New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-11
MTrsIC AND THE DRAMA,
PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

r,,. tb,rd concert of the Philharmonic So
v,veu at the Academy Of Music last night was one
- ,h most delightful purely musical treats tha' 'ne
..ss.,t season has thus far Afforded The programme
y not too long and made up OF pieces concerning
w., ,.sutv Of which 1t would be difficult TO provoke
quarrel between amateurs, no matter now a,e'so VIZ
from which they might be in the habit OF look
p ,.,cal creations. There one novelty or a de-
ins Interesting character in tho scheme and new
,. introduced herself to the New York public. Inc
programme was as follows: n,,u
overture Benyenuto oeliln" ycnl B S,nsds
symphonic AND hr ocean. thou mighty Monster"
...--'''''' Miss Louise Pyk
symphony No Bic Ps ss5sisrdammsrans Wagner
iraS KIM Dawn Of Morning. and sfe0r'eas hi'ihe
slE S%Tasyys DEATH
20 = xcek Mr.. Thomas has given us an opportu'
=, hear both Of tho overtures to "Benvenu'o ce'
my 20 the opera proper having been played last
nun. ~hIe the better known "Carnaval komain'
ns. - a, introduction to the second act. was Ill the
VIZ, 80 the popular matinee Of the Brooklyn Phii-
on,c Society on Wednesday afternoon. Inc
,va, overture also performed al inc seconu coh
-. ., the symphony Society three weeks ago,and seems
~ n,ov the especial favor Of conductors for we nave
49,. ~ frequently Of late In the programmes OF foreign
.su as local concerts. Its brilancy OF COLOR inc
"na,on Of its ythms and the ingenious use
IN II Of the melody of the duet in the first act DO
80 c.uini and Teresa (by all odds tue most
.You,stely beautiful number OF the oPera''
,gcs TO account for this popularity Luz
a., overture, though striking composition ana
naa that distinctly foreshadows the gigantic In
s,,s.1v which Bcroz developed In his later works,N
70 the second In the things which appeal directly
and forc,by to the fancy OF the public It's beauty
-vor "a Of a more legitimate kind. there being no
ouraa An II to those fantastic effects which are 30
a,vert,ng In the "Carnaval Romain.' Inc
ooncert.room arrangement OF fragments Oh
"Dle Gotterdammerung" were discussed wnen
h formed part Of the programme OF the first Brooklyn
rnonc Concert in November; the Pastoral Sym
hny had not been performed for long time that 1t
cave the delight of visit after absence from cher
ished rcnd the Symphonic Variations by Nieodo were
new 49, 49,, g..
OF the performance OF pieces like these by
the Philharmonic Society there Is seldom
o,or Tor saving more than that they interpreted
With technical perfection only possible to body OF
in most respects the OF any band In
the world under conductor whose command Oh men
absolute and whose readings can only DE assaeo w
casonay on questions Of taste which admto no osp
Ing We would for instance have preferred last hieh
that the repeat marks in the symphony had been oo
served instead of ignored especially In the third move
ment but the fact that Mr. Thomas for the first timo
within our memory to disregard them did not pre-
vent us from enjoying tho gcnerauy poc''oai
reading Of the work, and the ueno"o!
and precision with which the men follower
his Interpretation, ~ plufot tho OV'i"'' W 'N
Philharmonic orchestra at this late day would DO carry
ing Goals to Newcastle yet cannot withhold particu-
lar mention of Messrs Diez corne Letsch (trombone
Eer (oboe) and Ocsterle ute for the excellence OF
their work in the symphony and the wagner
selections In the symphonic variations violin
solo was played by Assistant Concert-Master Arnold
Mr. Brandts recent illness having compelled him to
forago so sibe task These variations are the
work believe of young pianofore teacher some Oh
whose compositions have been made known mere oy Milo
Uopekrk They eyince warm imagination anu a hleh
degree of skill In the handling Of the technical elements
scale as hefts their ttie and preceded by an ex
Teuded Introduction OF serious import The theme user
is plastic and we-chosen, but not srlkngy orginai.
The earlier variations to us scarcely more than
clever work. but toward the close, beginning with
variation which the low mued strings are effectively EN-
the variations become the vehicle OF real feeling and
poecal purpose instead OF merely ingenious par"es OF
The vocalist OF the concert, Miss Louise Pyk. comes
married few weeks ago. and will probably play rea-
sonabe important part for while In American concert
rooms To these she could have no better nrOduclion
than debut in a Philharmonic Concert gives her Ihat
abe was oyerweIghted with her task last night was so
evident that could scarcely do more han attempt 10
voice Of fine quality except when such strain ~ me
sweepingy dramatic air from ODerOn puts upon neI
DESTROYS its by calling for more than lt eeumale
,oyer but her style is sufficiently animated Tor
such a task she assumed last night A DEBUT ID
smaller room and less powerful orchestral accom-
papiment would have presented her In befter ngnt.
That she is tasteful singer and has command OF pretty
expression she evinced by her singing OF the ar from
Mozarts lie Nozze al Figaro" Dehvicninon tardar
which she gave IN response TO recall