New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14
uUSJC AND The DRAMA.
TUT PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

.r.mme of the second concert OF the
lno Vt Vt society. which given al the Academy
PhNha'" ~. ,ght attested the seriousness Of purpose
OF ,es his the noblest musical organisation OF
VIM r. country boasts. tits an experiment which inc
VIZ. ,stes about once year to put two syppnoies
soc'e', scheme. With different clientele the eS
'' you'd be dangerous. but 1t is understood that
a,e who 20 to the Philharmonic concerts are Will
H' o,t th, Judgment OF the society a. to what II
hs Cor them 10 hear and have mtelh
ST. So enough to appreciate the educational
- Of its schemes. That so many people
,,cn attentively and applaud judiciousy programme
,s tba of yesterday (which had been performed pre-
yiousy a; the public rehearsal IA iaet whcn SeN
1,ly complimentary to the taste and culture OF onr
,ousiea public The progrtlnmc VVN''i" '
Numbers and was Is follows; -.
s'APH'H'A Allegro ma non troppo IN POGO Mse'to'o
schei7o. Presto.
Aniante cania5.ic.
Allegro asssl motto appassonato p.o,hovor
Overture "Cor Oan" OF. - ,n
Concerto Nio oncello op 80 mann
sv,pphony aat op 81 C'IIhouish -shum'nn
The first symphony is the composition OF young man
c,e l. only 2Il in Leipsc. No hand'omer ooinpn
,ent could hrve been paid him than the selection OF
o. Tho nerfornlance by Mr. Thomas and the Philhar
,oo,,c directors 1t was played from the manuscript
the work not vet having seen prnt, and Win an III
,rt earnesness which would have been exceedhsy
gratifying 10 the composer If he had been privilege" 10
he uresent The work Il which Indicates the posses
son of fine powers on the part Of Herr strauss II IS e
nroduct of natural symphonst, and not OF one 10 "ho
The form Is strange ike the sgamoau symphony "h.'
we heard last week The workmanship throughout j
oui.hed and unconstrancd. aud melodies ana
har,nouies flow without effort. The IDEAS a'
plastic and though the mood of the piece Is permitted 20
droop al times the whole the technical ski R'p
mace with tho nyentivenoss exhibited and the result o.
thoir unon is work which gives the farcst promise Tor
The future career OF It's composer.
The symphony was vastly more interesting th'n
the vloonocllo concerto, which was also
novelty Tho scautlncss OF cello literature Is sub Cct
Tor complaint almost every time that SOLO LOT I,i
instrument II introduced In one Of our concerts ms
work of an cxcrcdingv Tented and experienced mu
sian who ailed not Of during his lifetime IN
rcarv all the departments ~ compositions
ms done nothing toward relieving the whnt
n il fuIl OF "reminiscences and while u serves one lI-
NOSE of piece IN alOrdng an opportunity it
Ia, skill on the instrument n docs hot u'l l
more important requirement OF pres nting nt91 llu
musical ideas IN beautiful manner Iheir cou DC no
,,ur.fion of where the fault laY Tor lht
work was performed with hieh decree pl
ain by Nh Glese and the kindly disposition 0i me p
H. toward the placer and his instrument was eNmDrl
IN the generous applause with which the number was
received $500 49, .,..
the fret symphony they we're played with ti lmatlh
onr terhri rerfertiOn and with Freedom ana eia@
tlr,fr n sfvie 10 he found nowhere IN thls country
.....,,, -, .ouis utdtr the baton Of Sir Thomas.