New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-04

aSSven. the following being the pr "A
D0 PART I. ,.no,,a,
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the Mass were rendered py tile
The chV'"' p.ool,lyn societies. without heP
New-iO'N ,no Visiting organizations anu ioi W
from any -, 80 made use of two quar'e's' u
solos MI ia two wears ago in Cincihna'l' "a
plan Wa IL exhausting nature OIL bee'nO' -.
accouh. - tho artists. The first quar-
demah"S "f I'D in the KyTie Gloria anu 49,
evening ICED Frau Materna, MISS "'u''ll s
Del, an" -; o,d Sig Ga asst, the I'S' nan" ,
sig lam -, rerlaced in the AshuS - ~
bowrNri The second quartet, ho'1u - -.
Mr.. M III "sanctus." consisted OF 'n' ~
Cie"o =. f,r Mrs OsgooO, Miss ii""'' =.
the su,'.'S Mr. Henschel. The Mass i NO 80
80, mike anything else TO NC al other
eh"i''' -, Il stands far apart from a. IN
f'S''"'' tens II abouuds III pa'S"E .i, i
,,,earthlv beauty yet us Ian here
aiAos' nc charm of meody-bee'lo' - ,to
Nv far beyond thai-N 'os ae-
P~'S.S onuressive and sol"o''-"N .sitira
LII naiuful in its ene'' -. IN, COM
- The Choral SYMPHONY Is imp, -. o,d
-, itb this awful work Ii TIC - II =
i,or..t,ug programme book prepare = .ua,,,,d
rrobluei there is an essay VI Wv . ,,,,b
fl.,,, f,y.ign writer Herr Mecks' WHO Is a. 49,
,.eless pains TO imply that the 1T
80 = variance with the sentiment oi 'ne Va
muse % - TN the Aonus Del it reaches almost
,,,, # some Of the Roman dogmas AZ i'i'S
r.-1rrbetber even Herr Niecks Is que SUI
+t,. means No dognas are 10 be tlac'u -
&C moi except those of the redemption ''''
=, .-r..ss,on Of Christ common 70 All OhIlS'l"'''
~ l.,.,,o,4n had been disposed to deny '''eo
an .-,,;,,l, was MOTT is hard 10 unuerS'an'
a. I'D have formulated his denial IL ni"'4'
~ H. essay IS an Illustration 81 VHo
,ra,tv into which certain 0'~''
C,-,,oD critics frequently fah Nn'n
soor,t TOR more things N a piece Oh in"si' "Ir
o,,,,,,..r ever dreamed Of putting there M Null
Iii iir,.l II would not have fallen mo s"cn d"
WOW T. spirit Of the hturglcal 'eAt-Vne n'"'p-'
- f In. Kyrie the exnltauon OF Ih' "'ol '' u"
-, and, assurance of the Credo' the deNouou u
-,,,. tl,a nafbos of the Agnus Dtl-hasAeVer
D.. rendered with such true leeHpe DIS III WIS
di,;ne work But If tie music uoes io'
,rs,..e,d the belief OF the Oh''',i"N
C,ureb there are certainly some Things Via' IL "'
+ra,sceud namely, the powers OF human "a
ord the comprehension of the Phills'hies' I'In"f'
,ra shall be- ioll to-day that the sun is more Vi r''
Of y failure. having spots on lis lace anu D1o
a ms
truth is that there are certain portions oil
tbe Mass such as the opening ana
close of rb. Gloria and the finale OF the Crcdo'
which never have been and never can bc sung WIN
rnatbe9,i IA strctness and perhaps there are pass
ages w INCL do not admit of beng exactly played
Beethoven must have been conscious that the ideas
which lie iacated there 700 grand for precise
uttarancc Il was enough ii or OF cloud and OH
security TIC ,tnpeudous effects which he imagined
could be- made TO shine forth. 10 use
an imperfect comparison. this music Is ike some
Of Turner, pictures in which superb results are OBJ
famed bv gia-lng faults. Several OK the uobest
nars IF the performance last n ght could hardly be
called singing At all III the ordinary sense OF the
word: but they were magnificent nevertheless, and
lie must have been profoundly lusenslble TO great
emotions who was not impressed hy them The chorus
fuIiy iusfif.d the high opinion expressed of it
yesterday. Il was forcib.e, Maj src, and couT-
ageous. and whenever the score admitted of ele-
eauce and grace il was elegant and graceful. The
close Of the Agnus Del the whole Of the Kyrie, and
numerous passages scattered here aud there through
the Mas. gave beautiful Illustrations Of its quality.
The first quartet we must say, injured by Sig.
Campariui who did not know has part nor appre-
ciate IT, MIR. Candidus the contrary sang with
lust sentiment aud with care.
The MS rtunental performance which preceded
the Mass was a wonderful preinde TO that wonder
full work. All the symphonies played thus Lil
have gained enormously by tne great increase IN tie
Numbers Of the band. Mozart jupiter and scLu-
bert's No o are admirably suited 20 great lnsiru-
mental masses but il was IL B:eth0vens minor
that the numbers told most strongly. OF COURSE 10
connois>enr requires 10 be informed THAT
the purpose of enlaIgilg the orcAes-
Ira is not merely to ill the vast spaces Of
q large hall. or that 500 Instruments IN the
Arlnory have au effect very different both III kind
and in degree from 100 instruments in room pro-
portlouateiy smaller. Everybody who Is ac-
custoried 30 attend concerts Of the highest class
knows what can be gained by multiplying The
strings: how not merely tie volume of tone Is In
creased. bat tle Quay Of tone Is altered, he BLEND
Ing Of color perfected, and the power Oh express
sion is immensely developed, Thus the IA
terpretaGon OF The Z minor last night, besides
being marvel Of execution. was almost new Teve-
lauon ol grandeur. lie performance went on ~
tie mIC-. Ol steadily gathering excitement, and
after tie procIg0us finale where The strings lead
Up 10 SacA d mighty climax, tie enthusiasm II the
audience found vent IN shouts and the waving OF
haunkcrC.le.s. wonder, was Tie Te-
mark heard all about one, Whether the
Fifth symphony bias ever been played
Ike that anywhere" TINS performance
alone would have been enough 10 justify tne tesI-
val and u proves what We have Otten SAID, that
the highest beauty of execution Is attalnable at
such mammoth gatherings, ana moreover that there
az some last reBnemeits of good playing winch can
be obtained 3t great festivals only. This week We
seem 20 be getting them IN abundance,
THE MATINEE.
The programme for the afternoon had four splen-
did orchestral numDers--the overture 10 GlucAs
"IphiEeuia u Auhs' Schubert's great symphony