, 1869-06-20

The d1y badeft, The Atrzngerasnt u b. Nico12i, I
md Is N fugue tfestment, opening with the theme
fox III partA Tbs fugue u then taker By tho or. |
ahsssn md spperhly worked up Tne chorus
anm taxes the ssna fuSue, and etoses oJ return
Ing to tho original theme, which VIA given
With immense power sud effect. The
programme VA mainly Of N uektntin
character, and this school Of music probably ue7et
before h1d such : r2Gnioce1t Illustration Ihe
dignity, grandeur nd kuhlI0Ity, and the eobetnn
power OF the great nzasur,o rnaater- pieces oould
never tetorc hare been fullJ I'LL The 1.st sc.cc-
ions were tho "Glor1 10 Gpd II saa Highest"
md the chorus, 'A7d tha G1oxy Of the Lord snAu
b Revealed, r srpm tho Xess!A,, which wsee given
with admirable eGtct and with better 2nsing than
Characterized The nrst Days concert
The next number ou the pkztamua WI the
rec1tAttve and x1s, Sota pfn d. Sto7 - rom No
zazt4 ~ Il Cismeuxa d Tuo," for NIAs Adtla1ds
FnilltppA and ~ that lAdJ caue forward abe was
received With WIT neAzty applause, but not with
that cor1taty Of greeting had expectsd 10 xlnAss
from Boston audience to Boston GaRrr. Her
Detection wa = most Unfortunate oos. II WI
TOO no1d IN character suc nA,7ed the unity Of the
of1&orto nAtura of The performance. II would
have been tn much better tastE also 70 have &C.
lected something IN Ens,ish than IN Italian. It
Il but nmp!e tuAh also 70 my that hez singing
1a4 no bettef than her taste In selection She was
not abs to cope with the Obstacles Of the house
and the audience But one tooe Of her yoloc WIS
tnefoo8nV dlst1ne< q the rear Of the nall- Her
singing, ~ dtasaoce, TA 70 fe5J e1pseazlonles1
That seA utterly cold anu oat, and people sa1eed
aud tofned tntasl1 n tnet seaaA And pernaps
was "oF1e thAn III else tbs! she did not sing
1ne. aud It one time "a almost hope
1esA5 noe11n2 AonS upon alecora- EscIJ
Advantage "As Afforded hef, fos only handful OF
1ostuuaents accompanied eet, and these we're
tuned down TO psdntss5"o Her nne chest voice.
which - 20 elective On me oPefouc stage, Fas a.
most inandlbfe beyond the centze Of the hall A
t1tteT u Apptsust sSu osG the audience When
abe hBd finished, and then came Neudelssohnt
magnificent choIu1 nom 81 Easah" e BE watching
o.er Isr1el'7 Ze1zahn Leaves the ofchtstSa IN the
hands Of another conductor and tAke4 hl4 place
In the centre Of the sxm chorus WITH baton tn
hand. Tne1e nust b 10 mistake MADE IN Felix
Mendslssonne uusc. Its iae1ate beauty uuIs
not be n1Ired By I single spot or
naw And II WIS not The two
conductora' hstons moved as Il they wtsa
In the hands OF one, ana, from Crit 70 last, the
cho.1s and orchestra no5ed together II perfect
time and with the naoat tendeF regard for Light
and RhAde. could moi help wi4hl1g - I txt
there that FelIx Mendclssoho nlInssY could h2re
been there. How G1aau and feeble Would the 100
Birmingham performer have seemed to him 10
the presence Of this vast multitude! How his
great heart Woald have Eetoced within him to
have heard this choruA 10 ful Of dignity and paetJ
and beauty, suug b! such = t1Asatng Of voices and
instruments. What tettefs he would hare Written
10 h,s Gsier! To have heard that performance
VA the event OF = lifetime, for It naJ never be
done again. Hhd l been cs1 Zefrahn, It
seem4 to me, should hxre been the