New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
TIE WAGNER MEMORIAL CONCERT

| TIE WAGNER MEMORIAL CONCERTi
The fourth and last concert of tile New-York
Chorus socety's In stenway Hall last evening
was In honor Of Richard Wagner the programme beng
composed exclusively of HE compositions, and 10 tn
| following order:
Sirens; The Tournament OF Song iarch and chorus)
ASI a f9wer Garden Scene Ae
knights OF the Grail Gurnemanz Parsifal and Am
| fOrtasD
Die Goetterdaemmerung- siegfrieds Death
Die Mestersinger Won acknowledgements; Pogner'x
ADDRESS Quintet; Finale Wake, wake the dawnins
The contrasts small and great Of this programme arc
both subtle and striking and the IL lie studied the
more their great variety appears II effect Of
this variety that the concert lasting three hours
and Of the most exacting and exciting nature,
heard not only without a trace Of fatigue, but
with the freshest enthusiasm until the end.
The Parsfal" numbers the only winch requr,
description. The first OF these is where the magcan
Klngsor has summoned his thrall, Kldry to work tho
ruin of Parsifai, and by his enchantment ca
a magic garden to arise. with Hover
decked damsels, first singly and then
in numbers who beset Parsifal until Kundrys ar
rival with her more potent claim and charm drives
them away. The scene performed ends with their dis
appearance and consists OF their addresses
and ParsifaPs replies exquisitely blended Tho
music Is Of charming character reach
ing its highest effect in the choral number sung by
forty-cyht voices in q sustained movement In triple
time But the endless ingenuity OF the ensemble Is be-
yond description. The scene was sung with inenabe
grace the solo voices being Miss Hattie Louise simm',
Miss Ella Earle, Miss Zellie de LusSan Miss
Fanny Hrsch, Mrs. A Hartdegen, MIS- Minnie H. Den'
nistOn and Mr.. Theo. j. Toedt.
The other Parsifal" selection was the finale OF tho
work following the already known "GOsdFriday
SPELL" Pasifal returning with the holy spear resensd
from Kligsor Is led by Gitrnema- and the redeemed
K,rdry the hall OF the asonizsd Anortas whom ne
heals with the weapon which inflicted the otherwise
cureless wound It's then that Parsifd assumes tho
royal place and uacoyers the Holy Grail so long OBJ
scured. The death OF Kundry and chorus OF
salvation end the scene. Inc music
OF extreme beauty and fulnes The vocal parts were
taken by Mr. Toedt and Mr.. Remmerz. The orchestral
tremendous throughout especially at the finale
where all the various motives OF the drama are rapidly
rebearsed In a climax of SURPRISING splend0r.
IL IL In this scene that the beeect Is used adescp-
ton OF which, with the manner Of production, has
already appeared in THE TRIBUNE Nothing but hear
ing will realize the perfect purity OF the tone
thus produced and the enhancing effect caused By tho
pealng OF the bells either alone or In conjunction with
and colouring the whole orchestra.
In the Tannha music the Chorus of Sirens sung
in a room below, done with the utmost beauty
distant effect clear and bright, though remote. and
absolutely true, and the march and chorus were gwen
with such inspiration that the applause az the end wa,
At the last came the good red blood OF the Meser
singer" This music may also be said not to have been
heard here until last evening the freshness IRE and
Address noble the beautiful quintet
marvellousy, and in the aBal numcer the cnoru.
hner in all the qualities OF chorus singing not merely I'D
certainty, balance and shading but in vocazng and 10
roar. After repeated calls for tine conductor, Mr.
Thomas appeared and was warmly greeted.