The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-17 00:00:00

RUSSIAN VOCAL MUSIC IN
ENGLAND.

Mr. Slaviansky's Russian singers have made their
mark in London, as was expected after their first ap-
pearance, and their subsequent performance before
the Queen. It is not an extravagant course to connect
the coming of this choir with the remarkable advance
of Sclavonian music during recent years. The
phenomenon is one of the most significant ami im-
portant facts in the musical world. Time wa., even
in the recollection of the young amongst us, when
Sclavonic composers and artists were almost
unknown. To the east of Germany all the land
was musically barren, save for Chopin, Glinka,
and one or two others of less renown. How does
the matter stand now? Simply thus—composers and
artists belonging to various branches of the great
Sclavonic family are running the Teutons hard, and
threatening to take, at no distant day, the first place
in creative and executive art. The prospect thus
opened up is eminently gratifying, and, indeed, some-
thing has already been realised. Unquestionably,
the entrance into the domain of music of a vast and
naturally gifted race means the infusion of new ideas,
and fresh vigour. In art, as in other things, nations
play themselves out, and if the Teutonic peoples need
to lie fallow awhile after the prodigious fertility of the
last hundred and fifty years, it is something to see
' others ready to take their place and carry on the
work with the energy of morning rather than the
langour of evening. Mr. Slaviansky and his Musco-
vite choir are just now, therefore, figures of large
interest and significance, more, perhaps, because of
their connection with a great movement than on
%ccount of personal claims, yet not deficient in these.
The choir appeared on Tuesday afternoon at the
"national theatre," under the auspices of Mr.
A.ugustus Harris, who engaged them for two con-
certs, justly reckoning that the entertainment they
have to offer is worthy of his historic house, and it
may fairly be said that if there are many Russian
part songs like these which this choir render with
such. perfect taste, a wealth of music little known to
English amateurs, has to be explored.

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