New-York tribune., 1888-03-28
MUSIC.
Arp FIORIO,S NCERT.

T, "a opv an anomalous condition Of things thss
can Justify composer In asking musicsurfeitcd pup
Ic TO listen TO a concert two and han houIs '"ns
at which only music of his writing Is performed.
Such a condition OF things exists, however, an" 'i''
F1orio will have 10 be pardoned because Of 1t.
Mr.. F1orio has figured In tho musical aouVnios VI
Newly ever since 1850, when he began us o"uof
as choir boy at Trinity Church. He Is Oh fiisi'Sn
BIRTH but hts interests those OF native American
composers and he deserves all of tho faterag enoour-
agemcnt which he received last night. THE audience
was fair In point Of numbers and exceedingly kino
toward the concert gver. From the point OF view OF
art II would have better had creator discrimiha
tion characterized It's manifestations OF approval ior
1t was some what grevous tho judcous to hear the
bulk of tho applause bestowed on the weaker NUMBERS
of the programme simply because they came carly In
the evening, and to have the most
beautiful music passed by with scarcely
a hand. 1t discounted the value OF the approbalon
After tho first symphony, which contained the least
meritorious music of the evening the utterly nnin-
teresting vocal numbers excepted, there was great
outburst of applause and Mr.. Floro was brought for
ward by Mr. Thomas, who performed the symphony
with his orchestra, to acknowledge the tribute
similar followed the second of the vocal pieces
while the panoforte concerto, whose slow movement
and the latter portion OF whose finale was worth
thousand pages Of the music singled out for applause
seemed miss appreciation entirely Notwithstanding
that tho solo played in splendid style by Mr.
and the first movement Of the second symphony we're
well calculated to excite not only the surprise, but
tho admiration OF musicians professional as well rs
amateur 1t was in the highest degree promising for
the future of native art to discover In them not
only q dignifed type of beauty, but energy
of spirit easy command of musical form which
testified to the possession Of roa creative power by Mr.
Floro.
The two symphonies respectively In major
and Q minor and were composed last year Inc Inc
degree Of progress which the first movement OF the
second symphony In particular shows over tho first
one scarcely believe to have been accomplished
within a twelvemOnth. Only In the development not
OF tho prime pal subject but Of the eplsodca material
in the illustrative portion of the first movement. does
tho major movement compare with that In Z minor
In its orchestraton the former Is years behind tho
latter II is the work OF prentice hand, exceedingy
monoonous in color and presenting only middle fints
1t is wanting In ali pognancy OF feeling, wanting IN
praton and its chief merit Is Its good logic which
had cOmmendable exposition too In the last move
mont. The second symphony Is much moro varied In
color and better in invention. Mr.. Thomas and his
men played the two works with as much care as
they are wont 10 bestow on foreign works. Mr.. An.
sorge and Mr. Thomas both deserve the gratitude OF
all native composers for the zeal and skill which they
displayed in Interpreting Mr. Floro's composition
Miss Earle sang with equal painstaklng out tho Worh
which she called on to do was scarcely worthy
OF her efforts.