, 1872-10-20
MUSICAL MATTERS.
A MUSICAL LIBRARY.

MUSICAL MATTERS.
A MUSICAL LIBRARY.
Every musician should hare q musical library
for reference. as we'll as peasurable reading, and
such E. library may be accumulated at very small
cost. The Measrs. Ditaon &, Co., of Boston,
have issued several standard musical works in
very neat end uniform style, among them
Schindler's Life OF Beethoven" Ritter's ss His
tory Of Music" Edwards 'Life of Rossini, II
Liszt's Life Of Chopin" Euler'a "Letters OF
A1us;c," Lampadius' "Life Of Mendelssohn.' ~
Fanny Polka's "Reminiscences Of l1endelssohn u
Fanny Polka's s'Sketches," and Mad. HenBels'
"Life Of Gottschalk." To these should be
added Moore's Musical Encyclopaedia" :" the let
tors Of Beethoven, Mozart, and Mendelssohn,
and Chorley's Modern German Music. AL Of
these works, possibly with the exception Of the
latter, may be obtained Of Messra. Lyon & Haa-
1y. The announcement will be OF special inter
est to musicians, as very few are aware that
these books are in the market.
MUSICAL MISCELLANY.
Brignoi is just now eating maccaroni at
Milan, whero he is engaged for the season at the
LIZ Scala.
J. Grau, the well-known manager, has re-
turned from Europe, but is 60 broken down that
his recovery is very doubtful. He is ut present
dt 4b1uG Ill NEH 4OIA. LIS AtetaSo % SA9A
Little Rose Ecrsee, who has long been hidden
from public view. sung last Sunday night at the
Grand Opera House, New York, with Ronconi,
Janet, and others, at sacred concert. Such 9
bright little singer ought to have permanent
engagement.
Wschtel. the hero Of the fasco at the Globe
Theatre last spring, is now singing at the I'M
per;al Opera House in Vienna.
11cd. Peschka-Leutner, upon her return from
the Boston jubilee to Leipsic, received a public
toa 7ifnrs3lV ryarIvhalroH with
lowers and gifts. Served her right.
Wagner has defeated DR.. Ferdinand Hitler and
carried Cologne with 8'Lohengrin " and "Tann-
lauser."
Mad. Caroline seid1es, the last of the artists
w1o appeared IA the original cast Of Der Frel-
scluerz +" when it was produced IN Berlin, died
OIL the Ath ult., in her 18th year.
The London A1te,lguna OF Sept. q, says:
Madame Pau1ina Lucca Vhe Baroness yon Rahaen>
is denounced in the Berlin l!aybits as ''contract~
breaking by having departed for the United stntes
and this denuncatioa VII: have the effect Of excluding
her from all the theatres in Germany. Her children
from whom she haG been separated. In letter ao-
dressed to the Fren,dsn1'c Madame Lucca assigns as
attacks made upon her by cabal devoted to the in
terest Of :rval prfn.a do:na t:Iadame aallinger).
Parepa is going to Cairo, not On the Ohio, but
on the Nile, to charm the descendants Of the
Pharaohs.
Tho Norwich Festival, which is one Of the
great English musical events Of the year, com
menced Sept. 20, with the performance OF Han
des oceasiona oEato5io a hIst produced a1.a IN
o41nus," Sir Julius Benedict's 81 st. Peter" two
movements OF an orchestral symphony by Bene-
DICT, aad Mr. King Halls overture to :" Endy-
m;on."
York, to set up Gil ancient quartette, composed
Ct Mario, Ronconl. Formes, and Madame Anna
Bishop, who area}i at present in that city, and
whose united ages amount to noarly 900 yeara.,
Pauline Lucca had an interview with the Yank-
ton Chiefs, in Now York, q few days ago. She
treatea them to champagne, anG sang to them
fr=1n 8 Faust, % compliment which the Chiefs
returned By sounding fow war-wtoops for her.
Mad Bear vas speciallyr delighted remarked, in
. cTitlcal manner, Little s4uaw, big voice,
ton among the ladies Of his tribe.
The Philharmonic Society Of New York have
now determined upon their arrangements for the
season. At tho first concert, which will bo given
On Saturday, Nov, 1G, Heir Anton Rubinstein is
to play Tho .nsnel orchestra Of one hundred
Instruments viii be employed, and Herr Carl
BergEann will direct it. Tie winters schedule
includes six concerts and eighteen rehearsnls.
Tie orchestral works promised for the seasonin-
Haydn, 'Oxford," !" in G major first time):
Gchu1nann, No. 2, in @ major; Rubinstein,
"ocean," in G major; Raff, No. i, in G minor
nssS soee esaS ana S1s nsz aor Bs3s BsFoa kn
@consaera3on OF the Moasj IN ssfS0!9n a.
jor first tiEe); Mozart, "Magic Flute" in f
dat,; schumann, ,...3lanfred," il E fiat minor;
hauser,n in 2 major; Erdnannshofor, ''Prin-
zessiu nse," Gnow); Matzka, q 'Galilei," in 4
major (new); Wagner, Forspiel from q Tristan
and Isolde LieSt, Hi1tengesang from Olatorium
Gazzaniga, who slipped On the Opera House
orange peal, in the q African" is now teaching
music in New York with Signor Albites.
Adalina Patti recently sung Desdenona at
Hamburg.
A new cnera boule by Odenbach, called
" CorEaire Noir,'' was produced at Vienna, Sept
q, and tie composer was called On the stage FIVE
times.
Frederick William has given Peschka Leutner
a bracelet.
studying music in Italy, under Perrin, the teach
er ot Cary and Hersee-
The Milanes5 hare given Verdi superb |
baton, in memory of the recent performance Of
Tile Paris Strauss, Edward, has given up his |
baton at the Eals dc lopera.
Md!ne. 9tSi}son-Rouzaud intends to study her |
ST. Petersburg repertoire in retirement at Paris,
assisted by the ''repetite1''" OF Albani, Sessi,
Goeymatd, Hisson, Bloch, and II. Hustache.
Miss Anna Goolall has been singing in |
" Faust" at the Crystal Palace, London.
Herr Abt is in Brunswick, composing a. comic |
opcratta, tie libretto Of which is from tho pon
Of q young author, Heinrich Lincoln.
Tho States Opera Troupe: consisting of Nine. /
States, Orlandini, susini, Cecchi, Farley, HRS.
Fox, and Lucy Chambers, have been singing at |
Sydney. Australia.
Ellie. ThereEe Liebe, the youthful and accom-
piished violnist, is engaged by Madame Ruders- |
dorT for her tour through tho United States.
Mlle. Aimee has completely reorganized her |
opera bouffe troupe, and commenced her season |
at the Olympic last Monday. Her troupe now !