Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-19
REUNION OF ARTISTS.
List and Chopin.


e was loved more than admired by those
ho knew her, for her supreme goodness of
art. She was. al that time. entertaining
hopin, and she had positively snatched
m from the vale Of death. She turned
Om her maternal cares to him. and Il is to
influence that We are indebted for those
81 compositions OF that genius, 50 pure and
Deautiful- There was, in that year, re-
Ion OF artists At the castle. List came,
companied by star from the Partisan
orld. noble lady, as spiri'uelle as she was
autiful, there called Arsbella, aud who
D. since, under another name, held a dis
Dguished place III literature,
The sublime cautatrice, Pauline V, with
husband, was there. who preserves. TO
Is day, the ideal expression, mistress or
er Incompatible talent; Eugene D., the rO-
antic painter, the poet of color; B., the
eat actor. and several other celebrities.
fter the children OF the lord of the castle, a
n and daughter, were q niece and neDhnT
ID several friends from the neighbOring
", with their wives, all young and en-
nests at the Castle OF NOR, We were hos
tably entertaiued, and our liberty was al
lutte There were guns and dogs for those
no bEed the chase, boats and tackle for
lose fond Of fishing. q magnificent garden
fshedi -'o
List and Chopin composed: Pauline V.
udi6d her roe or The Er0pbcf- the mist ess
the castle wrote r romance or drama. and
be others amused themselves as they CT Ose,
{ 9 O'Clock all assembled for dinner, aua a
~ ulSicEst until = or . O'CLOCK me next
forming. We will not relate here the sew
Fal imprOvisatiOns which made the time
EN- so short We Will speak chiefly Of the
usic- ami, above all, of the rival pianists.
hopin played rarely; he was not willing To
ay, unless lie was sure of perfection; no.
ling in the world would tempt him 70 play
mediocre StN u. List, OF the contrary,
way play ell, whether he played vel or
one night the guests were q "A Assem- bled
I the great drawing room; the large win
bvS were open. the iiSht OF the moon flood
the TO- m with golden light: HUt songs OF
De- nightingale and the perfume Of mIgnO-
cite were borne On the breeze into the room.
iszt played uOcturue OF ChOpin'S. ana, ac-
rding 10 his custom, be enlarged the style,
hd introduced trills, tremOiOs, and 81 forth.
hich we're not I'm the original cOnnDSitlOn.
everal times Chopin showed signs of impl-
ence. At last he approached the piano and
bid to List, in grave English.
."Wtll you Go me the honor 20 play piece
mine a. IL is written No one but Chopin
as right TO change Chopin
On, well. play yourself them said List,
Kissing from the piano.
."WIlhngly," said Chopin.
At that moment the II ght was eyti- Cui sh-
by large moth, WhiCJ had flown into the
POM They wished 10 Teligut Do. NO
he'd Chopin, 1.-The light Of the moon IS
.lOueh for me; CXttugUi-n al tine tapaTs ="
ben he p,ay Ell an entire HOur- H. il impDs-
BILE 10 deSCri be the effect. There are emo
Ons that We feel and cannot describe. The
ghtingales tried 70 rival him with their
vine Those sounds cnI0e from heaven.
he audience We're in mute ecstasy scarcely
PRED To breathe ami when the eacEauter
|Bished, all eyes were q led with tears
|oove al, those Of List. lie pressed CuOpia
his arms, and cried:
|"Ah my friend, you are right. The works
| genius Ike thine are sacred, u IS a pro-
|natlOn 10 touch them. Thou art q True
pet, and am only bIuOOu.'
|''COme, then" replied Chopin; .'yOU Know
AT no one can play Weber aud Beethoven
he yourself pray you, play ma tue Ada
% IL e sharp minor, Dy BtetlONCu-play
SLOW u AID seriously, as you can when you
List played the Adsgio with aI his soul
|nd all his viii. Then he manifested % the
|udience another kind OF emotion. They
|ept, they grCaued. But they we're not the
faTs that CHOPIN lad caused 10 flow; they
|eTe cruel tears, of which OthellO speaks.
he melody OF the second artist did not touch
pc heart as tEe first had done; iJW was ike the
harp thrust Of pOiE8rd- IL was no longer
p elegy-it was drama. In the meantime
|hOpin thought he had eciipSe-I List that
EeniDg, and DCaSted OF IL, saying. "HOW he
las yeXeG!' Liszt uuders tool him, AMI de-
frmined to be avenged, spiritual artist
Dough be was. And here IS what he imyro-
Used -Four or five days after, the com Dany
Fere all assembled bout the same hOur-"a
bort time before midnight" List entreatcd
hopin TO play. After great deal or peTsuad-
hg he consented TO play. List then de-
banded that all the lamps ana tapETS should
e eXtingUished. They put down the curtains
nd the ObScurity was complete. II was a
Rprice OF the artist, and they did as he de-
lred. Al lhat moment CHOPIN Went 10 his
lace AZ the piano. List whiSperet some
lords IN his ear, and took his place. Chopin.
lr from dreaming what his cOmraie wished
D do, seated himself without noise, In
ei2hbOTing arm chair. Then List PLAYED
ii the compositions that Chopin had plavef
{ the memorial sOiTee, OF which we have
pOken. But he knew how 10 play Them
18th such exact imitation Of the style aud
1rre- of D. - r7v EH..-
g deceived; and, indeed, they were all de-
eived. Tire same eDchaltuerti the same
motion. When the ccStecy was az is HEIGHT
e quickly lighted The tapeTs at the Ls OF
ne piano. There was 4 CTy Oi surprise L the
ssembly.
"whai! was It you? we thought 4: was
hopin.'
al say like ell Tie Iest, I should have
bought 10 was Chopin"
Then seest thou that List can b. Chopin.
hen be wishc-2 but CLopIn-caH he d
That was defyirg him. but CEagin vvo-,d
OF, dared not. accept. List was avenged.
Sometime HEY play Ell comedy or Ia
revised a drama. IAey had pre,ty do
leslie tnsater, aud an assortment OF cos
lmeS; they gave only the subject OF tne
iece and the distribution o. the scenes. Tce /
etOrs tmpEOviFei a dialogue. List ana
hOpin comprised the Orclcs-rI TwOp pianos,
laced 81 tie right a.J Lgit o. Tie stage.
0veTet with CrUPcry, were occupied Uy ihe
rtt.0sj, y no followed the piece and imprO-
iSeu the lat-riuutS according 70 the changes I
I the drama Here. again, we are power
IS 10 eXPre-- what We heard. Both artists
Tere glued with "a prOJl-iOus memory:
moving al fEe Italian, 4 TeL Gu. AID Gsc-
han operas. sc Zlf < WIKI admirable pr0-uu-
Ituce Tie movements when slEteJ Lge
ItuGtion, they developed tL-m with
uch fire, with sUcL ariJEL superiority, That
be actors a. tEC side were Obliged 10 cr-
q OUGHT These arl~-s-glruTg
TeTe always followed by g magnificent AMI
)yOUs sui PER. We could easily I'll q volume
nth the memories OF Ln3J summer; but In
rider not To weary the reader, we VIII end
nth 81 artistic IA ta~Il, OF which few ex-
IMPLIES are found under similar circum-
LanCes. There was az the END % the gar ieu
n esplaEadc, which Oy erlOoked the male
bSTe, which was paved with marble. they
ad placed there table, with chairs and
nsttc sofa, and 10 was surrounded with an
ION railing, TO prevent the children from
llliDg into the ravine below. That passage
Fas known for its wonderful echo, which
Fould be repeated three or four times. The
hildren often amused themselves by max
pg sounds IN order 70 hear the echoes. One
FeniDg some one suggested the idea ogcarTy-
Pc The plano there 10 play some fragments OF
pmantic music II order To hear ~ re-
ehOed In the valley. The idea was accrsIe1
by reclamation, and very soon the friends
the castle took the MAGNIFICENT Earl
fand piano on their shoulders aud carried
In the eSulauaEn-