New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
TIE SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

| Those who braved the weather last night
and attended the first OF the ninth season OF the
| Symphony Society were rev arded BY exceedingly
| interesting musical eRterl ment. The programme
was rather motley in It's composition. il had features
of real beauty and sufficiently well interpreted to
bring these beauties plainly TO the attention of the
aHhence. This the schemes:
| symphony No l. A major Arthur Rird
co%esTI rieee % Tor HiOi and Or Leopold Damroscs
solo violin. MI Ovide Musin.
Arranged Or string orchestra by 5 Bac6rci1 p''A
Songs Sch asac6t atkonss1
(" schwanened. ........... Hartnan1
Frau Anna Lsnkow
Cappriccio ltal 1schakowsky
The h,st and last OF these positions were heart 10,
the nrst time in New-York. Mr Bro Is an American
at Present studying IN Berlin HIS symphony was per
forned last suiaer IN sondrrshaGsen and the friends Of
the AmeTicau movement III music beholden TO Mr.
Damro>ch for the privilege OF nearing IL thus early in
this county, Its performance Will nelp the cause for n
~ ertorous II not sIaeii composition which deserves
to be heard under d.uted circumstances II would cot
bo ditcult to dcmosh IT, II were bent on doing 80
and were 20 draw his ammunition for broadsias from
tue magazines OF Beethoven schumann aud Branu,s:
Dut II Is ayouthiGl work AMI 1t speass well for tie
SERIOUSNESS OF mnd OF The composer and his creaye
gifts that only harm cOud .rom suon treatment
We could wish however that Mr.. Bra who evidently Is
nothing II not orthodox and conservative had been less
hasty IN brIugng ont ~ocA wncn makes such great
urhauus as dOes asyipIOny Ia these tunes OF lesttss
progress. His composition Teacher might have uone
HIM good service II ne had spoken apIrOvingly oi tns
hlsi movement aud ha\ Pressed upOn the neces
sl1l ol mdinsanins dsIrltua harmony between II AMI
the O,enIeuts .DLi were follow Ilo luignt have
told blII. COO ~uen the score Completed tuag 10
N!l'e three di''s'ols "u os to-s IA tp!e no xc.y
u seel mono Ouods - some IS reVia.ly Slen ot
the ulNlsous constituted At least lwOtnlrds v the
SHOE lad pr.ncipd suOccs Strkiusy Ike each other,
an "ee IA danger OF peiug pia ed Ia perclsey
kHp0. was tue case last night lie might, too nltn
poat 10 ;hr ~oIs, have iul Ais tevlsoy euc through
many cVluMuni laocs sWcn the brass faufsres WHICH
o,.ow the arsl eKpUsuJ. Ji the theme OF iae ndaHl
ANA have warned hin that Ia Oe orlgus
not suEIrirut 20 avO.d direct luO sliOus hui that
nusical com O-itlOn Octray tho models % com.
poser 3 eaN! poem 81 rUiLau,e dlscOse "hst
authOls Aalr tuILisbed laOuum % is writor Finaly
hr might have asked Inn To purpOSe1 Win MS
Orionia tnot 10 say RuOiUstcInesluel haNof III tue
SCtt'-O.
80 other noyeity need deain u loug. II IS tho
utt OF oi toe strongest OFghrs and hest o. the
steal uins Of to-day Bu Il L. "ot STRIKING prVUo
OF this mind onI bl oi entertainment nusic, SAIL III
toying poilsr srairs. All cAhioltmn OF the pre ~
eli obtained oy clOtung simple scio-
,r, .yInx ,u.Tp ru, thine brilliant OF
orcDestrs -ls1ts "Iss-o n.isnt nave inspired
III but tne Russian wItD all bis ingenuity aud learning
was not Tho ideast aud poet nat the Teaton
lzaI iiungarian al least tilcd 10 De-
rhe oIc vstra OF to e) mlhony society IL much im-
cd since last particularly ia tue stflug baud
rnal has gained useuaiity n, we'll rrn0cent Of
ona. Toe wood wlud,. sdnr.ple. AID TIE 1rass
bo made Oy curblns cir desire u Ascit then-
selves ruuel. They ST lake to lesson thai ~ would
Iot haru sir. Damroscb u ossn as copdltctDr-the
Of mVifra.Ou "A clear, inte-lDlo beat viii 10
,,0Pe to p,~yenI 1, laIses nom pfecslot whlsh
oDaliy did uarm last bigN rlectac"lar
htrndri Tor the audience The less c"n-
uclur Is snd tho 'ro be Is felt In Inc muse the
,etter. NJ. Masin played Dr. Daurosens concert
Win oud deal OF elrsan 81. style whlcA We have
nj, IN aiu before. h.t many sl,s ~, in
onaton. Frau LanAow Is nswcomsr who made