Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-04
AN ARTISTIC ooNCERr.

@ r Seidl,s Orchestra Rendered Dvorak,s New Symphony Last EveninE-Hen. ri marteau, the vI0linist, Meets With Great FavOr-Large and Select Audl- once Present.
 A large and select audience was present at the Seidl concert given at the Hyperion last evening. The fame -heraldsd minor symphony No. 5, op. 95, from the pen of Dvorak, was the first number on the pro- gram and was played from the original manuscript. The first movement, Largo, allegro vivace, is a magnificent piece of Instrumentation and was rendered in a faultless style by the sixty artists who compose Seidps orchestra. Under the skillful baton of Anton Seidl the entire orchestra played like unto one man. The second movement, Adagio, was excellently rendered by the orchestra, and the schsrzo vivacs and the Finale in like manner.
 Taking the symphony as whole, the instrumentation is perfect. The first movement is by far the best of the entire work. The adsgio movement has but little theme to be worked upon, and I this same theme is reported 80 often and ct such an extreme ly slow tempo that 1t becomes weari- some before the close of the number. "From the New World, ," as the symphony has been named, is . conglJmeration of small snatches of Indian, southern and a | few bars of American patriotic selections. Here and there bare glimpse of "Y.nkss 1 other airs may be discerned by an attentive 1 Haeapar ytth atrannona effOrf Rut l throughout the entire work the weird mu- slc of the Bohemian composer predomi- mates. And it ia in this minor sym phony that this usual characteristic | pushes to the front. It is @ clever piece of work, but it sadly lacks the soul and fire
 which appeal to the heart. It differs from the symphonies of the less modern eompos. CTS in, that after having heard the same, there is not Q single strain that can be taken away | make 1t live in the heart of 6 lover o mu- sic for any length of time. The symphony
 was heartily spplsuded and the orchestra indeed acquitted themselves with glory by the way in which they made 30 much oul of what they had before them.e
 MT. Henri Asrteau, the famous violinist
 next rendered Hsndelssohn's concert,
 minor, accompanied by the entire orches
 tra. He is an artist in every sense of tht
 word. His technique. lowing and tone ar.
 wonderful and excellent. The allegro
 motto appassionate, andante and allegro
 molto vtvsce movements were faultlesslJ
 rendered and at the close of each move
 ment, tumultuous applause greeted thu
 gifted violinist. He was obliged to re
 spond to an overwhelming encore. Tn
 accompaniment played by the orchestra
 was perfect throughout.
 The next number, the well knowl
 "Traumerel" by Schumann, for string or
 chestra, was rendered in 8 masterly style
 The subdued and portamento style of thi
 selection were excellently executed, ant
 the sppreoiative audience demanded @ rep
 etition of the same before they desiste,
 from their applause.
 The Plzzicsto- Ostmato by Technikow wsk
 was also finely rendered. MT. Martes again completely won the hearts of al present by his excellent rendition of "A Printemps," Grieg-Marteau and ''Polc naise" by Vienxtemps. He was sgain oh liged to respond to the plsudits of his lii teners.
 The program closed with two selection
 of Wagner's music, ''Siegfried and tn Bird" and "Ride of the Valkyries," bot faultlessly rendered by the excellent o1 j chestra.
 Among those seen in the boxes were Mi and Mrs. H. Grant Thompson, Profesee Lounsbury and wife, Professor Hadley an } wife, Miss Meta Fellowes, Dr. and Mir , Winchell, the Misses Bonney and Postmal ter Beach. "SILAs."