, 1877-01-14

or hard times. or cold 4 weather
or all combined. This does not alteH the fact
however, that conccrt-goers have BEEN missing
one Of the events Of q lifetime in Music They
have lost the opportunity Of hcarinag the mos
| poetical, graceful, and rcstful pianlst in tl.t
world 4 contributor to Scribner's 8 Old Cab
met has drawn 4 charming picture otzher In lht
following verses 4
What is her playing like: Z
1asE1wals 5s;alt dreaming here beneath hSf mns'eE
'ri. lie the leaves Of some sweet f.owerf
Which grows on strong tree, whose foots. oh
Deep s' il the s ground, that flowers swaet life tc
What is her playing like,
who sings in wild wood and never knows
| That its lone melody is heard 7
Dy' wandering mortal, who forgets his hesyy woes.
So much for the romantic, poetisal, and
spiritual in her performances, Which 20 many
| have missed. Some good, honest musical souls
| may have been scared by tho hobg6blin Of
"classical,'' and staid away, therefore, because
they feared they could not appreciate off under
stand. This, too, was sud 1nistaket There
| are PLAYERS who can make classical music simply
chaotic; and there are players who have clear
t ideas Of pcdaling, phrasing, and expression in
their heads, and wrists, and fingers, that
| can do the work OF their heads and
thus read classical music SO that any
The programmes Of these concerts haTc been
peculiarly attractive. from popular point Of
view. It is useless for us to expect to hear any
Of the great pianfsts at their best since We have
no orchestra with which they can play yconcertos.
"'ris true and, pity It's, tits true" In the alb
content with more or less Of minor work, and
yet Mime. EssipoH has given us most charming
variety, reaching from Bach, thevcry fountain
! head, down to the works Of the modern school
resented BY his two sonatcs-- the Opus 80 and
the Opus q, No. 2; Schubert by IN Impro1nptu
and his serenade l4szt's arransemcnt);
sehumann BY his Carnival" BIRD as Propll-
'.Berceusc." Etude in F major, scherzo in c
sharp minor, the Etude on the Black Keys,
Mazurka, Waltz, Nocturnc, 1mpromptu, and
BarcaroIe; Liszt BY the SECOND and twelfth
Rhapsodics, the Etude in D flat, and ar
5ansemments; men Tausig by arrangements; Bach =
sharp major; Handel anil Rameau by yaria~
tions; Field, by q Noctulne; Scarlatti by the
a major senate; Won Bulow by an IntermCzzo;
aud Mendelssohn by the concerto in e minor.
have already Indicated from day to day, and
need not 60 over that ground! again, nor per-
haps is there need of any further
comparisons; She occupies her place Sc
Rubinstein will ever disturb her, and from her
height she can look down upon all womanhtss-tt- +
with the utmost serenity. She is the poet OF
the piano, With all a poets warmth, passion,
and inspiration. She will leave us with little
money but large fane, but wherever this SIM
pie, unaffected, fair young Russian girl may 20
she canuot take with her the delightful
memories which she will leave in the
hearts OF all those who have
Won BuIow and Esspoff sums up the heal,
heart, and soul OF musie- There is one man in
Boston, formerly Of Chicago, Ernst Ferabo, the
pianist, who has given admirable expression to
tue feelings Of all musicians in the following
words:
80 many qualities each one Of which would make
an ordinary mortal gratcfu1 forever: Did any one
particularly in the :: Carnival, where chopins
muse is 10 admirably Portrayed. It was I'M
possible to repress the tears that this time
hearts WIS unlocked. and uppiause was offensive
Lovingly rendered az w0s this portion Of the work,
not less bcautiiulwas It 10 sec true memory per
feet technique, and glorious physique, the latter
important item where the nerves are expectedto
endure such great strain. Is 1t u wonder that
such galaxy Ct Qualities shonld produce the mar.
listeneds 1t seemed to appropriate to rise from
seats In honor Of the performance. This lends
who pride themselves upon their culture, and
whose presence is supposed to be necessary to pro-
nounccd success. Where were they:
We must now for time engage ourselves
with home affairs the first Of which will be the
opening concert OF the new organization,
THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY,
which will make its debut at McCormick's Hall !
Wednesday evening, Jan. II, under the direction
of the new conductor, Adolphe Liesegang,
formerly one Of the 'ccliists Of Theodore |
Thomas Orchestra. The object of this Society |
sums itself up In another Of tho many expert |
ments which have been made in this city to es-
tablisl1 q permanent orchestra. The success |
of the present undertaking must depend |
upon the conductor and the public. He |
has all the players OF any prominence tn this |
city in his rnKs. If he is the for the place,
the public ought to support him, Il ths public
whether he is the man for the place or not. The /
undertaking will be consigned to that interest |
ing limbo, where Ahner, Unger, Balatka, Fuchs,
and other leaders, went long ago. MeanWhilc
We shall see what We shall see. The programme
will be as follows, performed By q band Of fifty
pieces: i
Philharmonic Society.
@ Aria from ''The Magic Flute "...-.......M MoZat
Kiss ~}fanie Busk.
3. Concerto in F MINOR. ...... Chopin
Hiss Bertha Burqe.
X symphony FaNa5aoaic r t"s'i Soctiy:
5. Aria from ''Thc Barber OF Seville ~. Rossim
Hiss Je1Ale BASk.
Philharmonic Society.
TIE NEW HERSHEY HALL,
connected with the Hershey School Of Music it
the Crystal Block, opposite McVicker's Theatre
will be dedicated to its musical purposes, viii
two concerts on the evenings Of Jan. % and e5 |
The programmes have not yet been definitely
but have been SO far outlined as tt
give promise of being admirable III every respect
and Of very high order Of excellence. The
services of Mr.:Wi]liam H. Sherwood, pianist
and Miss Anna Drasdil contra1to, have beer
secured from abroad, and they will be rein.
forced BY our best home talent: Two Of the
prominent features q the first concert will be
the performance OF Beethoveu's great trio in
B aat f.sThe Ghost ~ by Mcssrs. Eddy, Lewis,
and Eichhe:m,- and Bach Chaconne, to be
PLAYED by Nr. Lewis. At the second concert
Ncssrs. Wolfsohn, Eichhem, and Lewis wll
play schunann's splendid trio in D mfn@;
There is no doubt that these two concerts will
son to musical people. As 3lr. Sherwood is IN