New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31
MISIC-TUE DRAWA.
BROOKLYN PHILHA kMONIC sOc[ET

| BROOKLYN PHGLHA iMONIC SOCIETY.
The first concert OF the twenty INT -easOn
brooklyn Philharmonic Society place the
/ Academy OF Music tn river last night %
her and probably also though snOdld be sorry
to he convinced or III the character ~ tho IroIrAmmo
cal-ei the audience to be less Numerous than any
ch years sgnallzed .eung Of the musical
in Brooklyn. There b Il tnfes 0rche- al
mum Jers on tic r0grim ne, two II item sy-
plon e,-the second of Brahws's In ID Malo: op. 10,
which given for the first tine at the or this
" and the NTH Beethoven's. Between TWO vocal
numbers, sung by Nine l. A!lema nd, and forming the
middle az tne scheme. came Arnold kruss symphonic
prologue to suakespearrs OtheO." TIis extrr, ey
interesting work asJ -hear for tue first time IN
Brooklyn. AGAINST such ,,Io FAMINE tie y jecton
that he nTgeI must come from musical d!snptcS;
1t is solid fare bat noble.
BerlOz told to LOOK for some OF. the passion
turoush snascs peares Moor OF Venice
in Beetnoyeu's Minor symphony. II was interesting,
therefore, compare now differently the great classical
symphonst aud OF the uoderi school approached
their tasks which the magin .tye mai one element
It interest az, AMI more Joy able,
have the privilege. when ha- neen wtAnrd from
for too long period, for observing how olower and
legitimate successor OF Bee.hove" coulI Wit tue
symphonic form which suort-ighted critics think as
SINK into nnocuoIs desusruie." In Bis symphonic
prologue Krug is disciple OF List there IS de-
nyng that he very worthy Disciple. His conpos ton
VIC performed by tue New-YorS philharmonic 30
I
aud last nisht. and each Tim It Appeared
able than brfore. But ITS claims on a long life
neither many strong : those Br huns
symphony. Granting tAat tuere more OF cold INTEL
lectuaty than eager passion III tins II l. yet
beautifully strong from whatever eide IL Is viewed
that ustihes itself mpetey ani places IT,
among the IN .hty IN music. DR.. MtrsOp, though
rite OF the GerDau school, Is right In tracing
line al succession from Bach, tnrOugu Beethoven
Wagner sni Brahms. Tue OPP ositiun the noterI
symphOnst must wear itself out IL not L ,nd
against the arguments contained IN such music a. Inc
first and last movements of brahms's nrst three sym
phOuie- Among tine or .utes' anti atoms of tue
eDt s'aOn must lie TeckOncd that Of he ing The
cODpO er's fourth hymphony. Returning for moment
Krugs Introduction to OhelO" II Is worth pu ing
record the first composer to tue ii 10 -
pnonic Prologue" Mt. Frank Van dcEen IN
American. His symphonic Prologue To Helne' Rad
elm composed in 1879, dedicated to LIszi IN 1888,
aud performed IN November tnat year ia tue Grand
Ducl theatre at WeiInhr Bat 1t has not been lrDot
and The credit OF iuyentpS tho excellent definition Will
therefore probably with Krug. brought his
" Oh brO " out III this spring OF 1888.
The erfOru ince OF tue hr-e works last nignt
vastly superior To that at the punc rehearsal on Friday
afternoon to 10 regret that body should
la breu tempted TO form opinion OF Mr. fhOmas's
from the public rehearsal. There mucn
spshOd work Friday bat none last night those who
pile the standards Of criticism to the baud
cou. Only regret that there "a slight WpurIty
toGatlou Ia tne wood wind cu0ir AMI tIat Mr. Thomas
Beethoven symphony. Mmr. EAllenand saug air
from kuOlnsLrins DeuOh "a pretty trsnc fall OF tue
81 OF fnr German VOtkStied-and ale AMI
wholly unin ng air from itei IBez do
Castro" h. A. Weocr. Her aud vocalIzallOD
we're better than her inerpr' tauon OF the pieces.