New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-01
MUSIC.

SECOND VAN DER STRICKEN CONCERT
The second Of Mr. Van der stuckens classical after
room concerts, which took place yesterday In Chick
rrIug Hail. was in the general impression left upon
the listeners a marked Improvement Oh the hrsI Inc
programme contained only familiar music, put IL was
all Of the highest excellence and there was not an ex
cess of It as at the preceding concert. There was
noticeable too an improvement in the tone OF the
orchestra particularly in the Lodosha' overture py
Cherubn which introduced the pleasures Of the after
room. This most delightful composition was per-
formed with much refinement of feeling, and most
epiriedly. Equal precision characterized the per-
formanco Of Mozarts Jupiter" symphony, which
brought the concert to close, but IN the matters OF
expression and symmetrical adjustment of dynamic
effects expectation was not fully met Improvement
nay stin be expected from the band as result OF
Mr. Van der Suckers obvious zeal and devotion and
the continued playing together Of the men.
There was single pianoforte composition in the
scheme, Beethoven's Concerto in E-hat which served
10 Introduce Mrs. Asher-Lucas 10 the New-York pub
lie AS Miss Asher 1--WE informed by foollsnly
fusome circular issued in her BEHALF, this lady has
played much her native England She was
praised as a prodigy at nine years of age when Ar
thur sullivan predicted for her foremost place in
the rank of planists'l, and at eleven
when the Prince of Wales "sent for
her, took her on his knee, kissed her
and predicted great future for her'l
Now she is married and lives we
believe, IN Canada. Yesterdays performance did not
disclose fiilhlment of the early predictions nor eX
plain the exiravagaBt enccmiums which fill her Gre
dentals she is a small woman with big ambition
Tho lindcst intentions in the world fail 10 find any
harmonious proportion between her abilities as a
tanoforte player and the test TO which she yesterday
subjected them Nmbleness of finger she has, and
ssEpossesslon, and fair rhythmical instincts; but
tho tone which she produced was ptifuly small. and
her reading" of BeethOven's splendid composition did
not 90 a whit beyond the mere notes. The work was
not interpreted al ALL and admiration for the
technical part Of the performance eStopped by the
circuis ance that so much OF the music all but
iHaudble.
Mrs Hubert-Foerster. after the overture, sang the
familiar soprano scene from Der Freischuiz,' and
after the concerto two songs by schumann-" Wild
mung7 and Fruehlngsnacht' Her voice rang out
with splendid power and displayed a great deal Of
emotional intensity times, in spite of the some
what limited means Of expression at her command.
The next concert OF tho series viii occur on Novem-
Der II.
II IS pleasant another sign of the feeling Of
artistic reciprocity which years has supplaned
the jealousy that used TO exist between Boston and
New-York IN return for the concerts of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra which enjoy at Stein
way Han, New-Yorli viii send Mr. Van der StuckeD
and his band to Boston for twenty concerts and as
many public Iehearsals, beginning November 90. The
entertainments announced the Back Bay Series
OF Forty Popular Concerts and are TO be gwen on
Tuesday afternoons and evenings in the Mechanics
Fair Building. HuntingtOn-ave. Mr.. Arthur Weld VIII
be associate conductor. Mr. Arthur ". Thayer, chorus
cOad- cOr and eminent talent has been engaged for
the solo features Tho enterprise, which has for
midablo look, is under the general management Of
John Z Pinkham.