New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
A WAGNER CONCERT.

1t is sincerely TO bc regretted that COM
bnaton of untOwad circumstances prevented the con
cert at the Merop Oan Opera House projected by Herr
Sod in the Bayreuth fund, from being as hnan-
cialy successful deserved 10 be- insufficient ad-
vertisng disacreeabe weather and surfet OF musical
entertainments could not the interesting musical
character aalr, but they did prevent its yielding
considerable the noble Bayreuth enterprise The
concert derived special and local significance from the
fact that the operate establishment which has given
such pleasure TO It's patrons 10y superb representations
OF Tannbauser" Lohengrm," Die Mestersinger'
Die walkure," and let include. Renzi," is
bound with close Bayreutn. Herr scdl, for six
years the pupil assistant and companion OF Richard
wagner has directed artistic TO the most strik
ing complete and br III ,nt triumph ever achieved by an
opera company United Staes and Herr Seid Is to
be one OF the OF the festival TO be held IN
Bayreuth this More than this: Fraulein Leh-
Iunpn ana Frauleln Brandt who have contributed 80
much 10 the OF the season. have been dentned
with the Bayreuth enterprises the past ana the voice
OF the former heard last night In some Of the same
music which the stage festival House echoed at it,
dedication in 1876 There therefore want OF sen
tmental considerations why buoyant feeling should
have inspired performers and auditors last night The
scheme Oi pieces arranged ty Her sela was as 1OOws
SYMPHONY &" lTervc" Beethoven
Thar from Plrsi'al" Wagner
scFfrod's Death and Funeral March wo,nor
" Di0 GO,teuiaumcrung wagner
SoT Tho oT imiasGaGsnters dotr r.mmerung Wagner
""'dauS'''' Nh Lyn1GrI Gr l AuSu''o h'Au' ""u
'yorspei und Ilebestod rstim una Isolde" Wagner
Isohts Ian Lehman
rhe relation Of the wagnerah fragments to the dramas
from which they taken - generally known Each
them figured repeatedly III our concert schemes
heroi oiore ana they have stood the eliminating points
OF Wagnrrs dramatic The only vague announce
mcnt in the programme the trio from Die Gotter
danmcrung" -" this proved TO be the beginning OF the
first scene of the third Of the final drama OF the
Nbune tetralogy II explanation OF the presence OF
the Iervc symphony IN the program me was neces-
sary It might found in the fact that 1t Is work that
Was peculiarly dear the heart Of Wagner Aside from
this howtyer # derived peculiar interest last might
not ouly o s in mauy respects uncoDventonal
reading which II received, but because II brought into
contrast the great II funeral marches ever composed
II must occurred Ia macy that this luHapositiOn
raye increased and nrw intellect to both Herr sedi
hited some Of the Lelpossness OF grief from the
Beethoven dree by quickeung It's tempo and infnsing
with manly energy which IN the hearing seemed nstive
10 H. the siegiled march he almost wholly transformed
and presented It's old Gothic grief with It's admlXture OF
pride and It's apoeoss of ply steal strength and bravery
with "A vivdncss for which memory fails TO find
parallel lie did this in spite ~ what seemed nj times
an iney pcabe reluctance respond to his wishes Oh
the IaIt brass choir IL would consume too much
time space discuss the original features OF his IN
terpretatiuns II must suffice say that they we're
marked extraordinary energy by strong rbythmics ac
centuAOn and stirring rover IN the olaNes, and that
they received almost raplurOusy 10y the public
In TACT far the later point IA concerned tue concert
emncuty Triumph for Herr seidi, ana yielded "ll
tribute appreciation OF Nhlch he can Justy De proud
The vOcalsts OF the acquitted themselves ad
miraby aud what capabilities for expression snd
bcaut tul NOcalLatlOn lie In washers music Ihls Nts
particularly true OF Fraulen Lehmann's rendering OF
the death song " Isolde by odds the huest inlerPreta
ton this passionate outOurst has ever received III Ne"