New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
The srrnkosch Concerts.


Cariotta Patti sung in the second concert
last night the '.Siciliau Eespers." when
called again. the singing Of pleasant
French air was delightful to those who un.
derstOod the language. and 10 those who
did not the music ot j: wss language IN
itself
''The Swiss Echo Song" in the second
part, is q marvel of yocaiization. Is ,he
singing went on the air was filed with
shapes Of men and things, all alive, as loI q
as the music lasted. Il seemed as though q
voice was calling ioudly 20 another and re.
.ceiving answers from distance. Then it
appeared as if the wild HaIo Of the hunter
came ringing down.. Ieaping from crag 20
crag. The singer tossed her voice ike a
ball. batted it from side TO side. bounced il
from the ceiling 20 the tioor, and caught it
crashing in a final gasp. Then the lady was
encored. She returned TO sing gay and
lively French air, containing merry, rippliug
laughter falling from her lips like pearls.
Throwing away the music book with its Sc.
ries Of definitions Of tones. it is only neces.
sary to say that every accent was well
rounded and nothing was out of time: but
the remarkable trait in the case was the
nomcha!ance with which the notes are
finished.
Miss Annie Louise Gary sung with Mario
duet, being an extract from IL Troya-
tore" There were many there who recog-
nized the music. and who appreciated it
warmly. The lady has a voice Of great
fexibility and sweetness. Music has
tongue, but only good singer can wag it.
There is in song, whereof one hears not
a word, that which will tug at the heart
strings with as much strength, and 90 as
deep into the heart as the words fhem. |
selves. 1t is the articulation that is dis. |
tinct and clear. the tone which in Miss I
Cary's singing is clear cut and sharply de. !!
fined, that is her special trait. Indeed, the |
reality Of words lies in sound. for il is as !
they are pronounced that distinguishes one |
word from the other. The language of pas.
sion is the same throughout every division
i the human family. Hence those who
l&d no thought for the words had ca! for
he music, and appreciated it. In the ria
rom MignoD." one traced the same
musical powers, and welcomed the singe:
warmly. Having been encored, the con
uctor struck on the piano the first notes of
Home, Sweet Home" This alone brought
own the house. TIL, ballad can never be
7orn threadbare. From the first words:
Mid dp!easures and palaces tho we may roam
D the last, every idea ~as tossed
ut as if the big hail were only pa1Ior
nd the large audience tea party. The
udience could not restrain their applause.
-hich broke into the song so often it
bundled like a diapason, and when it
nished there was a greediness TO hear
lore, which was not gratifed.
Right here we may as well remark that
concert-going gen orally there is 100
uch attention devoted to the operate
base of music and the fantasies, while the !
mple melodies which tell the story of :
copies heart or call the roll of every emto
on, are left eut in the cold. There are few
,casions any one Of these ballads has
zen struck that it has not met with every
elcome the hearer can give It. And yet
catch note or two Of these one has to |
through tne whole round Of fantasies
ID extras, which is like going to ride and
ling treated with the cracking Of whip.
On the violin we were treated to the play l
Emilio Sauret who, after the duet from
The Kreutzer Sonato" lthe piano oeing
aged by the lively and Independent Mile.
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