The New York herald., 1879-09-26
cHIcKEn1Na HALL-rHE PATTI CONCERT.

cHIcKERING HALL--THE PATTI CONCERT.
DD'-'' Gr Phelps fSsp. and ssnor oanpi; Msr'@aAn''
sonata-"Appassonata minor top. 5D.... Beethoven
scena ed aria"Pariani' .Bellini
Fantaisie-"souvenir Dc .sorvais
Swiss song-"where the Bee suck.' .Eckert
"Eegnean. ............... .Braga
sgnor Ciampicsllaj 'oSS'n'
pereense'....,'.' Chopin
Marche Ruines Athenes Bssshowea
- Mr.. Henry Ke;ten.
Nine Carlotta PATH. - -. '''''' ''N'
roetutne. Chopin
Mr. Ernest de Manck. ra'''
Mr.. /. A. Phelps.
Nine Patti and sgnor Cia,npi
The initial concert of the ammo unced by the
company Of which Cariotta Patti is the bright par
ticuar star was. in several respects. the most on.
joyable that New York has listened to In many
months. The presence and voice OF Patti alone
would have made the occasion success. but genu-
inc surprise or two offered in addition to the
artistic notes OF the singer who has for many
years been missed among us and for whom 80 tow
acceptable substitutes have appeared f
As for Patti herself. she received a most hearty
and afectionate greeting from audience which
has seldom before been in New York. There
were present many had,tues the opera and great
number of the faces that are seen ut all notable
musical entertainments. Hundreds in the audience,
however, had evidently come to hear the woman
who sang to them ten fifteen years ago. when
good concert rare event land q good
soprano rarer; when az musical treat was
regarded as having paeed the hsarers sarer wns %.
der personal Obligations The ladys voice IA
almost the same as when last heard in New York; .
tre less sweet and rich. perhaps, but, the other
hand, far moro cultivated and obedient The songs
indicated upon last nights programme certainly
not great even famous but they were rendered
with spirit and finish thar deserved the enthusiasts
tic paudits with which they received, and the
same is to be said OF those given in response to
encores. x asza2 st
The remaining members Of the company. all of
whom were strangers to New York audiences, proved
unexpectedly strong. Ketten the pianist, is not q
genius but he ia OF the few really brilliant per-
formers who have come to from Europe He is
evidently of poetic and romantic disposition, and
made mistake by Introducing himself by means Of
Beethoven's Sonata Appassionata, to which he did
not do justice because he does fully comprehend
its meaning and possibilities His enthusiasm tran
scends his discretion. that at least he found
himself in difficulties with his time, bur his splendid
lingering caused tho audience to condone his faults
and accord him tho honor-rare among strange
Patti, and viooncellist OF the company, is beyond
doubt the most skilful performer that his
America The possibilities OF the violoncslio were
considerably enlarged i'll tho minds Of the audience
Us one after another difficult airs were rendered
with precision and apparent ease. and the applause
fairly earned was handsomely given Two instru-
mental performers so admirable as De Munck
and ketten have not appeared with any
single concert company in America for several
years Mr.. Phelps, the tenor. has voice strong but
irregular. and his manner implied tnat he would
have done better had lie been in costume and Of
company rendering an opera, for he evidently is
actor and needs the assistance Of dra-
matte effort to make tho most Of his
voice. CiampaCe Cellaj has magnificent baritone
voice with which he does not yet know how to pro-
duce the best effects In robust passages he is gor
Gus; in finer parts. requiring delicate shading and
the other effects Of musical technique he Is times
deficient.
Taken as WHOLE the company is very strong and
satisfactory, and is to reap golden opinions,
well that other harvest for which musicians, like
all other I-aople. are industriously in search.