New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-24
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
THE EUTERPE SOCIETY.

THE EUTERPR SOCIETY.
The second concert Of the Euterpe Society
Thursday evening at Association Hall better at
tended than the first and glad that people
real musical culture beginning 10 appreciate the
valuable service which this young and jealous assoca
ton il rendering the art We from saying that
Mr. j. r. Morgans undertaking has yet received the sup
port which 1t deserves but it's high character ia coming
10 be unprecedented and that at least Il encouraging Any
community il fortunate which has society with pluck
and intelligence enough to offer programme like the
following. aud ability enough to give II credable rem
dering: ...I ...
1. Allegro mac5toso vlvacc. from tho fourth organ
Mr. s. p. Warren.
!, Moet capclla, Lord thy tender mercies"
NJ. Hauptmann
son and chorus
!, Trio piano violin and cello (irst time AmericaJ
% ''''' p'''''' GO,dmars
Messrs Won Inten, Kopts, and Werner.
g. Isectitiye and Trio, from tho diminished 0rhori0
Mrs. Eckbardt Messrs. J. p. Morgan. Yeinlloh. and
Rcmmertz. -
g. CoDccrtsatz in minor Tor organ. rheie
Mr. 4. p. Warren.
G. Motel capea, In tho midst OF Lie, eight paris
T. 5arsbande and Gavotte for violin. .yieuxtenps
Mr.. Wenzel Kapa.
8 Prelude and fugne 10 minor, for piano Mende'ssohn
Mr.. Ferd. You Inten.
o. MOtct capella When Israel out or ESypt came,
eight parts. unpublished MSD...... H. +. Richter
Very little of this music IA familiar 10 musicians
in this city and Of II is absolutely The forty
ladies and gentlemen who Interpreted the choral parts
have excellent vOcesindeed. MI Morgan has been pc
curly fortunate in getting together much valuable
material.-and did their work with conscien
tiorsness and taste which cordially admire. There
were some blemishes and MI Morgan stopped the
singers and ordered repetition-a proceeding which, IN
our Judgment was not necessary-but every allowance
must be made FOR imperfcctOn3 where the society Is new
gnd the music unfamiliar. and especially when it Ia diff
cut music sung without accompaniment as all the mo
tets were sung Thursday night Even had the npcr
ecOns been serious the concert would have been
"A treat. To say nothing Of the beautiful Hauplnann
and MendessOhn motcts, there the delightful work
Of Richter a real treasure, which Mr. Morgan has the
credit OF first presenting TO American public, and the
Godmark THO, another novelty. which VIII take high
place in the estimation Of musicians The selection from
tho "Christus" consists Of the soprano rocta.
tive, followed by trio for tenor and two
BASES, in which Mr. Morgan himself
took the tenor part in place Of Mr. LOebnor who vas
sick IL exeIIenty done and the audience insisted
upon u repetition Mr.. Won linton played the Mendeio-
soLn Prelude and Fugue. with neat Ouch and refined
expression and Mr. kOpta deserves our compliments Tor
his violin solo. This sarabsnde and gay0tt3 WA an
nounced on the programme new" but 1t - the same
which yieuxtemp5 has frequently played during his
present visit this country the srabsndc Is closely
inflated from Bach
At the next concert ~ be Euttrpe we Ire promised
Mendelssohns "WalpurgSnacht" Mr.. Murgan's plan 49,
we believe. to give chamber music alternately with or
chestr,tl and choral works.