New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
THE RosT0y WAGNER CONCERTS.
TWO GREAT CONCERTS YESTERDAY.

TWO GREAT CDNCEhlC A'-A'D'
,osros's APPRECIATION OF THE oRcHEsTEA-MNE'
N,TERNA IN TELLING SCENES.
TrRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT or rht ihioSN h'l
RosToN, APril 16.-The concerts Oh to-"'y
and TO morrow are putting the musical enthusiasm =.
this city AMI ITS tributary country to the seVere7'
probably that it has ever had to endure. fO'.
co,oerts OF wagner's music carried ou'
an a scale OF colossal magnitude wl'hh
two DAYS might he expected TO NIL the cup Vi ''S"
Bayreuth pilgrims overlooking. Fortunately ioi -"
,u.rprse Rosons capacity for enjoyment is grea' anu
there is 50 much that is new here IN the prog "a,
thai interest and curiosity are both Appeared 'o anu
yeslr Is that there is yet show of Abatement III ~
PATRONAGE OF the Festival The weather Is
doubtless many who would have come rom -,
were deferred by the rain and COON Inc 9
ahopt towp however il exceedingly enihusas'"' "-u
t ,,,,sic lovers and critics from which enume-
ten A. ia no. 10 be understood that tie lallef l1@y
NOT be included in bota the other cstegoes seem 70
IN recognizing the Festival as the beginning u " "
next to the Bayreuth affairs the greatest
the line OF a musical speciality ever prn1ee'e"' Inv NC
COL rserv,,is,n Of Boston Is utterly overwhelmed by the
brlliancy Of all the factors employed Ia tI7 -
and the testimony OF those VINO speak III JDIe
Wv, for the city breaks into sohie'niuS
very like rhapsody whenever the disc'iss'oh ' -
orchestra or the three representative singers ""
stand for Wagners art. There IA hite 'auSe'oi "o "
,h. Tho is etainly Efficient IN ANTS parts
En- r, ,x,tes Mr. Thomas has svayed IN al his expo
oa. NO, so large as that Of the Newlork feStlVa o
two rears AGO but showing the evidences OF more 'ho
oueh drill 1t has been almost constantly III pi~'
many weeks and the fragments o. the NloelaHs'u nus
.soecially seem now 10 he as familiar 70 Il d. Inv
Reetl0ycn symphonies to the New-York PAharin'n
society which makes I'D the bulk Of this band The nSh
of the pavers and beauty OF the tone whch 'hes s
out OF their instruments come IKE reNe'~'ioH %
things 20 most of people here and thoy r'SP''
.ha invocation with pTOmptness and enthnSlaSm' 41
,l.a in ne
brought forward some OF the most brilliant num'er' %
the tetralogy besides two pcmpeus marches
All Of tA. music of the afternoon concert except SIN
gle scene has repeatedly been heard ~ new '''A' "
comprised the Centennial Exhibition March o va
official Festival commentator naiyey observes th'' u i
non, conooston because Wagner never having been ID
America had ne definite images 70 stimulate MS lmas'
nation - large excerpts from Das hoinsola Vn7 nm
.cene between AIberich and the Rhine Ne''e'' NO q"
ApoStropae 10 WalhaIla, L1ge'S nlrra;iFe' ana
The imposing Anale). and four NUMBERS rum
"Die wakire" dhe ride of ths Ep'hg1ss'
,1nass eupplication 70 Fo,t' tae F;' ,r eW Ts
and the magic lie sctnel, rue l..e - -, Si,e,tio1
never before given well usder Mr. n'nas 80 ts
one reason teing because OF the oeaAu.". sl- r. @
representative OF the playful ana sY,s, 49, md rl4
Tmilv Winaut and II would be eitcu 90 imsc-ue "a
"O' bell and sustained tlo high Lo.gf.
with faultess clearness; MS. v mn tn,I.,r
harmony d resi- on and Mrs Ilsrt9ee'a sweet ie~I
soprano meltei lovingly Inv" ne e. ar hl4l ,s NJ
~ on tbe ,,,ger The efectp1 the kline DIHIt-
fe,s lamentations IN the maj sce1e ~ SL' en-. .l
me mast directly effective Ilt les'i'u ~,
iormance there benz nothing c3Np-.l1i,,r
with the musical perspective WINCH ic''il'
when the eonlJou4 but ct lovely lAi.c ~. y
mics the creation OF the rs192" oIt.&F p r, ,,,
Iromentary by the waing cries o. TIE Xix e. ''-7 ~
lie Ic Of lie afternoon He-r scara s.n- th
allotted 10 !TOf1a. Nj RCmmcrtZ W. ~" t.'c ''H anu
Mr. Toedt tie Loge Nine Maternu vas me . -, '..','
the Prcad to 'Tr-a ana ana
large p0~0r o. TIE second act iH' l'hE Vim W. ~
duo ana ending with the a5i aa- I".' ~, w, w.,
Parsifal" namely. The prelude, the ScrAe peg 'e t
hero and the Fowe,g'iS, hH'Grg u -, i,a
sa vienna SINGERS were in both The DRAMATIC selection
ard were supplemented by Miss Juch ana dI o- li '
Tristan music md by DSN O. la ~, F,-,- ~
In q. Pars.fal." has Sees Mr.. Le4H-aIia. : rf -'
were Miss Hattie Lauise Snms Nil. Har'd-''l PISS
Eila Esrlc Miss Zelie de In san. ET- MIME r. l'e'-
fistcp ana Ms, annie Hlr-tA Much Oh t!- nus.
also been heard either 70 he"-1oE or LioL"E u, az,
comment upon It's Character iS uNd0- Wv 60
nupeEnuOIs- . , ,,.,,.. ...ai.es 10 indicate
t1t win Tod IS tie Festival reached 49,. cunlinaloh u
would b. Impossible 70 mach beyond these
f,6i5naI Ser of the Festival o:"e eupo ed 10
lie performance. The h'Sh tide OBJ 'A - " h.
fhe eyeuus ln ihe Tristan selection 1901 4iAsil'-
That The Parsiflr fragments we're gwen E'lA some
m hint clear voices Of The EeVYoga singers c.-
rod the ravishug musG OF ihe F1%T ,,5 i' nn, t
want Of prep ration on the part o. l7 i'oa. t"u.' ~
women Md many .. y -, me cyr,us coa-
&C. ar ii II M task in tho ParsicI' music and gqo-
naipousy yen down before H. he effectiveness OF tie
music met further embSTrassWer; IN the .dc he t1o
tex sung polyg lot Niue Aat'fns ai3 heiI " III
sung in indistnctly enunc'atea ,Inelish but
S %ss5 Ile TonehiRg 15e singing q Nine nalera
snd scars. superlatye terms S-oNe c5h ne IN
and Herr Scala's defamation Of the up1raidnE wMcA
Ae gives Ig;.an were re me ', acme T sse - Herr
Rinkelmauns singing Of We'er'S ize song A'i night