, 1877-07-13
AMUSEMENT
TIE SYMPHONY NIGHT.

TIE SYMPHONY NIGHT.
Last evening waa the symphony night Al the Gar.
den concerts, Ilaydus Thtternth In q having hecn
ae1ected. The programme wan one of the must r..
tnaskable Mf. Thomas has Jet presented mot only
that II contained bfx numbers which hare never
been pfs5cd here before, hut nlto because II gars
N tue composer. III rpn,e,hInr like musical pro-
grcssion. II opened with The overture 10 ''AnAc.
rcon" AMI TIC ballet tButc frnn ''PartH ami
Helene" by Chcrub!ni and HInck+ Tho may ha eon.
eidcrsd tho fathers Of mndcrn op~sa. Then we
Commence at Tho fountain -heat of hstitrn instru-
mental music, Haydn, with the Thirtrtuth Sym.
phyny; pass to beethoven. rho IN his hrst period
followed In laaydn'a steps; and then follow The
Wide departure which lcals 10 tic mid
ern romantic school Of LissL and the IN.
turc u,ustc Of Wagner. What ruufe Gtslng
conclusion 10 such ptostAtnma tnan Wsbes. the
hnest exponent Of modern 0efuan opera. and tl,uas
three nthcf lesser lights Of oar own day. Bargit.
strauss. snd Gonuod! II MI. Thonns had NOT, oset
and orss again, given us proof Of lila con.umn,asa
skill a. pFoxrammst, thls UnC programme aluns
would have established his reputation for skill,
taste, education. and harmony In lhir direction.
The oTslture IL chetat!nls - Ahacreon " nni
we're delightful In their antique classical drapctJ
their se7er,ty Of form, sud ehastr anEen,at,onal
H. nor A'H syas ~ syeJ :. 1'
here lhat any work 0f bis y sln,o't revaisl,un.
ose. aS 'A0s1a b. svns E''sa o''ss =. s,sy sssy
.s es.sss,ass and s;sns .s"'cn,:y s Il ts's
scal graee. il 10 healthy for us no.r and then u
atudJ tho old node! z In tnusic.-fha works
q shs f'tSsrs and e5e.G,. which lay n
foundations upon which "a muck It1ppAnt and
merely ornate srchtecturo ha. been piled. liaydns
tos5 " %a:e IL "st "ss @ e"souSeSy ny IL, tas
creator Of tae modern symphony. LuIIy. scarlatt'.
and Philip Enamel l'ath had entarped Tho
}.tf1 lFn aItnrf Nfrft
Eass ths symphony uchnts form and Significance.
the work Ut bis predecessors was dry snd tecL.
proper relations. .iased ns themes asanteiy, % ant
elaborated tham with clrarucas More than thiR~
as etSasas ont IN tue sspaSny as 10 onf taa
Symphonies we're really '''pspgranu,o tnuslc." lss
bad i name Tor each, which aescs,ted .ae!r mo-
Attempting 10 portray. and ii Is to BE- Re-
sfctted that they hsvo not come down 10
y With shsse nsmes. instead oi na,abers
LIZ Of tnese Symphonies, although but aOuut
twe,vu Of them are IN tho. nodsrn repertoire.
tas ssiomOn. The gentra!eharactetistIca Of which
70 have spoken ara peeeliafly appalent IN the Mo-
u. !tI4 :. cear ss crtsta nefre strained or d,s.
torted. II IL thoroughly cMG1tonsl, and Its theme1
10 ample and yet 30 perfect, arc attnust chidlike
IN tae1. naiyete. No wonler that ths world .t,Il
Haydn" II would 10 useless u snasyze one 1T
AaJdnts Symphonies. ThesH Is nothing In them
obscure a to need IL The only neud, IL tne pre-:
couposer with reverence, and 70 thank str- Thomas
for giving Us tho opportunity Of hearing the work.
II would b better fur nusc, better fof nas.vaI
progress and tA,pulAr eAuc4tton, II these antt1ue
n,odels-so pure, chnatc, and shnpje-coulJ 10
heard p,ors frequently In these latter days OF sen.
aauonaiIsm and confusion.
Ths second part eomuleac aced with tho overture In
c. or. ds, WITCH beethoven wrotu for Collins
tnu height Of hia power, and for ruich liz choss
tho scene between toti1lauus. hLs mother AMI
wlfo OIL LIN battlefield beforo the sules of n,7
nff In hTh In ~
ierptetstioa. Re opposes two tssme. 70 illustrate
msnt wien tHe hero a'euta death at his own uands,
VIC need not dwell upon 1t now, further than to
obAeFve It's dtnrss ~ 3 stepping -stone between
lIayun and List and Wagner.
From Beethoven VIC nuke long step to Lisxt
and to Of his most characteristic orchestral
wuris. tho FAINT symphony, tho Anuan!s Of
s'Gretchrn" movement uf which WA performed
for the drst uu.c III thts city. Tbs symphony. like
hls "uAnte" sJtnph1ny. hfs 'I'rcIudes," and
.'Taaso. F" II pnf1 +'prusraa,m music" It Is In
three movements, :" FansL 4" an allegro portray.
ing lhat eonalct aud unrest In tho A0ul of Fanst
w6!ch form The prelude to tho vision Of Marguerite;
s.Iretchcn," az andanto; aud - ,tephntopheles,
scherzo aud finale. depicting the conflict between
the good and evil princpl, the triumph Ut the fur.
u,er, and closlnV with the Mystic chorus ~hch
tiouthe locates In heaven 1t was the pecouI move.
n,eut ouiy which Mr.. Thomas chose fur pisee IL
The programme, Illustrating the phases Of Inc love
Of Marguerite anl Faust, 10 which the two leading