The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-10
.f.HCSEMEHTS.
The Philharmonic soc,ety's Concert.

Inc concert OF the lnllnarmonlc was better
In rendition than the rehearsal Such is
usually Of necessity the case. Tho lights. the
subtle influence Of night, tho added impor-
lance OF a concert over anything which even in
name is a rehearsal-the added numbers OF
men. everything contributes to more brill
liant performance at tho Saturday night con-
cert. An interesting programme was given.
which was. In detail: Schumann's Manfred"
overturned piano concerto by Xaver Schar-
wenka played by the composer. who was the
sole soloist OF the evening-an interesting.
emotion. stirring tone poem by Richard
Strauss. and Rats genial symphony. I'm
Walde."
The latter seems almost an epitome Of q
certain kind OF German music OF the last two
or three decades. It is pleasing. sunny. sensu:
conventional in demonstration; It is imag!na-
for% to strsusss more @odep1 more s pow
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that freedom. knowledge and technique which
60 to make him at once OF the aSecompishe;d
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AZ the nest e eoncert. Feb. Is. ame Camilla
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mann's minor symphony will also be given.
italian Opera.
Jules Janiss in speaking OF the revival Of
"Orpheus." said. 1--WE do not revive master
Observation-Disclosures revive u.s." And II "Or-
feo +" were little better performed at the Met
ropolitnn the feeling OF refreshment from
Gluck's chef-f -Purre would be- more potent.
The fact is that Mile. Ravogli Just misses be-
ing large enough In voice and strong enough
dramatically to give the role OF O,pheus its Just
importance. The character Of tho hero is SO
intense a factor In the opera as to give to the
whois thing smo tSo the nHt9re
part presents ENORMOUS difiicuitles is an I'M
doubted fact In the opening scene. for in
and perforce to REPEAT many OF the same ges-
From rom t6is IL will bs seen how far from easy e
the task imposed. HavoRlis finest moments
hs f & sls G no T as shs hs
pleading witistfs Fsie., and the delivery Of the
ssdsnss sSe sns 4 To Tied
inteEpolated aria. BY Bertoni; at the close Of
H Ha|tins siisss H. 9 ss1s vfs tie s
threw three Ways-f mt yt1Fy lowly. as though .op.
wari With ., trem Gling voice. as though choked
aSas Ro4 ak IN s thome amor M tenn
She She rushed % tho9sh mad With grief to the
opposite siae 1l t,ts stage Tith ali the cries OF
no so than sas Sp1 .ass issa W M
yived at the Theatre, LyriGqe with Nine.
HsTaGs AZ and sss as G MiF'' Sa'So as
"0rfeo" and ,FYdelio' are often spoken OF
as Companion pictures Of welded devotion, In
ass sf % the
1894. the "0rphens" was originals, produced:
tsr was RE nS
fourth act was written by Gluck. for the Paris
version Of the opera at the desire Of the cele-
TSs d Ra AND wfSfs
makes one OF the most attractive programmes
as. yet offered BY the mnnagement to lis
neither o. tasm brought
both are go bsautiini and are so strongly CON
trasted that the pleasure to be gained from
Listening TO them y intense. and they might