, 1879-01-26

Was EXCELLENT in our art. O3c day In 1868, ate,
r ,tau .eeet9eu &c ny amHe>ty aud was permitted 10
I "nere> happened to DC in Vienna ami bY acci~
acnI went ln.o music store for the purpose Of
| learning what new publications had appeared
| Among the pieces banded ne were series nj
hungarian dances, which, the proprietor OF the
establishment tain we're then n.al;in. q sensation
| all o1er the civilized world. looked ovc, them
! feveflshly nnl discovered at once the otiria OF
every one OF the ten numncrs 1t is true that il,
the 5t editions rio nr made b sm;oek the
lowed in very small letters by the words trans
lated by tqesftzi). and then tbs words, in large
1ettera. johannes Erahms1' but since that time
new editions have appeared as the composition OF
ltahus himself, and lie must be awarc OF the fact
Indeed tu-ning toa Gle Of n,usc) you can see here
THAI his name is boldly attached to these Dances as
il he we're the actual composer. Now. the fact is
that the ten compositions have the following
origin: The first in q minor is Gale! IN Hungary
| the Divine Csarcas, and was published early in
1850 bs the music firm OF Rozasol.yi, OF Pesth, az
you may see.
| -.Yi,r SECOND. in minor, is = popular csardas
known all orcE Ilnusarr ffon, time in:memor1a]
1.-The third is in i. and the first part OF it Is nv
own. The second part i No. Of the 'folnsi
| Lakadatnlas' csarlas- oy E's!her.
| No i. not Il Hungarian air at all. but a bad
imitation ef schubrrt's world-renowned sescnade,
I trayesticd into . csagcas.
| NO 5. the first part in sharp minor, is pop
! nlar csardas by an unknown autaor The second
part. in sharp major, il not ut all Hungarian but
slayonic dancing slr OF otcn time.
| - No. Is is faforitc csar1as which became very
| popular in Hunsaria in the year 1851. and vas,
| believe, composed bY Nittinecr.
'liunsArtan popular comnosers ere very careless
about their authorship and their copy rights. and
] hope they will be sharper hereafter.
No I. in F, il entirely my own, and very gem
! ernlly played
| stNo. i. in Il minor, is n popular csarlas COM
posed by Szanady Frank. and has been known dur
ing the lust twenty five years in Hungary oy the
| nssie Of the Louisa Csa1das.' 1t has singular
resemblance to ductto in 'Lncil dl LaMmer
| moor
mo. q, In minor. is IN air BY some unknown
] Hungarian warbler troubauovr. 1t is very tine,
and it Sas gircn to Brahms by mr. in 1853, during
| our peresrinations.
| No. 10 Is. again. taken from the very popular
>Tolnai LaladaGas' csartas by Rszner, and the
] Music published by Wagner, and printed in Pestn
| about the year 1910. One Or two ase Hungarian
| dances, composed by kela BeIer, but which DO
not know precisely.
- You sec, therefore, why aterse to the
performance Of these sO-cai1ed Brahms Dances
10 req kne
inrS before they ever appeared with the nane OF
Brahms rs their hcure-hcad. II
I, ''Rnt ii some of these your own compost
tioEs whr don't tou play tlem,'
For the simple reason that the public may
think AN not playing them in 'hc right way, iaas-
them given in style totaiiy different from my
own, although | think you ''iil concsde that1
ought to be the best judge OF the manner in which
my own compositions should be pczformed.'
MUSICAL NOTES.
Proch. composer OF the celebrated "Varia-
tions," died recently at Vienna.
s'Pu1cinelia,n 4 burlesque on ssAida'' ~ is being
performed at the Teatro a1etastas:o, Rome.
Aimee. with strong opera bourc troupe, will
make her reappcarance at the Park Theatre,
New York, in April.
A telegram states that Miss Emma Abbott
sang in ''Mignon" :" in New Orleans On Monday
evening before an audience ol nearly 5000 peo
pie anu scored great SUCCESS.
Herr Wagner is reported to have completed
e D. Fob .rj>;
lshcd. The version for voice and piano is, it is
said, to be executed bY Herr Carl Klindworth.
When Adclina Patti sang LA Trayiata u at
Berlin, 4 few weeks ago, she had to appear ten
times Ut the fall Of tile curtain, and such enthu-
siasn had never before becn witnessed in 4 Ber-
lin theatre. The critics we're unanimous in her
praise.
Mme. Teresita Singer, the dramatic prima
donna, who is Ut present singing at the Apollo
Theatre, N Rome, where she is creating a marked
sensation in the roles Of Norma, dia, and Sc iia
in S'L'Mricaine,n intends visiting this country
early next season.
PATHS novelty at Corent Garden, this sea-
son, will be lie Roi dc Lahore" by Massenet,
VINO is at work on a Biblical opera called stEro-
diade." Tie characters are: Ilerod, King OF
+ Galllec, baritone; I}erot{ias, soprano: Safome
mezzo-soprano; PhuuuG, bass; John, son Of
Zaccharias, tenor; and Tttc!t;e, tic Roman Con-
sui, bass, and the opera is destined for produc-
llp1 Ill A14A-
Mmc Adclina Patti has recovered from q
rheumatic attack IN Hamburg which gave rise
to rumors that her leg was to bc aEputatca.
The report arose probably from the operation
which her sister: Nine. C4rlotta Patti, had to
undergo III Paris, from which she is recovering.
Nine. Cu.,lotta hopes 70 he able to undertake i
provincial tour in England. Nine. Adclina has
appeared ut the Hamburg Opera-Housc in the
'sBarbicre." aud her next tour will be III Italy,
beginning in Milan
According to the Dramatic Acns, Manager
Miles made ten-strike with the Oates Opera
Troupe in California Elis share OF the receipts
at the Bush Street Theatre, San Francisco, for
the first seven weeks of the engagement were in
the ncighborhood Of $2,22.00U. The next six
weeks, he had a certainty that Welded him about
$4,000 more, aud tie other four weeks were
sufficiently rcmuneratiye to pay expenses. So
that on the whole he tee;s very serene over his
trip. The manager Of the theatre, however, did
not do so well, and finds himself little benind-
hand for his labor.
The New York Tribune SAYS: s: Il number of
wealthy residents OF the city are forming an as
sociation to promote the supply OF what is
termed suuiyerSa1ly-f want, for popular
music 1T popular prices, free from the restraints
attendant upon 4 theatre or concert hail. III
other words, they propose to erect large and
comfortable concert-garde:l, where promenade |
concerts will be givea ueary all the Year round,
ami where persons OF taste and culture may en-
JOY recreation Of lighter order than Italian
opera or Symphony concerts" The conductor
ol these concerts will be Rudolph Aronson.
Five operas new to Vienna have been selected
for performance next year at the Imperial |
OpeFl-flousc: ''Dic Gottcrdanmerune," the
ouls part not yet represented Of the Nibeiungeu
Tetro1ogv; "Aenuchen Won TEarau,'' already
successfully produced in Hamburg. music by
Holman, book by Fcls. ''Don Carlos,n by |
Verdi; Le Roi de Lanore," by s1assenet; and !
s.Paul ct Virginie," by Masse. In consequence
of HIS having raised }1i3 TERMS H. Fa11rc,s nro-