New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
MUSICAL COMMENT
THE CHRISTMASTIDE MESSIAH" PER
FORMED-NEWS NOTES.

| The performances in the Chnstmasdc each year Vi
lIandels "Mcssiah' by the Oratorio society sci'A
afford occasion for more than the customary POI
functory newspaper notice" Last year ue e>.''
performance at which Mr. Damrosch eXpermeh'cu WIN
what was called Ilandcrs original insti umeh''i acoo
panimcnts broke the monoony for the reviewer VIII"
ont Welding anything which could honestly De co"
sIdcrcd compensation for the loss OF Mozart 'uco
| parts. At his years performances on I"u'''''y
afternoon and Friday evening, Mr. Damiosch c"eo'0'
a compromise: he eliminated Mozarts addl'iohS Ill q
few instances though IL seemed to u.s. scarcely eousn
| TO Justify his announcement on the pfOera"i'c wa.
the original Handel Instrumentation would be used
AS far rs possible, supplemented Ia lew Vi 'nc al"
by the Mozart wind parts We imagine 'i't IL
would have been accurate to nave saii ih'' TIC
Mozart Instrumentation would be used save Ill a II"
instances for the Mozart parts which were used "ce
rot co,r,ca IN few OF The arso But the question
is scarcely worth quarrelng about 1t IS more 10 the
puposc 10 note that the love and veneratioh III "hch
Iandcls great Christian oratoiO is held In New iorh
has suffered dimnutlon, but seems ID De burning
even more brightly than when the O;atoro Socle'y "s
sumcd the lovely task OF annual performance III
1874. This was made very plain by the superb a"-
dcnccs in attendance at the two performances lnst
week. the rIpt attention with which every number was
heard and the enthusiasm evoked by the ola faVol'es
II long ago became apparent that this enthusiasm Is to
a great extent Independent OF judgment, and II was
therefore all the agreeable to note last Friday
| deserved than they have been for many years Inc
singing Of Tic choir was In fact, the finest that 1t has
| put TO Its credit since 1t gave its memorable per-
formanccs Of Grcls Mass.-nicr I'm balance OF voices
refined ~ quality OF tone, more lovely In cx
preston. and more precise in general and detailed at
| tack Against the sentimental alcctatiOn which mas
become slcrcotyp,d In the For Unto - chorus crlti-
| clsm and protest are wasted. We only record
| the fact and dcpOrc the frivolous conception nj the
bottom OF such association If the music Of the
forgcr OF choral tlundcrbos. II seems likely that
Shall the treatment In other choruses
go" III, Yoke Is Easy. for instance. The solos were
| well sung by Mis-. Walker, Mrs. Alvcs >ignor Cam
pan.ni and Mr.. Fischer In reference T. the work Of
| The contIdO. II ought TO be noted that good musical
judgment shown 10y the restoration of the original
reading OF the beginning Of the solo He Shall Feed
Ills Flock The displacement Of tho metrical accent
In the text IL les, hurtml I, the than the dcstruc
| lion If The musical idea which We have suffered for
years under the belief that thereby landel's bunder
was corrected. Mr.. soay played the organ accom-
panimtnt with rare SAIL. taste and judgment
|
There will be an extra performance of "Tho
Messiah by the oratorD -ociciy Wednesday even
Ing Of hi, week. accommodate ihc great number Of
persons who unable to get seats last week The
sop, viii be sung by Mr.. d. Nerr ,apo, Mrs Alvcs
sl-nOr Camranini and Mr.. Fischer.
Tile Wolf Holman combination viii be divided at
tonishrs popular concerts. Mr.. Wolf playing with
Mr. Damro,ch aui Mr. Ilclln.an with Mr.. sedl. Part
II Of Mr.. Damro, n, concert VIII consist OF extracts
| from The bohemian Girl to be sung by Carlota
Maconda Gertrude May stein. +. G. Towne, william
Stephens C,mrnu Bologna and Emil Fischer. III.
Won VIII play tic Goddard concerto. which be has nj
pady Played but with orchestra! accompaniment. NJ
,4e Lemon Lyccum MIR Holman will play Bruch's
ko ndrc7 with orchestra. The aria from >chumann's
panoiorie sonata. and PldcrcU sds nnuet. both az
| ranged by himself ,loOncco solos Mis-, Juch
| \ Ir
ouusato Clifford schmidt. aal harp accompaniment
| Mr. Cheshire and the great from " Der frcI
sohrfz."
MIR Irderew .ks planoiort> recital AZ the Music
Hall viii take place tomorrow afternoon beginning
at 20 O'Clock. The programme consists of LISTS
transcription Of fantasia and nlrlc IN minor by
| Zach. Iccthoycns sonata In il HAT, oP. 81 40. ),
nocurne 10y Held. al in;ermczlo By Brahms, Webcr''
Mo.ncnlo Caprcciol saria,ions ana fuguc No. .;
al, own, four Chopin pieces, aud Two Hungarian
| Ehap,ollrs by Lax.
| Exceedingly nnttcrns notices come from abroad 10
herald the appearance here Of Henri Marteau. the
young French ,onst. who VIII eject his entrance Oh
the American concert platform at Nj. scidIs concert
Oh January H.. The young man Is native OF Rheims
and at TIE performance Ia the ancient Cathedral Of
tiat In ioej of Gounoi's Joan Of Are young
Mnri,au PLAYED the s., 10 which the composer calls
| Vision, and which /, Dedicated 10 hm. lie Is =
pu,d of Leon.,,t ana ina, pnyci with M. success In
LOiidon. vienna. iar, Leipsc and other European
capital. Last summer he ooalnci prize OF
Tho l.l.s oonscrNatOirc His American MANAGERS are
| Rudolph AfonsOn and MAJOR Pond.
The second woln lioIman' matinee at Ialmcr's
iio pair viii be assisted by jose ia Aloua The rort
sucsc plnst, and MIS- Alice Mandrica. contralto
| \ feature Of The programme Will be tho EnbnsIcin
| Trio. which Was pmycd at the Arst Chlchc1ng Ila
! concert.
Mr. G. \. Els manager Of the Boston symphony
! Orchestra. has organized the Nordca operate Com
Ty Tc lo % 5y 'c s1c Of 9 SifS c On S
Nine. >cach, Mis- lleicn Dudley Campbell
| Andrcas Dlppc ssnor Del Prcntc and Emil Fischer
Nine scalc! I, expected 10 arrive In Ncw-lork
| within twO or three days
on Tuesday cycnlnF, January D. performance Of
! Mascagn's "Amico trtl,' viii bcglu at the Muiic
Hall, under the management, Of Mr.. Morris Reno aud
Ia" mu-icnl direction OF Waite. Damrosch. Tor tn"
benefit vt the Young Mems Hebrew Association. up
town. and the Hebrew Institute The solo parts VIII
be assumed by Nine. sclna krlnold kocrt. Mrs
Clara Poole. sgnor Del Pucntc and Payne Clarke.
There will be - chorus Of forty voices
Mr.. Walter Damrosch has been particularly happy
In hi, choice pieces for the programme Of the third
| concert OF The SYMPHONY society, which viii take
place at the Music Hall next SATURDAY evening tho
usual pubic rehearsal on Fridays aftrrnoon Mr.
lrod,w viii play I.chaIow"ayS concerto for violin
| symphony In G. minor. DvoriRs "lldgzska' over
from TSchaaow,iys Third suiG"the composition Which
| Mr.. T,chnihow,ky conducted with slcn clccriiying
effect at the dedlcaiory festival OF the Music Hail.
| The Conricd Fcrcnczy Opcrca Company has achieved
an unqualilei success AT the Amb'rg Theatre; Der
NOgcllacndlcrT VIII remain the bills all this week.
Preparations actively makng for the cclcbrl-
ton Of the Popcs Episcopal Jubilee at the Music Hall
February 10 There will be- singing Of capclla music
| by II choir and the symphony Orchestra. under the
| direction Of Mr. Damlosch. VII play numbers from
| IarSifal," and other music appropriate to tho
| OCCASION
sHOsHOyES AND ARiPAHOEs AT ODDS.
| Lander WyO.. Dec. 3l.-Trouble that may lead TO
| war between the TWO Indian tribes Is now brewing
among the Arapahocs and ShoshOncs, who occupy the
Sloshonc Reservation this city. Last year Con