, 1881-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS.


CENTRAL AtUsIC-I1ALL.
ttcotor ilerllozs Damnallon 0f Faust" was
performed FOR the .irst time III tlllA en,anry Feb.
T., 1851, by tho New yurk Symphony a1el0ty, nA-
astcd by tho Oratorn nrl Arlon Satellites. 1t WINS
Elvcu FOR tho t'rst TINA Il, Chcuvn lust February,
on tho evenings Of tho "Al and a1t md portions
Of It wcto repeated n ~ matinee tho Wednesday,
te.uwitlE. Tic orchestra and c,ortis thels wnru
,t4lrr tho ,1ruction 0r Theodore Thomas, tlto
chvr,ls being Futnst,ed by tho .i!'nlo Club. and
tho solnsss huiux Mss Fanny KcitoyE NJ !'ftir-
fi.erfe, Str. ". c. Towur " Faust, ant Mr.. frnnz
iauln,ucrtx ns 1ftphittopheles. Tho "1'ailnhtaon
of Faust" Ia calte,l by Its eotnpuscr 'ssrn0tio
leHen.l." Tho AcurU Is tllvtdud Into fur parts,
cuntal1,nH nineteen scenes hid III epllog. Tho
scenes urU ,etncheu without ntlch continuity,
md IN sultiu instances .rparttlp entirely froln
tho spirit ns woll Nh the alt,tt!ons nj the orig.
iual, The work wis 81 deliberately described In
these columns Ut tho time ot it, tirst production
otS III :a vii IT, al t ID .s ry n" S %
Iavrr Is i II no "vcrInae i, tho Ielrilti. After a
lew lH.rs Ut Instrumentation Faust hts solo III
panlcd BY str,naE md reeds. and Lending e n
inrrry dance movement for chnrtis. Tho Hun
n'Sn hyn 4 sysyS 81 M as a,nT 'nS
visil,ie to E.tttt Is sounded. md viii, this ringing
br,ll!ant orchestral work t,lo tiTst pnrt cnds:
tn1itDl1. Introducing lis To Ft1nsl III hs study.
1Io by; y short suit, INTERRUPTED l,y 'tatnfiy.
Beard EASIER GHOtlaR Jttat at IN ROutt III EilsG
Tho cup ~ his lips, ud us the massyc harn,npics
u tho churts tilu away .uephis.oll'ese* Appcara.
There Il n dnet: Tho two .ilaappear. Ailti nro
Ssnis. Wi. w"r" Hr.nlsr stnes It's sitMth sonv tho
students have m 'rreserent fugun q, thu worl
t E;rs n9' s;t s'nFs ;,ts s s,'a sn' s. M
)lhL*tU runrpcls in thu lu:s VI tho Glba. where.
nttsr oss!S preO, Mfl,as'" l,. r., s,.lss y I'm sh!s
tlnnu,cs a,lo Sylpas. caited tn ,e arcno taust's
vislon," This Il one nf tho loveiest aen,s II
tn4 run, work, e'lu!'r'atx H. seaY,y - k;..
ellnrus. Thcn ooIlcs ~. lsMlIst Of sylphs " mud
II Latin chorus Iar snldters clnsulv the second
iruntuts suuntlinK the tut.ot, rrclu.'tng IN arla
by i,inst III .Ha,y'trts'x chanlbcr. which leads
s @ 'nG 3; kx + ttc a VIII o spss ,%s Hs
M !HytmMt,nn by .Nflhtst"tltlt*, mo WIN ..
tho WIsp ini1.,,st. anil lielitsto's "sore.'ue."
fourth part .1i,.,utcric llas IL, soft una
expressive ro.nnuxIl III which she tcp!ores ,tlII
ast; ,1 e, ;, ss n prsyais 1l %st n S'n'e @ Ss Is
aiec,ls. aili tha "rl,c 10 iitI" orgills: With
marvellous skill thu master details tne horrlhIa
journey, cI,sIllv with tho cnrsls Of Tic sllrls
II lh'aa.'nani.lnt welsaa.l,ir % m FaM*:' aud tho
cnEas rI @ Of asis srt reuy q. H.; Mn, .,.so, os Tim
Apollo Gln WIS given iust nlxht ut Ue,,trni Nil
sic Hall IN thu pres.t,cc nf quite nsEo Htl.ll-
nYdn presented. unt'er The leadership Of alr:
Thu,nt.s. with t4o Instrumental pnrt interpreted
by Ills 1rLnGstfil, Aiiif luG vocal SCufG FGnGGFel
by tho ApD!lO Club with substantially the
| sI,ne ptlnons,rl ns II yenr AEo.. It Ia needless
10 refer M length othe bruad effects md start-
ling cuI!, rnsts us well ~ to 1he tccate. shat!.
| Uf lt,lB nua4ye work Of tle nov popular conf
t,nsur lie proper interpretation ii IL severe tux
upon nh taking part. FROM .ho soln!ats Il re-
rslsses great range Of xoicc. atroug dratnntic
| p,wer, md nucIi pnssunatc ieeltne: " tha
horns s's M t,sss ylses n1 rg nGrs ,,1 mt! ."
thoro,ssh ns.,o,ant Of its resp res99urees; q ti,
md not mere p'ayers. OF tho choral anA nr-
chcstIal work wG Mny eay tl.nt 1t w''s Nd, ,tl.
tlu mule. chorus fell behind IN tho
| tt1bG anA tho first part ut thu upllnH. thu
chorus "Thun nll III he'll was hushcd." was
spoiled BY tho bnd work nf tho hnsscs. 80 thu
st,,ti"nts' Aunu. "Whu knnws Lively sony,
etc., was not taken tro,nptly; hut In nc 'aM ~
| c,luui. II not superior, tn tho performances Df
Inst year. The nrchestlN wis n1nler Es,0tl ent!-
| ttuI and Hy watched tty Its lhtlGfHttrMbo
lcn1or Only in Tho trio q tue sIose or .hs hlr.l
part lid It drug un1 require squirting to keep Il
III IT.. work. piltsss Ia, hnwever, Justly due tu
tIlusla tH0 most lnpnrtust elements III tho prai.
Iuct{on Ut this dramatic ltEDn1. aud DESERVES!