, 1870-12-17
ora,iou by The Rev. Robsrt Laird
Collier.

Ind yet life to him fhe a1nnost constant
u bodily disease. He needcd repose-the reposs
xsses .an1M sse9mpsn5 :, nmaaa y n.s later fs
Fet Ia all the atuict4ons Of body and mlnh which
pursued him IKE Il Setucsts, he ueser ta1tered "a
se e9 sone anG , IT,
standard . which be had rse>d aer; q has iett
Iha world a priceless legacy. IL hts nulc
sete ne eaoia, aa q haa.n ''
nis ~ del1l.e,r be- has LETT to 1--we ~ Immortal
melody. IN h.s Masses snd q Aount Of Owes"
Sc so.aoa. 5 II IL Z ; bis - Esmout and 4:Fiieilo,~ be-
nAa etveu expression 10 the greatuess aud gtoy Of
Is It was never Rtven befoFe- Ia hts
bounded the kneiinf lf-pottsn- IN his Sc PASTORAL
n,, s hss 1s4 q Psacs. Of Il s e.
Film and Seventh Symphonies he has Eiyen the
bearer glimpses OF ! higher life ana
lied beyopd. And. in the Ninth, be hAs told the |
Bo3 Of life u It wna never told hefore, except IN
the 81 fAnts OF Goethe
RrFat Renins, this Itt greater mtn, that the Gcr-
mania M@nneErhuf gave it, nrst concert last |
md ~ E,se ne neoona III sse1'nS:
the psepasattnua hage been mxde up
on an unusual sea'e, both rocaliJ aud instrument
Hy me Ss fse y sss .;fFs.s
aud embraces the following instruments: Ten
int Etoitns eight Beconda SIX vrolaa four celkos
eussion % insnnmenis. Il Is sic y % Say IN :has 10
{ hicaRo orchestra ever received such athorouah
and careful rehearsal before, and the refQ't VAS
ioT ihs spreees q ne sfsas Slata s5@paoay, ae
crowninS work OF Beefnoven's life this evening.
I1E Orkstsu CONCERT |
last evening W1A In the nature OF an Introduction
fu the real WORK which Will be performed This
evening. and the programme, therefore, WAS Of .
miscellaneous naiure, embracing the folio wing
i. Juldlee wrher
l. fee''e Ti.t .4..a Ro..fii "ai1s1~
). Aite1tttn sehcrzando. from Eighth sJm,,
urpPsd 1y1s
v o4 III: 1.sa ie.ssii
- 's'o"'0Aa S1ss.ia s:::,.1s
The orehetrz fairly outd.d itself Oh this occasion,
especially IN the Beethoven aleartfto, which VA
significant hint Of the e1cellencies in stoEe for
this ever lag. Several improvements ATE Visible
,her r1sytuE, among them The attainment Of mo.r
snaainR, snu much less torcible demonstration On
The palt o. the h:ssses. The stanea. for once 1T
lra<t. had an opportunity to MAKE themselves
Of the orchestra, especially IN ne diN:inuuon
OF fhe double BASES. was also Z great tUpr0Te-
ment, and shoEn 1hattnc rtcent Thomas season
has not been without itA good eGectA Mile Aur0
Hoaetti, who has been heard here before, op1y ia
private. made her nfst pabli- np2caraace. Her
Tssa H. !g nass1a 9RS ~
composed for the HumLoldt festival upnn which
E4-caFnn It WAS kunR by Nue. Jaworaka Mile.
10y S :. = 80 uaG " SH. suu pom-
rned, she seemed to slug with perfect ease even
against the heavy Accomp lniment Of such an pr-
snee a. M mo o'ten a. nc cas- wisn seI5 IneuSi
roWers conpAsR- and dextbltisy 1t "a very remark
able, and has, moreover. decided dramatic color
a.. cin.ef ,.h EsMshas es' E =. III
h,ch ~ ~ n.a .f,s tar 1teek ~. ra.
,a",a one VI ene 'a'of1te cuo1uses OF the 1sf-
the Intellectual part Of the entertainment vas
cutie n delightful Hs the mnAcaL Mrs 0steT-
.uHn. ~ a , ~ ~ ss.a.,. -.
ne rat,,nm .tr,,n ~ s.s, TX
Ney. Roaer1 Laird Caller pr"nsuncef tHe ioil ~.
,shtch rceir% Mtth NV a. nnths1s ~.
entneia1s "a fee;sci ~ ~ in,t ~
capped IN eneore, Mr. t.nlf!er Wss intro1ucea 10
neItjusnt an,1 rrarefu, ,yetds. aHf sootr N III.
lows: ~e =" o'1f' "03 e''o>e - 1'''
The .plrdt OF Beethoven vi, come to Jon these
insdeo eouste Noraa Of snnIrctstIon tbonuh ihey ~
words tntenGeti NJ The rrhics NJ ,dminttnN snd nj
n aeane nessarpn 1 1o%.e Tsn aniv ras.Y q
snd In the timesase ii II nls sastasy sopuTu M s into
his life. his deepest rcateAt life. that which
s,ose wss 1fe n mir n1,i nf Whcae 1n1neSa ~ we
receive. Is TOO sacrsd and now 100 celestial foI
fne yocatiye case: he ,nnaf b. a.(fressed as he
adorrnes Us in the lsurusrc TOO iiould for
Wo,ds-,hat di!atlou Of 1honRat mi" seuti.
IT, sns o e5y ,a nF g%e3a : %u
reach unto It only hy the suggestions Of senit-
mert-ccEtainly not wholly ~ the appreciation
Of our tntei:c.ts Th!s viii nna exp:easlon 10,
divine and universal iauKuase, winch his ereai
sn,l genial c1untsyman and contemporary, JeaI
rsnl, seaus'suiy, "a vas h's won't calls
xstue onr enos, ,no1h.y nss .es.,"r0 " sm,;,.t
a1n c"",,e T~s ,,n S, nA1 sG'au ~. ~ s ~ :
Mote eEAc,oht!t upun Gu .see tnaa 10 heI Ntl
~ inc Nosio o. snis met ,9foxed son- Ana ne, u
a,; g ts'm3 ~ M'se ~. VILE tae 'nsunSt nm
tlhht OF na!ute: lot ne was hlxner F2thef haI
e!nRer. Ike hakoret too. he never let tal! ta'
ial! Aee!cs Q! l.s foRe'f; lns was soRResseE o
inc Wnflo ayontl, AhA which can ohlt be rcSca1es
IN ne iatness OF tln"-
bsetn9!en was born In Honn. on toc Rdiue, n.
cleo II vienna ala II SAs lifting alike 70 NJ
Efn!1a aod cafet.s mat h1s s,ay o3 welcome fhonl
htFA fallen UfArNfHfftT- 3dtHtt