New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
MuSIC-THE DRAMA.
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY," i.

ppOOKIYN PHILHARMONIC sOCtEl
THE Philharmonic Soclety across '"o ,,..,a.
v,ver last evening INDUCED IN some "u 80.
.s,.h was appropriate tot be Chfis'masnae "ioe' '0e
. r,,ora,sd IN style. The OCCASION was tne
-. third concert Of this season ana bachs Nhii''
-. ora,orio" was made the medium OF reI"o'"s ouD
,or,,x Nozart's Requiem was a""eo ~ ii W f
M .rir,, Of the first selection. bat persons "eo
.,lx no, wanting in the andienoe "'o 80, 49,
80. ,o- the dead more inspirting IMAM 'no
mss" ,.,.n ,ha tevnote ia pure religious JOY. we 10
.,. a., criticism OF the music. but III ciiuois" VI
- ., large portion Of the public tha' persists 10
.-,,,y Rach AZ the pcrsonihcst'oh vi "i' '
,,oda,,rv and pure mathematics III "'"',o '"'
What he H. the most many siuea """
tina, the art has yet de'eiope". ,.. o.,,.,o ,,ora
- a.. 80 rarts OF the Christmas Ora'oflo "ere
i"o 49,. =, the annual performance of Tho Mes
~, nv R,chs great contemporary ana the nhoVa'io"
..r,.i,lv Ia be commended so long ~ performances
., u,ndel's work are within reach ana " Inc MESSIAH
An no given at the Academy Of Music. In TINS city, ts
W. ~ ,r Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. next. The
,,,.,,mas oratorlo Is practically novelty here IL Is
.as m OF series Of six csntaas which, being parts Oh
,,~,o,. services and not concert pieces. were
a.s,,,ah 10 be sfng the six ecclesmsuca
h,iavs attending from Christmas TIL Epiphany ihe
,,,ct,re Of the work like that of the ordinary cho
sr,sas of Bachs time. the music being uislou'eo pe
tween recitatlons In which the toSpei s'oi' IL
t.,os arias which contain the reflective ee'
~
.,,, 80 the service aud accompanied churuses ~ u
~ .a.,s sptaraius need IN the " Passion Mns.i whicn
hsxs bee,i twrc within the last few years To cfVwu
an. sntlrp praturin into concert would nave us
,,,essjnsiy munotonous effect upon mouerh tars
III 80 "A has ,unp 10 be a custom to restrict the
n.at performances tu the htst two parts, WHEN are
az. oa, the ncst beautiful IN the work but are separated
bt surpfalnsit lovely pastoral stmphont thN enn,ss
b fateslns effect ~ the mdst " the OH siie hiihs
IA sn.s,sss eel peallt when u Ia PLAYED WITH avon
yssis grace ss marked The retivtanee oi Mt lhvWn
,un,bi ne iast hisht ~ MuAeits heqn,em "
essig NECESSARY 10 sess, f"f although we 90 hpt
n, "a often ought Hs romantic se'' h"- WV :"
i,esh IA tho meRnff pf all Mntie lovers - -. M
tho ehefsl inase ~ thess i've NotAs we nnns Wy th
ebaF at the saaaty vheh Hfhe sat 10 wv inte
s,nsns Was grhelaif rfeMit ana hrsifi ~ 'h' "''S
stgafaas rather than hhe, thonsh Va 70 au p"as sv
AMI Unstias ~ the there was deal uiophs"'f
n tons ani eveY etpressioh as also Ia thS
baah work Tie con atiunal eneet ol "hh mNoNe'
aas lost IN the Tapia teInp0 Indicated nv MI lhnaa
lie solo parts Ia the hands of Miss tmha JUN
vis. Emily Winant, MT William J, winch anu MI
Mvron W. Whitney. In this quartet me voices "Si1
thoroughly admirable but Atiss Juoh ana MT when u
,ot seem 80 well suited 10y the music an though NE
lid ereditshe work II not up 10 tho OCCASION,
,oneeu room was lsyishly decorated Win sAii"Hu'
.ud festoOns of evergreen.