New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
THE NEw.YoRK CHORUS SOCIETY.

The first concert of the New lork Nhol"S
Society took place last night in steinWay hi' mum
her Of circumstances combined TO make tne aa ono u
.oorainarv interest The SOcetys choir, whlch Ias'
irtcr seemed languishng and dying appeared upon '
-. rrao,,v streng gthened in every respect ana sang
With spirit and finish that have seldom oeen equhiieu
NV local chorus The other factors were worm! Va ~
cboir Mr. Thomas the CONDUCTOR anu MS oi0H'
coDtrtbned the instrumental portion OF 'nc ihuSo'
r,re vas Int one composition on the programme Wlcn
called for the cooperation Of solo singers ou, M uo
ds we're not modest and therefore the list hcluues
Mrs Minnie E. Denniston Miss Charlotte "alhci' aiSo
Ella Earle Miss NJ. c. Hamilton Miss A H. ho'' ii
Uelen d. Campbell Miss Jennie Dickinson fIal'% i',
merit Max Heinrich and Frank Barnard Inc "oiA
bicb enloyad the efforts Of many principals WAS 'ne
A.. E,,t ,unsic of schumann, of which one part was
i for the first time in this city, while the other had
a. first repetition This music composed the Serohu
mart Of the programme; III the hIst was 'he i"l''l
march and chorus Qrelude to the minstreis CONTEST
from ~Tanuhauser and Beethovens secohu s!ihPno"'
Tho choir numbered 800 voices and as all 'e
g ,ore familiar with the music and had been rahou III
q wboe-hearted style of singing the concert room
echoed 10 a volume of sound such as mas SeN'oNi 10
verberated through 1t. .o. .,
musical literature that has sprung rom ""e'H'
sFaust" The operas of Gounod and Bolto nave p'oN
,ra the bulk of schumanns Scenes has been gwen
and there is still in the Tepertory OF ths sesS
Faust symphony OF ISL Ia cs,rJe, spinning song
compositions comprise hc'riI ''u
80 Faust music that has remained dllNe' NY -
forcihe illustration OF the variety uI poiiIs vi
-, which great poem be approached lot uiuslo,'
,,rrI,oses C;Ounod caught up the dfainatc a.,
& irst mart of the tragedy only rightly )udGing tt ia
@ .' ,,ra the nubic would give themselves niue couC0Il
hoTt The philosophical purposes OF the poet; Doio
TIE imuossble task OF epomzing Gocthe WIZ, ,ity
tion aud succeeded in making popular anu e.i rus e
@ not because he reached his aim. but because NJ t.
s,it was series Of elective spcCtaclcsi LI5A u 49, ~,
Fatlsf Margaret and MephdSoi heteS ~ ~
.nn~s,nsnts Of symphony with result thdl - otI' a.
selected scenes from DOM Pa
tragcIy and using the original text, gave n.iu
smnstT5t0n His composition is divided lutO lIt. Icy ~
usrhicb the second and third were given laSl HE!.'
Both of these parts from tho cGhpsI - a.,
ssmiar second Part Of the tragedy me nht sC.uo a.
81 ,,ight,s programme embraced ATlc ehnV a., M
i the sunrise FqisfS sOllloquy on me- lhe ua
.n - tbe Four Graz Women, Futsfe interview NILHi
r~ VII rein he is strickcn Eith bdnt - poI,lols A. U W
tbe scene between Ne hiSopheieS ana inc Le11" ,sc
Sig T1,lSs grave and FdpSiS death Inc M. Vi .n
scsnes is separated by nearly the entire sec9Iu &
e. nbrrs hnt tbe rest the composition JOINS ciuSc
~ os co1nno.ed first is by odds the most gf@I! anu M
6eautifully conceived music and cOhlaHscs az VI VI 80
iast scene of the tragedy which leans 50 p1ipdDS ""
1nedp val miracle plays II was OlElnai! 80
nv Scbumanu as a complete Work, ana calisu ,Ieic
ryyDse 1r.tion" To praise the Mealy OF lhe nI'.sp
49, and liz wonderful poetic depth, or 10 atlept W
~ ,~arvelIou,ly il reflects the spirit ol the Gu
o e., Goethc's poem would be carrying Goals 10 NV
castle In spite OF all description rcaDla,loh t u ii.
30 Wit on a hearing enjoy "a last hEut ~
,orsc was given for the first time IN tins Conhi III % ~
IsaI in BOSTON II is TO be hoped that tDe sCenCs VIZ ~
.iver hero soOn In their order, ana mat '
xii never forsakc our concert rOOs Tor many Sehso7 I"
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