New-York tribune., 1884-12-31
MUSIC
UANDEIIs" MESSIAH"

HANDELS MESSiAii'
! r,,yo circumstances give especiai siSn'nc""'.
>o the performances this season o, i'""o' ,,os
sra,orio The Messiah" The first Is that we nro no"
-, c, tho two hundredth anniversary OF the "r'n o'
tho composer and each production OF ono VI "'' -
oa,uraly directs the thoughts OF muS'o-io'.'e w w "
s,o,co which the music OF one hundred anu 'i9 'e'
xcr,s upon the hearts aud intellect OF the cope VI
a.. aav Music in one sense Is the youngest oi 'o ,
-, 4, tho most progressive child In the fanlly anu
q, "a angular fact that while the 'ns'fumo"'" a'"
,eratic forms of Hsnders day have disappe''c"
,roo, onr concert rooms and theatres thc o"o'io9 "
no created have little If any OF Their popularity anu
ower Undoubtedly the coincidence OF the pceh'chhi
,,,i,ns of Bach and II andel, which fall within few
oor ~ each other will he the occasions OF much us-
oussion OF their respective and comparative values III o
aevelopment of modern music and modern muSc" eS'e'
q greatly to lie hoped that the discussion may re-
su I'm Ter and farer estimate OF ooth thah 'h Nv s'
orally prevalent at the present "io "'''' f
them almost In antagonsin -
Tho second circumstance Is that the score OF Inc
M,ssi,h" or rather OF Mozarts adiitohal hccohpani
,rcns 70 The Messiah" has recently been edited by
Robert Franz with the effect OF presenting number oil
o.es,pclv Interesting questions to musical students
rbe basis OF the new edten IL the original Breitkop
Uartel notification with Molarts accompaniment the
Peters edition. that OF the London Handel society anu
,he fac s,,e of the autograph score published by the
Sacred Harmonic Society not many years ago. hooet
Franz IL the recognized leader Of the movement Whch
has bcen much combated the scores of the old
masters In music in such manner ms TO give 'hen
preston through the modern apparatus without usp
ing their spirit In general his node OF procedure u -
make good the wants which In the scores by reason
OF the Old method OF hasty writing aud the loss OF ola ID
.,rumenis md the accom- animens which were once
supplied by the organst or eembalo player III 'i'o ms
of his latest score he has chosen to revise ohu imp"!
,,o ,vork hitherto accre litei Mozart, and he has
fonnd unigne ground fOr changing some o he nins7
which have been only grumblingy accepted He has
,se,takep to rurfy Mozart's and has Fipcd ont
what apr cured to him objecionnoie m't,er on ',o
ground that n Is not Mozarts without ATTEMPTING "
,ronoince urnn the righteousness o his course II i e
10 say that this will open pretty controversy yer
.,,tv ~ sceests famous parallel m the attack naue D
,,c,,,tled weber sixty or seventy years ago on the
Authenticity ~ Mo2aits Requiem
The starting Place m Eianzs fefisoh 10
,,dre tt the preface which ne has written io
,bs npw edition. "a The discovery W l7uz.
T., D. g. paunsati, that the Accompaniment ~
,he az - ei i fui us," ~ thu uisinnl thiiinn ~ tir
hiess,i Arrangement, nui the Weth ~ hofaii nni ."
jatsnn ATTAIN iiniri iht itrst raht"i ihr minhHt
,.ey 10 anp iha Was shafit eiiiirspi W thp iwiiss
ute DDr sanipf ani hnaH ani " 10 win tieal s"'''
taetlnn that uIseians peagi ihr psrhaiihh ~ AHShi
~ THE Instance. iipri tfsuf has ~'NrHifN hN'''
tcaro al Tho Mpasl,h Win ihn HiiH'n"l h'r'ih"'
u,rtI edition aud pruinssus 1 nave hs'n'u'u' m'hl
,,,ofs tial il va, used Ia the upaaiian o tho so called
MozaIt so0la io therefore oAeroised hs Judgment
in the eXcsion at material l0r winch ho had tAloh OF
informal proof mat 1t was not the oll1lhh N"rh o
Mozart ANA written ais additions to the score lhts pun
ted Ihe exceedingly great interest which illlor looh
An the works of his predecessors ana the ishl hearted
manner IN which he prepared them ior performance are
iu he nature evidence that with his views about t
old scores no would not have scfupcd % ehanhH 'nh %
U,ndh TO sut his own TASTE musical hnrhry ia lnl'
city contains Illlers autograph n,uu,rrpP' ~, ~, I'm
Hocfs nt for Two snnranos, with oboes
added the accompaniment, and improved ~ u,e M
harmony" Hitler was one OF the most fnlhnsa,uc
cntvators of nandes music in Germany last century
and directed the Massenauiuhrung IN the Dom hlTche
in Berlin in May 1886 which there were lle singers
Among lie features OF Franz's new edition may
be enumerated the restoration TO Inc score ta1s o.
"ThGi art gone up" and Let AL the Angels
of COS" when omitted by Mozart the IN
serton ct "A cadeuIa IN the ali Rejoice treaty tbS
setng OF accompanments for the string quartet to al
the secco rceitahoo am tLe GlNlpg o & inc "i,u
and His YOKE Is Easy, 10 the solo voices EylichtA
the organ to accompany the ncitaiiVc Is nor
deemed essential for Herr Franz expresses preference
for the panoI0rte over the string quartet Dnt say h9
hastily condemn the cadenza In me horid soprano ar II
might well state Though Herr Franz does not DO
Written by Handel for Every valley" ,,,
The oro Was peTiorhtd ia,' h,sn m " Waitf Dan"
Church Breokyn, under the direction "i M"'t. cr H.
rosoh who is tins year the director OF NJ brtoI1a I
monio society and The Plymouth Church Ghoiai Ii H,n
nunherodt about y @UD N"fs N.i,u nnd th" solos Were
sung by Miss Aleora Henson fIanlein biYi'i Mn, '"
U siahlc ana liolt nlau,,7| ,r s"Istipied Btrh's
"Chnstmas Oratorio for " The Messiah ihe occasion
Wac selso9 and 2D' S TO ssoSs ps as' church Sas
well filled piih stones who were prompt ahd hearty ~
thelr apni0hatun. The performance was Ehrldn
ttl.acior although The singing Vt lhe oh"if was nc
SIent h. doinan eirca and ih precision tsprraA ~
the dyisi0usn which ffauf ALREADY itiaih.h h"e
fuloMtd mozart iH glNns t0 liN tWn Nhl'cs l'' w
sane al uIit, nf oAunuiion and contrast Aone n ~,
dlsappmnlnoui, hpWetor was PLAINLY dit W h anh ul
Iesnudnne VA The uOm. which, hll hn ple'e Nsull ,i W
well naaprd lar music In ltnIT rldnilslh tAnhlhhl
tlnaiug ~ the bass as Ne have ALREADY Hlth ilu h,uh
al tihula due. itmielh hlanh Naz nfllh'h mus,
posnd ani hni uriHWHufn iii hhl recon we nttir" ~
iaiit which Was rsrnpieh iinn 80 ithuh huh 'insn
nm artist riaiini's NuinH hih haNht Nhh!N
Lnins trntaihaln Wbia set Nuilhf ~ snhh fnhhthn'
tion as ~ nave had nurasih htitinufn w tslhN uiNh
tbem hiss Henson ain hrf nfsi hln hrir 10 nih'Wn
pnd nnhint pl ntiitlns aHrrrs5 shr hha - anrian"
valnA nf iup ,iuaiiit throughout hhi WHEN " NhUln
iaitt militant ~ tho hahpt trHsirt llri sihtinH
svinens siini culture nhd good ihste except when ah
iotnaa hinin ittua Few Hl the mllllh hurs Nurhl
Vrn Whin nlp might easily onhhrphh hriAei il"M
phe is n resident u Chicago The dtislf't b tl"H'lhn
aud has st1dipd Niih good teachers VIZ ltahk S'WY
pnypn the utsan accuinpahnehts am nlhle thom '"'
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