New-York tribune., 1879-11-24
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The programme OF the concert was as follows;
Piano Orte Concerto OBJ - 'lseoaiAo"Sky
Ride of tee NrinSneS Wagner
SYMPHONY In MINOR. No. Beethoven.
TIN. bill was arranged with cousummate tact II was
harmonious whole II pres. nled a steady increase
OF strength aud interest; II was dety varied and IL
was OF too long, that the listeners arrived at the
snlendid finale iresb and unsat"d Few Of ms realize
how much OF the success Of depends upon the
iudcious choice and iutioious placing the pieces. We
have never had conductor who understood this del
icate well Theodore Thomas. nor do we know
Of any classical In Enropeeithor at Leipsc or
Of Paris. London-which give, as rule such we'll
made programmes as his.
The King Lear" overture shows I'm strong light
come OF the fncst qualities OF Berez justiiyng his
declaration that the dominant charaeteistios "i his
music arr r oppression passionte. order inttr'erc.
'safroiaepcnt ihyfhRiQtc cf impr6rW" We do, IN
deed nnd here strong feeling expressed the most
graceful and animated rhythms, and hnd
also a rare illustration OF that poetical treat
ment Of the various instruments OF the orchestra
IN ~hich BerliOz has had few rivals. Berlioz
wa more successful in illustrating the conceptions OF
other than in creating poem of his own He was
In close sympathy with the genius OF Shakespeare and
I IN his compositions shakespearean texts he never
overstepsas he does, for example, iu hs original "Epi
eode m the Life Of ARTIST the boundary which
divides purely romantic and emotional from the gro
tesqne Thomas interpreted the King Lear" with all
thc force and elegance whieh spiritual a work re
ourrs aud covered itself with distinction.
The Tschakowsky Concerto is the Same which Won
Bllow played here some years It made deep
impresson then at the first bearing. and II gains upon
Us at every repetition 10y the breadth ana dignity of the
sfye clearDrss of the melody and the speudor OF
tn cooring Only master of the pianoforte should
attempt this trying work. and the stOutcst player WILL
perhaps. need all his powers 20 hold his own with
the orchestra. There certainly nothing To
complain OF in Mr.. RnmmeFs admirable per
formance; we do not believe that pianist who has
been here since Won Bflow could have done 1t so well
with so much refinement where refinement was wanted.
and then with such a comfortable uncu Of passion and
assurance where the pianist was called upon for more
strenuous efforts The perec handling Of the orchestra
completed the effect and the house broke into storm
Of applause at the close, Mr.. Rumme having double
recall.
The rest Of the programme was familiar 70 all New
York connosseurs hut the remarkable execution made
every niece seem almost new. The weird fleets of The
Ride Of the Valkyres and the solemn maeuihcence OF
the Funeral March have perhaps never ucen better rem
dcrcd In tins city while I'm The great Fifth symphony
which brought concert 10 climax Thomas and hl'
men almost surpassed themselves Tais extraordinary
performance had been long aud carefully prepared
but even fter the ample rehcarsinr The Eject of
snch concert depends mainly upon the mia nee 0
forth by conductor at the moment ~ the execution
an1 IN what Thomas accomplished with this symphony
The Philharmonic must have seen the fullest pos
fie instncation of their In placing themselves
despite an difficulties, under the direction ~ one OF Tho
few really great conductors OF ths country The band
numbered one hundred. and the unusually fun force of
strings t9f vOns Il volas. II ceos II basses) tod
with immense effect in the symphony. In the Wasuei
a.leetor. the Wind Instruments were much more
numerous than list printed the progr mime iuol
Gated There were 4 flutes for instance. liccoos,
lanfbov- cariuets COR else clariucis ana an Eng
lsh horui bass clarinet. bassoons. no fewer thau
horns % fruInpcfs. bass trumpet aud 4 tromhonts
besides q hnss tuba. The tone u such band ln ti
SOFT ana slow measures of the Funeral Maich Is Hc-
beyond nli description.