, 1875-02-21
TIE Beethoven and Lieder-
kranz Coneerts-Apol-
10 Club.
aassip Of Ge Concert aud the Opera.
Something Concerning New
Musical Works.
What the Theatres Have Done
During the Week.
MUSIC

- . re-
MUSIC.
At HOME.
TEE AosT INTERESTING LOCAL afxz1oAh EfAh1
during tho past week was the concert E1sea Al
Mccoimick's Eall, by Mr. f1orenca 1'eEseaa'
Director of the College OF Music, with the ssslst-
anoe OF his pupils and m orchestra OF about
twenty-five pieces. II was Interesting IN
double sense first, because il was concert
(which oas REPRESENTATIVE Of the best cultura and
talent OF the College; and, SECOND. hecanse the
programme vas Al unusually excellent one, aul
Of much higher standard than usually char
aeta.izss college or conservatory concarta The
inst uments1 numbers we're unusually long and
trying r uuAcal students, and tt is creditabla
70 tho discipline aud tuition Of this institution
that 20 high dsg1ee OF exccllence Was reached,
and it is also fortunate that nethef Lent nor the
veather prevented the attendance Of o large
andienca, which served for an additional
incentive for the pupils to do their
best work. Tho Instrumental numbers of the
programme vera the g Eur ..nu1ler Concerto,
By Mr.. Louis Oester'e Reineckes "Coucert-
stncck," BY Miss Kate Davis: Mendelssohn's
'tCapucc,o Hrillian:e, By aisA Ida Rosing the
':Hummel Concerto" by Hiss Clara Ilrdock
spd Beothoven's . :'PrornetIeua overture, By the
orchestra, which opened the programme. AE.
Qeaterle vas favored with having number
which waa novelty in itseI. as a4 the mu4:c Of
Dargmuller,s is now regarded with great interest,
Is the souvenir OF one Of Gesuany's most gifted
M icians, CIT off in luis youth and juat at the
time nhen hs WA giving h1illau. promise of be-
ing the coming musician OF tho modern school.
II ne zre not mistaken, it is the frat TINA Burg
MnneS laus.e Aaa eee4 oesu H. Asa.o - D ....-o
ano sone taets concerning 1no eo.ntoset' taetsf~
fore, raay not be uninteresGn5- Norbert burg
muller vas born in Dussel3orf. Germany, Feb. S,
1f,1, His father, ono Of the chief founders Of
-. 4 .:,T,..1 =.
sApe 7e't4 A!.4ste~4 et?' 6'e A,. - -"
R1p4.<ugo Of muslc- Later he s1ud!ea Under
Gpohr ana Hsuptcaaan n haasel, Vn.he1 he was
sont tv hie aG1nirec Count oY Sesselrode-E -Ehre-
.h,-.n T. 1a31 afrer comn'ct;nr bia stntlies.
''ep: - !o'4' S.se. soI1'4s - s';aa1a ss
Ae fe'otueo ~ ousst!aot4 ~. ,e' pa4psse
or epena!ns snort tltno ".to u44 PateneF@
lie thea visited Magdepurg, D7esdan, Berlln,
London, and found every Fhere . distil guished
.ra1,o,,a ~ r,rdo, = hr;t,;,nt enoarc1oeit
80: -. ~: ,.e,1ea ~, -
Eas o1clco uln' oul 1s4heh7 eo.npeaeo ~" ~
sh.ndon it and return hpne: He soon atter &c
cepted IN invitation to Visit AT, win
Baron Won Ferber from MecElenburg Tor the
purpose Of restoring hls health Nay T. 1856,
ouly six days after hs ARRIVAL, he vas lound dea4
IN his bathroom An e1lleptlc IL selze4 A!m
while bsthlng, ana ne enaoeateo. alennelSsonu
wrote funeral march for tue oceas,o1: Wh:cn
vas Played alternately WITH one oy oeetnosen.
No1be1t WAS the Souneest OF mtee 9s9tnets.
k19nz7 tha otdee1 joined es1e siWs' ano aaeo ~
treece- ffederle nFeo ~ ta1ls 1ol Mao! 5e.1ts.
md became known a. an arIenger Q. EoPula,
nus,c dof 1ne piano. Eoln Menuelssona ~ auo
Hauptnann looked upon Norbert rit1 tue great,
est e1pectataons- among n1s So1Ast p9otsneu
by hlstnef, Le'pslc7 ID !ao4. aso pasueu1at4s L.
Eefesnns: t9neeHo 1ol E,@no ana Uieuss; ..H..c, !;
uveftare 70 the uaa1la1ea ops1S nn9n;lisa,
several son1e, ana nls 6eGona tuuunlsAeo)
h{npnon1 IN y, op; -. 1he t13a 70 tos oc!s:@9
OF the lattef Vas az {hst VAS aouno u we t,llu
movement Nas eomI!sseu @ ~ os noptts .ts,, oeno-
nann. Ill a r.na,s s t uas pa 1;cn =, r,+hsr
somore in cast but elsgant !n construction, m on. Has
lost from mo oiasesl:ess aou sxns u 1sne ~
me o1chestf1 ahq asa1Ess 'hese ~ ~ ote,slte al
bad TO Struggle: de PE5ea MS :IS scose ~ sesy
sc msno e. .a1. smu "i.n 10 Hc,,t snd ~
81 eeeanee athouen ms soocn u dsns ana Tha ~
3o1te passages nis ,one "As osel"nelneo; aue
Masscs uaxla ana losing Acquired tnsnlset'es u
49, elsai1aoie Wy, ~ .ue1i ~ 81 ,d;aane AZ
easeo s1tn esloeot saElsfsc:loa ny ene Auu.egJG
H. oonees o. .o's nnu hnt ~
Gus 70 MAKE eonpa14so1s: ooI ~ u HosS.tu tue1Is ~
cniF 10s1ace 70 aware Ans GMtA Aulnocn f. aao
mGnest pralse io5 nel ane lenoeting ~ tne Ie1n
noet concerto aoo 20 ssi tnat, ~ sne ~ etne
anPretennoas ana S oaest IN nm; aphe[ ta npe ner PET
ena to 'mpreaa itself upon tue audience without
anY adEentltlous aids laere VAS notnn3 ana
teu11sh N her hanohnE OF the plano q tne eAeco~
ton OF her music Her PLAYING was characse1-
ized not on'v::by clear, foIcihe toueh, Mnlen
hsouFhs cut the piano part in due relation to the
accompaniment, and BY an intelligent conception
o. the composers IDEAS ont y tne nos1 eeSRAus
neatness oI phrasing and artistic finish She Is
2 player OF splendid Eromise, Eho BIDS 1au to
b heard from At the highest circles OF her az az,
sad Who already plays better than eome ~ %ho
make much greater p1eteneiooe than ane; Ine
vocal features Of the pFogramna were lntsrest-
NJ, although not SO attractive g 1he thetru" ~
msntai Mr. SCHWARTZ was inuisposeo, ano ~.
e.a aaag hls ar'a IN Al acceptaole manner; Mlee
1!oa HIlder, q young alnse1. cnose an taa' Memssla
q nesIly ~ young Singers Mtito se5na1e
Clad" She developed good quehtg OF So1ce,
nnt style 9i snginG whicn neeus puen cut.sa. Iva
yu1c8 in bST favor, and gives premise or EAR1nE