, 1872-12-01
MUSIC,

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iu0 n1oe'c VI 'ne past "eaA LES oeen nla1tec
to three concerts, one complimentary to 6ignol
Farini, which hardly merits the dignity Of
general review. az it was hut ripple which has
ieft h1arL end +,,, ~, ~ Aaaia;ao ph;11;a1r
tronne ~ r1ch W. ara ,,,cassnt s @ % 1tt1a arsir aIt
were particularly noticeable for the generous
attendance On each occasion, which was q hand.
some trihute tn onr Amar;can contra1to,a mann,
1aritv Al racard. t1,a <rorar,1 afYa,t - r.
-. - Aoe".4o 1no ecuoeA ouee. " s1s
donald, the tenor, for signor Ferranti, the buff
baritone, was an unfortunate one. The former ii
Init n mef7;ocre sinrer while the 1atter a1thouot
bia rere,.,o;re ia 1i3otad alvava atrai,a mi a.
-. r' W. - A41'0" 1"Io e'.ano ua' a.
warmth, his hi1arity, and his ro1Gcksout
manner. From this rather meagre bill o
fare, ne now turn to week which i
to be filed with music OF tho highest class
performed by two of the greatest artists in the
world, Anton Rubinstein, the sclavonian plan
whose compositions have been the common
stock OF all the violin yirtuoai who have
ever been here. Since the death Of Tausig,
the Berlin pianist, who at the time OF his death
Theodore Thomas, there are but three pianists
who can lay claim to the title 'egreat, Franz
Liszt, Hans Ton Bulow, and Rubinstein, and
musicians will probably always quarrel over the
question which Of the three holds the prece-
dence. RubinBtein does not come to US @
stranger. His namo is as familiar as Liszt's in
tho world Of music. He Is everywhere recog-
nized by musicians as great genius, rone-poet,
and teacher, and his fame has preceded him
many years, both IN playing and CON-
mark an era in music as distinct a5
those Of Jenny Lind IN vocal, and Theodore
Thomas in orchestral music. He represents q
high sphere OF musical intelligence, and ms
concert tour in thus country "11 tend 70 elevate
and dignity the PUBIC taste: E9siy pefson "4o
phys tae piano snnu aefeb ~ air tIPn
for genius is divine gift, rarely bestowed. But
tne magnetic power o. snfn ptasel pne
1Ra1S en54e fm 3 ~ 80 IP..s 1T IL E.1l .1nn aa+
sG.an Inc genera pq9no sno an a. a9o glees
TINS great master OF tne piano, anu tn1s ttae ana
faithful representative OF art, with thaG royal
welcome which is always due to genius. les
him feel and know that there is genuine spirit
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aPplause OF "teasnes, Will 81 ~ " a.Gu 1..ae
ent;rav ~ ~ " NJ 5 on ns tba yn
power to interpret it rightly. It is to be re-
b We Of
s ssss but s' s@ sss Tsss
CHOPIN, Bach, Llszt, Hanoel. ocaTiasta, Menoels-
eohn, Mozart, Weber, ana 6cGuDerE,Ca least or
music not often sat before the invited guest
The numbers set down for Wieniawskiy, the Yio-
lin;at ara a1so verv inviting and attrnctiye and
},fu[ar ranra of 1n17sc than any vfn1iDiat
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has ever given pelotei aau y - totaunate tuat,
On this OCCASION, Iney A1e ID ENC nenos OF IN
artist whose rank among the vHtuoal Indicates
that lc has the ability to handle such great
1-orls The vocn1ists Of tha tronne ara Mile
T.Sot1,o he1 lad
4o9so n1ooas' 1a.a1t osnIu oARsA' au iIne ~.
Aop1se otneay; eontialsos sla tlo me appeno tAe
programmes 1or tne nl5t TWO conceIts:
FIRST CONCERT
p.ar1
{fyerture. Eqmont. ! ...-
!. 1Snnata I ............. 3cetno7en
fn,on Rub;nate;n
q
- afjie In,,;se 0r7nenu
2, Fantasia. WicuiHTaEl
" Henri TIcninrski