, 1872-12-29

- NEJIIlASiiE IL EiAlEt+ D5 tt1illci1tCLsi AfCA-
inr Belle and Pure y Snow" by Gustavo
Large; No. l Of Momcns Nlusicales" (Mu-
STEAL Monents), an andnnto by Pa;ll Becker,
otr Well-known loca! pianist. TO which wo hare
alluded before and No. OF Sidney Smlth's
Compositions" tho I" Lily Of tho Valley Alaznr-
ka." This plan of publication is specially to bo
commended, US it will not ouly bring before the
lnblc an excellent class OF music. in its proper
connection, but also affords M admirable oppor-
tu,4ity Tor the binding Of sots.
The London publishing firms arc retorting
upon N. Gounol, relative to his charges OF pir-
acy that if II. Gounod or his Pariniun publishers
had any objection to the republication Of his
works in England, they might have prevented it
by ayailing themselves OF the privileges granted
by The international copyright law but not hay
pluint on that score.
new artistic, dramatic and comic journal
has been started in Bologna, called the Dtelro le
Sceac.
Egypt now boasts of muaical and artistic
journal.
our AMERICAN TENOR.
In our last Sunday issue we printed notice
OF Mr.. Castle from tho London Times Tho
-tNlentcuna (praiEe from Sir Hubort) Of Nov. so
saJs: - Tho debut in this country Of Afr. William
Castle, a tenor, who has Tou famo in America.
and who has studied in Italy, must bo referred
Director Of the Monday Popular Concerts, for
We arc much mistaken if the taste, tact, and
style Mr.. Castle displayed. combined with voice
OF good quality, will not render him a vory
welcome addition to tho professional ranks
hero. lie selected Haydn's g Native WORTH
aud 5Icndclssohn's 'Garland' as his two
airs last Monday, aud distinguished himself in
both compositions" Mr.. Castle, Nc understand,
will remain in England two years. His many
friends in this country will watch his progress
with great interest. The time il not far distant
when William Castle will bo ona OF the great
tenors Of tho world.
REV. DIR. BELLOWS AS A CRITIC.
Rev. DR.. Bellows, Of New York, writes OF Ru-
binstein in tho Independent, as follows:
For really not what Rubinstcin writes or plays
tia: is the best part of him It is what he is. His
compositions and his performances indicate mind
full Of original and earnest thoughts Of serious erug
giles with the spiritual and aoc2l problem Of the time.
Of ycarnnE toward divine beauty, truth, and peace.
He is etrons child who has carried his youth with
him into his maturity ar lost nothing Of the quesful
gaze and serious curiosity of lrst-awakencd soul
And, clearly alioouSh Of thought and culture,
acquainted with European life, he has much Of that
Oriental and mystical charm which made Kossuth i
Eort Of and gave his uterance,
even in foreign tongue, An eloquence and charm
quite unique and and Unparalleled. We hear the
half-fa.astic quality, the dreamy and unfamiliar and
impractical essr1co Of his music: but it Is the East at
isthmus tina: divides the Orient and the Occident.
Their spray ashes over into each oher but they do
not mix There is an evident conflict and struggle in
his and lis n1nsic. He like lion and Is
soft as sucking dove by turns. Hs springs like
panther and will bis grace and precision upon the
keys. Blu: lis hands claws velvet. They snite
grave nood3Es and unsatsted seeking, and baftled
longing IL his characteristic style and manner, which
tion5 when the past has gone and the future has not
come, when diseatlshed with what Is and moi
clear what i5to be.-in9cpendent, Dec. Z.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Brignoli WAS recently singing at Nice, but has
gone to Milan. ~:
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