New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-18

MUSIC


OratOfio series has been only less favored than il
predecessors Samson and the Messiah. We dare hope
that this royal line of oratoro will be prolonged tC
include the choruses of Israel in Egypt. Few mana
gers will venture further. and the public will not
strain its attention to DO edited. Yet now would bt
the time. other things being equal to give a grand
| selection tcm the unperformed works of Handel
! each of which has some peculiar beauty and
| power Sad, J,Dhg, J9st'd, solomon, Esther. the
| cantata of Acis ohd Galdfed, and Others contain
| noble substance fDS concert feast and Mr.
| Harisons choir and orchestra are doubtless wei
| read enough TO spread ~ out for u.s., Oratorc
| has seldom had free a prospect Tor sea
as now thanks to the energy OF Its manager ana
! to the voice of Parepa-thauhS. also to the recep
tivity of the public OF right, we should nave re-
vyal of Haydn's sunny treaSuTeS-ihe CREATION, aud
The Seasons and we might beg for score OF Other
good thngs-Mehus Joseph for instance, another eX
raordnary choral work, whether heard as 0atOlO Oh
opera. Moreover. Orat0rio IL religOusy welcome 10
our Sunday evenings. IL Is ought 10 be, c0Hyen
tionally acceptabe-a hundred times more so tnal
mixed Sunday concerts for il is the grandest form OF
sacred music often the noblest utterance of Holy
Writ. Who can preach more eoquently than Handel
and Haydn What sermon IS so good as chorus OF
The MeSsdhP The perveTsiy of SabbatarIan genera
on grown deaf IN the notion that the pulpit Is more
sacred than the CbOr-that psalms may iIc sung IN
church. but not to be publicly heard OUTSIDE OF It
is fast tending to tho fossil bygOnes As 10 the
chance of hearing oratOFO Sunday that is another
thing but we quite willing to pledge its success
in advance. Chi boRo' Our demands are immOdest;
great undertaking of OratOrO that ITS season shall
be in fact choral campaign, We need nothing less
than generalissmO of music.
Judds MdocdbGus stands fourth of Handles works in
point OF striking interest yet u has number of
grand opportunities for the sololst, and some cho-
ruses as well known 10 fame as Handel himself
Hear us. Lord" which ends the first part; We
never will bow down the conclusion of the second
See. the cOnquering hero comes the renowned
semchorus of the third part, and the final HlieiH-
idh, are among the best of them. The tOrrent-like
fugue quality, with which the Messiah abOundS
seems wanting in JpdGs MdccabG1ig. A. usual II was
slowly but still capably done by Mr. Rtters choir
the tcnOis better than we have heard them hitherto
Mr.. Simpson. the best qualities or whose voice and
manner are not often heard to advantage in largc
alarm" in which tho English tenor, Brahan was 80
celebrated, with commendable spirit. Nh. Thomas
bass recitatye generally careful and well toned
The duott. 81 - never bow we down. preceding the
chorus Of the same was sung by Madame Parepd and
Mrs. Fanny Raymond Ritter with expressive volume
and freedom and excepting Madame Parcpas exqu!s-
the lutte and harp awake" this was the success Of the
evening The stately, almost 2ompous cheer OF Han;
del'I iavort" semi-ChOrus, Tile c0nluering hero
was uttered Charmingy and with power.
The rcawakeuiug OF Crispipo at the Academy
brought ont Ronconi once again In a part that ia
dear 10 him and the public. II has been applluded
through several seasons and shall not speak of II
at length Ia Fdr0rfi0. with Nile. Carmen Pooh. OF
Saturday was substantially The same excellent per
Torrance We have noticed hitherto. Tonight q
rarer event awaits us-the debut OF Madame Parepa
in the H0df3re The cast for the occasion the best
Mr.. Marctlek can offer; and while the success OF
Madame PaTepa il doubtless assured by her vocal
gifts and talents, lt II - be whether she can
wear the dramatic oh9p'et Of the queens OF opera;
On Tuesday evening she viii appear. ~ Norma, and
Oh Thursday repeat the part in Brooklyn
The last OF MI Hauison's week day popular series
OF concerts was according % announcement, given
on saturday evening a. S.,inwsy'5 Hall. Three
fourths of the programme were haoiSneyed or trivial
but we are bound 10 speak of Mossrs. Diets aud
Lctch', clever trumpet aud trombone obligIo % TIE
Siopdardbcqrc of Mr Hills good sentimental tenof.
heard well m Ab.5 "Sch'Vc roh';' OF he7'r3 Eben
aud SclimitL's fluts and horn obhgl.0 to Hae,ys
fantasy and Nj. Rosa. rcmInisc"ncc, for the humid
Icdth time. and Madame Rosa. with y taste hardly
her own sang worthless song by "CauDc.,. and
Ariiu, n Botco-toleiahle, perhaps II we had heard
IL for the first time mawklSh. u may be- AZ any time
and now IS bad n spent ooHfih after tho carnival
AZ sunday. Concert Madame Pauline CaniSsa. we'll
known o, the pretty sOTbrehe 81 the German Opera
some year, ago. appeared with success, which Ter
clear sprigLtly though not Orclbe soprano lu2it-
fled. Mr g. W Morgans Characteristic organ dis
course va, well received.
At Irving Hall on saturday. Mr Oscar Pic.ficr
pianist OF merit from Europe and south America ap-
p,1rtd in public for the fir, time in tins city. lie was
assisted y Mil gnatz Pollock.
a baritone of good taste and ambition, and By hr
Rudolph llcnng one Of orr best yo!incellsts whose
nervous broad toned oorrec; giving Of Charles Scr
berth, idaqio and No;Wia was one OF the most in
,or,stin uefofm1rcr, Of the evening Mr. Pteiffrrs
own part in the concert was assuredly success His
transcription of Krcutzcr5 Naehhagg in Grdgail Is
excellent IT. rendering wa, bold and graceful The
TrunHi paraphrn-e expressed considerable energy
in brayura passages. LISTS illustrations, OF
ILe Prophet observations. they might be- called
wore "A broader more exacting test of Mr.
Pfiffrrs style This style j, evidently earnest.
skillful straightforward. brilliant IN rs way
but not especially delicate or susceptible Inc
public which, IN spite of the snowstorn, at
tended Mr. Pfriffer's performance IN good mum
bers will bo very glad 10 hear him again. We
cannot promise so well for Madame Pfciiicr. Her
voice Is not insignificant; the scena and aria ftom
Verdi's Baltic were dashingly sung. But Godtreys
not uncommon HALE less fortunately selected
and we hesitate 10 speak of the mannerlsIns under
can do better both IA actress and singcrbetter LEI
us hone than 10 take unmcaning and not unmlnglcd
applanscs "a cues for her reintrus'on on her auui
once four successive times after one song
The English Opera Company. so popular here
few, mouths AGO will reopen at tho Olympic Thcator
this evening in Bales bohemian GTt