New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-07
MUSICAL NOTES.

GeOrg H'uschc's fourth vocal recital Will be
given in Steiuway Hall next Thursday afternoon.
The programme has many novel features
Vienxtcmps. who is now living IN Algiers for the
sake of his health has written new concerto for
the violin and dedicated II 10 his pupil v Bile"'Kh
The date of the last Of the three planoforc rrclalS
b Rafael Joscily. to bc gwen ~ StcnWay Hall tins
month has been charged from tuesday, -, to We'd
nestay, -.
The report that King Luiwig of Bavaria bad sub
scrbcd 100000 marks toward tie fist performance
of Wagner, Parslta. at Bayrcuth III lNS2 was lc-
cevcd wlih much incr dulii' by hr mllo.c hihdls
Its Truth ha, been confirmed, however
Al john Laviues sixth annual concert at stem
way Hail. February -. young American s0prano
Miss Louise D. lcynolds. viii NIX" her hr> Az
pcalancc here. She has recently returned from italy,
where she was - pupil OF 81. L1ml"iiL
The fourth conrcr, OF cham cr mns!c by the New
York Philharmonic Club will taxi place Ia ChIcker-
Ir0 Hall tuesday evening, February :. Richard
Hoffman will b" the pianist, and the programme Will
lc coz posed # MoIiri'~ quartet for strluv- IL G.
No.G, Xtvcl SrhaiWrukir trio lUr piano. Nl"lin AID
ylulun, edo III i sharp. Op. and Schunanas quar-
tt Iur 7tring- ~ +. "p II, No. 2
1t Is stated on the authority Of a private letter
from Vienna to the Editor of The U,.k DcIt. that
Pauline LIcca seriously pur ,pS.+ Ia add d" L"hen-
cnu to hrr l.~r of operas. Last December. oh the
occasion oi . p rfornancc tlr benefit of ia" pen
son fund Of the Court Thratrr. she consent" 10
sing the part OF fiu ia tn s'r"ur ~ ct L"icII-
crln." il her first attempt AT N1Gners Wu>lc
and was successful iial she has now utlelmlhru
10 learn the whole OlcIi.
Franz Rummd has announced seven pianoiorte
rcctal, To- take place IN Seir,v "A, Hall the after
nnop- of February l. and - March = and 10. nnd
AprIl II. Fl am -. lie programmes show the tx
tended rcp-rorv of the pianist. They aycIagetweive
numbers each and there no rcPct:ton'. They are
also ARRANGED IN chrOnolog cal order aud cover the
field from u rh {" the young school Of composers" i
Today Wagner tud~ representation III three
tran-crpiIni~ ut sc"nr> from the Nlnung trtra"Gy
made by IouIs BriSSli
The lIelyriia Mnunerchor has arranged concert
for the benefit of tho swiss l1encv 'lent Soriey TO
take place next Thursday evening. at Strinway
Hall. The chorus will number so voices. incTllng
the Jnra MnnncIclOr Grurtli-VcreIn. beethoven
Mmnueiclor and Harmonic. I las soloIsts will be
Mdlle Christine kosse. and Mc-srs. Graf. Rem
mrItz SOhst and BersD. Mdlle Rose II snprano
" no has been studying Tor several Years win MI
Rialp, of Her M,i"sty'1 Op-ra. and Mr. Scnm'H
who VIII conduct the orchestra anu ChoIdl loIccS
at the concert
The seventh concert OF Mr.. Saalfed's series,
which is announced ar a " Jenny Lind Ballad Com
cert," will take place in Sicinway Hall this
ey nlnp. Madame Anna Bishop will on this occl-
siou awaken od-tihe memories with the bal,a!'
| "She Wore n Wreath of Roses" and The Harp
That Once Through fnras Halls" She will also
mite with Mr. ReInnertz in the familiar duet " La
dove nrrnIrp from the Magic Flute" The other
vumhrr, of the programme will b. gwen by Nine.
punin pianist Mrs George ". De IanO, S'gnoI
Godoz and Mr. kemmeriz. Signor La villa IS
mus zeal conductor
One of two new OveTturts composed by Brahms,
which were played from the manuscripts at tho
twelfth Gcwandhaus concert III Lcipsic is based on
the melodies of German students songs; "1he
composer wrote it," says correspondent Of The Lon-
dom Standard, "n recognition Of the degree con-
ferrcd on hun by Brcslau University, where It was
first performed, but private on the 4ih of JanIi-
urv The OrchcstratiOn OF tins second work IN very
rrinarkai BILE notably some extraordinary effects are
The idrns III both Oyertures clearly worked
ami The reception they met with was favorable,
though compared with that accorded to Stone al
3ralIsB earlier works. II can hardly be called Ell
tnuslaStlc.
Alfred Wolf, writing in he fGd,o tells story
nbout he disappearance Of George Sands letters to
Cb,mn lie SAYS there were 200 of such letters
o,uono Chopi's effects when lie died. His sister
fouud them and took them 10 Poland. The lady got
iuto some difficulty with the custom house officers.
her baggage was retained. and the box containing
the letters lost. A lew years aitcrward the chiei
uhprcor founu bnc box. lie could no. re- urn III 10
G.nrpe sand and did not know the nano and all
dress of ChopIns sister. Dumas. the younger
heard Of the discovery while trIVrllIng ana atrI
n uch pcr iasIor succeeded III inducing the custom
Luu.c officer to give him the letters. He carried
Them 10 Madame Sand, VINO burned them ALL %
runs the Frcnchnan'S story.