, 1879-02-09

CuARLEa AALLft5 otGAEo1aA.
The following extract from letter written by
Dr. Hans Won Buow to the well-known musical
journal, Die Sigiae, Of Leipsic, will be read with
interest:
The 'Bechsten - grand piano was en- rctard,
but had no reason whatever to regret following
Mr. Charles Hae's advice, 10 cOntent myself N
The meanwhile with little old panino. His Or
chcstra-Which, since heard it last, three or four
years ago, has become even moro c0niplcte-1c-
cotapaned SO czqus!tely, certainly Discreet
ly, and with such dclicacy ttat my dwaeish instru:
ment was never oyerpowered by abe 160 arms Of
the giant body. Altogether. seldom have l hau
the good fortune to play under such mastery di-
recrion- MIR. Halle dlrects AZ we'll rs Nine. Ncru-
da plays the violin. There were twenty eight vio-
lins, ten v1olas. ten yiolincelos, ten double
bas*es, of al not1ons Engsanen.. Germans,
domain Of music the ideai OF the Peace Congress.
shal not 9rPs o. tie rsp1oseh Of
to be one Of the first in the world. as far us L
know the lattcr. Mr. Thomas in New York, and
nerE Bilss ,. IN , Berlin, who eeEtanr possess
lower their sas and II in inst years traye;s gave
a higher ''number" to the London Crystal Palace
Orchestra. must now correct this
Whether il is here to the purpose or not, cannot
let this opportunity pass OF again bringing 10 re-
collection the unequalcd service 70 tue cause Ut
music England rendered by Mr. Halle. 70
recognize its full value must 70 back to the
primitive state OF matters thirty years ayo. wlen
for instance. 3: the orchestral concerts at Man
chester the yiolins we're placed behind the contra
basses (slc} and in no London concert had piano
fcrte SONATA by bcethoren been publicly perform
ing the ''Apostolat for classical musicand by de-
grees in every branch of it combating with un-
wearied perseverance al activs and passive Oh
OF the mission. Concerts like MINI those Of a
Rubinstein would have been impossible without the
previous hercu1ean labors Of this pionccr in The
culture Of art
THE MUSIC OF THE MOMENT.
The New York STIR SAWS:
The rage for the ''Pinafore" is q remarkable
example OF the whimsica'ity Of public TASTE The
satire has spread in all directions like Il prairie
fire. To say that the children cry fer it is no ex-
aggc1ation. especially when it il remembered that
most OF those who have got it are only children Of
One thing is pretty plain, and it is that the
- Pinatorc :" suggefts new order Of musical en- i
tertainment in which the hu,nor shall be character
istc and satirica, and NOT verbal and vague. and
shall be associated with the bright fresh. tuneful
music. There is no reason why this sort OF thing
should not be done here as well ss in England,
Themes arc plentiful and rhythmic hnmorists
abound. John Bronsham is not. perhaps, the best
type OF the frcsh-but imagine the combination Of
his satrical fancy vii the fluent skill of-say
Eichberg. Of Boston, who wrote 1.-THE Doctor OF
Alcantara."
Some time ago it was announced THAT Max
M5czcs vas at Wo5k Wu eoe opsa to Ss
Star caught the operatlc manager in his new rooms
t'Ycs " he said, st have completed IN opera.
to meet what long ago felt to bc q want in lhs
country light. pleasing, and n1elodic form Ut
wclInow1l ] a. and % successful playwright has made
the librctto OF popuia. American story, and ! |
have written the music for it. The success Of
clever piece OF work. The music is altogether |
better than that which the burlcsquers have been
giving us, and the humor is timely and new
1Slecoy Hollow is not in The same vein. or |
exactly on the pane, but it attempts to DO t
inte]hRib!y and pleasantly what grand Opera does |
aud artifciaily."
AN IMPORTANT BACH DISCOVERY.
The I'aii-!uau Gazette says:
German papers announce. discovery OF mnch |
interest TO the musical world. The rreasure-trove
consists of large portion Of the missing works OF
Johann Sebastian Bach The discovery WIS made
by Herr Robert Franz. Convinced thut the long /
lost Passion music aud Christnlus oEatorios might
yet bc brough to light Herr Franz commenced
systematic research in every place where the great
master had been known to reside. After much
fruitsess labor he arrived at the seat OF the
W1tzthun family. aud, passing one day down an
alley in the garden, noticed that the young trees
where they were tied to their supports were 5ouHd
round with strips Of paper to prevent the bark from
being scored. 4 closer inspection showed that
Bach, and: turning to the gardner, Herr Franz
besought him To say whence the precious
Ms: had come, The reply was to the effect
that in the loft there had been several chests full
Of the paper covered with old notes. and Us it
ras of no to any one lie had made its serve in
stead Of leather for binding up the saolinss. ad:
iing that he had done so for some time and found
he'result highly satisfactory. Herr Franz has
encd to the lott, when nc was rewarded by find
M chest Jet untouched, and filed to the brln
Fitil Mss, which on inspection proved TO con:n
10 fewer rhan l.0 violin snnatas His joy was
iashed however, by the certainty that tile pre-
nous Passion music had long ago gone to bind up
he trees, and had irrceovcrably pe:ished through |
Exposure to the weather. 1t il probablc that the
works now discovered will not he received with ]
uch favor by the general musical public Us Was
accorded to the Symphonies OF Schuber. uneartlied |
y Mr.. Grove aud produced at tile Crystal Palace
concerts by Mr. Aanns. Herr Joachim, how
yer will find in them - fresh fields and pastures
lev''; while every one who has the least pretense
o q love of music must admit the discovery to be |
me Of exceeding interest.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Rub.nsteiu Is said to be threatened With total |