The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-02

man race. The production Of n woFl;
unsteady and technically 50 tremen-
dous marks nm epoch In the history of
any. organization, With, q chorus thor
oughly prepared by faithful and cfthu-
sinstle study; an entirely competent
body Of sotolsts; an orchestra perfectly
trained TO It's work. n conductor so
thoroughly imtusd with the true Bee
thopen spirit as Is Nj. Thomas. the
Festival Association hopes to make this
q memorable occasion.
PARADISE AND THE PERI.
The text Is taken from that cnlto OF
Moore's 'Lalia Rookh" which einbodles
the legend of the PeFI's search for ,'the
gift most dear TO heaven" No more
suitable subject could be found for
S~chumaan. nor could there be q musl-
clan more inspired toitrert such a poem.
The strong dramatic standpoint from
which he viewed the, subject Is shown In
his additions 10 the text-the choruses
OF the "Genii Of Nile' and the rHourls;,
the final chorus; the Peri's scene, RE
tcted;" the quartet, Say, Ia II SOP"
and the tenor solo and chorus, .'lTwas
when the golden orb had set Para
disc and The Peri Is seldom given. be-
cause OF the large force OF solo!sts re-
qulred. With n exception, the entire
array OF festival sololsts Is demanded
for Its presentation.
THE ORCHESTRAL WORKS.
Mr.. Thomas readings OF the great
50 mphonies can always be accepted as
classic models OF musical exposition,
ard those hearers who have had the
pleasure OF listening to his interpreted
ton at preceding festivals have received
lasting Impressions OF the grandeur and
beauty OF orchestral music.
Moznrt's Symphony In G minor,
which has been placed upon the pro-
gramme OF the Wednesday matinee, was
last presented to a festival audience In
1884. II ID a symphony which has been
beloved OF all the masters. and OF It
Schubert says, You car hear the angels
singing In It."
Beethoven.-The greatest master OF
symphonic form, will be represented by
his Fifth Symphony, the best known
and most popular OF the immortal nine.
il has been heard at four festivals pre-
vIous to this.
schumann.-Thc Fourth Symphony,
selected by Mr.. Thomas for this fes-
tival. is generally conceded to be not
only the greatest OF Schumann's compo-
sitlons In this form, but the greatest
symphony Of the romantic school, OF
which Schumann is the acknowledged
head.
Brahms, more tha.. any other mod
ern writer, combines In his work the
dignity OF the classical with the beauty
Of romantic school. His Second Sym
phony. Op. 20, in D major, is perhaps
the most graceful and delicate of the
four written by him.
Among the shorter works will be
found excerpts from The Flying
Dutchman," the first, and "Parsifal,"
the hast, OF Wagner's operate works;
Beethoven's "CorilaTus. overture;
DvoraRs Nature overture; besides
these. two pronounced novelties In
Richard Strauss tone poem, THUS
spake Zarasthustra," and a Symphonic
Suite. "Scheherazade," by RImsky-
,Korsakof.
The Festival March and Hymn OF
Liberty, by kauu, for grand orchestra,
chorus and organ. was written, by re-
quest OF Mr.. Thomas. for the Inaugural
ton OF the seventh season OF the CHI
cago Orchestra.
An Illustrated pamphlet containing
programmes In detail, portraits OF solo,
lists, dates Of ticket sales. and all other
information, may be obtained by ask
ing for them at music stores or by writ
Ing TO the C. ". T. A., 500 Pike Building,
Cincinnati, o. They are free.