New-York tribune., 1867-06-08
MUSIC.
encouraged.

For the fifth evening Of the week Music has tri-
umnbed over June and seinways Hall has been crowded
in tribute to feast OF good things. The thousands who
every night have listened with Summertime feryor
to the choral oracles, have been multitudinous
fest of the influence of sound and heat. Under
these circumstances appreciation OF
Music is unavoidable. II Haydes Seasons
ali vocal instrumental and critical stress should be laid
upon part Of having reference TO the heated tenn
AS Il Is Haydns second woodwork. much 10 our regret
u In prospect and the present season must needs pass
away without formal eulogy OF It's temperatnre Men-
delssohns Elijah, chorused last Dight concluded tho
This is perhaps, the chef FoHrre Of composer who IN
sympathy and chorus has given us countless proofs OF
an almost inexhausble artistic and poetic genius re
ian never reaches the solid sublmity c Handel or the
exalted cheeruness OF Haydn yet 1t has great aud ind
Ydual merits. II truly musical poem as etner re
Messiah The Creation As compared 20 these aheehls
Of musical beauty. 1t Is strongly NWhM
Is not TO say, however that u equally mahhcrhed
Mendelssohns presents us with all the wealth. OF tne
laterday orchestra as It's bards ana nor W poeaseIs
have found IT, Some ideas with which Handel ana aydn
supplied the world 1t would be almost impossible Tor
another composer to produce in kind
this MendessOhn has breathed new and original Spill
into his chorus and orchestra Ihey are eSs
winged, and poetic. All the special quany OF tne
Tcnnyson Of music which Is that OF tne ware5 Th s,a
purcst ideality mas It's repressnlltIon IN n,yos. y
The full charms OF last nights renderngs would
II IN the statement To speak as we must Dehy Ihe
concerted music was on the Wnole most M 'eg ~
given. The double quartet, " For he snail give ms
Angels. sung by Madame Rosa Miss hutchngs, u NIT
Reed Mrs. baltimore. and Messrs; simpson Danmore,
Thomas and Tuckerwe mention them al as coprising
n
exbinratIpg Ia this famous quartet, I'm tho similar
form Of "Cast thy burden" and more particularly
the delightful trio Lift thine eyes Mendelssohn has
shown charm combination and perfection OF eelng
that can only compared to Mozart The fu three or
four numbers intending What We shall call the Baai
music through which Mr.. Jules Lombardis accom-.
pllshed bass bore itself well. were ms well shaded
In orchestra aud otherwise any that we rememDerol
the work The thirty-ffth number uecitatlye, quartet
and corus. with four lady sOoists was more SNOWY a.
unssage of yOcalzatOn but not good or suggestive W
itself Mime. Rosa sang with her accustomed power ana
decacy In the rare plthos OF the air. Oh resi- IN lhe
q Iufsl urSfs
tunty which she improved 10 applause There are very
many 10 praise for the pleasure OF last nights novelty
but we ought not to omit high mention OF Mr. Ritter
whose cOnuctorshp has progressed with every OCCASION
and the Harmonic Society, which has so thoroughly
enioyed the feast which It has given. To-
days matinee will make the seventh programme OF te
festival The number OF its soosts Is legion anu Oi re-
markabe selections Litos Robesperre overture and
Waace's Lline. Tonight miscellaneous concert mo
eighth programme will be led by Bcothoven's fldeilo
overture No For the rest both concerts VIII be- as
they pretend undoubtedly miscellaneous, nohing else
sung by Mr. Maretzeks troupe, will conclude the festival