New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-05
MUSIC.
NINE. LEHMANN's SECOND RECITAL

Nine Lii Lehmann's second song recital in Car.
negio Hall yesterday afternoon more sirprsIn,
than the first. a few weeks ago. That first WA
absolutely without parallel 40 IT Is unnecessary n
attempt to find companion FOR tho second The
inrnence audence-room was crowded to its utmos,
capacity with listeners, and their social and artistic
quality was Of the kind that constitutes the hIghes,
tribute imaginable As before Nine Lehman h,a
the assistance Of Mr.. Reinhold l.. Herman at thu
planofore. and again, before, the thought prs
sented Itself 70 the lovers OF artistic song that n
was great pity that the recital could not be given
In a smaller room. OF course, II would seem llks
an act OF cruelty to deprive the thousands O, q
pleasure which they had eagerly sought for ,ha
sake OF the hundreds who would have their deligh,
heightened had the surroundings been such as ar.
proper to a song recital. but the creations q N.
great song writer's are like chamber mUslc-not "a,
the many but the few gathered together and inf.
mate in sympathy with the performers Nine Leh.
mann's voice has such wondrous carrying power
however, that the idealiss were soon comic IA
especially Mr. Herman. in the early par, O. N.
programme AT least. disclosed willingness 10 u,
the pianoforte take rs proper place In the erter.
tainment. Unhappy he did not remain consistent
In this respect. but frequently subdued the ,ns,r,
mental music to the verge OF inaudbiIlty a clrc,n
which was all the moro deplOrable glnce his
accompaniment We're marked by such nice aDpre.
citation OF the sentiments Of the songs which vera
sung. and such exquisite tonal beauty. Surely II
Nine. Lehman could hear one OF her rec,als from
the position occupied by the audience and could
realize how easily her voice Is heard over the most
vigorous fOrtissimo OF a pianofortc, this defect In
her recitas would be recthed al once
Plainly Nine. Lehman Is held at q higher yalua-
ton by the people Of New-YOrk now than eyer 10.
fore and II il ~ true that ARRANGEMENTS have
been concluded by which she will join the Metro
politan forces In Chicago. the music-loyers of the
metropolis will have righteous 10 envy those
Of the city that stitch at the foot Of the great
Western lake Her programme yesterday opened
with four songs by Brahms CEin Wanocrer"
'Lindes rauschen." "Feldcnsamkoit" and Meme
Liebe list grin'D. which followed by Mozarts
"Abendemphndung." Scbuberts "Allmacht" Bee.
thovens "Adelaide" and Schumanns "NUssbaUm"
and "Waldesgespr3ch. The first OF the SohUmann
songs was r-demanded. and the second. given With
startling dramatic effect. caused profound a
sensation that the singer after repeated acknOwl.
Judgments OF the plaudits of her auditors felt
obliged 10 add TO her set scheme sh" sang song
containing many elements OF beauty 10y her
companist Mr. Herman The programme an
exceedingly trying The songs OF the three
Niennese classics almost cruel IN their eXac-
ton OF a broadly sustained style, but they
given with most convincing force while all the
Zephyrs of romance breathed through the exquisite
harmonies of Schumann. There were no Franz
songs in the list. a fact that tho lovers Of that
composer must have depored: but perhaps Nine.
Lehman may be persuaded 10 give rs ore 81 the
Franz recitals which she has made 80 popular IN
Berlin Then perhaps she will be lauded and rot
fauted if she sings songs by Burns 10 heir
original tongue instead OF poor German transls-