New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC SOClEil'
TWO audience at the second concert OF the
v.yvyork philharmonic Society on the stormy evening
:, s,urday was of not large but 1t was better
tnan one would peeted it to be on such an lnce
,nent night This was the programme;
sSens sSS ara "1hi Perado Beethoven
Miss Minnie Hank p..,ov
Pastoral from the Symphonic "a RubTsiein
b" Hsiae R6sIeap = =. q: :. Schubert
chestrs, alter Dante. .IschakoWsS
The sslectOn frOm the Fantastic Symphony OF Ber-
Hog A Ittie known IN EewYOrk Almost anything from
The hand OF master who possessed IN such an eN-
ordinary degree what Fets calls the instinct CT str-
,neutal Effects must be welcome In coacertrooms,
for even when the musical thought fails to please us tue
mode Of expression is delightful study This Scene
In the Fields with the ingenious dialogue between the
hant,oy and the distant English horn charming Dt
of poetry. and II the performance lacked some Oh
the eiieaey touch which sneh an extremely nuespun
work reaures it was nevertheless keeny relished Inc
finale With the reed solo. accompanied only by four Ee
tls-drums was especially noticeable. The orchestral
Fantasia by Tsehaikowsky was entire novelty Inc
young Russian composer who was first brought 10 our
notice by Dr. Won BIlow. has attracted great ue"' VI
attention in Germany during the past Tour years anu
some interest also in America ana EnsiAho' he
ia a man OF marked originality, and su-
ne,b master of the orchestra The Instruments
tion Of this Fantasia is extremely rich, the
ideas are striking, the forms OF expression
are forcible The most obvious criticism upon 10 Is tha
A. eonyeys little or nothing of the spirit OF that portion
OF the poem Of which puFpofts TO be an illustration
Danes Francesca of the most pathetic Images OF
the Infero and there 10 surely pathos In tins WIG
and turbulent tonepeture But II is not far to condemn
n composition because 1t does not contain what We ex
pected 90 nd it, We must Judge 1t for what IL anu
try to forget what It Is not Undoubtedly IL is deiee
Of this work that the title is miseadng but the truth
seems to be that Tschaikowsky chose his theme not
from the story OF hut from he poets desc
,lon of the second circle " Of He'll, where
"The internal hurricane that never rests
HurIes the spirits onward IN It's raplhe,
Whlrlmg them round"
n IA In tho sweep Of shadows borne onward by this
stress and "castigated by the black air. that Dante
encounters Francesca and PaOo and 1t is In the picture
OF their punishment rather than IN the history OF 'he
love or IN the pitiful speech OF Francesca:
- .Nessun maggor dolOre
,- Che recordarsi del tempo felce
f-.t Nella miseris
that tho composer found his inspiration. MI
SeuendorATs orchestra played this long aud difficult
tece with spirit They to be congratulated upon
creditable performance.
Miss Hauk's selections showed good taste, ambition
and--Ss the result Proyeda we'll founded commence
in her own powers. Beethoven's All Perhdo Wasa
,evere test for young artist not only because it Is
so great but because we have all heard 1t so greatly
sung. We have always entertained a respect
for Miss Hauk's abilities, hut IN this she
surpassed our expectations. There were some little
bemshes in the vOoaIiEston but she phrased broadly
she sang with dignity passion and tenderness, ana she
dspavet better perhaps than in any OF the operate
psrts she has performed this season. the strength ana
purity OF her fine voice RnDhS rin oeauiu . son
We'll done in very different style and part OF the
Schubert song was repeated