, 1877-06-03
WAGNER IN LONDON.
4 sKarcu or THE RECENT CONCERTS.

A AKRrCff 0F TtIR RECENT CONcRuTH.
S-eiai corTs,pondtnet cf TAs Trtouns,
coming NJ Wagner. ami tha nFestIvo1,, In 1,e
,.." 49,. 1s. ioasa..htr =, 49, At,'a,. I,s,i
gwen uhaef MS ieaoelsn.p az Inc Asncft nall
have been the absorbing topic and anticipation
among musicians and tho lnsEef world Of snnsic-
lovers, Apart from tho desire OF seeing tho
composer n.sen oeslre a. wn'ea was Vs., vc1y keen
WIN many %I'o @ ana seqa.reu @ rom n1s h'esasy
interest IN tho man, t1,crs was the hope OF OBJ
taininr an tdca. eyen II m tnadeouate one. of
the great work which was represented at Bay
which was, In tho opinion Of tho author and his
followers, destined to mark now point OF do
narturo IN tho art of muatc.
ms FORMER Waits,
> l''ls Il not hIe hfst Valt 10 Ehg!aho' IN 1854
a young man ofe0, poor, and Of powcrs almost
as mueh unknown to himself as TO the world, he
came to London, atorm.lriycn, on his way to
iM,s. .n ~ l.os"4 ~. ~ ~ - .,'o .a.1.s
Of the FIRST Two acts Of the opera, nc was carry
Ing With tlra to the guy Capital; and he scetns
IN hnye tuaie M ntteu,nt towartls lts prcsepta-
t,on ~ u her" T Fif.crn rcar, tatcr he cama ~ I'm.
.'oa as,e .s.s, a,a,. a~n.as.. ~ - 49, 1,s.,
aoh asu eo"essecu esns eo"eef.a VI t''o n'-
''armontc society," AT thss tlmo ho was Known
as tho author Of Rtcnz!," "Tann-
naase !, s, -. .r,.%. ' a,,"na,,,ra. a"o
ioie"e' ous w "1'Ne ~, -. .,so
having as yet been neri9rmed only N Gernany,
ths lrst successfully aia so seep Sa Win ssant
wslsotne a. Dresden. nul the lasa I've with
slight appreciation at Def',h aHa Wci!naf re-
eyesttveiy-werc but Httle familiar to tsc E,l.
gltsh publs. 70 wion thv composer va peI.ef nat
knpwn as ths antl9r q paphl9ts N On ts TIC Neyo
!ution ot ~, ml1 o. Tug WORKS Opcfa nn;i
70 tho latter W are Indebted for The phrase
piled to Wayncrs n,uslcal Efforts and theories;
This sgeona visit vas nut happy OF successful
one II ts curious to note, cFGn o. tt,o present
day. how large m INFLUENCE political iieas cxcrt
England. In the days o, Shelley md
Keats ta's was strik,nEfy evident Us 70
literature. In ls1a nnti 20 politics could
still iniuoncc mt,slcal criticism; 10 larsc
enable them 10 10 powerful snpporters Of Hrt,
Wagner was a dangerous agitat0r-a dauntlcss
and outspoken alvucate of theories {pfcauinn.
blyl fatal t9 certain anc!cnt institutions nhd
WIS the exponent VI this class insistcd os. sec
in1 or hearing Ills music through the medium
Of the nan, whom they pursued With bitter
ostity Among n'.!as ;G he farea not +; mus
as Necessity UNI Sc I1 u ii .hs popaial music et ta
tttnc. In Ills exposition aId advocacy Of these
hs sa eeee evc c ~as b. ' .lee aevs
hn thought false, nnti troubled himself
1ltt1cas TO the regulations or ftcllngs which
were hurt BY tho !!low. That ILLS lung Isolation
na srs a nn,sl.S tS 'hc r.t "I au;s
tue worstltp o. ing secoha-rata cvcrYwhero
| around 1t, hatl nMie nm somewhat moFhlt's
thcrc can 10 no utuuti nor tIat tlls hlttcrheoa
| intenstae3, h1s naturally hr1squo anA tFsntilant
tlhngs WHY ~ report dcclafes: ny was WGll hatcA
md yltiae N tl!at sc;l'd VISIT .! s to London.
Ho l'a4 the luss, also. to morta'lY offend ~ ~
orrhcatra: Mcndelssoh1 Was tSo popl!aF iuo1
Wagner ~as tholsht u aaVo east some slleht
upon Mcntlelsso1l,as WORKS m me course .!
pee no va Gaatnens. Gertal'y aa hasI ne
serious carse Of d!tletcnce WITH that MASTER, b1t
perhaps he hau tug tInpatlo,!se COMMON to a.!
original crcatPss OF nearing ttlo Arstlues o. tho
past contlnahiiS laspe4 upon ~ ,t W. ony oast.
Later, @ wea ns nlces' 5oana t ra, nne s
"Iann'lauscf,"-tuinlleu =; nol very taccessiul
enhancement here, one Of Wagners expressions
IN ptlyate !ctscr 70 eF o containing ., e9,np s,
nlnnt to tfc Keaiei. a. inc expense OF tl'c H.
tc1li9cncc Of En1lsll'ncn, was caught up by the
he lind loft behind him.
hut music AMI musical rGputations llaye
fnao4 s ay s res,,c ne ~
apptae9sls. IN hhassat rxtht o.
view, II was, howevnr o. T., lad been ex-
pectet!' no great success in1 peoleet o.
psa, ~ 'ng w.t H. cnnsnsc se
scenery, was started by h!s lFiends III London
pnrtly with the tica q making gool Sonic Ut
last ailEn'neF's de1lclt. Looktn9 at hls nplear.
Ing thut ho has always Insisted ol Tic necessity
Of ut1eQuatu scenery and appropriate uratnatc
| action to proper apprehension and RpprecIa-
tt,isg Vi 4 sacrifice, and woul1 seem even pa
ttlcttu nftc9 tho triumph Of last August. III
this light some nf tho antt-Wngncr press heFe