, 1879-02-02
MUSIC.
AT HOME.
THE DEBUT OF REMEEYL.

THE uE8O1 VI ItEAA1c4A*
The present week will be hardly less noticea-
BILE than its predecessors, as it will introduce to
us Tuesday evening, at Mccormick Halt: the
distinguished Hungarian violinist Edouard Re-
menyi, who has been making such sensation at
the East, and who comes here at the head OF a
concert troupe stronger by far than that which
accomp panied Wilhclmj recently. As this artist
is unknown here, though his reputation has pre-
ceded him, VIC cannot better introduce him to
the Chicago public tban by giving brief sketch
Of him that appeared in the New York Tribune.
That paper says:
He is about 10 years Of age, md was born at
Miscolc, in Hungary. Ills master on the violin at
the Vienna Conscrvatoirc, where he studied music
was John Bohm. the same who instructed another
hungarian violinist-1oseph joachim. His artistic
by the Hungarian rising in ISIS. in which Remenyi,
then quite II boy, took an active part After the
and resolved to 60 10 England. But on his way to
that country he made the acquaintance OF his cele-
bratcd countryman, Franz Liszt who ut once
and artistic adviser. In 1854 the young
artist went to London and was appointed
solo-vlolin1st to the Qncen. IN 1850 he obtained
some time afterwards he received from the En-
peror Of Austria similar distinction to that
granted him in England. Meantime be had made
himself famous By numerous concerts in Paris and
other European Capitals. After his return home,
he reems for time to have retired from public
life, living chiefly on estate he owned in l!un-
gary, but three years ago he resumed his artistic
career in Paris, where he was received with open
arms, and has been living since. lie has been
greatly admired wherever he has gone. and critics
OF the first rank, from Llszt to"nwards, have
spoken In terms Of highest praise Of his WORK. lie
is not at all such player as Nilhelmj; so far
as can be judged the two men diller a. much much
power seems to lie in the hcr, passionate charac-
OF his nature, which hns the faculty OF carrying
his hearers away, and making them scarcely less
excited than himself, while he appeals to the in
tellectual ride of his listeners far less than does
the great German. TO whom he seems to be not
plete popular success IN this country Gun scarcely
be doubted, but it will be rather sucn success as
Wieniawskis than as Wilhelmj's., His repertoEy
field Of violin music from the severe works Of
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. and Mendcissohn.
down to the works Of the later violin composers
OF his own of all sorts. Chopin's Nocturnes, t1a-
zurkas. and Waltzcs, Fields Noctnrncs. Schu-
berts songs. aud VAST number OF selections from
operas Of all sorts, from Mozart to Wagner.
The advent OF SO great an artist, though he
follows unusual attractions, ought not to pass
without notice by our conccrt-gocrs, not only
for the sake of the artist himself, but also
because it affords rare opportunity for COM
parison Of violinists in different schools. The
other members OF the troupe are Nine. Rive
established here that she needs no introduction;
Franz kcmmcrtz, the basso, who has distin-
euished himself both in opera and in the con-
cert hall; Miss Gertrude Franklin, young
soprano who is new to our stage; and hir.
Ferdinand Quicken, the admirable accolnpanist,
who was here as Nine. Essipotf's second. Such
a combination rs this, headed Dy Remcnyi, OF
whom Theodore Thomas said: ''WiIhclm1 plays
for the musicians; Rcmenvi plays for tile musi-
Clans and for other people too" ought to at
tract large audience. Tile programme speaks
Tor itself:
l. Third Concerto. c minor 1st move.
mcne with Reineckc's Cadcnzal,
THE orchestral part for second
piano performed by alr. +. Dulck-
lime .,aua Kire. Ninq:
2 Romanza-''Tl,e Evening Star, " from
lAan'a1sef Mr Fran: ;::;a Rtmm11t:. .''.'' wagner
j. Violin solo-Faiitasia on t'otheo' 80. Ernst
Ar. kuonara Rctnenyi.
4 Aria-'o luce di quest ann'a ..Donizetti
4Niss Gertrude f'rdnklin-
= pio,, {G- Allegro from 0p. 20. .Schumann
D. t1pa soiS, !. ffs'aas and
Nine. yulia Rite-K;ag.
G. German Song. The WandererS ..-.. Schubert
d, Socturne, IN 4 fiat. opus4
., No. 2 transcribed by
Mr.. E. Remensi).... ::-... Chopin
Solos iques uoEgTolscs (trln-
scribcd by Mr.. E. Re
l.. xazafka, o.: !; Eo. f.. :. He chopla
Ar. Edoc1rd Eemenyi-
aiss Gertrude Traas!ia S and lr. EdouaTd sIs. K.
meaYi.
8. Piano Solo = Fantasia on Hungarian
Airs tthc: orchestral part for second
piano performed by alr. F. Dulckcn). List
4Ufne .Ju{iu Rtre-EiHJ.
10. Violin Solo-'' apriccios," Nos. 81
and x $3.50 .Paganini
. 3fr. EIouurd Ltfnenyi.
THE PRATT SYMPHONY CONCERT.
The second Of Mr. Pratt's series Of symphony
concerts will be giyetj at Mccormick Hall ucrt
Friday evening. The public rehearsal will take