New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-09
MUSIC AND The DRAMA
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

S~sNOAAAAN AhAAhAnmONIC BOClETY.
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Society opensA
ito twenty-sovcnth season with concert In the AosH
emy OF Music Last night. We are accustomed n -
toward 10 tho concerts Of this society with the hsh
expectations ard We have record that 4, ~.
the expectations were realized full and satsfv,.
In their scope and breadth Of spirit In thsC
recognition Of tho progressive tendency Of the musIs
art OF to-day coupled with wise appreciation of ~.
masterpieces OF the past and in thor gencrous orr.
vision for worthy Interpretation Of all the works ~
mitted into bor schemes these Brooklyn concerto A.
scarcely DO said 10 have rival In this country IA
concerts OF our own venerable Philharmonic are sou>.
times moro satisfactory In tho technical nnish us,.
veous richness OF and elasticity which charscer.
them but their conservatism 10 otvious and soma
what irksomcy upon many Of the sooetys faithful su..
porters. We do not say this In spirit OF fault
Tho mission Of such society 10 largely that Of con.
scrvator. and In no art Ia balance wheel moro nesdsl
TO day than ia music. Tho spirit which had its birth N
desire to reform abuses In the field Of opera wAsss
music IA only factor among Others IL pcrnaciouay
striving to disturb time honored and beautiful fsbri~
In tho provinces whero music holds sole dominion. n
s therefore well that the society which stands first n
America, for tho highest accomplishments In vursly
instrumental music should not DO spocdod along ~
paths Of doubtful progress bodcr experiments can b
mado by tho Brooklyn Philharmonic, and eager tss,So
Eraned with less risk long az tho essays drootsl
by Intelligence and artistic devotion. That this The
case We have evidence Ia abundance
The programme OF last nights concert which had pre-
noon. was M follows;
sympheny IN no in the old ssamsraiion, sshabss
scene Anu AIT A. s r.rnn %,a "''ue'ss
sshsrro caprceioso Cop so new, .''...''''''byers
''"S Nine farssi aadi
sssndps from Die %ssSs
b-ytsetrisds Rhine journey
c-Sirayrteds Death.
On the OF novelty there is little that demands
notice In this scheme The great symphony OK schubers
10 such favOrte with tho patrons Of tho society thas
II has to be used the regular dedicatory piece
OF each the overture Eur Wehc des Hausos
used by Mr.. Henschel In his Boston concerto. 70
will be long before fault Is found with the plan
Last night the work borrowed special
interest from the fact that it was performed
with the wind instruments In the orchestra doubled
This was done In pursuance OF an experiment which
successfully tried with the Heroic symphony last
winter The orchestra was Increased to ZIG men, and
with eighty volins, violas. 'ceos and BASES 70
maintain equ rum in the tone quality OF the band
the result, as be imagined, thrilling The sym
phony accepted the heavier wood ana brass effects grate-
FULLY. especially its mpetuous finale inc rcinekine
second subject Of the movement was developed INTO
veritable bacchanaan orgie in tho working out por-
tons judicOus division OF the instruments In me
higher parts OF the anda saved the delicate effects
which the doubling OF the wood seemed 10 threaten.
The symphony given with great spirit. the seherso
and finale with especial dash and enthusiasm
The Wagner numbers had magnificent equipments IN
the augmented band, and were given with ali the I'M
and solemn teauy which marx inc scores
from which they borrowed. The GotterdaMner-
ung fragments grouped so as To give them Amos!
symphonic significance, the idea OF uni being helpeo
ont by tie that the typical SeGfed melody played
an important In tue early portion or the exract
and marked the climax OF the tremendous music wnicA
tells OF the death Of the hero OF the tetraogy Inn
funeral music grows in mpressiveness with every
hearing 1t musical deneation OF character mas oeen
carried to tho highest pitch which We conceive TO 10
possible Its Is gigantic and antique IL z
essentially Germanic. II is permeated through ana
through with the pride OF proves and physical Strength
II has the spiritual exaaton Of the death chant OK
Ragnar Lodbrok - 49,. :.
brilliant tribe Interesting bee OF the ingenuity
shown In the Instrumentation rather than the ne0-
die ideas OF which II IL constructed Many uncsutn
sounds distort Its rhythmic and unduiatng tune IN
triple time and give it sort OF sp endo wnicn she
gsss ITS peculiar appropriateness az an
Ia a barbaric ballet And IL has certain gooIhisn
hunor which heightened by the persistent syhcopa
ton which Is marked peculiarly OF 1T Interesting ana
pleasing surely, but not remarkable addition 10 of
concert music. .,, ,,,,. % On.
Nine Fursch- Madi Is q DECIDED acquisition 10 te
RANKS OF our concert singers. Her voice Il beautiful
oven n weak In places because or unfinished ualhinSs
and She sings OH concert stage with the same
nsartedness and dramatic warmth which we adinireo
1T winter at the Metropolitan Opera House. Hcf
reading of All PerfdO Is that OF an Intelligent nneiy
feeIino artist and the might have been SAID o net
sincnc OF Iszts song II she had given II Ia tongue
familiar to her instead OF English.