New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
MusIg-THE DRAMA.
u,,s .wa,at, pFRFORMANtE 0F "rfif
TIE AN'' MESSIAH o,.,,

Hae ue.b,,,na,,ee which the Ofntpfio noVVa.v3
uu.es ,rs s,feesH a. it iiaitoseh rssG e ol tl.,,
s.sssish@ as tight N ephiofiiii' n. ~. sgNia,
trstem o rnaals Mas 9Ae ~ .Ae ihSs shtisf'ns thut
fhfis,'nas IaYe leeN p{iiesst " ittt tof ian&S &
s veor Ihe eAgiF WAs w Afe sits ii l1u % s tGa,
& un oyercame lAe eeAAe4 H'hsiies " , snrender 10
,uere was palAns " pfsfsH' teihre ms oemeug,
'"nfs fnswn,ration of the peeasian fSf 'H's Ns'g Np
tNs lHsfNf'rH Tnonld underestimate in pleN9Nts'Ns
Prran, Psrr ,ou a public representation " Ht r'N'' r
= unnerous, highly eutured 'hofHNsnN Wy - ram,
,al, aupreci.tige audience eafNu nv "N ,' IN he
,ascr, sted and not single ieA''p W ,,,os ~
, 70" a,ce seemed to escape notice nearly ''p"'ss ~
p,,iu following the close OF every nnmpe' VI Wv
"f,s Tbat the performance was maintaiheu WI ~.
,,aa plane TO which Il was lifted at tue o"s.' "a
,,,le short of marvellous for DE- pau'os'" $50" AND
orchestral musicians had scareey h'i'' - ~
half hours OF the most cxactlng ana ', 20 ., ,ste
The upper opera house "hcn '"''
.hcir ulaces at the lower .,,. o.uina
H. ,he reading of the work there was ho'hius .'.1
.r s,eclal comment unless 1t was Dr' D'''io
n,,rn 10 the traditional and only reasoi'''o Gov
a, the GLORY to God" cnorrs' eohce'h,ne w. conc
years he held a singular view for "ho" '".'0 ., or,,
-, q, authority In the original autogfapIo' Io "'
eho" " ,; n ia not safe to quarrel. as these are
-, o., ,,degro change and the taste OF the pupiio W.
chem The tendency among fnehSh eoh'"' .Ho ox
ycars has been to emancpate thehse''oS '.O o,ants
:rame,v slow manner OF singing the $40" or
a, ,,-h harhlX
,.,ance the tempt OF DIR. Damrosch anu MI 'a
- o0a ,henselyes to the Judgment OF inc Ani0
49, :, ,odav who are not weighed down py ouiue"
81 reverence for traditions they had no manu- - 80,
A has become customary IN TINS coun'''' ~ Wv ,o,,
hos,nnine For unto us Child is porn was a"s g.,
softly through all of the divisions VI orshs,ming
mart for the purpose of emphasizing inc o'o W
eect q, the crashing fortisSmos on the epi'hc's m
derful Counsellor, the Mighty GDd. ~ may ~ ro,co
communication OF the plan that tne u'o " w. o,,, hut
enables the singers execute the rams "' 80 Itch
ro soet il nevertheless sentimental to des'eo w.
inc o"o'' . ,,,,,on with IT difficult. The choius
~ aouonded and given a seond tlme' .a'
wpant and after her Frau ,', ,ye
,,onts,gncl also followed cu''o" .,, ,ha
csnnot view excelt reprehensiDe III -. On
orroneons accentuaton which iiahae s' ;,,, - nv
. ,o sball feed His Flock" and " Come uh'o i'i'n
,,n.,.,,,, the musical rhythm OF the opehiug Ii''"
,o,dy Where a sacrifice ia to be made Ill " o's' "
,h hind when THE effect Is 50 much more ,,
che melody than 10 the words soou "''''' =, enc
,vould suggest that the wrenchihs po "ll,, ho
.ord. We, the disturbing effect OF the Synoo'
Ginning might be avoided 10y SIMPLY pie pienAiis !, stapds
a7onal1y harmless word to the text rs IL ,t 10
The solo parts were In the Names o. 9an schrodcr-
serVes hieh praise III every lehl'V, IT,, -andul
1anfs,ane Miss winant Mr. locdt ana iicfi es a
Oi these the two Germans Eli, he oraiorIo style such
s~stIcIon was most IrSnpty d,arei rea Sy Of st,c
Ssicb enters into ideal oraorio sinslnR wa, "u "oo
o once aud allied with them WE & A. ,h Nntion.i
wa. taken nj fairly break heck speed, er nnn while
,,1tv ~ intonntion. Il was easy 10 lmngntI si,ic
isie,ing to him. that the mngnhctnl vn,,o," sI;ty
Silrh 1nnic his inhcr famous uronslnn hu,"no rrag
a, "ro Ind come 10 bm IA AN inheritance 1
ichrlci iianslangl Was no lun @ S ,",iincs 40 her
49, ,uualc though she plhce1 cAcrl'hl Wut,, ,,c
eci In most OF her work ana sang IN mngp pes, yIc
,han at the hubble rehearsal on ltidhy ii'tio..u w ~
inan l ~ tso lp,ib nttIsls snylnt IN ingsh soc nch
ar. G"t On Ml.s Wnnn aud Mr. locf v may ~ 9o t tU
,hJ Nov oqnnllcd " they dld not ,ntpi@ W. pv"' MIL
LIN, tfan our plpAaiife ~ heh iionl tu,ln, ~.
Wmlnra ite shalt fcfd lils mock gnd Mit,,,I nnd
"fteV tcblio nnd the uUcccwllh9 nf, h,nn" Wrt
." ed, in iendrfness aud h.Alli oi rNinouun ""'
t,t, Suutria hita were IA btillihncf oi ctecu'l"h