The New York herald., 1875-11-01
BULOW ON WAGNER.
VIEWS or THE GREAT PIANIST OK THE MUSIC
or TIE FUTURE-HE DOES NOT LIKE VERDI
on C0UNOD

~ AOlolL-dE DOE5 MI LlhL VERDI
on GoUNoD.
Hans Won Bnlow completed his engagement here TO-
oay' and thinking that his views on important
musical subjects Of the present day would be Of interest
- 'ho music-oying public Of America called upon
nm ~ nis residence Ia Beacon street He very az
aoie' nank aud ouispoken in his opinions and by
means reluctant 70 every question propounded
70 him on the subject Of the new school Of music which
mas taken such hold 10 Europe and which thanks 10
Theodore Thomas, is familiar to American audiences
ne Is nervous and excable and speaks rapidly and
eloquenty The following conversation took place:-
us the new Wagnerian school revolutionary anu
iconoclastcSn
mot in the slightest degree i an entire mistake
TO imagine that Waguer-whom l consider the greatest
musical genius that has existed since Becthoven-de-
sires to njure in the estimation or his followers the
fame OF tie great men who have preceded him. No
one has labored more earnestly ana faithfully
give the world wider and truer estimation OF the
grandeur OF Beethoven. His literary works are
ument to the genius OF that composer The
music OF tho future, new school, &C, ncor-
rect Wagner has not instituted a new school His
works but the natural development Of the best sys
TENS which have existed long the world Of music
His reverence for the great masters profound ana
sincere. There is nothing Recorder Hacken says
rcUeT before receoed any such tnmatio euen BY iapt-
cation in his pamphlets and other writings to indi-
cate revolutionary and iconoclastic IDEAS except his
strong anpathy to aught that OF charatansm"
what influence has the new school, as IL is gen.
ally called on the Interpretation OF the old classicss
"rhe most beneficial influence 1t exacts profound
study and care, and imperavey calls for perfection in
every detail recollect famous string quartet club
IN Paris some years ago that devoted all their time to
the study Of Beethoven quares appeared at arst
AT the salons Of eminent patroness Of music II was
about the time that Wagner brought out TannhAuser',
IN Paris with such disastrous results The playnr or
those four devotees TO art artistic that suddenly
Beethoven quartet, long inc0gaitd to even
many educated ears became attraction and
pleasure Whenever it happened that certain portion
Of work was coldly received and failed to the
attention Of the hearers the quartet consulted among
themselves and came TO the conclusion that tho fault
lay with them. They studied that passage over and
over again. until they succeeded in giving to their
hearers clear solution Of 1t. Such is the influence
that Wagner wishes TO exercise in the Interpretation Of
all Works-to labor AZ them until every secret charm
and thought are revealed.
care not Wagncr's theories opera to certain de-
''No. His aim is to wed music, words and everything
connected with opera in such that there viii
be perfect symmetry The Baireuth festival Will be the
carrying out OF this idea to the fullest extent The
trogy will be the accomplishment of a lifelong pur
pose-the production OF an opera symmetrical in all its
details
"wi the Baireuth festival certainly take place next
year,"
ments viii be competed in the time specified"
''Will you be present2n
''No. l will probably remain in America during the
Centennial Exposition shall not 60 Baireuth.n
s'ls there any hope of Llszt visiting America?'
u cannot say. No mere pecunary considerations
for himself would bring him here If anything should
financially prevent the Bareuth festival being
held, and to interfere with the carrying of pro-
jects of his son-inaw, LisZt would, sure, risk
voyage the Atlantic to obtain funds for the pur
pose. He is entirely devoted to it, and takes much
interest in IL as Wagner himsetn
% az AZ ha
day2"
1T has refrigerated to an extent to be depored.
There is nothing left of the spirit nsed into Italian
opera by Rossini, Belini and Donizetti The Italian
stage was once something TO be admired You know
that Mozart wrote Tor IL and Cherubni may be claimed
by it to extent | think that every one must
unite in the praise Of RossiGi His 'Barbere' and
spred writer, and Donzet in his earlier evnces
great deal of talentn
''What do you think of Verdi ~
che seems TO forget the true principles Of art There
'Nabuco,' 'Ernani,' and 'Un Ballo Maschera, but
the Of them sensational without beng artistic
4 His Don Carlos is not worthy of a musician. The
| requiem which he wrote in memory of Manzoni is
work also written on religious subject. Although
will be able to discover any religious ideas in the
'Stabat Mater yet II is undoubtedly excellent music.
Verdis is series of common sensationaisms.i y
s'What's your opinion of the French school2n
~ have the most sincere respect for Boeldieu and
Auber Their works calcu ated to Inspire respect
! | do not like Gounod's Faust and predict that
Meyerbeer's operas will be forgotten when works that
are less popular to-day will live"
After some remarks regarding his own career in
music whca he said, was lniuenced and determined
sincere tributes Of respect and admiration for Rubin
stein, who failed, however, in his estimation a. a
| composer DR.. Won Bdow brought the interview to an
end.