New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
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CONCERT OF THE GERMAN LLEDERkRAN"'

CONCERT OF THE GERMAN LIEDERN"@'"
The German Iicderkranz under the musca o"'o
ton of Heinrich ZoelIncr. gave it's iirst CON-,
for the season in the hall Of the society las. L..
The Liederkranz concerts Ike those OF 'he '''
gesangvsrein Arion. are private ahairs' am" -
given for the entertainment o! the cur" '"
and their families but they have always c'h'',
od respect because Of their artistic dignity al" "
on,or,un,,les which they offer TO amateurs ~ -
sccuaInted With new compositions. In this III
their motley Is the very opposite OF 'l'' "
Of the public concert institutions OF 'i' -,
and last nights concer; provided an extremely
est,nS illustration OF a purpose whi'h mus, "
down as laudable. In the programme OF e's"' -,
bors some of them OF magnitude there VIZ 80
c,-nnlete novelties OF which the most a"'o''o
and at the same time most interesting va" &C
man REQUIEM" for solo soprano. quartet anu 49,,
of mems voices and orchestra, composer -
Zoellner the soc!etrs conductor lie mas ''e
vorIninous writer ever since he began NE -.
and his transportation from his na,No ran,Tye
70 the United States has not checked MS 49," ,
Industry Neither he's It .essened his pa'r'o'' - >.
Both propositions are proved by TINS 49, al,
which IS a prayer FOR the Souls OF the w ,.o
dIers who fell in the Franco-Prussian war anu ~,
bv the two operas. Der Ueberiai am
Sedan" which were brought forward last -u"'''''
in !e!ps.c Dresden Munich ana other "''''''''
cities = in
Tho occasion for this astonishing display oil IL"
tellectu1l labor the twenty-hith ann =.
of tho German Victory al Sedan. The Simple s'a'
mont OF the fact that Mr.. Zoelner wrote an III"
music az well a. the books of the operas - ann r
demonstration Of ms fecundity In IDEAS anu - ~,
mand of the technics Of literary anu -. oIad
nositiou The operas are likely TO remain So. $40
books &c us least in their Original toii ,r,i,ns
pieces. but Il they are as intrrtS - would
OF the 'Requ!em'f' performed last niSat' iei,s;,c
be a pleasure TO hear them FROM n II.t.,1t.a IL
Dont OF view the work Is anomalous. anu i'.'..a,i,
il dlscl9ses mixture 81 ecclesasticai an ,,n
STYLES which ght have brought D'lt...rfr.l
dcunatiou. bur i likely 10 can iorth ~, lain
comment in these days Of composite "oi
The work has SIX parts. when sno" ." So,,e All
alienation OF chorus. quartet ami 500 enrceS al
resting upon Az ingenious and viva 80
accou1na nIment tn tex. 50 doubtless me VII.
of Nr Zoener. T. partly paraphfase a"u - 49,,
n translation Of The msSal TX, oi we .Iio.,ias
church Thus the Domino Jesu Christi hostt,'5
81 Price, snd Dies Iraf' make UP tAe mn,
fourth and fifth numbers OF the Woih ths ,fer,
and end OF which made with ihfticulht, 81 IN,
ence TO the memorial occasion whca prom
cnrnnost,on The whole concludes with a iioS@...
in Nv coisis which MI Xoe.lner used either cas
lessy for II not beOng 10 tne ltoid'. mas
the dead OF IN defiance OF the ruDrics ~ ,n arc
ready been suggested. portions OF the ii4S ~
very beautiful especially the FIRST nunhhIl, WIN"
,oico n a mood that is extremely impressive
The other numbers OF the proeI Al'il" ,,sar,,an
o,srrure "Donna Diana" b. Rezncek, "a 1oneIi.tu
cn,nnossr. i Uegars "Gewitternacht, the Sch'I"y
from IltolNs panoforte concerto IN y iioI, a.
ZesslerC ''Abend auf Golgotha, Tor mixed Snyitus
and orchestra. by Othegraven, a women .u''ah FL,
FIR, C'herubnrs blanche de i'rove!c" th" IN
song from 'Iakme' tsung by Miss Lillian b!auve.t
Wessrs Silbernagel T6ptz. Bornemann ana fFo-t
O: the society. and two part songs TOT men 49,,
"Fs list elm RIOS Entsprungen by fIastolIu-' am
"Wenn ale Brtnnein Fessen," by Balcamuh