The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-07
Musical Intelligence.

CAMILLE SNoRi-This great artist, who is hi.
way to this country is the only pupil Of Paganin and is
said to be the most worthy to that great violin
ist Sivor is a native of Genoa, his father being
wealthy merchant of that city II is said that he betrayed
in his infancy extraordinary passion for the in
rument which he excels and that he could at four
years Of age, play great many airs At six years OF
age Paganin having heard him play advised his father
to have the child instructed and the father consentpg
the great vionist took him under his tuition He
was afterwards under the tuition of Costa who had in
structed Paganini and of Delepane the intimate friend
Of the latter At ten of age he concerts in all
the principal cities OF Europe but he did not like too
many those unfortunates who known precocious
children content himself with what he had learned and
with the fame he had ACQUIRED but after giving series Of
concerts, he would return TO study, and buried
for nine months together from the gaze ofhe world
fectng his powers and preparing TO the world proof
Of the excellence of his teaching Shortly before Pagan
minis DEATH Svori induced his father to offer the great
Maestro any price for Of his volins Paganins
ply 81 will not sell you the violin, but will pre-.
sent it to you in compliment to your high talents
sivor travelled to Nice to receive the violin from the
hands Of his great having heard the
and advised him to 60 to Paris This advice he followed
after first visiting the Russian and German cities. At
Paris the most attering marks of attention paid
him. The press loud and enthusiastic in his praise
and the respect paid to his genius scarcely inferior
to that paid to Pagnin himself in his lifetime He visited
London, Dublin, Cork Liverpool and other cities OF
Great Britain and Ireland and was everywhere
with unbounded enthu siasm.
As an nsrume Svori is said to be exraor.
binary and the possession of the favore violin Of Paga
mini gives him, doubt great advantage in this respect
independent Of his natural powers. But the soul
and sentiment that he nfuses into his music the great
est characteristic Of his wonderful genius He comes
amongst acknowledged by the critics of all the prn
cpa European opera cities the greatest living violin
ist and the direct and true the mantle
Paganini We have doubt that he will realise
us, those hopes and expectations raised in the musical
community of this country, by the endorsement which
his genius has received from the voice of all Europe lie
will arrive by the Great Western.
NOVEL CoScERr.-A day two ago we referred te
the wonderful musical performers Masters Bullock ant
Cole and expressed opinion of their ability exhi
bited in their rehearsal at the Apollo Rooms. Sine,
then in with several Of the distinguish
ed musical professors in this city, find that there
but opinion of their merits They expressed them
selves amazed and delighted with the proficiency othes
youths, who, from their age could hardly have beer
expected to have conquered the rudiments Of their
fesson-and indeed, their performances the violin
VIOLA violoncelo and piano surpass all description, no
only by their scientific accuracy, but by the tunefu
melody with which they are inspired. A concert viii
| he given by them tomorrow evening, at the Apol
Rooms, and citizens, our upper tens" who pou
their money freely at the foot of foreign talent hav
now an opportunity Of encouraging AID supporting ma
tive genius in its laudabe attempt The object of thes,
children is not prematurely to come before the pue
protested musicians, but to exhibit such gifts the,
| have, and make this their appeal to the New Yorl
public assist them by their attendance at their concerts
in the purchasing Of proper instruments and in securing
We are satisfied that il public twill but once hea
these children of New York soil that there will be
trouble hereafter in their course of study for the; aS
1 O means.