New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-18
MUSIC---THE DRAMA.
YESTERDAYS MUSIC.

The Tickets Of admission to the first of Mr. Tbomsss
chckering Hall matinees yesterday designated II a.
Young Peoples Concert; the house blu called 4
simply the first Thomas Orchestral Matinee The
question raised by this discrepancy to whether or
not Mr. Thomas intends to preserve In his afternoon
concerts tho character which MARRIED tho Young
Peoples Concerts of former seasons was not satis
factorily answered by the programme The majority
Of the compositions were adapted TO comparatively
unframed comprehension, but wagner's Dreams and
Liszt's Preludes, belong to an entirely different
category. II doesn't make much difference, however,
what the concerts are called, SO long the music
which they offer is of high order and well performed
In both respects Yesterdays concert was successful
AS before, tie defects in the bands work were 80
centnated by the want Of proportion between the hall
and the band but for this there was measurable CON-
pensation at least I'm the mutual sympathy between
players and auditors which their created.
For the NewYork public there were three novelties
In the scheme of the concert, namely. "Musik ~
linen RItterbaliet,' by Beethoven concert overture
In Autumn by Greg. and Dreams BIZ Wagner
The overture and the last piece had mention in The
Tribune when they were played at the first OF the
Brooklyn Philharmonic concerts The passionate
beauty of the Wagner selection. and Mr.. Bendixs
playing of the violin obbligato, their way here
as they did the river and the music had 10 BE-
repeated. 1t is transcription for violin obbligats
string orchestra, carines, bassoons and horns Of .
song with panoforte accompaniment which Wagner
designated a study for Tristan und Isoldcs Ths
name Of the transcrfbcr is unknown to US but who
ever he is be has managed to infuse bis score With
much of the sensuous warmth Of wagners great love-
drama. The Beethoven music is the last sensation in
the musical world, but mid Although the
Knghfly Ballett' composed In 1790 or 1884, and
Its existence has always been known It had lain un-
used and in manuscript from that time till com
para'ively short time ago. when It's publication
In the last volume Of the complete edition
of Beethovens works by Breitkopf and Haertel and
Its performance at the first Gewandhans concert 10
Leipsic six eight weeks ago directed attention tc
1t. 1t was written when Beethoven was but twenty
years old and about the time as the Funeral
Cantata whose manuscript was found two years OF
so ago. Unlike that cantata, however, tho where
abouts of the manuscript has always been known.
Thayer in his Chronologsches Vt-zetchniss' men-
tIons the fact that the music was played on March
8, 1871, In the Electoral Palace at Bonn, rad that
the unpublished autograph was In the possession Of
Artaria q Co. Marks biography also mentions tho work
as among those still unpublished The music not like
y to arouse any other than interest OF curiosity
IL consists of eight short numbers, named as folows
l. March; 2, German Song; 3, Hunting song; 4
S %sr psy nsodes Sasnty seora
with nice attention 10 such effects Of color ana sono
lily as were the common property o. inc musicians
tionaI devices OF characterization morn barmones In
the Hunting Song. fiaring trumpets In the "Wsr
song,' pizzicsto in the Romance, etcb MAKE up tne
substance of this pantomimic music IL Is pretty,
graceful, fnnocu0us. More can not De SAID OF u ~
might have been observed at the proper place thas
Mr. Thomas seemed to have considered tne otzwpsch
which the smalness Of the hall and us acoustsa Pc
culiarties offer to his concerts IN the composin VI
his programme ~ r,s-.
were the ears Of the listeners painfully assaulted oy
the blowers Of brass. charming feature OF the con
cert was yOkmann's Serenade In minor. In which Mr.
Uerbert's viol0nceil0 gave eloquent voice 10 tas
nIeadIngs and inquings and gentle chidIngs OF the
lover whom, while listening 10 this wholly ongnat
compositjon one can easily imagine beneath the
window of his mistress, under stsrit say anu -
companied by all the customary aduncts OF ronanoo
wo0fng
At the same nall In the evening the Beethoven
ouartet club gave ITS second concert
Those announced TO assist the cruz we~
Miss Dyas Flanagan and Mr. Hoist Hansen Iar,c1
a comeiy young woman with a voice strangely In
fantiie in quality, sang some songs, among .nem
being sehubess oras Fower With
violin obblgato played by Mr.. Edward Dannrcutnel'
The club played Beethovens quartet Tor strngs, ".
"a, in Ehat Bachs air from the s a, N QUAR-
tet for panofore and strings 10 Bhst OPP ~ tn9
composition IS an extremely emsoses ap preSse
Cor bach as evidenced among other things, oy
his use of the opening phrase OF rsII r"s a.
ShOrss In rha the ,omn lSw was played
,hough not we imagine. with all the virity OF whicn
n is capable. Miss Flanagan stood tho severe tess
which chamber %sc ap puSc . s1s@
we'll Her playing was CONSISTENT" 'ss''iu' ''''
intelligent
At steinway Hall last night Miss Amy Hare; an
English pianofore-player who comes 20 New n OH
elf IN a pianoforte recital Her programme was mads
up OF familiar pieces