Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-12
Desirable as Well as Economical

at quarter apiece! 10 TEL thht s1o,y II
plain, popular fashion, is largely the object
in view in these necessarily prlef forecasts
| OF the Festival programmes.
| Desirable as Well as Economical
1t should first be stated that these seats so
cheaply obtainable are really desirable The
arrangement OF Mechanical Hall, as far as
| can be determined in advance, is large i'm
provement over the main building where the
Festival of 1889 was held. And on that oc-
those having the furthest seats in the gallery
could hear better than many persons IN the
rear of the parquet at s3 a seat. While they
| could not see the performers as well, they
| could hear the music better.
1t must also be clearly understood tnat
| much the greater part of every concert WILL
be within the powers of enjoyment of almost
everyone who is willing and ready to enjoy
| it. The. programmes are in no true sense
| above the heads of the great mass Of people,
who care at all for music, as the great mass
| OF the people do. If any of the pieces fal TO
| interest and please any attentive, open
hearted listener, it will probably be because,
| either in composition or in performance,
they are below, not above, the highest stand
| ard.
Put a pin right here: the greatest, divinest
music is not hedged Off behind grim techni-
calities; it must contain the element Of hu-
man sympathy and feeling that makes the
whole world akin. 1t is too often the case
that this divine element is smothered in the
performers anxiety to show himself on, or,
ferent mood or in his anxiety to read the
programme book and keep thinking about
the construction, the motives, the compos.
these things have their place, but they must
not be allowed to spoil the real pleasure OF
hearing the music. Almost every. listener
val ihS II he viii % only Us shut his eyes, lie back in
his seat aud just let the music talk to him.
The foregoing Introductory remarks leave
but little space for commenting, upon this
ntVffFf
evening will be heard the fine orchestra of
nearly 70 men, who have been playing to-
gether in the Metropolitan Opera House, at
concerts, under Mr.. Anton Seidl, the chief
conductor of the Festival and one of the
three greatest conductors now In America.
They will open the Festival with q march
written for The occasion by our gifted towns
man, Mr.. Ad. M. Forester; broad and bril-
liant piece, full of the festal spirit and read
lily appreciated by all.
Something of Haydn's Third Mass.
Haydn's Third Mass will be given by the
chorus and orchestra, with these four emf
nent soloists: Miss Clementine DeVere, Mrs.
Rosa Linde, Mr.. Andreas Dippel and Mr..
Emil Fischer. Here is a work that admir-
the popular attractiveness of most of the
greatest music; It was written in 1871
BY, Joseph Haydn (born 1882; died
oratorios of "The Creation" and HThe
Seasons" and after he had already stamped
Sonata and the Quartette SO as to be named
the father of instrumental music Yet this
mass is to-day one of the most popular of all
among Goth the sdss ksmao os0S sss ooen snurohs s
freshness, briiliance and cheerfulness
are the direct outpouring of papa
Haydn's" heart, which, as he himself
God, and he could not help his music doing
the same"
The second part of the programme opens
opera, 1.-THE Meistersinger," glowing Or
chestral picture which no one can fail to en-
joy. With little attention any listener can
see the difference between the solid, pomp-
GUS passages that represent the old burghers
of Nuremberg-the "Mastersingers," who
measured music with a yard-stick, as it were
and the graceful, flowing melody of
Wdher'S prize song Ito be sung later in the
evening) which represents the Kind of music
in which poetic feeling and expressiveness
overleaps the metes and boundswithin which,
even in our day, pedantic men like the old
Mastersingers Strive to confine it. Lists
first pianOforte concerto, in e fiat, comes
next; it is in the exceedingly capable hands
of Mr.. Franz Rummel, one of the greatest
feeling and beauty possible out of the famous
piece. As it is chiefly designed to display
the players execution, anyone who does not
enjoy it has right to blame LisZt for writing
a display piece, instead of music. Still, the
concerto is very brilliant and bright; it will
dazzle and astonish, though it fail to reach
the heart. The same is true, to a consider
able extent, of the scene from Ambrose
Thomas opera, ''Hamlet," to be sung by
Miss Clementine Devere, the foremost so
prano resident in America. 1t is Opltelio's
mad scene, and the action is not unlike that
drawn by Shakespeare. There is much bril-
liant vocalization for Miss DeVere to dazzle
the listeners with, and some simpler, touch
ing strains, here and there
Sure to Sink Into Many Hearts.
Edward Grieg's suite, "Peer Gynt," fol-
lows. 1t consists of four brief, but remark
able, bits from the incidental music written
by Grieg, who leads the musical revolution
among the Scandinavians, for the dramatic
poem or play by Henrik Ibsen, who leads a |
similar literary revolution. This is music |
that no formal rules can bind each move |
ment gives striking tone-picture in colors |
that all can see and enjoy. Next comes the |
grand old aria, "h1 diese1l hetligep HdlLen,n |
from the ''Magic Flute" the latest of the |
great operas, by Mozart, the universal COM |
poser, who surpassed in all forms of music. |
As sung by Mr.. Emil Fischer, the eminent |
bass singer, whom we all learned to admire |
at the last Festival, this noble, tender song |
will be sure to sink into many hearts. So, too, |
"Prize Songa from the "Meistersfnger,n to |
be sung by Mr.. Andreas Dippel, the gifted |
young German tenor from the Metropolitan |
Opera House, New York IN NO loyeller air has
which, it will be remembered, typifies the |
free, unfettered spirit of music as opposed to
dry-as-dust forms. This attractive pro
gramme closes with Liszt's, symphonic |
poem, "Les Preludes," which most Pitts
burgers have heard either by the Boston |
Symphony Orchestra or by one of the mill
tary bands. While not truly great work,
it is one of imposing splendor in its
orchestral coloring and contains many
episodes of real musical beauty.
Is it not worth anybody's % cents or % 30
to hear such music? c. W. s.,