, 1879-02-23

bad acoustic qualities OF the nala,
which give disagreeaoe echo ato az th o. ;nstrs
ments much more forcibly than the nluslcal.
The most ENJOYABLE features Of the performance
were the Volckmann 1'Serenade" ant! the Con-
certo. The former, being given bv tue stfines
alone, was freed from the dsagreeable QUALITIES
Of which we have spoken, while Mr.. Eichheims,
mastcrly performance of the solo empnaslzea
the success. The quality and breadth ot tone,
and the beauty and expression OF hls cantaollo
playing, we're not only all that could De desrea,
possession by the player of true musical feeling:
We do not feel TINT we are paying alr. Elchhelm
any compliment when we say that
although. there may be some g., o'nes aie
in the tricks of technique, We DO NOT
believe there is one who can excel him IN the
more legitimate aud neritorious aualtty OF
smooth, expressive, anti sustained - SINGING.
His delightful performance deserves the highest
praise, and the mau who can play in this man
ner deserves to have higher position. and one
so remunerative that he would not have to
scrape in theatre orchestra for living Mr.
Lebling Is also deserving OF great credit for thc
clear, forciblc, and expressive manner in which
times, especially in the finale, be was oyefpo"-
cred by the orchestra, his work was legitimate
and showed the results Of careful study. Ihe
performance was well received BY the audience,
with Gayotte Of his own writing f. 1Gavotte
Modern'), which was very original ana
characteristic. Mr. Werreurath made his second
appearance Of the season, and confirms whatWe
have before said: that in the character OF his
voice and method he is essentially a song-singer-
This was evidenced in both his numbers and IN
bis encore LIN wunderschoucn Monat Mail"
of Schumann, but even in songs bis voice Is one
which will not bear forcing. His ideas are good
and his phrasing excellent, as was shown in the
r,v1 ftraYu6ura ~ and he h1c rrt.at GnAt al
sentiment, which is somewhat unusual IN voices
OF his kind; but below all these Qualities there
is physical embarrassment which IS not very
encouraging. It may be the result Of recent Sc
we're illness; it will be q pity if it is anything
permanent, for he has all the methods OF m ex-
cellent song-singcr, and real song-singcrs are so
scarce that even one cannot be spared.
THE HERSHEY POPULAR CONCERT.
The seventeenth Hershey popular concert
took place last Monday evening, On which occa-
gent aud appreciatve audience. The entertain
mept opened with the performance OF Tniele's
great !" Concert Satz - in E Tat minor by Mr..
Eddy, a work which is a sever C tax upon the
powers OF any great organist, und was giyen with
ner he gave the Pastorale and Finale !" from
Widor's organ Symphony In D, u number both
masterly IN its construction and possessing
a beauty well calculated TO dclighta mixed audi
encc. In response to an encore he gave me
ago M at an origin recital. The Chicago
Lady Quartettc gave 4 number Of cnoicc
selections: ,The Seht, of1' and s,can Bsas 61 1t
Grabcn-Hoifman; 1.-The Water spiris:n BY
| Schumann; and ''Let's Dance and Sing" !"
| by Wentworth. They were received By the au-
| r;cncc with the greatest enthusiasm, receiving
| encores 0fter every appearance, ana, THOUGH
called out twice after the last number, they ex-
| eoi thamcaTHs and acknowledged the CQm-
| p!i1nent with bow. as encore numbers they
| gave the "Peasants' Wedding March u and Abt's
i 1Vooabfrd." Nine. Emile Schiller, the lady
tlutist, made her public debut in Chicago on this
occasion, >1nd was received with great favor
Her execution is remarkable, and in the playing
| OF her two numbers, I" Fantasia on L'Etol}e du
| Nord II and La Belle Amazone," showed 9
/ complete mastery of the instrument and tech.
| niaue of the highest order She vas ehcolea
after each number Miss Eva Mayors played
two piano numbers, IN "Andantc" " Of Ihalbere
| und Liszt's arrangement OF Webcr's " Concert
Stuck both In q splendid manner, winning the
| hearty applause of those present for her mag"
uiHceut plaYing Of the difficult octave passages
and runs ic the latter number. Ar. Eaoy ac'
companied her upon second piano.
| THE SCHUBERT INSTITUTE CONCERT.
i The soiree given last Thursday evening at the
t Schubert Institute was attended by seiec.
audience OF about 500 people. The object o1
the entertainment being mostly to show results
/
We must, however, make SPECIAL mention OF tslt
| .Aye Maria'' BY Abt. SUNG BY the ladies
chorus, aud also the double quartctte, !" Nc
evil shall befall thee" sung BY Mrs. Havens
Mrs. L. B. Smith, and the Misses Taylor bevan va
King, Farnha1n, squircs, aud Durfee. In bo.l
nf these numbers the iaLies deserve much praise
for their excellent effort. Miss Wider playet
the march from "Lonengrin," and Miss Hl
the '+Rondo Bril1iante," By Weber, aud received
an encore. Mr.. Britain sang sonGs rs y sehu SCI
| mann and Franz in good taste. The Schuber
cub appeared with twenry-two members, AM
sang ''Summer is Nigh" by Beped'ct; ,Ih
Curlcw," by Smart, and THE Fairies" D
This CLUB is now {% 1ary en1i5s: ns
their work on this occasion being even bette
than heretofore. Mr.. Havens played the Bac
Fugue in fiat and some selections from Buck
Battiste, and Gounod. lie was received witt
more than usual interest, and repl1ea 10 an IN
core with Bucks TRANSCRIPTION OF "Swee
Home'' The increasing popularity or the Gu
rcrtaiumcnts OF this Institute must be encoul
airing to the director. aud ought to reflect fa
y0ra6ly upon musical culture in the south par
OF tho city.
THE wERREsRATn SONG REc1TALs.
The series Of song recita1s by Mr. Geore!
rooms OF the Beethoven Society, in the tirs
Methodist Church, the programme incindln
seven soa=s by Mueller ("Wohin!" :. Dams
sagung an der, Bach" der sI Neug'eriee :; i &;
| ~ MOrHEuHFQES,'' ~ LIE I1c1C I0ADIS
ba,sc Farbc,'' and 'sDer' Mueller und de
Bach ~; seven songs from schumnnn's ''Dlc: lc
ter Licbe II I'm wunderschoncn hlouat hMlal, n
.sAus meinen Thr@nen spries5seu'" "Dl
Rose, die Lille, die Iaube' die lie some .'.hs
tan den sonnepschein,'' "Der Nussbaum," !" Al, an
Sonntags ain Rhein ~ four ct Rubnsteln. . I IN.
ruLeisc zirht dureh n1eiu Gemneth," Der az
koenie, u Schnsucht," :" and :. .Fruehlings!tsd"] e
two OF Clay's There Is no Foek ana sana S,is'
: Sieh;.n Mr. Wolfsohn played Schubert
: .No1nens Musicales'' and ''Eleg1c - sent
: mann:s sNovelette in r major and ~
; manza II in F sharp major; Rubinstein's "kF
manza', and 's Barcarolcn in & major; Scha
wenEa,s tsMelodic u in major; and Seeing
11,oreIer." The three remninlng recltais vi
be given on Monday, Wednesday, and tf1uay s
thi5 week. The programme ior tomorrow n1el
| includes the following numbers:
BEETHOVEN.
Cyclc Of Songs, "An die ferne Geliebte.''
! uESsELT.
{ Ro,nnnza, fiat minor, .Piar
4 Etude, sharp major, J