, 1877-06-08
THE APOLLO CLUB.
Last Day Of tho FcstiYal-..1mmcnse At.
tendancc..-A GRIND Per-
f0rmNncc.
Beethoven's Second Symphony, and
Handels "Israel in Egypt"

Tho thsoe dayB' festival Of the Apollo Club closed
last eyening With 3 e!atstcs! programme Of three
numbers, -l}ccthoven's second symphony, selcc-
tions from uluck's t'Orpheus, {" and from IIondela
one, ttitng every part Of tho Tabernacle, and be-
Ing by far tho largest during the Festival.
THR aECoND sYAriIoX1.
Tho programme opened with Bccthoycns second
eymphony ln D. which has not been given bofofe
In this city for ten yoafs As II was probably IN.
familiar to majority Of tho audience few words
with reference 10 II will not 10 Without Interest,"
Although It has not beon heard hero foE 40 long. 1t
was favoFtte with tho conech.Foers OF Gftocn
years ngo. II 10 a noteworthy fact that II was not
ouly tho frat stsymphony ol bcethoycns, but tho rat
synphony OF any composer, that Chicago escr
hcnrd On tie evening Of June 0, 1868, the famous
nermania orchestra. then making to1r ct eao
uniss states Il 10 ,so,Rany w'th At5tea Jnel hS
~ tbs wonderful child fAdslna Patti was a!so horo
In those dnyA as an Infant phenomcnon y, piay@
phony given In tho ocrtca Of Philharmonic concEFts
which werc tho ragc hfteen years hgn when lIAatka
wa: !n 81 BIZ got! an i va at tho rs5y
performed a. Tho thrl concert OF tho Philharmonic
acuson Of 1863 and at tho third concert Of he
ss ssn q In s szssHs' aS ~ e.
nlnlapropos 10 state tho number OF tunes the
beethoven symphonies hare been given IN tlle city,
SIXTH In r PASTORAL, tvs times; tho Fifth, Ia y
tsa Esh m he Feuf IL IT,
tw!ce; M fhe Nlnth. Ia minor tthotsl). once; liz
Third, In II nat tEsolca), twice. TIE performance
been expected ii Tho hands OF such IN orchestra:
Although wrltten In uccthovsn's lrat period. and
~ .sS i spa
isa tssamens eaa tS ~ these qualities tho oFche''
THE uLuCK MUSIC
consisted Of two kO1og for Miss Cary mont delight.
fully sung. and fcw bits 81 tho Eiobus choruses,
which wefe ycsy well snus.
toro aud tho iii works of this char.
@ 'qa' i xcss. Sess s ssus ssq Eds @
fsR Ss:sH WI a sss =. pat;
eeasa sss .ad II.
ites from shoIr kgyptlan oondsge. i Is sjmost
ent1s{ ssssps, Q. I'm pta donso
countsrpotnt and ponderoas ana' eomplsated
Il no o.esurs r srsn p9saas H. WI baaa m
ttoduced b1 few bars Of tenor rccllatlvo.. Nearly
all tbs choruses arc descriptive, and Of tho sama
81 Haydn Ia ''The Creation tholr principal si1ocs
!a ihis FoEatd 6slpg dependent upen the otehes;
fssn IT, e. pa3sf; II %:s
Tho noisa fairly rattes down and "Fan along uron
o. ground" ~ aro. sa4 she @ a.skns... .aI tho
'hs 'sss;'s',
oi tsestnen. IL .hs eralna;1 No1siIo
aidqs supplement uf six afsaR and eeetat4yes
which arc s0metlmcs interpcllatc0 70 raeyd the
hepv1ness Of tue work. iebdes these, II1udsl
htmself bntrowed literally from l!s other works Ia
performances Of "Israel" as we'll ~ in IL con.
:Ios9n Ths.s ri r. tsst es ne Ir.s sh;n a's
tua2uI1eat which no wrote la 1tay tor tho Church
Ia his Youthful d4y.. Il preparing tho work faI
10 mako liberal s1c's!ons, using but eixhtecn
1f the thlFiy-ntno numbers. ,,Taa .elec.
and, ~ wo hare said, with good Judgment.
Tor vast and magnificent II tho work Il II would bo
ie.tlsai p;og'amae. q; q sa1oyn,cnt i .hoSia
havo special work. special performance, and q
asuil!c,snt festival Of itaef. liz. Tomitas again
showed bis good taste In giving tho magnificent
duo Tor two blsses, 'The Lofd Il Man Of War" !"
to all tho second basses on The enc hand and the
secoua tenoFs aud hrat bassss on tho other. No
an3 b. tbs s0,t ''Tsrs sss' ta
chorases. ln adopting this plan Mr.. TomlIn4
followed ths English plan introduced with lie
happtcst effect ~. Bsel6y. Mt. Wtneh and Nina
Cary wnrc The solotats Although they have but iis's
10 DO that ittt{b was estettchtiy done, espcctAty
solo for Mr. Winch. which he amy ln sursrb stylo,
although he Nas suffering from EorcEe cold. 'rhe
ehosusFt, ex4ctlnY - thGy arc sud sesy fatgatnR,
Chorus was Fcn of singing, ~ we'll ~ the duo
fur haaass. The performance. N . whnis. was II.
rcedlngy and with iA close thls sue
csRAf4l {e4ttYAl WA ut an end,