New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-10
MUSIC.
SECOND DAY OF THE FESTIVAL IN
CINCINNATI

TFEox STAFF CORRESPONDENT THE rRIBuNE.l
Cincinnati. May s-The Queen City is beginning
to feel itself II its element Il FOND OF crowds
FOND OF display fond Of frivolity fond OF itself and
al the things which foster these fondnesses. Now
ire Middle % the Road Populists are here by the
hundreds the executive heads Of the police depart-
u1srts OF hundred and fifty cities and towns IN
the United States and Canada are gathered in con
clave. and there Of boss coopers from all
over the country who are sitting in solemn session
daily. devisng measures for the betterment Of our
kegs and casks and. u1ayhap. paying modest trib-
% their contents These elements of the tran
sient population OF the city co not manifest any
particular interest in the Music Festival but the
sight Of them and the knowledge Of their presence
quicken the public pulse and add 10 the gayety OF
The a-7iabie and pleasure loving people.
The attitude Of the local public toward the fes-
uTa- n one phase illustrated in the attend
anee tonight. which tested the capacity Of the
great audience room. though the programme was
II no wise OF the sensational order. To great
extent Z the talk OF the drawing room ard the
conduct Of the audience are 10 be taken as a cri-
-eTion. The attractive power lay IN the fact that
a. the principal solo singers were 10 appear to-
gsrher, and Mines Seubrch and Scrunann-
Eeink were be heard singly- L is scarcely 10
he believed that the music itself exertec its charm
t1- It's familiar features were almost hackneyed.
and The tvo unfamiliar pieces could not be bla-
zoned forth works Of compelling power First
here came a composition by c Vilie-s Stanford
me excellent irish composer. Ct which II Is not
Ve1ruresou1e say thai IL had its first and last
performance n the United States OF this occasion
Or L shall speak d little greater length later
Than Nine Sernbrtch exempIEhed the pure. lovely
classic style OF singing in With Ver6ure Clad"
rom Haydn's Creation" The orchestra played
Sc1u5errs Unfinished symphony, Nine Schu-
-n11n-5eiak the male chorus ard orchestra per
formed Brahms Rhapsody. o. . and for the sec
ond -!ae the orchestra poured ont its glaGness in
tempest OF Ju5ilatiOr. How much I should like
hsleve that one-tenth Of the tribute was in
--.GE FIR -Fa
Ninth Symphony, with the SOLO PARTS OF the last
movement II the hands Of Mines. sernbrich and
scHumann-Heink Id Messrs- Ben Davies and
David BiSphan-
Something Ike ninth symphony cult mas per
vadsd The Cincinnati festival from the beginning.
Bee-hoven's monumental work was the chief feat
the first festival in 1873. and Us repetition
Il -S-5 produced & sensation such as has not been
duplicated since, in spite OF t>e many brilliant
incidents thar have market history OF rhe
meetings Many OF the OLD psIrorz must reuern Der
-he scene when the old Exposition Building in
which the first two festivals were held. contained
a. least me thousand more persons than could
be accommodated with seats 7 reueu that
score O. more Of men and boys . ne SYM
ph0ny lying on the roof and .Jr4.ng IN AT the
windows The work had been given six times be-
<0ra to-niGtts perfornalce-iu 1913 $50 1873 zSS+
1874 and Es6-a1d some notable solo quartets
were heard II tin 1873. Mrs 7 II Smith Mss
Annie Louise Cary. Nelson Tarley and J T Ru-
d0i1Eeu- II $50 the same women William J. Winch
Miss carr Charles Adams and Nj. Rernuertz. n
-E-4 N-e- Emma Eares, Mrs Carl AIves, Ben
Davies ana Watkln Mills; II 1895. Nine. Nordtca
Mss Ereua, Ben Davies and Watktn NILS.
The symphony Sc: forth the merit OF the Fes-
t5val Orchestra II . bright light The band which
-0nt5ins 1o5 players Is me Chicago Orchestra with
feT additional men L Is Al excellent organIza-
tor. especially in lis wind choirs. IL no wise
comparable with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
SO Tar as the euphony, nuscua-try and brilliancy
of the strings ara concerned There Vas nothing
cllng for comment III the reading Of the familiar
symphonies by Alr. Thomas
As for the choral finale, II was such perform
ance Is might have been expected under the con-
ditions. The lesson which New-Yorz has learned in
vhe last four or I've performances Of the work
within the last decade in Network is that a large
chorus is cut Of place in the Ninth Symphony
The music is as much beyond the capacity Of q
large amateur choir as Il IS beyond the ability Of
the quartet Of solo singers. II IS torture its
rest AIne- SontaE said a. the first perform
H1ce Of il under Beethoven himself when the
poor deaf master could hear a note Of IT,
-zoUgh he stood IN the midst Of the orchestra
and could only the enthusiasm which il
=Foked wher Caroline Cngher. the Schumann-
5e-nk OF that day. turned MIN round that ne
might Iook a. The frantic audience
TIE custom which The New-T0rk Philharmonic
Society has followed since II was introduced in the
first year Of Anton Seldl's artistic cousulship Of
snts-lng chorus Of eighty OF one hundred pro
9essloIal singers IN the choral part yields better
results greater clarity greater repose. better bal
s1-e 6aer effects Of contrast than any performance
mar have heard yet II New-Yo-k or elsewhere.
But Jet q guerdon OF appreciation be given 70 all
concerned for me brave and effective results
achieved tonight
The Unfamiliar music on the programme was
r-craI ode. East West by Q Villie-s Stan
ford and Brahus's Rhapsody for solo contralro and
male Chorus. op %, strangely austere yet marvel
-cIsIv effective setting Of fragments from Coethes
equally strange and austere Edarzrese i'm Winter
TIE choral ode Of the English composer was com
posed II January. 1888. and designed for produc-
non Under NJ Thomas's direction the Columbian
Exhibition. That circumstance explains its
gracious dedication 70 The President and People
~ ne United States Of America But Mr..
Thoulas's plans for the musical features OF ne
exhibition. which a. one tine contemplated visits
rance On me face Of the earrh fzzled miserabIy.
and The ote in which AIgernon C Swinburne and
Professor Stanford attempted 10 hymn the fraJer
-Izz-5on OF Great Britain and the United States
Eaz never awakened 10 life here IN fact. 70 the
best q nv knowledge IL has had but a siagie
caring ard thar from sir Joseph Barnby's choir.
me ROYAL Choral Society in London MAY 10.
-ss3 The fact that II is occasional" IS patent
enough II the music. but the lines are hagrantly
ulzchiue--uade. and If M Sw-nburne can read
them with any kind Of satisfaction his judicial
faculty must De atrophied. Here they are:
Sunset smiles OF sunrise, East ans West are ore,
race 70 face II heavn before the sovereign sun
From me springs Of the dawn everlasting
Z glory renews and transiEU-es the West
rom the depths o. the sunset q hight as Of morn
EnkiSdIes ne broad seas breast.
and the lands, ana the skies. and the waters are
Of IN days and the nights work done.