New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18
MUSICAL COMMENT.

An entertainment Of . most delightful ehaxa6&tk
was tho song recital Of Mr.. and Mrs. ueofg Hsns6he
81 Chickering Hall last Saturday afternoon. Thsss
gifted artists come back 70 US old friends, end a.
ono 10 the whole field Of music Is welcome thaa
they. A concert like that OF Saturday has : chkxm
ell s own tho novice IN music extracts keen pioasnrs
from II, while the prsetsed listener appreciates ex
autely the ioveliness and ccnsumnnatc art that nAr
every feature Of tho singing and playing down 70 the
smallest detail There IL nothing large or imposing
N tho sfgie Of Mr. and Mrs. Hensches work, but the
incest adjustment Of parts and the compietest naz
Acie uuIzaann OF all tho materials within the
mand OF the performers. Mrs. Henschels voice Il
small but her instincts, taste and training nsx-
less Mr. Henscheps voice "a unpleasant In quality.
Dut ne uses 70 almost as sldlfully as his wis doss
ners, ana no plays accomplishments peerisssly. The
cooperation OF me two Il the perfection OF enscmbia
The entertainment which they give is altogether
unique, and to those who wish 10 know hcw 10 sing
songs mot ballads Of the ordinary Kind or who Ike 10
hear them Of all schools, better model than Is se4
BY Mr. and Mrs. Henschei cannot be recommended.
In their way the work Of Ne two Is a. finished as the
duet playing OF Rosenthal and Jossay.
The Symphony Society brought this saasou,s serisS
OF concerts to close last Saturday night The pro-
gramme was composed exclusively Of Beethovea
music and probably for the sake Of contrast II began
with the masters first symphony and ended with his
iast Between tneSe symphonies Erxu Schroexl0rs
Hanfstaeng sang the scene and air All pcrndos and
the orchestra played the third Leonores overture
Praise is due to Frau Schroeder Hanfstaen for her
singing OF tho concert air. to the oratoo Society for
it's share In the performance Of tbs ninth symphony.
and To the orchestra for fairly correct and spirited
performance Of the overture. The rest Is silence.s
An excellent representation Of Die Goetterdaem-
merung" was given at tho opera saturday afternoon
by the same artists who sang IL last Monday except
that Herr Robinson relieved Herr Beck In the char
acter OF Gunther. Frau Lehman sang supcrbiy, and
Herr Alvary, discsrding some Of tho outward MARKS
Of the mature sieged as commonly represented such
as the beard, strove successfully 10 indicate develop
ment IN the character from the mpetuoas youthful
ness Of the hero of the preceding drama 10 the tragic
maturity Of the hero of g Die Goetterdacmmerung1
by means of bearing, voice and action. The drama
has achieved such popularity that Director stanton
has deemed IL advisable to follow his own example
Of last year. and give an extra afternoon performances
ON Thursday Of this week This is the last week OF
the operate season and the list Is as follows: Mon
day, Die walkuere' wednesday scgfried' Thurs
day afternoon and Friday (" Die Goetterdaemmerung';
Saturday afternoon. Rheingold."
Speculation Is busy with the constitution Of the next
German Opera Company. 1t Is said that Frau
Lehmann Herr Fischer and Herr Beck Of tho presens
company have been re.engaged for next season, ana
that negotiations are pending between Mr. Stanton
and Herr Alvary. The latter IS not among those en-
gagged up to the present time. at any rate.
One effect Of the excitement into which the joint
appearance of Rosenthal and Josefy at tho Phil
harmonic socetys public rehearsal and concert threw
Brooklyn last week viii, doubtless, Do seen az inc
formers concert in Historical Hall, ON Wednesday
afternoon. Mr. Tretbar, By the way. has extended
the Rosenthal contract and II is not Impossible that
NEWCOMERS will have opportunity OF hearing ne
wonderful duet playing Of the two men, as ven as inc
people Of some Western cities.
The third concert Of the Michael Banner ouartes
will take place at Steinway Hall Tuesday evening
On Thursday evening the same concertroom VIII Do
the scene OF concert for the benefit OF tho German
Poiinknik in which Frau Schroeder snfstaengi ana
Herr Beck Of the Metropolitan Opera House, VIII Sako
part In Chickering Hall the second Morgan harp
and organ concert VIII take place. An unsecom.
panied solemn mass, by q German composer ns s1a
Edward Crell who was conductor OF the sing
akademie in Berlin win be sung at the last conoert
OF the Oratorio society Thursday evening OF neht
week The mass 9s written for four quartets On"
four fourpart choruses.