New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
TIE SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

To those who were agreed 10 disagree Win Mr.
DamrOsch's reading OF portions OF bec'"o''" oe'
symphony and neither think nor say "N'N'"s "'O'
il after the performance was over, There was ''"'
rloosro In tho fourth evening concert OF the symphony
soc,oty at the Music Hall last night Cavlcrs win 'e
e,r,,ho1v however owed an expression OF gratitude
4, MIR DornroSch for having asserted his independence
~ DR. Won BuclOw, WHO has been rapOhsID'c '"'
several perverted readings In Beethoven uAt nav
malred the symphony concerts In the past IN I'9P''
10 the third movement. To play that almost nan as'"
as slow as beethoven intended II TO be played j. one
~ the eccentric Doctors most persistent
boi,bies Nevertheless, Mr. Damrosch adhered 10
he traditional tempo. which. In this case
can ca.ly he demonstrated 10 be cOFrot. IL Vas
probably due 10 the fact that Mr. Damrosch' n"o
ninetv-nine out Of every hundred young MUSICIANS
is thoroughly mbued with tho modern dramatic spri
that he succeeded In giving much more ehsuc'
vital and spirited performance TO the overture 10
"Thc FLYING Dutchman- than TO tho symphony whose
nredominant characteristic IS NghtneSs ana drOh
hnmor The overture had splendid sorority and breadth
An incident OF the concert in which many OF the
oder musicians and music lovers In the audience felt
a special interest the entrance upon inc local
concert stage OF Miss Geraldine Morgan, u pupH OF
Tnochin and a daughter OF John =. Morgan who.
about twenty years ago. deputy orsanist OF
Trinity Church, and died almost long ago In
California whittier lie lad gone for his health
Miss MOrgan's entrance effected under extremely
dIgnIfcd and pras ewOrtv circumstances She played
the new violin concert, by Bruch-bls third-which
Is IN no wise a display piece but composition
calculated to put the rpcst powers 70 severe test
II f. neither 80 effective from violnisrs point oi
view nor 30 beautiful as the same composers first
concerto but yet n piece Of music OF lo'ty
strain. Its first movement Is suIcrbly energetic
So much So indeed. that the question
obtrudcs itself occasionally to whether the hinda
mental idea is mot a trfne too large Tor cHeetNc
uitcrancc by the solo instrument The slow move
mcnt is soulful song Of melody, the finale brilliant
close worked out IN places beyond the limit OF In
forest but crisp III IT. rhy thms and snowy always.
Miss Morgan mnde an emphatic success. disclosing n
fulness and eycnnces OF tone which her slight
figure scarcely led her hearers 10 expect and playing
the Adaglo with IovcIness OF cxprc-slor, sustained
mower and purity OF nionalon worthy Of an expert
enccd master. Her stopping indeed. was admirable
always but for the breadth Of the fist movement and
the uricarica Of the last her bowling not entirely
ADEQUATE She was enthusiastically recalled number Of
urncs after her performance Madame Camilla Irso
will play the same concerto al the concert OF the
Philharmonic Society next saturday our male
ylolnis,s will have TO look TO their aurc' with
Madame I'rso Miss Powell. Miss Won siOsch and
Misc Morgan in the field the supremacy In this de-
narttncut Threaten to depart from them to the
rcntlcr- here We can no longer say weakcr-scX
I'm the second part ~ the concert Miss DE Ncrc
sang the old norid air from Iandels "LAcTo, II
PEN crnso ed II MOderato." bcginn sweet ii, mat
shun'st the noise of Foy, and IN lmpdlty 81 vol,'
aud perfection Of execution fairly rvailcd Mr. Wchner
flute The concert closed with hszts " lilnnei-
schlachtr for orchestra and organ.
Details OF late votes showing the political com
nlexon OF doubtful states and their possible bearing
on IN" coming Presidential contest published III
The Tribune Almanac for 1872.