New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13
MUSIC-FINE ARTS-DRAMA
MUSIC.
THE WAGNER AND LIszT CONCERT AT PEsTH
MUSIC.

THE WAGNER AND LIsZT CONCERT AT PESTH
The great concert given at Pesth by Richard
Wagner and Franz List the 10th Of March created an
extraordinary excitement. The hall crowded with
brilliant audience the prices Of seats being 20, Is, 10
and FORMS and in consequence OF the pressure of the
crowd IL time after the appointed hour before
the music could begin. The programme of 1szts new
cantata, Die Glocken strassburg" for mixed
chorus, orchestra and baritone solo Beethovens piano
forte concerto in fiat played by List and three selec
tons from the Ring der Nibelungen" conducted by
Wagner in person. namely, the "schmiedelieder, from
"siegfried" "siegfried's Tod" from the "Gotterdam
merunS- and wotans Abschied" and the "Feuerzau-
ber" from the "walkirc" The 1eues Poster Journal
says Of this performance:
At last Franz List appeared upon Che stage and was
greeted with loud appliance. He took seat which was
decorated with aurei-wreaths two immense ones being
adorned with fayors showing the national cooIS Inc
cantata Die Gocken yon strassburg" The Bells OF
Strasburg was the first thing on the programme IL is
llszts latest production, composition stamped Win
portant breadth Of ideas and device, but rich In In
srumenal beauty, which gives to the work more thSn
the imitation OF the Ginning of bells may perhaps dis
please some strict musical tastes but III the chornses
ing which act upon the listener with an irresistible
power TO obtain thorough appreciation OF the whole
beauties of the work made success in this fautess
representation. The composer was rewarded with
achieve stin greater triumph Franz Iszt first played
the piano IN nat s S no one exer
It 1t was pure grand artistic enjoyment of which we
a tn us The 70 as Ths
sion made by this Incompatible performance cannot 1s
described In several places the audience were unable
TO retain the expression of their appreciation thunder
ing applause broke out In the midst OF several orchesra
would be no end TO the exutatOn; seemed If the
bright time Of his viruoso career had returned when ne
the fsos sslse' PRs
Richard Wagner, who approaches the stand with fT1n
bows ali FOUND member Of The Wagner-yeTein hands
the composer laurel wreath the words OF homage WIN
w S the ne eSss of the AUDIENCE The performance Of
the Wagner compositions, In spite OF the anlInatlng per
Sn the best rendered was the concluding piece
wotans Absched und Feuerzauber" Inc ~ most I'M M
Impression. and its repetition was called for Bnt that
general effect not the overwhelming one that nad
been expected that far behind the success attained
al the Vienna representations, unbiased person VIII
deny Whether this was caused by the srahge lar
aesthetic than purely personal there were 10 syiptons
Of Wagner excitement Are We 10 congratulate 'he
PD'-'' 'f'' MUSICAL NOTES.
Mr.. GIVE opened the Royal Italian Opera at
Tegens aIds srp ON wa sss E pro
ducing great ehec. with the famous high chest C. Maui
rel appeared AZ IeH
At the organ concert in the Church of the
Holy Trinity tomorrow Mr. g. b. whitley of Brooklyn
will play Memberships Sd sonata in major, Prelude
and Fusue OF Bachs the Andante from schuberts sym
phony in c. DC. and Miss Finch will sing MI s. r. War
Ien will play next week
Carl Rosa's English Opera Company played
have been most warmly received Mrs Rose Hersee
Howels, Miss Annie Gooda Mr. Frederick Packard and
Mr. Celle filed the principal roles. Miss Juna Gaylord
has recently made her debut with Mr.. Rosas company
Theodore Thomas's Symphony season in
Philadelphia closed last Friday in what the local critics
Jupiter symphony Mozart the Bach concerto for two
HYMN of Praise" sung by the Beethoven Society and
the Orpheus Club combined under the direction OF Mr.
Michael II. Cross.
Miss Minnie Hauck is singing again at Berlin,
where the FTemdrn Baa speaks Ms follows OF her per
sonation Of GOunods Margaret This the second tne
we have learned 20 know this artist and we do not hest
tate to prefer her dramatic and tragic personaons to the
gay soubrete parts in which we have seen her before
The metamorphosis from Zernd and Ros,nd into MAJ
oayet could not have been more perfect, more sur
prising. L. She was best in the tragic part OF her
scene in the dungeon highly effective"
The well-informed New-York correspondent
of The Boston saturday Gazette gives the foil3wng In
this city upon the establishment OF which an anonymous
to spend vs OF 6e sen
erous and the outside world has had his plans
la &c is not far otSe public viii see there has
been left unturned TO make the arrangements
conservatory Of music in the world and TIE prospeets
of the College will be made from sI ee ees.
the Legislature, and will have become a law by tne
t te college Ias the right Of conterrng the degree
tor Music upon Its graduates In the course OF Week
have already been selected and from among the most
prominent and highly cultured men In the CITY As soon
as the Board organized faculty will be decided upon
and site procured upon which 10 erect the college bulid
ing The Clock now occupied by Barnums nlppodroipe
is tie most likely place. although Booths Theater the
Grand Opera House and some lots ON Fourth-ave are
mentioned. While the building If being erected the col
lece will be carried IN temporary quarters The gen
ers Unknown who so years old is anxious 10
see his pet project in good running order before
he leaves the world. which is so much his
debtor: 80 tho arrangements will be pushed
along as fast az money and energy can push them
II il not positively decided but it more than prooab
that Theodore will be invited 10 take promnat
position in the department Of the college
The department WILL Of course be conducted W AN
Italian and for the head Of all there will e one whose
fame If sread both continents the mention OF whose
name the musiclovng public will receive with cheers
There Will be- no half measures N the conduct n this col
egNthe highest will be aimed at, and no partisanshp
or fsvotism VIII be tolerated IN the selection Oh The
faculty"