New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-18
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
CHICKERING HALL SYMPHONIES.

CHICKERING HALL SYMPHONIES.
The series of symphony performances an
nounced ChickenDg Hall under the direction OF Ar.
G. Carrerg opened Saturday evening In the presence
OF large and cordial audience. The handsome concert
room proved be weladapied to orchestral music, aud
the beginning Of the venture was in many respects
encouraging The following was the programme
symphony IN minor. No. schumann
Ai'" -'OH I'LL Oif Miss KATE Thayer
Concerto Dramatico' OF;
symphony No. Beethoven
TINS was certainly an ambitious programme, and Mr..
Carberg would have entered il had he not set
high estimation W, the forces at his command. His
baud consisted, as the prospectus announced, Of the
forty eight fifty who used to form the
Thomas orchestra The advantage OF possessing such
weltrained and able Get Of musicians Is obvious, and
there Is a disposition TO Oyer-value it, Tie men,
or some them. playing under great many con-
ductos this -eason-Dr. DamrOsch Mr.. NeuendOrf sig
nor Ardti Mr.. Carloerg, Mr. Dietrich, and know not
what smaller leaders-and each master will make
them while they obey his baton. TO all intents
and purposes distinct organization The secret Of the
excellence of the Thomas orchestra not IN the abl
ty Of the performers in their long association with
another flor they were changed over and sga
but was in Thomas We not to suppose that the
mantle OF that remarkable conductor will fall upon
everybody who hire his former band; and even
when this band plays symphonies with which it has
been familiar for years need not be surprised We
miss that beauty OF tone precision OF attack refinement
in all the shades of expression. and superb force and
briancy, which it got from its gifted leader Mr. Carl
berg takes the orchestra while the influence
OF its long and careful training is still
tive; nevertheless II is not in the high state
Of efficiency IN which Thomas left it there has been
time for 1t to dow great deal In six weeks and
Mr. Carlberg will show ms power by the rapidly with
which he brings again and the individual character
which he stamps upon it, The first concert is not sat
isfactOry We do not know just how much OF the
old influence remains. We do not know how many
counter-intuences Mr. Carlberg has had TO II
cannot be said that the performance on Saturday aP
preached the old standard OF the Thomas orchestra
refinement brilliancy precision and yet 1t would
be- manresty unfair to expect Mr. Carlberg to
thing In day He must be judged ~ his progress moi
by his first essay. Some of the qualities OF good
ductor he has proved that he does possess. After the
second performance shall probably be able to decide
whether he also has rarer and higher gifts.
In SpOhr's Dramatic Concerto there is certain degree
Of force and manlness which Is wanting in most Of the
works OF the German yiOlinist and composer and It
best interpreted in that broad and vigorous style which
Mr Remeny does not affect II seems TO unfortunate
that he has often outside his proper path TO play
compositions in which his powers have no scope. 10
Hungarian music no has rival lie has hardly an int
tator As an interpreter Of Chopin he is wonderful
The elegance grace OF some OF Mendessohns shorter
peces take new charm from his poatc touch witness
his ingenious transcription Of the "Sprlng Song" no
20 Of the Songs without Words which he played for
encore on Saturday, accompanied on the piano hy Mr.
Floro Mr.. kemenyl has, perhaps, natural desire 10
show that his abilities not confined TO the execution
of one style OF music hut lie INDUCES this wish far
as 70 be unjust 10 himself
Miss Kate Thayer $ young lady OF promise. who
wouI have made better impression by singing some
thing more suitable to immature powers than the
great Letter Aria from Z" Don Giovanni