New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-12
rae Bosros sYxpaoxr ORCHESTRA.

whst gives promise 10 be the most profitable. II
Rot leaiehttul series OF concerts given by the
boston sympAoay Orchestra in New-York ives begun
IN Chickcring Han last night. According to local
i6eas there Is somewhat Of disparity between the
size Of Tho orchestra and the Dimensions Of the hall
but while this Is said II must be added that the bad
esects Of this disparity as they were forced upon
the attention on similar occasions in the past were
reAueed 20 minimum because of the homogeneity and
nobility Of the tone given out by the orchestra. and
the nice balance between the various choirs DC
eosonally particularly In the soft passages and even
IN he loud where the string tone predominated the
eAoavence Of the music. Its stimulating power
va wonderfully heightened by tho circumstance that
,he room WIS 80 small that one was obliged to
nj soons Of the elemental force OF the tones but
tads advantage was party Offset by tho Circumstance
mat technical slips (of which there more than
fsr, forced themselves moro unpleasantly upon INC
sar thnn when the concerts were given In the nrecr
sssinway Hail. with it's perfect acoustics Nevfosxen
have heard 20 much good orchestral playing during inc
sst two Decades that s orchestral PLAYING which wa
Mile end which gave Just expression to the composers
musical thoughts that they have come to look r~ae
to tho Boston Orchesas concerts chiefly 70 enjoy Inc
technical finish Of Its performances Inous" i'..
nigAVs concert was admirable In this respect " co"
uot escape notice that the changed SURROUNDINGS ms
urably modified this one sided kind OF enjoyment i"s
splondd BODY Of strings rich, so sOnorous 50 eapAo's
Of Mr.. Nikisch could scarcely appear 10 oe''ca -"
vantage anywhere but not the wind cho'rs ine,r
oceasiousl slight crudities were heard more ps'nS
than IN past seasons 80
ms ohanss however, wss not all due to the ROOM
Some Of the tender blossoms In TIE crifieai eaauo
Of Boston have been bruised BY the blows :" sou'ie
which Mr.. Nfkfseh has permitted his men 70 n"ri
ont IN stronxy dramatic climsres and have shsunk
IN disuaJ q his disposition = care little moro for
the spf4t than the matter Of tho music which ne mas
performed. II they think M Ninscn - no us
closed himself last night dreeac, We wonder ~,se
they tbonsht Of DIR, seids last MONDAY nien.
Yet Mr. Nikisch is Ear from conventional. One OF ms
ca,aiesi principles is Mr. Sdas constant rule OF
action DO not under any circumstances become tedious
The judgment and the taste OF the majority OF the
mus,covsss q to-day appFpye The principle They have
felt the influence Of latterday romantic and dramatic
musdc end become convinced that music has st least
ss much 10 do with the emotions as with sense per-
oeptsonr-perhaps moro. All that Is done under tue
sv,s a ne newer principle need not, Of course, to
10 approved. There were many things In the per
Sormanco lest night Of the Heroic" symphony winch
mimi fairly % questioned ON the score that neather
the Infections Of tho composer as they are to DC rean
IN the printed pages nor the laws OF beauty as tey
are universally accepted were subserved BY them,
though tho work was for moment permitted to
become tedious The proof Of this which was most
obvious lay IN the fact that In each instance the high
ct element Of beauty, which is repose, was sacr-
feed Yet for all that the evening was season OF
great mudcsl enjoy ment. in which the LONELINESS OF
Webcr's sOberon' overture was as bewitchng as the
brtluancy and grandeur of the "Faust' overture OF
Weber's successor at Dresden were overpowering
Mrs Walter c. wyman. the vocalist of the evening,
made much deeper impression than she DID when' In
February 1885, she at one Of the concerts OF the
BNokiyn philharmonic society Her taste seems to be
In the direction Of French music. Last night abe sang
o. abr from Gounod's "Sapho' "a ma Tyre I'm.
mcrtelle and three exceedingly dainty specimens q
the song form a. the French have cultivated IL
c2egrctss by Delbes. Bonne Mutt BY Massenet and
a. une Fancee" by Ferrari,. In the songs she was
especially successful. Her voice Is warm and sym.
pathetic mexzo soprano her style full Cd ardor. and
She SILL in maintaining herself on any fervid
She was m:st generously appauded and deserved 1t ALL
The hall was CROWDED.