New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-13

| GOOD counteryailing reasons also Tor bat course
| The Heroic Sympy ony very long, ana u Is NOS
fayoraby heard when the players ava me ilsiehe
are both fresh Dayiyhr audiences. being com
posed principally of ladies. arr not noisV VI theh
demonstrations; but there can be no donDt that tue
| noble performance Of this SYN )honY yesterday
made profound impression. One OF the secrets VI
| rhomas's greatness conductor - DIS coihPio-
| hensiye grasp of the whole comDo'ition nc uhuer-
takes to interpret; and the trmDess with wh'ch ne
selzes upon a work, not merely IN certain Oh tS
characterst cs but its entirety. results lron "
slnguarly fine balance his nature between reason
and emotion. In this respect we Emo" OF 10 hhu-
stefan like hIm. The keenest musical feel
ing IS united in him with brendtn OF
comprehension and cool Judgment Instead OF I'M
pressing us with his reading of particular passages
which chan, 10 reflect his own momentary mooh
be stirs our feelings by the dignity force aud trhth
fitness of his entire conception. II the music Is
great he rises to the lofty peaks with it, If it IS I'M
passioned he takes fire with 1t. Most conductors
never get within reach of their composers.
Beethoven dwarfs them; List and Wagner run
away with them We nigh praise tn beauty and
brlliancy of Thomsss Interpretation Of the first
movement Of the EroIca' YESTERDAY, the graaaeuf
and del glltfully just tempo OF the Funeral March,
the exquisite decacy Of the SchcrzD. the splendor
of the finale Dnt 10 will be more accurate
to speak OF the spirit of the whole
performance yesterday as glow ny and majestic
In technical execution of coarse the rendering
worthy Of al praise. The great body OF strings
(eIshteen first vlolibs. told with superb force ana
an excellent effect was produced by placing SIX OF
the yiolas front Of the ceOs just under the con-
ductoTs desk. BY dlnt of Incessant rehearsals the
srngs are rapid, acquiring again that beautiful
singing tone winch have missed ever since the
breaking up of the old Thomas orchestra; and sew
eral times during the course of the performance THIS
rare ana valuable quality shone forth with most
charming results. Still the work OF restoration Is
not YET finished.
TIE Henselt concerto in F minor has not been
heard here since Won Biilow played a., and when he
fascinated with its difficult graces 1t had been so
long neglected by pIanists that TO most OF us II
was a novelty. It, melodious themes its taking
rhythms and the elegance of ITS decorative
passages will long keep it alive among
the ieS vrtuosos who able to play 1t.
JosefTys marvellous performance yesterday. Illus
ralDg all the most striking exceences of his style,
fascination of his touch. the purity and ease OF
his bravura PLAYING. the sympa thetlc character of
his s0StenutO the perfection of his phrasing and his
irreDroachable rhythm, made a deep sensation; and
the enthusiasm of The audience was increased when
he played twin the orchestral in obedience to a re
call dashing and delicate Scherzo from one of
LItofFs symphonies.
Tue - Harold" symphony of Bsrlioz has much
better chance OF popularity now than 1t had when
Thomas played it at Strinway Han SIX wears ago.
It was pretty well received then; but since that
time the BorlI0z revival has made great Roadway,
and the French composer seems likely to be
az much overrated in our day as he I'M
justly neglected bis own. His cOun-
lrymen. who did not care much about him
while n was alive. have raised him from the grave
lately as a rival OF Wag ler; and the movement
begun with this object France has been repeated
here under no more definite impulse than that Of
ImtatI9. We do not believe that It viii last very
long. LeriIoz was a daring aud successful lnno-
and mis- place III The history Of music IS b gh
and safe one. Bat greater men since ms time have
taken his inventions and improved upon them, so
that his compositions no longer have the intrinsic
value which they ha1 thirty or forty years ago.
The " Harold symphony winch requires, as so
many other works IF his 10, bann IT the highest
proficiency and leader of remarkably subtle per-
cepuous, wa, exqusIlely PLAYED yesterday Mr.
SchwaIz gave the viola solo with taste and feeling.