New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-13
MUSIC.
END OF THE BOSTON FESTIVAL.


PERFORMANCE or THE oRATORIo or TIIE sEssIaH-
UNABArED INTEREST AND vIGOR-A REVIEW ~
THE FESTIVAL NATURALIZATION CONCLUSION
or rHE WORK.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNE.
BosToN, May l0.-The regular performances
OF the festival came To close this evening when Han
del's Messiah was given before crowded audience
The solosts were Miss Edith wyDDe, Mss Annie Louise
Cary, Mr.. Nelson ydrey. and Mr.. Myron W whitney
The performance excellent on the part Of the che
rus who seem 20 have out Of their weeks work
markedly fresh. The first chorus, And the Glory Of
the LORD shall be revealed sounded a. fresh and strong
as II Sunday the frat day Of the festival Instead o!
the SIXTH and tho falling of ia the voices toward tho
end OF the evening more marked than II always
is in the latter part Of the performance OF along choral
work. The orchestra, the contrary seemed lttle
tagged There had been no adequate rehearsal OF the
work on the part OF the Orchesta and In some places
the playing was a thought rough when compared with
other performances during the week
The Handel and HAYDN SOcietys chorus
sing with such unanimty OF purpose such precision in
attack that 1t would high time To improve Their
enunciaton aud elocuton. One or two places IN tho
standard oraorios well nigh passed into proVerb
thanks 10 the chorus's pronunciation. We have never
vet heard the IN government IN the phrase. and the
government shall bear upon his shoulder EiIahs
fiery, fiery losses" are a standing o. rdon the bulI
Joke with audiences Our solo singers are Tor tho
apart defective In TINS respect lnohHn NO. 10 30
marked degree Mr. Marley stands prominent among
them all as nearly perfect elocutionst Mrs Charles
Mouton Is the only soprano OF AngloSixon parentags
whom we have not heard sing: And he shall stand at
the latter day upon the Vearth'
The solos in the Messiah went general well, though
not quite 50 brilliantly usual Tie singers showed
marked signs Of fatigue, with the exception OF Miss
Cary whose voice sounded wonderfully fresh we
have indeed never heard her 20 greater advantages.
Her rich incisye cOntraltO is perfectly suited TO tho
music while her noble breadth Of phrasng was never
more apprccablc. She also showed greater depth OF
sentiment than IL habitua with her. Mr. Varley. IN
spite OF his not being particularly good condition.
sang as usual extremely we'll especially IN tho opening
rectative Comfort We my people," and the thrios
beautiful air. Behold aud see" We have not heard
Sims Reeves sing this wonderful song 10 DO sure, but
we have never heard superby sung IA by Mr. Var
lev and TO sing this song WE'LL implies much. Thou
shalt break them IL too much to expect OF man who
Is not in his very best singing condition. III Is lhH
ecually and physically OF the most difficult songs
ever written for tenor far We should say than
either sound an alarm" in Judds, or 1.-THE enemy
said" in Israel IN Egypt Mr.. Marley got through I"
most ere litaby but We have heard him sing 1t better
Miss Edith Wynne sang delightfully."- throughout tho
evening" only showing some slight signs OF iausue IN
the more ord parts of "Rcoice, rejoice" Her singing
Of II know that my Redeemer lycth' was one OF tho
most per;ect renderngs OF that song we have ever
method aud beautiful voice Miss Wynne has IN pre-
| eminent degree little Of intrinsic force would
make a really great singer. Mr.. whitney wac not Ia
| good voice and sang carclessly
Upon the whole, the Third Trenral Festival ha, been
the greatest musical that remember IN Bo-
ton 1t was at first feared that the Society had Under
taken 10 do too much. Four long oratorios, OF which
| one st. Peter entirely new and another Nhe Pas
sion music almost entirely 30, i've shorter choral
works of which three were wholly to the Society.
20 to make up a rather frightening list especially "hen
we consider the great difficulty both Of the Passion ana
St. Peter. But the Society has done its work oraveY
and WELL better than before, IN fact Mt Theodore
Thomass orchestra increased to the number OF % by
resident Players has been most important element IN
the festival In the works performed during tue VICE.
the various composers have been represented as fol-