, 1880-05-21

i. Scene. from 1onsteI|ow's "oo'dcn fe-
7'"' itii;;rfii;:c c:oanilp;o.:iittioni
afft' 1nng , j4st = S"ton r. M ,, J. E. q, Ra:Rn't ntn M
clnr!,!. : 6rcicstra. 1t orgnn. ~
z. oyortn.c. "K!nE Lcar." or. T.. nerlioz
scess %s Tss Tsrss st yss
sx1 xe!sts'es !s H.. !tses us!hs6 & ssc; ,,1,,
!; +. Rud;:!o5:f,;; I;s9;,!5 II. ay'o'
Of scencs ice ~H from f."aiciiow's "3oidcn i.csendo
w. Inc tcn,r9 n ,o "f ero,ty n ts Ssc
hn la. no competitor rnve rrof. Talnc. Of
Iiarya.i. and hf suGees:cs M arc iq works ',.t f..
impossible Ia The lIinlis Of dspotol to give an
tnt.lligSnt dca Of tho esons:lon Ass1g
iHsn m n',ncr., tbrce ''f Il whiet tt''s arc for
orchcsira. The mnln characters introduced nrc
iiari,lmcl. Ti,o nr,log. irstrumeitt!, depicts
tic cr,.s ~ Chg stTasburg Cathedral. y whish !,
gcnuiue Wa4acr fash!o,', tho bells. represented
ly u,iccs Indicating tho usc1ctncss q tho Il.
"H v se'H"Ts & IL roeP sPrs%s rnecsa sn II The ss sse
Az! third numbers ure opentfc y nn,nrc
" "aoi"r la"afns a" q tfea ct 's VII ias:e ss" MD
e.l's crs t ntnes e. the IN "ee ahe ieS 'S IL t
poem. IL delivered by tho angel With the hnrp.
S% y M "Hs'ns r. " t. r. 9swns y aI "
9tld srtontl tlrcmarkcl. wtlfsn
nsk The fSbo of writing ms moro =, s,tt psn.E I.
rrays iisnsen for hcp3o make tho fntal dcc!.io,,
to s'critlcc hcrsclf to.nvr tho Prime. In No;o
,nS 7. ., orchcs'ra + nnce more introduced 70 70
sff11sly I se9Ts; VA : i, % snssae,sr!.,ic e,
Fridr Inii IL 4 rovei At tso Hack Forest Corr
str''niental number tSo Il which ,l,tret,lees tho
e!sa ,nonn'o9 ror i:ltit; VIII chornl refra!n.
shtty iii xrtse' Saess''f ,ho"s Sasas no
$ss T. a; s;!,rs1s s' +: Saqfs !
tiinlos Ind ensemble No Il hastcns tho Icnouc-
t< %i .a y sses tbs Sswcf" wcf8 x t
ar Sn,g TINT cals for solo!sts, full chorus mud
n;a, AZ tho very outset It. witt BE- seen TINT NJ.
apT., , and yery ,If,.naiIe in situatiea:.in
oae I tho rs ceniaans! s ' 1le lafsS hs ,fcates
II not nnly II z tnoFnugnly echo!Arly Why. 9ut
nuck's Tendency towards wagncr!sm in, hls
wntcbcl h!a Progress. and IL ibis work be dis
p'uys It hy his skilful ,lse Of the I.elt-motivcn
ind By his close linking Of tho poetica md mi;
Scit itlcnB by which hc secures tho emotional
expression, but Without any sacrinco Of the
nelnlieus element. Again In tho ep!sodes
ss y sas ss .sr s "y e ssss e
Influence Of l.tzt md !}oElloz. In word, h!s
work is 1ash!oncd attsr tnq bet m.es '1 tne
and orisina1, ii hat 10 hSs avsitied tue tcmpta
t9 tn Use aa, hekncycd modes Of liz Gxpn5fssM!'g r. y
and greater freedom in musical thought and tx
preston. ana Is q work ; which reflects credit
ua The ftSaa Il to Work ra. an elegant
eS ~ Sysy II &C. y tue aI
suits. Apart from th!a slip Ar; Harvey sang 70
Is. Of voleo and e5mo vcry clcar, bril-.
inmt. ., and etronE, high tones; In two
Il e. opxa,o H. q az Tho sr S
| tleclteti scnsHtton. and WIS rewarded With en-
tnusinstio plaudlts. Miss, Morton sang the
tasto. and nlso calne In for d oencrnus sharc Of
EsRSr sen , r 91cst Egt sg ri shS
and aroused, tho nearest approach ~, 70
II furor during tho evening. The
nnnhs5s wsIs rese,yea wtth V hearty q Srp!au;se
tk 6e e, 9 oss d va VS.. Fe w1t
10 tho platfurln. Tho a,sdle,ice rtso to It's feet
mud checrc1. Tho urchcstra md chorus vigor-
hanakorehIofs, and Mr Thomas cordial,
" shouk him by, tho hani. Slr
es%ia ~ @ s f 'o
| tho audience. The tribute wns n graceful coin-