, 1876-02-27
ABROAD.
Won BuIow's ST. LoU1s sToHN.

Tho 81. Louis Republican Of the 21st says:
| Among those who attended tho Won Bulow concert
] Was German gentleman long connected rith th
daies. As musical critic tho gentleman in ques
ton IL surpassed by few in tho country, and aftcl
houshu md IN eyeqy wy .dsbls s 1e1sr of b.
performance. During tho next day it 80 ehanced tina
tho JOURNALIST called il at the music store Of Baer
the ston at the same time and, mutual friend
present tho Journalist and musician we're Of courss
S Ss ao9 h
some tine, until the newspaper man incidentally
ferre TO his criticsn and asked Won Bu]ow What he
thought OF itA Justice To the surprise Of the ques
toner the musician assumed an air Of conccied lof
ness and answered ponpously:
"Oh. never read the wepaperz!"
doubtful II in ali St. Louis there II man moro
readily dngusted with nnectation of any kind. or,
wisha OF mora peppery temperament than the jour
the result was explosion as prompt II trip
hammer had come down on . can Of nitro-glycerine.
In choice but fersent language the newspaper
snd he latter. in an awful rage responded
In terms ns heated. Each man began strjd-
ing back and forth up and down the etore. between
moment, Az the one walked up ths store the other
would come down. and they would thus pass each
they passed. each Of the cboleric pedestrians would
shake hls fist in the others face and hurt ont some
terrific phrase Of painfully personal character There
WIS Al elegant prospect Of Graco Roman wrestling
match between amnteurs in about minute, when
friends intcrfered aud dragged of the irata and ng
tated gentlemen in different directions It must have
been taken all In ALL Of the funniest events Of the
season.
MISS RIVE IN SEw ToRk.
31iss Rive, the pianist, plaEed At tho last Phil
harmonic Concert in New York City The New
York Times says:
It WAS an enormous relief to coma to Hectloveu's
Concerto No. {E datop 73 for piano and orcnestra
Miss Jua Rive the pianist aud she acquitted her
self to MARVEL Last season Miss Rive. who Is pa-
tire of Cincinnati and Was educated at Lsiraig, made
her first appearance in this city, and was very COR
daily received. Since then she has in public
several times, and has gained botn experience and
confidence. She played entirely from memory, and
for delicacy, facility, and brllliancy is probably tic
best native pianist Of her sex that has yct
appeared In public She was ably supported
S The Pssh san tor the
dciency in one respect that Of e1pressiveness sho
convey the full depth Of sentiment in this most mag
nl!icent Of Beethovens concertos. When the subject
given out by the orchestra the seemed to
be Inadequate and when the process rcvereed tho
subject was too insignificant for tho answer. Yet
It was nut for want OF strength, Us it might havo
nreter OF another author In the second part she PLAYED
Chorin'a "Rondo " In fiat, op, Is, and she never
lacked strength In that 1t waa astonishing exh-
Of Chopin She never failed to gire emphasis whero
it needed. In other words. she played Chopin'e
music understanding. Chopin; she played Beethoven
IL
gave ati better proof Of her strength and vigorous
le1terity. well IS her clever manipulatory ekil by
payiug LISTS "Rhapsodie " No. 2. As she under
etands Chopin does ehe understand Iiszt-thfs
rha sodie all events, which IN not beyond the pow
ars Of human comprehension.
ALFRED pEAsEs P1ASo-FoRTE CONCERTO
The programme ut the fifth OF Mr. Hame1ik's
symphony conce1ta at tho Peabody Institute in
Baltimore consisted entirely Of American and
Epglish WORKS i; namely, symphony in D major,
by Mr.. o. B. Boise, OF New York City; Mr. A.
H. Peasea pisno-forte concerto; Sterndale Ben
netts "Naiad" overture; and English songs,
rendered by Miss Beebe. Both symphony and
concerto were very veil received. The Baltimore
Bu2tetin says:
We had known NJ. Pcase hezeto:ors as writer Of
very poetic ballads, with rich and scholarly accom-
but did not know OF his mastery Of Or
chestral composition, Of Ills rare SKILL rs pianist
the best pianist that New York has get u.s.
not excepting Pattison, Holman, OF Mills. His tech
niaue is rs good, and his inspiration much finer.
This fiat concerto has abundance OF Ideas md they
are sklIfuiy treated. The Instrumentation il very
beayy and We inclined to think that the COMPOST
lion would be improved By lesa Of tuttt effects, .
more varied orchestral color and lighter usage OF
brass and Instruments Of percussion. The piano part
is admirably written, but in delicate passages it Is
aud lost The work shows great talent
md think that Mr. Pease has yet reached his
maturity = composer. His studies have, We be-
jeve. been chiefly In Germany; but be has not
modelled himself on any other composer, nor evon |
lpon German traditions We may fairly claim him
s distincuvely American writer, and Is ut oua of
he pioncers.