New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-17
MUSICAL COMMENT.

svuction OF programmes at the fourth concert OF
:. Brooalyn Philharmonic Society last night The
.hsms though largely composed OF familiar pieces,
- entirely unconventional 1t began with Rahs
sr.norep symphony and concluded with the intro
s.ron and finale too Tristan uni Isolde.' Between
.s..e two numbers, which represented extremes in
: txo-fold sense, Madame Julie Moran-w yman, new
.omer In our concert rooms, sang scene from
coupod,s ssappho~ beginning Hero sur la Tour
.utaires ane an excerpt from sant-saens's Samson
and Dalahp the orchestra played webers bewitching
sIuvtation to the Dance7 Transcribed by Berioz,
md Mr. Victor Herbert played concerto for
v,o,cnceno by Rolnecke Ordinarily single hearing
A RATS symphony ought suffice nearer for
two or three years, not because the music
a not beautiful but because it's too slavish adherence
10 the programme comprised In its title and the super
scrption Of its last number After Buergers Lenore"
rcbs IL Of significant part of the dignity which
symphonic composition ought to have; but for the
sake Of the composer and of the good In his work 1t
vas wen that while It being maltreated by Mr.
pamrosch It should be worthily performed by Mr.
Thomas. Madame Moran-Wyman, concerning whose
personality and career We are unable to give any
jnforrnation has meszo-sopranc voice of good
quality and sings tastefuly Her enuncation Of the
French text particularly gratifying but the best
trsing of the evening that done by Mr. Herbert
q the vioonceio In the second movement romance,
4 Reinecke's concerto, which a composition
deserves honorable mention for its drectness, simple
nelodiousness and avoidance of the mercious tckery
10 which many composers indulge when they write
for instrument which Is best adapted to cantabile
playing MIR. Herber's performance was Eeenly
jsyed by the audience.
The programme of the fifth concert Of the Sym
phony Society. which also took place last night
was designed to illustrate something about music
with programmes and descriptive titles exactly
what cannot be guessed nom the list Of pieces. One
number, Liszt's Danse MacabFe," for orchestra
and plano had to be omitted because Of injury
to one of the fingers Of Mr.. Alexander Lambert,
who expected p play the pianoforte part The
other orchestral numbers were Rats Le-
nero' symphony. wagners "sIegfred Idyl,'
a sSs INTERPRETATION SReR the symphony and
ss ssSoOn ala mot % second hearing for Ss
sake Of serious discussion last night: A more list
probably never heard in New-YOrk, certainly net
der the directon Of DR.: Damrosch, Mr.. Thomas, Mr.
sang the recitative and rondo from Don Giovanni"
and schubert's song Der ErlRoeng,' with LISTS
orchestral accompaniment
"Tanphaeusers was repeated before q crowded house
at the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon, and the rep
resentation was particularly good one. Mr.. ANary
was in good voice and his fne dramatic insuncts
and admirable conscientiousness united with his
unsparing expenditure Of voice in giAing notable
exposition Of the contents of the ttular role OF the
opera Pity that in his anxiety to declam dramatically
be should so frequently mako bad use OF the NOVELS
No matter how intense singer may become the
sound Of long should never be shaded down to
broad as Mr. Alvary darkened II in singing Maria'
at the close Of the first scene yesterday The operas
Cor this week are siegfiedS on Monday with Leh-
mann as Bruennhildel, AidaT on Wednesday Do
Meistersinger" Friday and Die Walknere' on sat
urdaY afternoon Attention is called to the announce
ment touching tho first serial performance OF the
dramas constituting The Ring of the Nibeung' IN our
advertising columns.
There is growing dissatisfaction on the part CT
chotrmasters with the pointing of the Trinity
Psalter gentleman, well known in the profession,
who has discarded the Trinity Psalter in favor OF
the English Cathedral Psalter tpointed for chanting
BY 8. Flood Jones, j. Trontbeck James Turtle, J.
stsiner and Joseph Barnby), in giving his reasons
for the ohanss wrote to a friend follows:
ineloss specimens Of the Trinity and Cathedral
tss other nonsense. You VIII see in the Trinity
Psslter that Glory be to God on High Is directed
70 Be r l. ~ that So Dssas az bs two
acoentiation on Glory" sGod,s High For the
words sssxe Ne cod' e Be sung 70 four notes
&. ia ina, r nss.s ass shan 50 be iAs. syS s
vsnife a. the words "A Great King Above all Gods
sso q Il ao Of . the
sense way Of alternate strong and weak &C
cents tv Pa.er k assn AHO s vO uno is always
oented with the Importance the second syllable
instead of the first The same thing happens on the
words presence corners worship "cometh,'
Erghteousnessp Instead Of alternate accents on
Glad In Him with psalms the Trinity Psalter wants
two accents the Insignificant word in.1 Instead
Of equal accents Lord our Cod" two notes are
given to the word our"
This is a formidable srraignment to draw from the
opening pages Of the Psaer and ought 10 receive the
attention Of the organsts Of Trinity Parish.
Mrs Dexter's second song recital at chlckerng Hall
Is set down for next Saturday afternoon, when she
VII be assisted by Mr. Adolf Hardegen. vIoloncello.
W. H. Holt, organ, and james Hazard Wilson, accom-
PIANIST Mrs. Dexter will sing an air from The Gre
auons Rode's variations and six songs. including
Campglios Chanson Creole On the following
Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs W. II. Lawton VIII give song
recital In the hall, where. also the CARR Brothers
may DO heard tomorrow evening The second concert
of the Banner String Quartet is announced for Tuesday
evening in steinway Hall Miss Fanny Hirsch viii
sing.
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mentioned In the many columns of interesting adver
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