The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18

Indeed turning to file of music you see here
that his is boldly attached to these dances as II
he the actual composer Now, the TACT Is that
the ten compositions have the following origin
The first III q minor. is called in Hungary the
Divine csardss. and was published early n isoo py
the music firm of Rozsavolgyi, OF Pesth, as you
may
s.The second in minor. is popular csardas known
all over Hungary from time immemorial
1.-The third is in f. and the first part OF it is my
The second part is No of the 'rolnai Lakadalmas'
csdrdis by Riszner
taton of schuberts world renowned scramble traves-
tied into a csardas.
csirdas by an unknown author. The second part. in
sharp major. is not ut all Hungarian but Slavonic
mo. 8 is fayorte csirdas which became very pop
ular in Hungary in the year 1861 and was believe
composed by Nittinger.
Hungarian popular composers are very careless
about their authorship and their copyrights, and
hope they will he sharper hereafter.
NO 7. in +. is entirely my own and very generally
''No. 8, in minor, is popular csirdas. composed
by Szabady-Frank. and has been known during the
the Louisa Csardas. 1t has singular resemblance to
duetto in Lucia di Lammermoor.
mo. 0. in minor. is an air by some unknown
Hungarian warbler troubadour. 1t is very fine,
and it given to Brahms by me in 1853 during our
mo 10 is, again, taken from the very popular
'Tolnai Lakadalmas' csartas by Riszner, and the
music published by Wagner and printed in Pesth
about the year 1910. One or two are Hungarian
uauceSs cOuipoSeU Dy Meier OetA, Dut Wucu uo ioe
know precisely.
you see. therefore, why am ayerse to the perform
ance of these so-called Brahms Dances have been
asked to play them many times, but have uniformly
answered nos for knew them long before they ever
appeared with the name of Brahms as their figure
head.
'But if some of these are your own compositions
why don't you play themy
For the simple reason that the public may think
am not playing them in the right way, inasmuch as
they have been accustomed to hearing them given III
q style totally different from my own. although
think you will concede that ought to be the best
judge Of the manner in which my own compositions
should be performed
NEW MUSICAL LIGHT.
A rap at the door at this moment announced the
arrival of two or three gentlemen and the interview
thus brought to o close. Mr.. Remenyi, how
ever took occasion to say, hurriedly, that during
his stay in New York he had found another
artist-a brother Hungarian-who might be
appropriately described ''the coming man
in musical composition" and who is destined
for remarkable He said:-"f as
boy Judged so well for Brahms have now the cour-
age after twenty years OF experience without fear
of denial to declare that have discovered another
musical genius I know that when announce his
name it will be the signal for the opening Of all the
walls of malice and professional jealousy but if the
Almighty preserves him in health believe me that
you win yet masterpieces by man who has been
prodgally endowed by nature and who will illustrate
his gifts in that will astonish the lovers or
all truly great music. He has the head OF Mozart
what is his name?"
81 will reserve that until see you again."