New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08
MUSICAL NOTES.
K. r.

The opera-concerts by Mr.. StrakOsCh's sing
ers have drawn excellent houses in Chicago.
Nearly every member Of Mr.. Disraelfs cabi-
net is member of the Civil Service Musical Society.
The manager of COvent Garden has aban-
doned his purpose of bringing out Glinkas Life for
the Gar
It is said that further selections from the
great mass Of Memberships unpublished compositions
are soon be gwen to the world.
Henri Herr has resigned the professOrshlp OF
the panoorte which has held at the Paris Conserva
tore since ls42 and been succeeded by lady Mme
Massart.
Mrs. Charles Moulton's concert at Horticul-
ural Hal, Boston, for the benefit OF the MIL River
sufferers. took place Tuesday evening" and seems TO
been brilliantly successful
At the great festival Of the Three Cholrs
Worcester Hereford, and Gloucester) to be held at
Gloucester, Eng, the Autumn, the principal solo
artists will be Mile. Tieuens. Miss Edith Wynne Nine
TreDelli- Bettin Miss Antoinete Sterling, Mr. Lloyd
Mr. Benthau, Sig. Agnesi and Mr.. Lewis Thomas
The Fourth National Sangerfest is TO be held
in Cleveland the 231. Path, 25h, and 10th OF June
Nine. Lucca Mr. Carl Bergman, and the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra nave Deen engaged anu the
nrorrammes con am an abundance OF strong music
in which Beethoven, schumanD, Wagner, List, sehu
bert. and Weber largely represented IAe chorus
will number about 1900
The Massachusetts WOchenbldt gives a de-
tailed account Of recent performance Dusseldorf Of
Beethoven's Pastoral symphony, With pictorial and
pantonnic illustrations. While speaking favoraDly OF
The illustrations themselves, the writer clearly points
out that such attempt 60 combine music with tue
Initiative arsstlc mistake d mast Result III
failure performance " the same
sort was given NlDOs Theater in this city under the
direction OF Mr. Howard Glover with scenery, ballet
real wooden rakes. wheelbarrOws. and other rustic
properties, and the result 0I course Was IuIIerOus
failure.
News comes from Bayreuth that Wagners
undertaking made another decided step forward In
consequence OF further assistance received from the
King OF Bavaria. funds available for the com
plete stage decorations, scenery costumes, ~ Ile
hut BY MS own wish Will be painted no; by himself, Dit
with his cooperation by the court scenepalnters OF
Coburg the brothers BrcKner Toe necessary contracts
have already conc uded as also nave those Tor tle
preparaon OF the machinery with the nacul-t Brandt
IN Darmstadt, and for me competition OF he nous se
with the architect Briickwald from Leipzig The cos
tunes will be prepared from drawings oy j. H0nmanp
A young Russian lady, Nine. Esslpof, whom
gow pronounces the greatest Of living female panists
has recently appeared in London and created remark
able sensation she is the second wife OF " Leschezky
himself a pianist Of repute me Academy say ;: nhe
chose FOR her first appearance before an Engsh pubic
Chonn's concerto in minor and solos by hendessohn
Iszt and RubnsteIn. Long before the end OF e nrst
movement OF the concerto the piansts success was
certainty Ii indeed difficult 10 speak OF her playing
exactly az feel about u, without appearing extfAV
CANT To beautiful touch she unltes an absolutely
faultiess technique winch y iuI eqIa 20 az tno ue
mauds OF the schO" OF Draw IRA her accuracy
IL so unimpeachabe that during the whole afternoon we
did not detect wrong note III the most uuncut
passages gradations OF tone she uhtet maseuIne
ower with feminine dehcacy; her cQdoHe playing Is
charming AMI her pnraslng ana rhythm are peilcct.
Aud 10 this catalogue OF eXce!ehces thee SIN remains
one more and the hyhest OF a!l-soul. Nine. E.spOr is
no merely mechanical player Win her, technique Is
simply the means lot the end and the expression and
reading" OF the concerto and OF the SIN ier SOLO
pieces perfectly satisfactory just because they
evidently perfectly natIra-iull OF warmth "nd
Mme EsspOh may unhesitaiingy be ranked among the
very nrst nylns performers on ner inst4 umel1.