The sun., 1861-11-26

Ole null, 'hc greatest violini,l hat Ia, Az
reared sW,' I1Eu iIl. AMI pirtikiu,, mach ol
that gtcl man, eccentric genius will nrpear
ncNt ltidty nigh ami again nu saturday morn
ing at the core rt, zoo 81. George utll. The
following Interesting bio .rnphy OF hi, remark
able artistic Is from he "Lncyclopr li Of Nh
sc -
DC Bull, llorncmann tho celebrated yiolinist.
was Lorr iu li'r,ru Norway, in 1910. lnI sprnt
portion OF his youth in the uuunttins sf his
country, whore he learned IN, wild mountain
music, anl during the war between Norway and
Sweden, became familiar with gucrll, warfare.
His uncle, who was then the only ell tor in B,r-
gen, was great musical amateur, ard .oon dis
covered Ole Ball musical talent After study
ing nj the academy at Bergen. he was scut To-
the University ot thfi,tiana, where he received
"A classical education, and prepared himself for
the legal profession. Ills mi,ic,l talent wns
already wide spread at the university. and. be-
INK persuaded 10 play at charitable concert on
one ocoasiou, he made hs first Abnt before "A
public audience, and was triumphant. For this,
his professors set him back IN his exam matte
and just before his second turn came 10 l,ralu-
ate, the leader Of an orchestra AMI manager Of a
thea re-, Who was very III, sent for Olt lIull
and told him that If hc could not procure him 10
lead the orchestra the coming night. he Nas
u ruined man. The appeal was not IN vain h.
sympathy aud enthusiasm carried him away
lie lolt the university to lcld tho orchestra. and
chemist, and pupil Of the distinguished Pro
icssor Irom,doih. lie has n 4 brother. a eel
cbracd chemist, who graduated at lior.cu aud
u younger brother who graduated with di,tin-
gushcd honors at the Polytechnic School at
Hanover, Germany. receiving tho hixhest di
Iloma over eight hundred students.
Before lie was twenty, he quilted hi, home
iur Paris, where hc became very poor. While
thus situated, he lost his trunk, his violin, his
all. This WAS more than the young enthuinst
could bear, aud, uftcr wandering for three day
through the streets Of Paris, a prey 10 want ard
despair, he threw himself into The Seine ne
was rescued and adopted 10y mother who hal
Just lost her urly son ly cholera. Thus lac ,,na
again enabled TO crafty his devotion tn music,
and his performances now he ginning tu attract
attention, lac was handsomely rewarded. A. his
first public concert hc gained 1900 francs. Ole
Bull participated In the revolution in Paris In
nc uIiNrnt't uiiuuEh rIhn,o, s,f',; oNuso,t,,,,,,
and England and in 1889 went to Germany, since
which time he has acquired considerable fIms as
well o. money in this country. lie hal when
in New York, in 1911, two viulins Of great
value. The one on which hc plays most lro.
qucutly has beautiful clear brill ant, and Ill.
very tone. The makers label ON tho inner side
is as follows
"JoscPh Guarucrius .Gch :
CrtmOLV. iHB0 i1i2. |. H. s.
The other, II is said, which is more sluoro H.
perhaps, is the hnndiwork of Gaspar "a Sto IN
Brcscia, and is beautifully enriched with ar.
bcsqucs, carved by the famous Beuyonuto l.
lini, who was born in Florence in 1900, aud did
In 1870.
SiLcc the death Of the weird paganini Ole
liull has by many been rstecmed without rival
in Europe. llis power, however is that of Wild,
fantastic gcniu, aud strong individuality, appa.
rent in all the ways and movements of the man,
rather than in that sort Of musicianshp which
il most esteemed among musicians aud lovers
Of what is classical in art. The magnetism Of
the man, the romantic imagination and impl-
ticnt air OF genius displayed in his loose aud
iragmentary, aud inutnttc compositions (Which
are mostly Of brilliant ri,tiDsD order, calcu-
lated for sgct, and 10y classical musicians, there
fore, hardly esteemed compostions,) his roman
tic history, also, aud his noble, strong, aud
hcalthlul Ikysiguc, giving hun the air OF true
heroic son of nature anl the North, insured for
some time the greatest enthusiasm at his con
ccrts wherever hc went; though he always pas
sell for an exceptional artist--a sort of musical
meteor rather than liNed star, in tho musical
centres OF Germany The excitement which he
created in 1Sil-i5 in this country l. fresh ia the
general remembrance.
Personally, Ole liull is a man OF very laIci-
mating qullitcs, and ha4 attached many friends
most deeply to him wherever he Is knpNn.-
Loa,Ion IoSi, Nor. ID.