New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
MUSIC-DRAMA,
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

| The programme of the second concert Of the
Philharmonic society at the Academy Of Music last
night, comprised two symphonies and the longest
certo In the literature Of the pianoforte. This
feast which 1t would have been rasbness 10 spread be-
fore any but Philharmonic audience. The symphonies
were that of Herman GGtz Gn F, op. 81, and schu-
mann's fourth I'm ID minor, op. 1901. Between
them Professor Carl Baermann OF Boston, played
Beethoven's fifth concerto dn E-fat, op 73l The keen
enjoyment with which these compositions heard
and the close attention paid to them spoke conyinciny
of the degree of culture attained by large portion Of
NETWORKS population; for the Academy was crowded
so long symphonies give the pleasure afford
ed by the work Of Tschakowsky In minor played by the
Symphony Society yesterday week, and this work
OF the lamented GGtz. there would seem TO be no
for discouragng young composers from venturng
on this exalted province by the current talk OF
exhausted form. There will always be multitude OF
points Of view and infinite variety OF tastes In the
world and there is why symphony writing
should ceasethat would also discourage attempts at
epic poetry II is true that in both OF the symphonies In
question there is traceabe the effect OF tho
romanticsm which schumann stimulated and which
has unbounded sway In the Dminor symphony
but nevertheless there s still left great deal of the
allegiance to old ideas which the uraprogres school
in Germany affects to ignore as mstonein the march
OF art that is forever past G6zs work challenges tho
critics OF the List school than Tschakowsy for
it relies chiefly the old principle OF beauty instead OF
inviting interest by characteristic drawing and color
ing There are great many who Will hest
tate to call the young Russians symphony
beautiful music, but will nevertheless concede the charm
that 1t the intellect and fancy by Of its
strongly marked national spirit Yet the sympathy OF the
young German (whodied threshold OF his career leay
ing half dozen compositions that the admiration Of
Germany is nevertheless that commands deep
spect much by the beauty OF ts melodies the In
genOus scholarship exhibited in its construction and tho
marvellous of instrumental color revealed In the
chestration The fnenezzO has an idyc poetry In for
which beautiful expression was found ia the free
the French horn $50 happily called "Wadhorn forest
horribly the GermaDs) 1t and the AdagiO the most
beautiful movements though the workmanship OF the Al
leO and Finale have been highly praised by the analysts
This symphony, well as that OF Schumann, per-
formed in spirited fashion, II the muscansenjoyed
their work
Three weeks ago Professor Baerann played the E-st
concerto with Mr. ThOmass musicians at the second
cert OF the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society There Is little
need Of adding 10 what said then about his
Its interpreter of this work. His reading s dg-
fed and noble nicely balanced throughout, falling
into careessness, strainiDg after unwarranted
effects. The elevated sentiment which inspires
the work finds complete expression I'm
Professor Bacrrnanns performance and tho
exquisite decacy Of the second subject OF the opening
movement the sOuulness of the Adago breadth aud
ygOr OF the first subject and the bancy OF the rondo
seem equally within his Intellectual and technical
pass We could not but again admire the sympathetic
cooperation OF the panoOte and orchestra for which
the praise is to be divided equally between the solo per-
former and Mr. Thomas.