, 1881-12-25
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CENTRAL MUS1c-uA1.L.~ :: :::I-<:. ~
4 magnificent audience greeted the Apollo
Club lis. evening when it presented ut an extra
c0ncert tfndel's ':M ess,ah.', the popularity OF
This magnificent work appears TO increase with
time. ane every recurring Christmas season Wit
nesses fresh triumph for the Enutestic harino-
nes OF this ,saul-tn ypirlns and massive work.
. What the Christmas seas.,n wuuid beswttho,lt a
pcrformailce Of ..rhe II Messah'' Is q question like
y to li,ux fulilain Unanswered. Last evening Cen
trail Music Hall WINS diled with a splendid gash-
erinR - Of i those i. for WHOM "a { heartng: OF
the proper prelude TO- ! the feslirties and
sDiemutt1es oI This time Of the. year,, Among
Sose ay ;nt oy IN
at1'ity tn give ths mdyeMt and departure OF this
great musical work full '>b,.nett. ut clergy
The leadership Of the orAtorfb performance;
last night wsts lntrusie,i 10 ME. Thomas, VIM, re-
u,slined here hnnther nlght FOR the purp',5e Inc
+ orchestra. somewhat suaier In numbers thnn It
:. Thomas owt,,: since it has been drilled hy him
as1s,~ accompanies him on his Western tour.
IT. enpossa 'ois aaout m 80
nctnbcrs. The : organist WIS :. air.zz: H.
e t+;!dy, and :: the soloists :. were: =: Mrs:
son. son, aio: sir. ] Chares Il. carE, tenor: Mr B. IL
Grt,ve, bass The cfurHl work was superGly
done.- With the exception Of break by the
c,'utdtnce, the voices ;suoVel Adinislabie drtll-
.nR, and g,lre. to the uumbers allotted 70 It y
au6 AI1d nnlshed tDEerpretMt tlf. slh8 - klh!e-~
lujah Chorus" in which grand harmony reaches
It's climax. was enthusiastically AppHuted, but
the eqoally gotid work In the chor,'s ut the eud
Ut the first part, and ut the open.ng OF the sec-
ond, we're mt appreciated AS they Should huge.
been. :-Atr. !: Eddy gave thu: .trgAn Its
pr,,pers plcc In all :. heavy: choral work:
laying Gtna deep ;: foundation tn which
the other parts could -bulld-and except
for leuky stop at sudden pause, it was IL well.
CONC upatlfsnent ~ the strings ald brusses-
r. OF the suio work 1t would be Unjust To criri-
fntnateurs: aIiu each iutnuer improved US ease
and c,nidenue came With successive trtais- At
first the nccumPuniments were not sufficiently
subdued tor tue capactry vi the sol.'ists. but
were improved afterwards. Slrs. Carpenter nus
NOT not been beurd in public for II lung time.
which il ter IT. regret. Her voice Is tuli
anu sweet-exceedsn snxly. SO ln the. upper regis
:ence of rhe printed so.'re which enabled her to
give gsp,d shading to her. numbers: Her chief
difficulty is IN an unpleasant vtbrato
with which :. her = Voice Is =: affected.
Her two grand s solos, :" Come unto
me- and :" know that my Redeetner liveth."
we're char1n.ngly Interpreted and warmly ap-
:pluuded- :. Mrs. Johnson: bas q pteas1nK alto
the air, Tie shall feed his luck" Mr. Gruvc. the
bass, has not g.Ud yuicc. for oraIorto sing ny,
aud, although his execution was easyt atd bis
~yuice suuwed hexihiliEy, It lacked depth and tue
sonorous qualities necessary fur the part. lie
sang quite tlat in the tirst recitatve. ME- Clark
the tenoE, i'm pr,lved ttlwartt the cse and gare
very fair Interpretation Of his solo in the second
part 1t should be stuffed, In Justice TO the gen.
-rlc1nan, perhaps. thai he had no rehearsal. aud
bud expected suune one else 10 take ais place..
AS d sbnle7 the oratorio was very successfully
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