, 1869-04-25
FAMOUS EUROPEANS.


Hrtttn fur The Chicago 1tibunE
MUSICAL qo@r1+esds abroni arc just now prepay
he themselves for the rAro enjoyment promlsesi
by en n1ttstic tour shortly 10 lie undertaken py
thtt marvel Of rfrtuoSt-1lubinstc,n-
sance The days Of LAxs no pianist has madc 10
profound an imlresson, not ouy by his supe1s,
technical hitl!. hut by lis singular original powcfn
"a composer Ills works arc occasionally eyrat-
IcallJ vague and fantastic, IA ts ~ be expected OF
enc OF ths bcst living c1ponents Of tho
new romantic echoet; but they sscarp IN
great measure the utter cxtravngancc Of Ilsxt
and Chopin A rendered by lltnself they
create perfect furoEr, rxosrisln9 wonderful
magnetism upon hls hcnrrrs ono imngtncs him
NJ tlnrA phkscAsetl Of demons and moment later
lhc tettterest lnclpdy !nyoluntartly auggcals the
tshai,ctt Ut ortGtt eps,ng days, when the woods
arr l'utilnR OH The grccn, the young birds ,l!lue
tic MIR With thctr twittcrtnE, while ro-y-faccd
children AEc tHtntnT on the fresh, soft KyHss
il'S nublc Intellect enables him 10 give accurate
rendition 10 every emotion Of the human hrcast
'llsnrtrTt ~ no cxncEctAton. hut e2aitctt br tho
i1ats cllnus power II iicAycn.i,orn Gcnlus. poss,.
h}y, though, The highly cultured American, hum
ming "Cartaln JInAa, Of the IEorwr MArlnrs "
fh1f md II harl tu undrrrtAnt him.
l"rinnntcly. however, 1luhInstc,n has no nrcacs,,
Intention Of giving tho sorcrutgl rcops chance
10 ahu' HIM lfcf MAJcNty, the Empress VI uil the
tusAiA" a'd lew nlhct aucll commonplace iniI.
vk1nH1E 1Iran " keep hin, IN tho other Nde
Willie longer.
A"'on ureRos Habita'clN hrst raw ths light Of
Nv" ""ih on thc leiA e4 November, ls2o, nj
MceAno'51Hetk. an obscure sI!lAxo near Jas,J OIL
.nr ousasTs ot HasAs. VI ltobsox decent, hia
"Nt' ~. ~ u" !n''n e',hfaera nv ikith Of tho
"TSA th"lc'l liza tl'ushor Wns rnriy rt'cAted
woi''ai, who hrrHelf AurcInton,cd Tho luskroo
Hon " her Children fur \ tnuEh .0nrur pcflud
.aa" ueue r'oFr transferring thrHl 10
sNe hs"""t 1n" t"o JoahHrss s'nh, AHtun
e'"' 1eae'ast uiAptayca great musical
""""'' '" "neh Wh h1uod. In ANtohA
thAee'ef IN fadoEplta1'!A perseverance,. carrying
MN thro9fh faahy haf'l trial Of ll!e TO n!1urh
'hrF children greater educational advantages, tho
fAsrn's MON su'nos~l 10 Moscow, lIasn IN hls
s!xth year, Anton began his .auaicai atudlet, two
anu h1'F Year, later giving his Ant rlb'tc con.
rrr1, Hnd making great sensation a. an a13atlc
r'udlcy from whom much wa. tc hc expected lu
Inc lotute. Accompanied by his teacher hp went
10 FAF!A In 1sa9. where his performance attracted
the favorable attention OF the critics, and cau,ed
l!AGl, upon Una nDtabIe OCCASION. 70 catch him I'M
IN his 1sms, md with entnusIa1tlc ktsses II er.
c!Atm: "uc will Inherit my style nf pisylne ~
L1ehteen month"; wcre now spent In absorbing
esn.iyt and then the nrst grand tour was maae. M
tuiting In winning him reputation an,i nore ms-
terial Advantages After short visit at hls own
nome, ne went with his mother and brother to
lefln, me principal object being to secure Greater
musical culture under the teaching OF the we'll
kno"n l'chr1 md 10 pursue the usual university
course Two yeaEs were passed IN hart work
With Dehn, during which time the father dse.,
and the mother returned to Moscow, Thrnvn
now upon hts own resources, Anton, in 1stt re.
paired to Vienna, rherc he deroled himself IA
teaching, and what spare moments he could nnl
were Spent In the composition OF skeleton themes
from which, In after years, the majority of his
works WERE developed. Thr revolution Of "a
drove him back to Berlin. nnd from thence IN
Moscow, and from taIs time fortune tmiIeI n,on
tho almost desrait1ng artist Ills talent won
the favor OF the Grand Duchess Helena Of Rms.
iii, and he waA taken Into her scr,,cc rs chnmhcr
musician, shortly after, however. being nr,,nntsd
to The rank Of court composer. lie made pcspara-
uous 70 publish his completed compositions, md
sent Tor the chests containing his mAnuscr1pta
*niea nc had been obliged TO lcsve on the borders
o. 1nsas. ~hesesone ofncious Custom House on
cef mad retained them as trcasonAble documents
U an UNKNOWN cipher. In tMu did the Grand
uuchest exert her Influence -Rnltnsteln never saw
us chetss asain and found himself compelled TO
usPena upon MS superb memory To reproduce
us themes, onlJ too happy to escape personal
aaHSet ~ 1"fnehter OF some conspiracy aEaIng.
The government llas,l at work. be remained In
81 fe'eishufe nntll ISL, ~heh he declared him.
sen 1e"at 10 introduce his WORKS TO the world
One Of MS most powerful patrons was the Count
"leihofsky, who showed his regard practically,
ny providing him with the means to begin his 1rst
independent artistic tour through Germany.
France, and England, three yea,s later, lie was
EIeS'eu win c4lfaorlinaJ favor as Ststuoso,