New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-30
MUSIC
BRIsTOw's DANIEL

BRIST0W'S " DANIEL"
The taste of the public FOR the most elevated
style Of music the Oraoro develops itself yisiby In our
metropolis Thus the first performance of Brstows new
oratorio "Danie" was attended by large and fashion
able audience at Steinway Hall last Saturday evening
Through Of his former compositions MI BristoW
has already acquired reputation With the American
public and his work does ample credit to his talents
as a composer Of sacred music. This reputation Is 50
much more enviable and difficult to acquire as the
greatest celebrities tin the musical world such
Haydn, Beethoven, MendeshOn. etc. have de-
voted special attention to religious compositions
Mr.. Bristow is, In our opinion, particularly
fortunate in his compositions Of aras and his quarete in
the first part Help Oh, God not less than the aria
OF Daniel Break of thy SINS" In part second, give
ample evidence of high talent Of their author Tho
choruses which Haydn has transmitted to in his Gre
alton and his Messiah are sublime that modern
compositions are tame, compared with the former
STILL we are inclined believe tBat the performance Of
Saturday labored under Disadvantages. inasmuch a.
the members Of the MendelssOhn Unon who did their
best to render the chorus an imposing one have eu
IDENTITY not had the time requisite for thorough study Of
such work The buoyancy for instance OF such phrases
the chorus BY the rivers OF Babylon and Drive him
from men had for those reasons not sufficient opp0rts
nifty TO be appreciated second and third perormanes
would probably display the merits Of the work
TO better advantage. The same remark applies "a
the orchestra, and although the strnged instruments
task toward the end of the second part failed
cover that precision and the expression in the transitions
from forte TO piano. and vice versa which as essential
for successfuexeouton the keeping Of time. The
gan ably rendered by 7. p Morgan, and added ia
share to the attraction Of the performance The star OF
the evening was undoubtedly, Madame Rosa. who, with
her full sonorOus voice. carried everything before her,
and earned general applause. The aria He that Dwell
eth" gave evidence Of her being oratoro singer de
preference The style Of Miss Huchnsis entirely differ
ent from Madame ROsas and the contrast all the mOrs
striking and interesting With her pathetic, quiet alto
voice. and the expression Of solemnty which she knows
how TO mpart TO her performances she is not inferior 10
the most accomplished artist and without contradiction
one Of the chief ornaments Of the musical world In
city, Among the solo singers will also mention Mr.
f. r. Thomas who welldeseryed laurels in the aria
Break of thy Sins" which he called upon TO repeat
As whole may call the performance success, AID
IL Mr. BrisOw WILL for the future insist the strict IN
depreciation Of his work the part Of the orchestra
well as the chorus he will succeed in establishing biz
reputation as composer more even than that Of u
rector,
THE SUNDAY CONCERT AT sTENWAY HALL.
Mr.. Harrison's thirteenth Sunday concert given
last evening was heard hy large and apprecative au
dience. Madame Parepa-Rosa sang Mozarts air, Deb
vienl" with unusual deicacy OF meditation and purity
OF Tone and having been enthusiastically eneored. re.
sponded with the sweet ballad " Cannot Sing the Old
songsD Madame Rosa also sang Adoph Adams's 81 oew
(Christmas) with refreshing sweetness and followed
with effective air. accompanying herself on the piano
Mr. Carl Rosa played BeethOvens romance ia G major.
and saintOns Recoectons OF Scotland" with hardly
his usual artistic brancy occasional faint tendency
to harshness being apparent Mr. De Meyer drew him
SELF II possible closer to the hearts Of his hearers play
ing his fantasies Depart ct RetOur and Themes from
Lucie de LammermoOr." In obedience TO encores be
wove a musical fabric from Yankee Doodle, and intro
duced the light airs from the "Grand Duchesse" with
overture amid the smiles and braves OF his au-
dtors Mt Cauled presided at the organ, and Mr D. W.
Colby accompanied Mr. and Mrs Rosa the piano. Tho
Hall well filled, and the concert one Of the most
successful Of the season.