The New York herald., 1877-03-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE onAroR1o socrErY's CONCERT.


Seventy ladies' and many gentlemen took part In
the third of the given last night by the
Oratoro Society at steinway Hall The performances
attracted audience which comfortably filed the
house, and while few OF those present gave indica-
tons that their attendance was merely perfunctory,
the vast majority seemed 10 thoroughly cnj0y the en-
tcrtainuicnt The soloisss oil the Mss
Marie Won Heimburg, soprano; Miss Annie Drasdi,
contralto; Mr. Horny Brandels. tenor; and Mr.. A. f.
Stoddart baritone. DR.. Leopold Damrosch welded the
baton, aud the orchestral portion OF the programme
was performed by the Now YORK Philharmonic orchss
ira Tho programme exceedingly sombre one.
and was complained OF by some mon0tonous, beng
made up of. 5. Bachs cactus Tragicus cautata TOR
the first tmc In Amerlca), three selections from
Giuck's .'orphans,'' and Johannes Brahms "Re-
qulem." The cantata with which the performance
began Is recognized by musicians AS oneeof the CON-
poser's most ingenious conceptions both IN matter
and FORM The music fitted the words
with wonderful skill and the mournful tonc oi
the composition Is appropriately interpreted by an or.
chcstra composed OF paintive striuged instruments
and flutes. In The opening cavatlna these heard
10 % srea. advantage ane The pasnos path o. Inc numbers
''God's own time is the best and surest tme," was
wol rendered bv the society, but The AIR tor tenor
which ioOwed-''O. Lord, teach Us to remember that
our days are numbered failed To please the singer
baving rather a course quality OF voice. Tho bass0
elected applause by his rendition OF tho solo, "Comc.
chorus, "It is the law Of old" which fol-
lowed fully aroused the enthusiasm OF tho
audience, which had up 10 that point
been cold Miss Drasdil. though not in good voice
as usual was highly satisfactory, and sang the touch,
ing air, ITO Thee, Father, my spirit commend"
with much feeling. The consoing words "ihls day
shall tn0u be with mo in paradise" set to matchiess
music sanP by the basso good broad style, und
well supplemented by inc chorus OF coulraltos.
The whole strength oil tho society joined In the closing
chorus, ''Ali glory, hud and praise" ana the last
"Amsn" died away and was caught up and echoed by
the orchestra IN dying cadences. as falling from the
lips OF the angels In their distant Hight (Applause
loud ana long continued marked the approval OF the
critical audienceA The selo. tons from ''Orpheus
were grand scena tor solo anu cEorus, AN orchestral
movement descriptive Of the dance oil happy spirits
which was exquisitcly rcndercd-and The nr Of the
god, 81 have lost my Eurydce"
The feature ol the programme IN which musicians
were most interested, was the "Requiem' OF Johannes
Brahms, which was performed Tor Tho hrst timc by
the society In spite uf the terrible difficulties ot the
the nourIiul numbers were satisfactorily reu-
dercd although there were at times little dsc0rds which
doubt would be heard In second performance.
Mr. Stoddart sang tho baritone solos IN his customary
style. aud Miss Won Heimberg's solo, ''Ye now arc
sorrowfuI. grteve not, was much commended Al
though the most successful sacred work Of its
poser tho composition whole did not seem TO ind
much favor with those who heard II last night II
possesses many features which will do much to pre-
vent It's ever becoming popular here.