New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
MUSIC.
Sunday Concerts.

waiter Damrosch and his Symphony Orchestra
Ola honor to the memory Of Hector Berlioz yes
teroay afternoon in Carnegie Hall celebrating the
Huhuiedth anniversary of his birth by giving
concert Of his music which contained some
-aHlildr numbers. besides some long established
tavoTites- Thus the dignifed standard set by Mr..
DaiaToSch two weeks ago was maintained At the
metropolitan Opera House in the evening Mr.. Con-
I4euS expressed purpose 20 cultivate high-elass
instrumental music was thrown to the winds
and concert designed 10 please the rank
and file Of Sunday night music patrons
gwen. instead of the promised symphony con-
cert MI Conried's change OF policy was indicated
hy the public. He gave an italian concert, with
the third act of 'Ernani'' as its chief feature.
Nine. Sembrch prima dona and crowded
the house Tears, protests pIeadings would be
wasted in this case. New-York is amply provided
with symphony concerts; it does not need them on
sundays, and there is no excess OF good concerts
OF popular cast. signor vigna. who conducted
his first concert in New-York last night. knew how
10 hit the popular taste without descending TO the
vulgar. though he approached the trivial pretty
closely in the TWO Italian instrumental numbers
IN his scheme. There a dance of sirens by
Catalan "a bit Of pretty commonplace made
ceptabie by a gracious performance). and hunor-
esQue. entitled La PouIe," by BoIdini As for the
rest the overture to Fra Diavolo' opened the
evening, and the FarandoI from Bizet's Il Arle-
senEe" closed it. Between thees pieces Nine.
Sembrtch sang "Ernaui invoamf." and Ardits
waltz. "Parla," the latter because she had stirred
up such enthusiastic applause by the former. that
something had to be added still the glad camOr.
Nine Jacoby sang Gluck's Che faro Senza
Euridce' NJ. Gourmet air from Verdis Don
Carlos" and Mr. DIPPED the romance from the first
act Of Les Huguenots," and. on recall. German
song The fragment from "Ernani which fol-
lowed the intermission. employed Mines Senbrich
and BauermeisteT and NM. DIPPED. Campo
mari, Gourmet and Masiero besides the Italian
tngent Of the Metropolitan chorus. 1t had
spirited performance and made the old Sunday
night guard happy.
Mr.. Damrosch's Berlioz scheme was quite ambi-
tous. he gave a first hearing two numbers
from "Beuvenuto Cellini" "a cavauna for soprano
from the first act beginning Entire TAmour,' and
an aria, Sur les monts les plus sauvases idoie.
for tenor. besides the overture to Beatrice ct
Benedict') and brought forward such familiar and
admired numbers as the two overtures written for
"BenveuutU Ceiui." the March OF the Pilgrims
from the symphony Harold in Italy" the Sanctus
from the 'Messe des Morris for the performance
OF which he had enlisted Mr. Dan F. Beddoe "a
capital Welsh tenor. whose home is in Pittsburgh
and choir from the Oratorio Society; the three
purely instrumental numbers from La Damnation
de Faust and the due notturno. "VOus soupirez.
Madame" for soprano and contralto from Beatrice
ct Benedict" This moody moroccan. which used
to figure extensively Mr.. Thomas's lists twenty
years so ago. was sung by Mrs. Hssem De
Moss and Miss Marguerite Hall, and was of the
delightful features OF the concert. presenting.
it did. the composer in more favorable light than
the airs from "Benvenuto Ceini" sung by Mrs.
Hissem De Moss and Mr.. Beddoe the song Sur
les lagUnes,'' sung by Miss Hall Mr.. BeddOe.
stranger TO stage. hitherto. made good
impression with his fine and manly voice and vocal
manner. The audience numerous though not
much at the previous concerts. In the
evening Mr. Damrosch gave concert in the West
End Theatre, Harlem. which his programme was
Of a miscellaneous order, though it employed such
excellent people as Miss katherine Ruth Heyman,
pianist; William LAWN, tenor, and David Names.
violin.