Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-12
SECOND SYMPHONY CONCERT.


 HIT. GerIeke's Orchestra to Appear
 Juch to be she S0loist-A We'll Arr
 ranged Programme.
 The second concert by the Boston Sym phony orchestra will be given at the Hype- rion Theater next Monday evening The programme follows:
 Symphony in major, No. 2 B. & H9...... Haydn Aria from Der Freischutz" Weber Symphonic poem, "Tasso lamento trionfo''
 Song, with piano. .Der 1imacht'; shubers i,ers 'Singfried's passage to Brunhilds Rock, Morn ing Dawn, and Rhine Journey Wagner Haydn's symphony in D, the second of the Breithopf and Haertel edition, was composed and first played during one of its composers visits to England. The orchestra placed at his diposal for the interpretation of ehis and and other works in London consisted of six | teen violins, four violas, three cellos, four basses, flutes, oboes, bassoons, horns, trum- pets and drums-about forty musicians in | all. The symphony has the usual adsgio in | troduction leading into the allegro, the first theme of which is very characteristic of the | composer. The adante has for it's theme 8 very melodious song written in popular vein. This theme is varied and the varia- tions are interspersed with significant and effective intermezzo. The minuet, with it's strong harmony and peculiar accentuation, preserves the humor and spirit of Haydn's faYorite form of composition. The theme of the finale is a sort of happy-go-lucky air, which gives free play to the masters art in eounterpoint. The work was very success fully performed in Boston by this orchestra last month, and is sure to receive most creditable interpretation.
 ha 1xa Of iazt larger works, was originally composed for the piano and afterwards rewritten for the or chestra. The score contains the following preface from the composers pen: s'In 1S49 all Germany celebrated brilliantly the hun dredth anniversary of Goethe's birth. At Weimar, where we then resided, the pro- gramme of the festival included perform ance of his drama sTasso' The unhappy fate of the most unfortunate of poets had ex- cited the imagination of the most powerful poetic writers of our time-Goethe-w career was one of brilliant prosperity, and Byron, whose keen suferings counterbal. anced the advantages of his birth and for tune. We shall not conceal the fact that when we were commissioned to write an over ture for Goeth's drama we were more direct- ly inspired by the respectful comparison of Byron for the names of the great man whom he invoked than by the German poet. At the same time, in giving us the groans of Tasso in prison, Byron did not join to the recollection of the keen sorrow SO nobly and eloquently expressed in his 'lamentation' that of the triumph which awaited, by an act of tardy justice, the chivalric author of 'Jeru~ salem Delivered" We have wished to indi- cate this contrast even in the title of our work and to formulate the grand antithesis of genuis ill-treated during life and shining after death with 8 light humiliating to it's prosecutors. Tasso, after loving and suffer ing at Ferrara was avenged at Rome; his glory still lives in the popular songs of Venice. These three points are inseparsble from his immortal memory. To express them in music we have called up the spirit of the hero as he appears to-day haunting the la gons of Venice; we have next caught a gllmse of his figure, naughty and sad, glid- ing among the festivals at Ferrara, where he produced his masterpieces; lastly, we have followed him to Rome, the eternal city, which crowned him, glorifying in him the martyr and the poet"
 The last selection is an arrangement from the music dramas, "Siegfried" and 'Die Gotterdammerung," and is one of several, purposes, but which were not finished until after his death It was, however, fully dis cussed by him and Dr. Hans Richter and was ultimately completed under the latter's supervision. It cannot fail to be of the greatest interest to all lovers of Wag- merriam music.
 Miss Emma Juch, the soloist of the even ing, is fsvorite with New Haven audiences, who will remember her fine singing here on former occasions. Taken altogether the concert is sure to be fully up to the high standard of all the concerts which Herr Gericke provides for us.