, 1881-02-27
The Gorgeous Array Of Programs TOR
She Present Week.
The Lewis -Eichhein Chamber
Concerts and Their Results.
A Great Furor Over Ravelli in
Cincinnati.


The first week of the Theodore Thomas con-
ccrts has closed upon great 1nus1cal a1'o
financial success. On Wednesday and lhufs.
div evenings Berl5ozs .'Damnauon of Faust
was produced under the auspices OF tne
Apnilo Club. whose leader. Mr. Tomllns' pre-
pared It for the vocal work In his cnsaonals
thorough manner. On Friday evening 1ne1e
was memorable performance OF Nv" Hu"ot!e
from Bcetiloycn's ..Promethcus tnaslc MS
Fifth SYMPHONY, the Concerto In E flat tp1anot
Mr.. Josctfy., and the :" Leouora Overture. NO
J. The performance of the befi1oz a1!u t>ee
thoyen music has already been notlceu III 1nese
columns Yesterday there were TWO popular
1rograms crowded with good things toal cA'ae
in US q kind Of .tesr after the heavier Inus'col
r,e first three concerts. The second week
opens TO- morrow evening with repetauon u
Ybc ..namnatlou Of Faust" On Tuesday eFen-
iuv there will be request program, rs follows:
!. Overture, 'Oteron 1;cotha,e"
;. Andaatc fifth symphony -Beetao'en
8. symphonic Poem. "Danse mac sai,t-saens
!. vorspci. ap .Iohengrin Wagner
s. Hungarian hha.sody: no: - W;nd. A'sA'
sor '.......-.. ..Alcon, a
IrssalesSah T,,ueral March Of Mnrionetie. Gounod
s. Waltz, Blue Danube ..s ;atssuss
H. Scenes Ncupolitalncs.. .-M Ma'seue1
For the Wednesday matinee n very choice pro-
gram has been arranged, the leading feature OF
which Is Schubert's beautiful symphony IN
1I,u1or It will be as follows:
J. symphony, No 3 in major. -sSrunerr Waenar
o'eftuy err 1Ws,ia n Bach-G ounod
= Ballet iiMuiia Musc and Wedding Proees-
s. Dan,nation Of Faust, g 1nvoeatton,
b Minuet of the VIII q the Wisps.
{ Dance Of the sylphs, Il Rakoczy
March bettto1
The program for the evening concert will be
as follows:
2sss!ssS Of the Alpine Fay
b. 1nferludc, eGHuthuu
eonee5io' g. Hgiosi ep a. Ji5 and Orchestra
j. "Waldweben,'' !" Siegfr;ed" Wagner
T. nisaet, Rffass' o. Hugo nelnho'd
String Orchestra.
' liz. RdfnI jtxcGv.
G, Symphonic Poem, g Les Treudes ....... Llszt
Thursday evening has beea set apart for
symphony concert, the program for which IS one
Of the best OF the seuson. It vi i'll be rs follows:
l. symphony, No !. in c minor. op- G5.. Brahms
'''eef'o' W IT,: +: i. KAT It! Jose5v.
anaasia InnSI Kuius o
Romeo alone ssdness. a1s s'ssfg distant sounds Of
music and dancing Grand fete I'll Capulet
house.
Friday evening there will bo concert OF
Mendeissohn's music, ut which the program Will
he as follows:
J. Symphony. No. 3. 4 minor, op. IS Scotch.
q Concerto, No J, e minor; x: op %.
8. Music to .' A Midsummer Nights Dream
l. Overture. .. Seherzo. ). lntcrnezzo.
l. Nocturne j. March
l. "a Variation Scrieuse.
b. Three Songs Without Words.
Mr.: Rafael Jt$c6N-
S. Overture, ''Iuy Bias" op. u.
On Saturday there will be two concerts with
popular programs. Apropos of the present sen
SON. the lovers of instrumental music will be glad
to know that negotiations are pending Tor II
summer season OF the Thomas orchestra at the
Exposition Building. with every prospect Of sue
cess and that the preliminary arrangements for
the great festival next year are also moving 1or-
ward satisfactorily.
THE LEV1S-EICIIUEIAtC CONCERTS.
The present season Of the series OF Lewis
Eichhcim concerts is drawing to close. as but
one more remains to be given. They were COM
1neI,ced three years ago, and the first one WIS
given TO twelve persons. They have rapidly
grown in favor, mud now each concert is attend
I'd by from 800 to 40 people The players en-
raged in these concerts arc Me5sr5. Lewis and
Euscnbccker, violin; 3ir. Allen, viola: Sir. Eich-
helm, vloloncello; Mr.. Glass, double bass: and
11lnt thorough and conscientious musician, Miss
lngcrsotl. piano. Their programs have included
the very best music. and tnaI their perform
Anccs have been Of high standard is Indicated
lsy the steady growth Of their patronage, which
Is something unusual In chamber music. They
bnye done good work Tor music in our midst.
quietly uad modcstlS. and even at personal loss
for loug time Now. however. they have
rcacbct: Z position where they are likely to re-
ceiye soluc compensation for their long three
years labor. and this is matter for congratula-