New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
MUSIC--DRAMA--ARI.
,,,,, SvupuONY SOCIETY.

-. i" Romeo and Juliet" Symphony was
ber"o. 9TH and last concert OF the symphony
gwen q" s,o,rvav Hall last night In the per'"'"""'
foceN ,ho orchestra OF the society had inc h'.po'
Of the "o'~ =, the Oratorio Society, MISS
tne Iut,e. Theodore j. Toedt "nu n,aoo
Len" and the performance 'ooA P.,
Remmc''' a,sp,cious circumstances Dr D' '
un"e' IT showing glowing interest III ' - -.
rosch pl'''| ,,ors and instrumeniasts Win s'o"'
and nrinS ,,,nsiaam which he felt The result was
deal oi '' -, roadpg although one that WAS 'n'io '
On i"r go us yirlity than It's deh'aoy or p -
mir"o0 "A for the audience tpey "ero III - -
,han they have ever o'cl' horo
cate the "O in 1876 the Berloz revival mas 'ahci
by Mr. lno, .', performance Of the Requiem Mass anu
place, y ,,auces of The Damnation OF fans''
repes'eu o,, movements of this symphony ana o'u'
ine "",,ors D,t Of Berlioz have maze MS s''" "" ~
cum. . psonle They have learheu !" " 49,
70 - minis OF excellence eNhio''ou =" ~
'no oDa 10 look leniently perhaps h''o .oo pn' r
-, NJ those idiosyncracies wh'ch u'7"s'o -
enV rocorl Of France England and the ohi'cd 0'a'o'
concert -. 60, ,,ears discover u steady growth III
o"'i,e ~ Rerhoz's music. and there Is har'hN any
no, once Il has gained foothold 1t VIII rapuy
t,d i,s donuion over the public nlnd' oven ini''
ha,s than the best and most "'ei,e'"V
- NJ the art would care W "N
- We conceive that which is truly great i'll 'hs VIZ"
.,c sv,nphony e. be not only the hlghesl' p's ""'
, .,c ever written by Bcrlioz. blte'so In manner
.Onra the lcftcs expressions in the whole rean oi
Instrumental music. Enthusiasm can surrey n'' ~
,,rther than this vet il does no. close our eyes "
.I in.rfections OF the work. but instead only CAUSES
-, ,ba, the beautiful should have so much
ouov IA we are convinced 1t mas h're III
che vocal parts II Will always remain sinsu'"' Vo,"
rentary on Berliozs artistic nature tha' "io ,i'I9
o. Z, extrnyagances OF language touching MS aunrd'
xxhn he called the artist NVu'
=, h,d have been willing to pcrvert an exquisne oeAV
"a ai,rt a nerfect art form. for no higher mouVe 'nan
,sic,l sensationalism 1t is hardly heceS'"'!
70 prove the offence done " '"o
in the prologue OF Vne 'r, =,
nor i. # necessary argue how inarSnc Is HIS p" VI
,rat,ng this prologue index ana theinauc o''"'s
Co the movements which to follow the hes' PROOF VI
~ a,ossess Of all this portion Of the work lies IN
h Coo, that all that ia there suggested is published Win
avish,nr elo1uencc in the instrumental numbers WHICH
are OF the highest type OF piosrai'"o
r,nsic for the very reason 'uat '"o -"
erammcs which accompany them are not eSsen'"i ~
u onnreciation Of their musical bealty IheIe can oo
,.,,,, the sentiments Of that wonderful IoNe hiu-
81, 40 ioAne in its tenderness, so exquisite In S happ
- - to me almost painful We can never thlhA
-. r,,ec,ion with the conventional operate hhaie
hh succeeds few numbers later without wishing 'n"'
p.r,o7 had been deepfeeling musician enough I" nav"
dicarded All the vocal parts OF the wolR anu oo'o''u
n with an Instrumental mum tfr III NuIo rn "a vhout
ZION of the families might have eeen hIit ue which
,ha ytolence 10 the Artistic senslp'n'! oa VIM"
tone. sns from the sight and sound Of fTor LaemGe'
I'm dress suit and white kids Instead oi cow ;o,ed nu ~
nreachng to the inimical honses AS was ihliinou on
HE outset the symphony was gwen i-, "a S
excellent performance 1no 1eallng "as per,et,c
ana the res ponse DR.. pamroscs neryon.E rom
direction was quick and generally saIlsfaet1ry rI
hoth band and choir Mr. 1OeGi was warmly allluu.."
o. his singing in the QneeD Nah ScherzetlO,
and unfortunately repeated it. Miss Miss oId LttIe cy'
oent in tbe very difficult finale the chorus sang Win
,,fron and taste special need Of praise If due 10
tae siuallCr prologue chorus for uniformly 'as'euA WV"