National Republican., 1888-01-12
RARE MUSICAL TREAT.
The Concert Given by tho Boston SYM
phonY Orchestrn.

tnb tOnCeEt rlVen Dy tno bOhtoh Sym
phoDy Orchestra.
It is most improbable that there is in the
United States any city other than Washing
ton that can patronlze so literally, as was
done here yesterday, two drstclass con
certs given at the same hour.
Albaugh's Grand Opera House was well
filed yesterday afternoon with lovers Of
orchestral music, and the attraction that
had lurtd them thither was that famous
organization, the Boston symphony Or
cbestTa.
It was after 2;30 when Herr Wilhelm
Gericke, the conductor, tapped the music
stand with his baton, and Immediately the
strains OF Mendessohn's overture, "Melu-
sina," broke forth from the Instruments In
the hands Of the seventy.six musicians that
were either standing or seated on the stage,
The enhancing music was never better rem
dertd the shadirg being really marvellous
In it's perfection, and when the beautiful
legend had been told-with Its storms OF
passion and tenderest expressions OF love-
the audience applauded with as much vigor
and heartiness as II seemed TO be capable
Of for its greeting was not at any time en-
thusiastic, and 1t was difficult to understand
VIII, II was so cold.
Scbumann's concerto for the pianofortein
A minor, op. 81, was the second number,
and the artistic who was to interpret what
Louis Elbert denominated "the apotheosis
Of all that Schumann ever wrote for the
pianoforten was the Fraulein Adele Aus der
Ohe. She smiled at the welcoming audi
ence and made a special obeisance to Mrs.
| Cleveland, who occupied q box, and then
the concerto commenced. The entire COM
| position is o brilliant succession Of ever
| changing beauties Of tone and expression,
| and both pianiste and orchestra were more
nf al n a In
all its rich colors and stirring harmonies.
| or Miss Aus der Ohe and her work no
| opinion has been more beautifully expressed
| than that of X. w. Glider, editor OF the
| Century .Ndgd:iac. He said of her:
| Al, what celestial art
| And can sweet thoughts become pure tone aud
| float
| All music into the tranced mind and heart
| Her hand scarce stirs the singing, wiry metal
| Hear from the wild.rOse fail each perfect petal!
And can we have, on earth, of heaven the
| whole
Heard thou2hts-thc soul of inexpressible
| Roses of sound
That strew .melodious leaves upon the silent
And music that is music's very soul,
| Without one touch of earth
| Too tender, even. for sorrow, too bright for
Firth.
Following the concerto came an arrange.
ment from Wagner, drawn from 'Siegfriedn
and Gotterdammerung," and entitled
"Siegfried going to Brunhilde's Rock,
Morning Dawn and SiegfrIed's Rhine Jour.
ney," from "1he Ring OF the Nibelungeu.n
| This was magnificent piece Of orchestral
execution, magnetic from first to last,
and probably the most popular selection on
the programme, or especial beauty and
tenderness was the "WandeIing Passage"
first violin's), while the manner in which
the "Morning Dawn' motivelwas rendered
ives q positive revelation. The concluding
number was Dvorak's symphony in d
minor no. q. In this there were four
movements, each masterpiece of Its kind,
and each received a stinted share OF ap-
plause, that was not complimentary to the
musical knowledge and Judgment OF the
audience and could hardly have been ap.
preciated by the orchestra.
Nearly every member of the symphony
organization is q solo artist, and, as many
people would doubtless like to know what
the aggregation is composed Of, the names
are appended
Conductor, Mr.. Wilhelm Gericke
First violins-Franz Kneisel. O. N. Loelller,
o. Roth, J. Knecht, h. svecenski, J. G. Mullaly;
l.. Mollenhaner, E. Fielder, a. Moldaner. d..
Kuntz, J. Marquardt, T. Human c. F. Higgins,
Second viollns-s. Akeroyd, P. Flumara, W.
w. Swornsbourne, 9, Deutschs J. Z. EichlerT'
]. Kneer, ]. Kneisel, j. Ed. Eichler.
Tahbert, A. holster, l.. Post, NJ. Zach, g. A.
Paz, E. Won Ettee II. Hoyer. violoncelos-
+, Giese, II. Mingels, G G.Campanari, E. Loeher.
G. Riebel, A, Hiendl,. NJ. Korth, A. sailer
Double bass-,A. Goldstein, H. A. Greene, G..
Barcither, J. Beckel. G. Gerhardt. H. j. Butler,
L. Jennewein, A. Stein.
Fox. oboes-A. Sautet, l.. Demuth. Eng.
Horn-F. Muller. Clarinets-E. Strasser, r.
Metzger. Bassoons-H. Gunze. C. Dietch.
mann. c. schnmann. Trumpets-E. n Lafri.
cain, B. Bowron. Trombones-C. Hampe, Carl
Behr, G. w. Stewart. Tuba-W. Melzian.
Tympsni--H. d.. Simpson. Cymbals-W. G.
Nichols Harp-H. Schucker.