New-York tribune., 1878-11-23

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This was a strong fresh and highly interesting pO-
gramme. Nothing it was absolutely new except the
violin concero but nothing familiar except the
songs and the "Leonora" overture. The second SYM
phony Brahms has been played here only once before
namely, at Theodore ThOmas's farewell benefit al
Steinway Hall. It is inferior the first ia depth ana
seriousness but Is mucu clearer than that impressive
work. and its grace OF form aud meo"y
will win for IL q quick acceptance with many
listeners who were slow apprec its greater pr'te
cessor. Liszts symphonic poem. "The Battle OF the
Huns" has not been performed In Ncw-Sork Tor SIX
years. aud do not know that 1t has ever been Pdyeh
here more tnan twice. both times under the direction o
Theodore Thomas. IL Inspired by cartoon OF
Kaubach's. which depicts the triumph Of Christianity
over The barbarian hOrdes the battle 10 wmch IL 10
fers is therefore the struggle of paganm against The
gospel The voice Of the conflict Il interrupted from
fine TO time in the course OF this Surfing COM
position by the pealrg organ which intones GTeg"fa
chant and IL is with solemn organ harmOnes thM TIC
poem closes small pipe instrument of nine or ten stops
bat with no than an eight-foot tone In the pe"a
WAS placed at tie back OF tue orchestra AID was tnec
lively handled by Mr. g T. Warren The performance oi
the band IN this piece. wei as In the symphony ana
the overture was earnest and in general very crrditabe
We trust that the conductor viii not
merely keep it In its present 'hcleht e'a'''
but brinE il TO still finer tOuch an"
tone and broader and sharper expression
Mr. NeuendOrH has "A bplcudlu DAhu, duu Aaio Vfi''
tuntY lies before him.
Herr Rrmenyi appeared perhaps TO greater ad-
vantage yesterday tnan In any OF thc olHcr
concerts IN which we have heard hn' Inc
Ernst concerto IS work OF the most eho!
nous iculres of the sevcrcst known tests OF I"
great technique Written in sharp minor tciIang'hs
10 sharp mailr) IL difficult not only on account o
its extraordinary ford passages, but because tha
brilliant and eXactng tours De force occur IN HiAey "hch
owing TO the frequent 8hftiug Of the Fingers, Is lhe
most terrible of all keys Tor the violin. IL II more thh
mere show piece, however for II is grateful music
which well repays the study demanded OF whoever
woud play IT, and 10 past Oi It az least the adjective
which distinguishes II not mtsapplcd IL l. lact NOT
generally known that the oTchcsjrauUa Is largely the
work Of McndcSsohn. Herr RemcDyi gave hue, intel
Iccual and wcllbilaUccl performance OF tins trying
work. and few probably imagined, as thcy admired his
apparently face execution, what marvellous feat lie
WAS achieving TO the beautiful nOcturue
and m.zurka assigned him IN the second
uart Of the concert he added being recalled Chopin
waltz. lie mas played all three before and We doubt
whether hc has played anything that has given Tue
public more DE- light Tho trauscrpton- for violin ana
paLo are his own Tney belong 10 set OF some sixty
or evtuty icccs selected from the sHoIer plano COM
po,itions of Chopin Schumauu, Ncudcls>ohn Field aad
others which he has prepared, and which Paris house
l. now pubshing In numbers. They Will make yalna-
hIe school indeed tie violin. II the rest Of them are
q, good a. tue few charming specimens We have heard
sig Galassi's aria from II GiuramcntO WAS bo1utl-
fully delivered but his finest work reserved tor me
Romance Oi the Lvcnng star IRON Iahnhau,cr, lh
which he gave uH specimen OF good. clear, honest
manly .Iucug enriched hy tiltspucc aud feeling lie
was recalled and Obliged 20 repeat the Romance