New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-03
MUSIC.
MIR. sETDL,S SUMNER CONCERTS.

To find a parallel for tho series Of musical enter.
tainments which Mr.. Anton seidl has given durins
the summer at Brighton Beach ore must revert
to the Garden Concerts with which, several years ago.
Mr. Theodore Thomas fostered the love Of good music
among our people. In seriousness OF purpose, scope
and excellence Of performance the two sets Of con-
certs show many points OF resemblance and IL would
be exceedingly difficult TO estimate fully the good
which they have done Mr.. Seidl has followed ia
the footsteps OF his eminent colleague and predecessor
In keeping an educational purpose in view In construct
Ing his programmes and has not been behndhand 10
catholicy I'm spite OF his strong prediction for TIE
extreme modern style Of composition. All schools and
all nationallties have had fair representation, and
there can DO no doubt that had the expectations %
Mr. seid and the Bril- hton Beach Company In respect
OF patronage been realized, tho public would have
been privileged 10 enjoy entertainments even more
varied and Of greater magnitude than those given.
The weather had much 10 do with tho financial failure
OF tho enterprise, Viewed Independently, but this
failure TO have left the confidence Of tho man
agement and sedI in the merit OF the undertaking
unaffected This, at least, would seem 70 be logical
deduction from the fact that the contracts
with Mr.. seid and his orchestra have
extended for additional concerts to be given this
week. and that negotiations have already been opened
looking to the engagement Of Mr seid aud bis band
next summer General JOurdan and his associates
not tho men TO take a small view Of big enterprises,
and the fact that the concerts to be continued after
they were once quit of their contract is sufficient
to the extrayagant stories OF financial disaster
which have been spread abroad. Tho concerts arc
only part OF generous scheme TO raise the standard
Of entertainment at Brighton Beach. They have been
a public benefaction, powerful agent In the promo
ton of aesthetic culture. As such they command the
respect and admiration Of every elwher Of society
The concerts began June 80. Since then 1870
have been given and this week Will increase the
Der ten. One concert in each week was devoted ex-
cusvey to music Of the highest class, including an
entire symphony and on last Thursday the programme
contained only music composed By residents OF the
United States. The other concerts were denOmnatei
popular" and In them fragments OF symphonies and
suites, symphonic poems overures dances, excerpts
from operas concertos and miscellaneous composition.
in the smaller forms wero given. II Will help ths
reader gain idea OF the enormous labor performed
by Mr. sedl his assistant, Mr. Herbert, and his mus
clans, be told that tho schemes Of the 100 concerts
given up TO date comprise no less than 81 numbers
Eighteen symphonies were performed, nineteen SYN
phOnc poems, suites and cOncertOs, eighty oycrtures,
forty Zone Marches twenty-five operate selections,
twentyseven ballroom pieces, besides large number
Of from ballets entr'actes and fragments
from Wagners music dramas which have not been
classed among the operate selections Lack OF space
alone prevents from printing full list OF tho COM
positions performed, which would furnish much food
for reflection. OF the better-known composers VINO
had representation, fory-twO were Germans, twenty
Frcnchmen, seven Italians five Russians, five native
Americans and four scandInavans The following lis'