l'ts quaint 9nt ,masi 'rlS con,
r.rio for string orchestra, W III solo yiulins and
v,olunccllo. led up tD the prin 'ipn number Of
Ga" programme, Beethoven noble tralca sym
phony. IL WIS admirably performed. IA" in.
'rcnscd weight OF strings in the enlarged
orchestra giving To- the int rprrtniion dignity
| anil snnOthn - unattlinahic With moro limited
| res lurop-. The brass WAS especially good mono
thee less for helng rarriully suhorIinutod tO ;he
| other elements, and the difficult passage for
| French horn To- the S'hcr1p. ON wnlth SO many
port rmors max. sAl.Wrechs. Was clearly anu
| accurately played.
Tn. intrpiu ton 20 the third part Of tho
'i5ter singer. which y h.athy taste VIII
| PERSIST i'm considering one # WAgntrS achieve
mcut-. WIS =. ven with all the fore" amt smooth
| nos, whl'a It's ri'h, warm or strttion re-
| Iutrrs. The qllnt u intro u'rl t. ms. W sides
| u SIS Hcnnc AMI Mcssr.. T..dt. Ertsin and
| Krmmort2, u dcpuilnie, VI lse May Moss. pupil
! oi pr. Ferdinand Hin r % Cologne. who comes
| tp uS with IN" reputation If successful appear
| "uy ia various cities OF Holland. Belgium,
WlNhcr rom nervousness or indiepo-iton.
| the lrhuianir. ~ heard Yesterday. did not scem
| borne 10y her tompNnionS in the number, and
miuutcr iit!cl-lu Of her vote" and style must
| nd NltuNlly hNlen'd i' Ihr Wh"i, qln'"llr,
indeed. NILS pnlccIuhlN oNrrWt l-itrd ly the or
! N.'i'r~ r' "mpany the instruments, rather than
! On" instruments ih" VOICES, TINS 'I'i't has pre-
el-.N the wrlght Wal a the ,hearcr- moro or
cess CONFLICT adhesion TO Masne r.sm Will
rnerah.pr-al closed with the Lai9mio ri
o,.fD ii.ln .-lt- 7 $50 Symphony which has al
art ns iuVorln work. ami which is always lis
t'n. j i'. "' "A ny those VINO 40 not plmir' Ilsli
in lll lls moods W I'm attention and pleasure
Ihrrr - no reason To -uppN- hat tho con
rrri of tu-norroW "N ming will not ne thorough
l} 'Woyanr, except ono, and that may road
lli hr guarded Hsain-i., Ihcr' VIII b. Il
concert ~ ia" siun' h.ul during me alter
men, , ana 5oI IS S.d ng"raos .@t In" wn'n
ter room. out Of which an the oxygen has beer
absorb Il ny ihous9ui lungs, .'rom' almo-
a ably. and nlaN the finest p"riormun 90 OPP
pl'ssive to listen 60. I Is Wu1 hnh.tuWly tn
c.sc in former Seasons t lio Academy of Ma
sir. when an operate matinee had taken place
in inc ',itcrnotn md was sueoccdcl bya Pm
! harmonic con. ri in the evening The remedy
Of course. is sinplr -thorou-h y to vrntilato tl.
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