The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

sTEINwAY HALL-sYMPHONY CONCERT.
The first concert Of the season by the symphony
Society OF New York given last night at Stein
way Hail. The audience, which was very large one.
necesstatng the throwing open Of the small hall to
accommodate the overflow from the larger room.
most apprecatve of the music and judicious in
its marks Of appreciation. DIR. Damrosch led the
orchestra with more than even his accustomed
power. and seemed to be in such perfect harmony
with his able musicians and at all times
held them together admirably in spirit and time.
that the results exceeded almost anything the
society has yet accomplished and fairly earued for
the concert the verdict of . grand success. The
entire programme was orchestraliy well rendered.
and marked with power and grace and finish.
The orchestra is q remarkably fine one. numbering
last evening seventytwo instruments and including
many noted musicians among the players. Almost
any programme that such assembly Of artists
would choose could not but be well rendered.
Though flaw here and there may be pointed at in
single selection. the faults insignificant
pared with the merits of the whole work. and the
Of their existence depends largely personal
judgment. that they unworthy Of lengthy con.
sheraton.
The selections for the evening follows:-
Pr e. Sss S.ss Ts9 s .ss .Ss
Miss Anna Drasd a''''' '''-"AnA
"FrSS"s ,iianss Sound. Of SPRING.. Esisra %aE
"nemwsa Lodgings for Ho,nej for Alto oreSsstr
ton by Dr. Lsop0s, Damrosch h.. Schubert
Fesklange Sounds Of fesvity) symphonic poem .Lszt
The most creditable orchestral work was the play
ing of the Beethoven sonata and the Second Move
ment from the Raft symphony. The first few bars
of the not quite perfectly rendered the
instruments hardly grasping the subject at once
with unity and purpose. It was hardly no.
ticeable blemish and was atoned for in the rest
of the movement. which was superby given. The
allegreto was not equal in effect to the presto
finale, but still line piece of work and deserv-
ing of the hearty approval it received. The presto
was grandly play and given unusual breadth Of
tone and expression. The crescendos magnif-
Gently rendered and the execution Of the movement
throughout narve lousy good.
The finale the GROWING triumph of all, and
q whole was simply perfect 1t was enthusiastic
cally received and fully deserved the long continued
applause which followed its conclusion.
The "Raff symphony" movement cha rmingly
done. There were no inaccuracies from end to end,
graceful rendering OF the music worthy Of any
orchestra. To mention the good points would be to
give a detailed account OF the treatment of every
passage. AS the orchestra is certainly capable or
fine work. to say that it evenly done is to say
that the movement was well done throughout.
The Faust" overture and the Lszt selection may
be summarized well conceived and we'll inter-
preted. Special mention should be made of the ex-
ecution Of a chromatic passage in the Faust"
overture which done with almost unprece-
derted brilliancy. The cearness, power and preci
in the delivery Of the notes were marvellous and
pro Iucel u marked etfe t on the house.
NJ IS Drasdil's has been often commented
upon, and its rich quality and funess in
the lower notes have often been re-
f,rred to. that there is nothing to say
Of her singing last evening except to crtcise her
conception of the Volkman and Schubert music.
There monotony of expression throughout
both selections that robbed them of nearly all their
beauties The voice was there. and the music was
ON the page before her. but she failed to
convey by proper phrasing, by distribu-
ton Of light and shade. by warmth of soul in
her singing. the true spirit and meaning of the deli
cately conceived poems which HAD been allied
vocal As specimens of vocal music her selec
tons satisfactory; as interpretations Of poet
and composer they were colorless and unsats-
factory.