New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
THE SEIDL SOCIETY'S FIRST CONCERT

With an orchestra to q considerable extent nc" IN
composition, and consequently somewhat unpeasanlv
raw and crude in tone, and techMcaiy iiuV' si'
seidl gave the first of his Brooklyn concerts IN the
Academy Of Music last night. The programme was
bit too generous, and there were doubtless msn! J"
the audience unable to see what aim IN good ART was
subserved by sandwicng iszt between Beethoven ana
Wagner q proceeding which was made doubly clmeuh
OF Justification by the uneadness OF tue band ID per
form so difficult work as the first part OF the DAME
symphony, and the general uncouthness anu "a"'
lntellgbllity Of that composition TO all VINO caue w
prepared with q knowledge of the composers pu
poses, and with ears unattuned TO the quesuona0n
beauties of List in his most uncompromlsnsy onss
form. The first Of these objections Is one ula. neo
rot be dwelt on in m estimate OF the "orA uone ~
tho sedl Society To great extent. az least " VIII
remedy itself soon under the training whlch t"o :"
chcstra will receive from Mr.. Seidl That training
will be thorough or the admirable character Oh wv
conductors work last night must be held 10 s"n'
for nothing. Mr.. Seidl is conductor WHO he'e'
stnts exertion when signlhoaht eoai
art Is TO be reached, yet II must be said IN usc'
his achievement last night that this community n@
perhaps never been privileged to witness so con''V
Ing and even astounding result OF eonouo'os
aucnce as marked last nights concert lie dh ever!
thing but endow the clarlnets and English morn WIZ
the tone and style which they needed and the want o.
which was the most serious obstacle
an enjoyment OF the evenings music. The seieeu'A
OF such music LISTS Inferno
different matter Had the programme con'aneu
note OF analytical comment TO make clear the pup
of the composer and the relation which The mo''"
bears to its fellows IL might not have borea 'He -
d!ence so much rs II evidently did. AT iea'' ~
listeners might then have been able to reconcile "
rcstful and sympathetic episode THAT which usa ).
the perennial Francesca d Rimni and sue~F.
express the famous sentiment Of the supreme w. =,
for the damned which lies in the memory ps! A.
felicity with the notion OF hell remoTseT'S', r
iineated In the rest OF the music. Even then' .
ever the question might remain, since II was
gested BY some Of last seasons concerts, "nc" ~.
not it Is to be accepted Of the plSp0Se' 80.
Scdl Society TO make propaganda for the !"
compositions OF List. We hope not .,.s
The programme contained Beethovehs 100.
"Le0nore, overture, and his seena AL Periu' 49,,
IN her customary broad, sincere and profoundly 80
manner by Madame Fursch-MadD; the "lnierH ~.
pianoforte concerto in E-hat by List, ara "a
Rhinciourney, the prelude and finale OF it''~ n
Isolde,' separated by the song :" Dreams "wsrnef
amateurs Know, Is u Tristan" study Oso,dIs Nl
This latter device Is new conceit OF MI; Seb Mad
both graceful and effective. Madame US nx N
was again the vocalist here, and, though enc W, uA
perfect voice. she sang the song especialiy n< ~
admirable understanding OF its emotional eae sS d
obvious sympathy. The audencc We, ean,srauye
character ample In numbers and kecnH spP' messuv
Herr Frledheim won It's favor IN OVeFnO.i ugh the
by his performance Of the concerto I'm 70 suppl
programme overlong, he was oon Ss,re The ~
mcnt il with hungarian rhapsody beio'V Wv
MIA uaulH