, 1874-06-15

TIE Last SONATA RECITAL.
Mr.. Wotfaohn elosoa hfy eni ,yabla Beason Of
sonata rectals OIL Saturday AFTERNOON, nt Stnnd-
ard Half, with tho performance Of the major,
op. 10, No. q, and tile op. 100 In u lat major,
known among pnntats as tho Giant" owit,g to
It's great difficulties, especially in tho fuguo
movement, and its length, tito work occupying
thirty pageB in tho poters (,opsc) edition. a1r.
Wosfsohn wiacly rosoryosl this cooHsal produc-
t!on for the close. Notwithstanding tho ,nnjesty
and grandeur Of it's aaagio, 1t Ia not wors
which can DO popularizcd. It is constructed up
on too colossal plan for tho piano. 1t IN too
wearisomo, aud difficult for pianatH to
g,uBp. with anything like mastery, except
NJ tho cost , Of long md patient labor
and even then II ia problomatio whether 1t can
be made acceptable to ali audience. How faitl-
fully Mr.. Wolfsohn Inns laborea unon It may ho
nforretl from tho fact tllat lle haH dcyotol tive
laonls . day to It's praetioo for ovur wook. 1t
IL II faithful picture of tho condition DeatI,oyou
was ln wheu It was written. Suffering from
combination ef Diseases, n,iaantatorie, dls.
abtect nnd miserable poverty, ho wrote this
sonata out Of ehoor necessity and lcdieatod it
TO the Arc.duke 11udo'pn. his friend md patron,
in the hope tlat it might bring. him moaoy
spA sss o 70 e fet"n Il tho va, ''r0 eonnsssd nssss
lishud in 1915. 4 letter written to Rios, with
regard to tas sonata gives c1no to his con-
dltlon. III it ho nnyB: MnY uod Bnnh mo
1nore prosperity till - is In better position
This will not DO for u Whole year to como. It's
reaiy arcniful. The turn aiinirs havo taaen aud
tho reduction OF MY salary, while no man cnn
toll what tho issue III 10 10 till the aforosRld year
lns elnl1beu. II tho sonnta be not Suitable for
London, coniu aenu nnother, or you might
omit tic largo, and begin at once with The
fugno in the Inst movomont or tue first
movement adnsio, and tho third the scl,erzo,
tt'o i"ibu "nu st1o naosio ttoottto' tA'e noHo.4
WIS wrtstl Ut a tlnlo OF great pressure. IL ~
hard to wrlto for the aaho Of daily bread ; md
y1t hav1 Aptnniiy culno to tins. 10 be rescued
from this wrctched aud miserable condition il
nv onlv honn NJ dcljvnrnncn tor n. Il ia r nm
atIn' nii,, ,>on1t,, ,@ne ',nan,,,,,u,s l,,t ~"
ao'ti,oi silly nenaen ~ ,aeuoin,s'on "il1t
conlu ao uudel !nuIo i"FoFHoIo hCsrtcos:
TniH gigantic work WAS faithfully given by
A1r. Wolfduhll, who was too conscientious In It's
performance eycn to omit tho long ropeata.
Wills II cu1l,1ot bp said to hive mnun vary do.
r;iaI ,,n,rcshion 1,nnn Hin nudonco orront nor-
l",s r., ti,o grn,5 utow;n movamont ~ tsT
Mln, -. eo b' Hs.eu A4Ao'Ia.ASast 31s ati
nola6ohu n oHtss'ou " oiea1t lor An41hB
given musicians 1f!d cotnlolBSonfa all
opportunity 10 AeAr tAlH W0rHl WHICH tNey may
mover hear Again. Msss Mh',o sang the beautiful
beetnopch sohH Aus dcr Herlse very ice!lng-
", nud thus cloHed tho pleasant scn5on Of hot!aGn
reelsas:: incompetence Which followed Lie " CLINT
61nata" hut iiHtdiY dieu away when . largo anu
exquisite basket o. lowcrB, Will tito Initials
"G. W." III t'lly whtte blossoms, ahd tug threa
costly anu superb Tolumest haolpachs llllistra-
lions to :" EAist, toetheB uerolhos, ahu Lilo
la'lery o. deiMnn Ione-foots, most beantllnlly
enEraSe9 aau bouna, were sont uH to tue plat