New-York tribune., 1884-12-07

r,.o,., composer who has won high position among
rprorean musicians and has mcried especial hohors
from his oountrymen for his devotion TO hauon", "V
Goldschmidt perhaps the happ,es' ,
whom Wagner has had, ana ou""l'o' '"
composer practically unknown outside OF France,'
bave seldom. II ever found their way into our
concerts yet these men in noteworthy degrees repre-
sent the best spirit OF contemporaneou musca co"po
sition None OF the works presented ny MI an "o'
stucken can correctly designatei great work. !e'
could he fairly described "a mediocre un'' ''
nartng vulaarv Of the Spanish Rhapsody might iaii
ercondeunati in the Judgment of some one VINO
would weigh It's paucy OF ideas against It's noise al"
pretence.
OF the list the pieces which commended themselves
most TO our jld gment the Romance TOT Nol" "'
orchestra and the episode from Ahaloert Won -
sclmidts singular work. Die sieben Todsnnden Inc
symphony WAS an interesting revelation OF an ambitious
Italian spirit working in foreign matter In i''"S
ii called mind the lofty aias OF Arrso hoi'o "
the outcome OF the composers lahors being "iiAo "
they both succeeded in creating something "o'n? "
serious consideration works OF art but soino's
which only goodnatured license can call by the names
they hear In th. symphony there prai'eworthN oo
cinning. AMI frequent Manifestations OF gch"n'
creative instinct, 1t doe, not seem hau'' I" '
poser to handle the plastic forms OF ihe s,
! ha. written a creditablo Scher=o, and imbned h'7 |
! with real ire but his inspiration frequently u'''f'
can NOT maintain himself lofty plane, ne
uab, idea with trivial patitude. ana ne cannot n' ~
interest i'm the treatment Of his meloilcs "'''' d"
once inarshalled them II "a symphony "hl'n "a" 50
Measure even II IL b, Gsmcmbcred ana pr0'uoo" F'
meal a. Mr. Thomas will do next Wednesday IN h'''N
lyu-n fact 10 will gain by such treatment LOT ,""
o,lc will he les. evident than they are whe" u'c
rl, i ,crf,rnei as a whole We do not see tue h'c''
sitv or proprety OF the serenade which, hAo ' '"'
Violated movement. introduces the p""e' ,,1
uerr glughardts concert overture i No'A ""'
, "a couuoser to be master Of the techn'Al part
, tanri, chosen: his Instrumentation i most o"c'
tive and glowing and his ideas without Delhs III 'neni
selves particularly noble. are treated IN way VIM"
commands respect and admiration. Herr hoilanuel
/ Violin Romance has the ADVANTAGE ol meiou|
Of really exquisite fibre, tenderly sweet YET
| 1i-rincd song one that fits perfectly 10 tue
character NJ the instrument but does not seem 70 nave
been written for the purpose of exploiting the H'uu
4 mcnt The piece played III manly s'!lc - ~
Nnsn its beauty being marrcd only toWaId th' emu ~
some painfully false intonaton in the extremely msn
poston II VI Musins stopping was as perfect as Ms
having he would be hard TO match amongst the Nl'ul~s
I'm America at present time Inc mtcriuue pl 3
seems to derive significance from tho l'ie o ', ,g1
| for which it was written. II j. tI".uaIIi
hit Of writing in whithso far ~ the pupi'l'e "ii
tbe orchestra and sending tho wOodwlnd quartet WIN
trumpet, French horn and triangle pc9lhH S'ry R
cis while The remainder of the band play at lnteI'as
few poctcal phrases ,eemlhsy al pba.nJy while it
borrows namc. rhythms ana some colors ron ron
! -l,qiu i
mat seems 10 to breathe much more OF inc Lana o
The waltz But the piece is brilliant 70 degree
| We believe that on this occasion Herr G"dschhlut
music wa. heard the first time ia America IL was
/ good Introduction since h",hllS to"u "'N' r.r ii,ht
tban ihe Love scene from the second part OF
hi. setting of poem which perhaps nobody pll hm'c
ever dreamed ~ setting. lle olcbcn lod~uhutH y
| nom ly Robert Hamerling whose Aha>'cr III Eoh
We are Inclined down as the finest epic |IlItrn
for many decades. lhdJ mas ny 80
! inspired a composer To write symphonic poem WIN
ben Todsundcn" is strange production a 80 soi.
OF anecory in which there are eACec%1nsG
moriliz and phlJsOphizing- "hcn are hot
ductie IN the hands OF composers generally Inc sew
mortal sins sloth, Pade, Anaii'e, INA I,f2 8,l a. ~.
Temperance. Lust and Anger are pc er'uii.N,'t ~
| demons They quarrel FOR the right cf superiority
in The ewes Of the Prince OF Darkness ana try 10 Se'e
the controversy 10y practcnS thclf power g"
inns variety of episodes introduced IN THIS WORK
I'm the scene presented last night the Dc"G" o. ffe
induces youih to forswear love Tor the sake "l I'
The maiden dies utterng the moral which the demons
va ~ a,rcrs on the athwav love dies when deserted
In the remainder OF the subdivision the youlh
achieves rcnoWn in battle. Is tempted To seize crown
does So and become, tyran whom finally the peopie
HamerlinC's poem inspired one Of Hans MafaT,s n.
| famous canvases II Is. uer'I"i"' uo''r Iire Vnn
| Goldscnmidt who wrote The poem as
wen as the music to his opera li'mnhus p'ne'rr
cmpted the musical charact tcrillton. the dehcloh vl
| the vices mentioned for which NE poem on
| tered a marvellous opportunity. 10 one '""'',
listen to his contrasting mc"dr' NPivaii
of love and pride and follow out hls gloomy oIcesI
writing without concluding that he nad - ..'
portion Of hi- work at least IN reuarNo
The music ws, well Mime Dessert MT liiilaIu'
Mr. Rcnmcrtz and chorus Of men from the Aron Socey
Mr. Lambert placed 20 his credit an excellent perform
ance OF ~aint--aens's brilliant concerto -.
The Young Peoples Concert offered no noNeties pul
pleasing Programme Miss Juch sang and bad to re
payed the Lugo OF Handel and Won recall