, 1874-05-15
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t.Ql7.14

Total smount oi Judgements stll anaetlcd.S o,e3d.o2
~'*' 3. 8. HArxs, Comptroller.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The Old Folks concert last night 1ns lneEnor-
| abfc ouo because Il introduced to Chicago I'LL
dience tho best part Of Menlelssohn'o groat ora
torio Of "st. Pnul for tho first time. Tho a,1-
dicnce was very largo ono, and noarly all tho
sinzera and other musicians Of the city wore
present 10 do honor to the occasion. A. tho
oratorlo Is strange hero, few words
concerning 1t will be Of interest.
Tho oratorio was first introduced to the world
on Wlltsunday, May q, 1886, at tho musical
festival Of Lower-Rline artists. held at Dusael-
dorf. Tho so1oists we're Madame FlRchor-
Aohten, h1adame Dnnau, Bchmotzer and Wer~
sing, Mendslasohn hirnaelf conducting the per-
:. tormance. After the frat performance ho re-
vaea It very thoroughly. Ten numbers wore
left entirely out. The first grcat aria In 3 minor
| was reduced to about ono-third OF its original
| longth. The short soprano solo in T major
vas added to the SECOND part, ind many
small changes we're also made. The first
really grand performance Of tho work waB ut
| Leipzig on the 10th Of March, 1887, when It waa
res poudtngly largo orchestra. TO speak Of its
| MUSIC nna1y,ioally IL almost as unnecessary NJ
| to describe tho "Crestion" or the Seventh SYM
phony Of Beethoven. It ia recognized the world
over aa one Of tho g1andest and tr11est works OF
| art. By some curious musical fatality, it has
| never been produced here before, although some
wears ago one OF orr musical eoct.tlea devoted
4 whoio soaBon to It'll study, but in almost
all other musical cities It is in the
f1r 9nr$1 1nY>nn
Its pse-eninent beauty lies IN the chornis and
chorilses tho former Of Which not only give
solemnity aud uassivcnese, but most beautiful
anu graceful foundation to tho work. They con-
stitute In fact, the fret restoration OF tho naio
Of Bach, with al the elegance aud refinement Of
modern art, 30 characteristic Of Mondelssohn,
added to It. Tho, contrasts tn tho cho-
Iusea Of ths r., ohrlstian, tic 5e"iss' and and
striking features OF the work. Although
tho choruseB and chorals aro the HoBt effective
numbo.s. tho solos, among them the two baas
arias, "Destroy them, Lord God of sabaoth,"
ssJerusalem, thou TINT killoth tho rrophota,"
the alto arioso, ''Yet tho Lord il mindful OF Ha
own," are exquiaitely beautiful: The whole work
ns most M c2mpede gnd syop
| posed, unloBs It be the Passion Music Of
| Bach. Tho action OF tho work coyora tho
| trial and martyrdorn Of Stephen the journey Of
Saul to Damascus !. hih blndness, baptism, and
| a. ambassadors of Ohrihtianity the miracle ut
Lyntra the rescue Of Paul from tile nnger OF the
| multitude; and Lis departure from Ephesua to
| JeruBalon.
| For tie production Of thin groat work, there
were but fourteen voices, i've or six OF which ut
| leaat Wero not effective, and accompaniment
| OF grand piano, which DR.. Fuchn played With
oaly % hours tr;.1 reheafsa' In place .sa.o OF
who is III, and m orchestral organ, played BY
| Alr. Tomlins. Considering the number, the
| performance Was very remarkable one. The
second part Of the oratorio was omitted, but tho
first part VAS given entire with the exception Of
ono or two nunibers, and these nero 80 judclouBly
chosen that the unity OF tho work wns not
materially ma1zed. In the cllorala tho singing
/ waA superb and tho harmony clear and ef-
mesa Of voice. was sometimes painfully
| apparent. mud the effect WAS mixed and
scrambled "a result very. largely owing to tho
weakness Of tho sltos. In such choruses, for
Lord Ho IL Good" the, want Of & powerful
chorus nnd complete orchestra Was sadly felt,
but no bsttor a.nginR hns ever been heard hoto
! than tho performance Of the chorals. Mrs.
not only took all tho soprano aolos
aud sang In all the choruses. but III the soprano
rests helped out the altos, and also suoh the ex.
quisita alto hrioso tBut the Lord is mindful Of
thou that killest the eprophets, u she sung with
admirable expression, and developed the very
best quality, OF her voice, croatlng thereby
that ahe received m encore, In tho al.o aria.
mentioned above, however, Aho was not so suc-
ooasful "a the music lics III the weakest part OF
| her voice, mud cannot bo thoroughly effective
apitit, aud onosgy Of singiag Infused tie whole
sssegsa ss sp''s's M 'GB1s .aS ssons ass hs
Ws n.r. as0 s o. roo, sea. rxsn @
conscientious effort. but oil unfortunate hoars-
moss OF voice sorionsly afflicted hia singing,
Ino ono bass solo. ~ praise tneo, O Lold, tple1
BY one Of the Old Folks, whose name was not
Of the performance, Iila yolce is smooth. firm
aud rich, aud his method excellent
All thinsa considered, tue musical people whe
than kiul to Mrs. Bernard for t.ia e.editablo pro
| duotion. Tho second part Of tho programme
mas miscellaneous in character. Tho best mis-
| celianeoua Progrnmuo OF the season 1o tho OFT
announced for this evening, which Is 40 follows
tslaA PART I. -..-.
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FART II.
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