New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
MUSIC.
THE THOMAS POPULAR CONCERTS.

THE THOMAS POPULAR CONCERTS.
For his fifteenth Popular Concert at tho
Academy OF Music last night Mr. Thomas had prepared
the following programme.
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zo.anq for strings 81 5,sr ;vmo5ooy DvOrAk
Fantasia Danofore ana oIchestra-, ,,s,.
iH' "'io''' Mr. Franz RGmmel -.
Overture cor olanus beeSaOre aaoonr
segried ldy 'iuI6,t in
so excellent choice OF pieces and the participation oi
Mr. Rumme Justified tue brightest antclpalOns con-
cerning tue concert and they were IN no retec usHp
pointed. Nj. Rummsl established himself firmly III tue
admiration Of public six years ago when his essen
tally manly ard dignihed playing thrown into bold
relief by contrast with the Mandy panby sentimental
ie, In which local appreciation Ot pianOforte music
seemed la danger Of getting lost The only apprehension
I concerning his felt then was that he might
sacrce and to his desire To be Dr lt
energetic. Fortunately Tue period OF artistic WORK
which he has spent Europe since has been prodU
only OF good results. He mas retained healthy mas
cularity aud the old desire to give vital, paSsoh''e
expression the sentiments Of the composition IN hu
has gained in refinement Of manner ana learheu no"
better to keep intelligent curb upon Ms lm'glu"'i'
and emotions His playing OF LlsZts symphonic 'iah-
scription cf Schuoerts fan tasia in was moss
satisfying and enjoyable performance, one that drew
attention to the glowing beauties OF the work nsad ot
merely accentUating the distl deXterly OF tue per-
former His cantabe playing IN the AdaSlO' puI on
phrase OF the song which has given its popular name 70
the fantasia, exquisite aud tho tone was lui anu
soulful ghout. That there were times when ths
panoore part seemed 10 ssertiveuess mas due to
tina to heavy scoring with which List has Durdrned ne
MACE Mr. Kummel was enthusiastically recalled, ahl
played Ia addition Otto FIoershem's neS LulIaDy,
dainty piece OF work which have heretofore COM
mended on the OF its interesting harmon Hitlon'
and the beautiful effects OF It's modulailons-
t.iu
two with which the audience had only slight acqualnt-
auce The latter the Spanish Rhapsody oi tue
Frenchman Emanuel Chabrier and the ScherZo rom
Dvorak's symphony In -ninoI me huS,soJy l;iy Is !
vulgatiy ia its principal subject aud IKE tue hnapsouy
by Audrras Hallcn lor which Mr. Thomas SHOWS
parti,lty lately was introduced mere at Mr. Van der
S.uckeu's Novelty Concerts. Tue oclerLO Is tue most
interestiu, movement in the symphony composed Dy
last wear for the London Philharmonic society,
wncu was played tue last concert Ot oar local sooe
q, me =, NE maine The symphony is the second work oi
the Kind which Dy0rak IS PuClsned but IL had ~ t
tnIce possibly four. predecessors. Tue composer
latest bosrapner Dr. Josef LuOay says tAnt IIe'y 10
isGI Dvorak had finished symphonies ia MS desk
Tnis eleven years before he oDaiuta h te hId
stipend from tue Austrian Goyetnhent and
him devote himself exclusively 10 comlosi,ion ao
ness Of Brahms and hansllch, WH9 f,J ncH & nvo,ab
mittce OF awaids DR. Hanslick in Introducing DNotas
10 the Vienna public related tnat among tue s0mp0S
tons which accompanied the yo"ns ,nhin~ pvuJ,n,a
musicians application for the stipend was synphOhy
pretty wild and uutranimeled but at tue same le 80
tan u talent that ueroeck then member 9t our COM
mittee, interested himself warmly for IT, Ihe key ~
in E.iat composed in ls74. II tniS s surmi'e ms. y
correct then the called second symphony may De
Dvorak's hftu. HIS two Published symphonies ais
respectively ia D-majOr op co. II was brought OUT io
Boston by Mr. IIenscneD, and ID minor Top. 'ol III
OF record that DvOrak composed a Seherzo trem
symphony In ID miuOr in 1874 ana slhre suCn slusN
movement has never been published the lhulcalloo,
are that the London Philharmonic sOclrtys w9rK wa
constructed around che movement eonPoseu
wears before n the fact Is suggestive commentary
on the extent 10 which success stimulates aPIe'la,
and might also indication tnat the unAhoSs wv
DyoIak OF yeaIs ago was DETER lh'h la
musical lion OF to day; for the opinion hat te ocuo,A
Is vastly superior to tho other movements OF we
d. minor symphony Is that Is generally acqesceum ~
by local critics and musicians. Tue Nottutuo IVs
strings il tho fortIcth Of DvOTaks numbered wOrA anu
most in nerestng composition, though loses Ia I9O
onecuveuess from being too long spun Out' v1Ii..
device OF holding "A single bass note IN the celIos M
two thirds OF the piece Is especially hapl1. oI1.'y
| obhreyated there wOulc nCed be no dount tha :.
woald exert enduring charm In our concert room''
WAS warmly al p.aIded.