New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
coME MUSICAL PRODIGIES.
,s,pINO GALEOTTI AND THE HERMANN
CL''' SISTERS IN PARIS.

', ,-.,,sement. every place was taken. ant 'heie
~ on assemblage of people III the street III ''e
vas ,oso that | was. However. being faInlliar
s .', Aha coulisses went round to the artists en-
VIZ" W. and was soon in the green-room with mum
u' ,usical friends. The juvenile Italian VINO
y" ,bs star Of first magnitude was not awmt
We a, the idea of performing before a crowded
sO' r,;,iant house lie was playing with dog Ill
anu -, and was as merry a cricket. Cesarino
a oD is little more than nine years old. lie
o" sDelv developed head. which is covered, MS
hs .tull esd by his closely cropped dark brown
-. His fsce is plain but intelligent and good
n ' The manners show perfect freedom from
,I oosciousness aud vanity Cesarino dresses IN
III velvet tunic. confined at the waist, with
rn;ctcrbockers, crimson stockings. glazed shoes
,o,ed AZ the lnstep aud plain linen collar lie Is
.io, IN show fatigue and what wonderf On
30 he has attended three matinees and four
'a;raos daily since Shrove Tuesday. The braln'
,,vaver hears no trace of oveTwork, Whlch j. sur
r;s;nc inasmuch each time he goes OFT 10 per
-. ,hore are professional musicians asked TO meet
rim who subject his capacity as an mprovlsihg
aannoser 10 every test they can think of. II his
sY".f,tv was not teeming he could not bear the
Grain that is put upon him. On Sundays ne plays
~ seversl churches. He Is regularly at Notro Dame
:; .ho forenoon and at the Trlnite at yeSpers. Inc
o,o1icv rises betimes in the morning, ana SpenuS
,broe or four hours at the piano. lie has the most
exnberant flow of musical ideas, and is a born &C
communist What he wsnted--or rather what MS
f,tber wanted him-to study was. how to interpret
4be works Of great masters foreign to Italy ana 10
her schools of art In the province CT interpretation
he has made notable progress since first heard nm
in January His management OF the pedals leaves
nothing to be desired.
when went to the green room in the Sale Herr,
started up from his dog "a wretched-looking poodle
by the wayj and ran t. take from pile OF music
which had lust issued from NiCnis presses throe
uorccaur of his own composition. lie presented
Them 70 me as if they were bunch OF feld-ioweTs,
intrinsically valueess but worth something as n
medium for paying compliment and conveying
Kindly sentiment. told him that wished him to
write his name on the ttle-page. NO pen was M
hand. but he got pencil from Signor Dele Sedle'
and in bold distinct hand and in very good French
tbrev, of a pretty Dedication lie hardly knew
word of that language at the beginning OF the wear
This gracious little action shows what mine OF
nu-e cold there is in the boy
While was in the green -room the Hermann girls
and their mother came in The latter is pianist OF
no small merit NJ. Hermann is celebrated. and hN
daughters a.e sure to become famous in their turn
Laure the eldest is dark and strong. II a lew
inches taller she would be what is termed remark
ably fine girl Mathiide is Gelman-lOoking. She
hasa fresh fair good humored face, blue eyes that
express tenderness of soul. and ps as red as ripe
cherries. Her figure viii be IN n few years, II her
health keeps up buXom one She IS now sixteen,
and the elder is eighteen Their father is Bayarian
and their mother a Frenchwoman Of the od-lash- /
loned sort. The girls have magnificent heads of
hair. Laure's ebony tresses and Mathildes bright
chestnut were arranged in the same manner. tied !
together at the nape Of the neck with bows of
broad sky-blue ribbon and falling down in curling
thick and prOdigously long tails Laure was toned
DO with pink rouge and white paint into a sort Of
complexional harmony with Mathide. The two
were dressed exactly alike in blue satin Spencers
high az the back cut down square in front, and
white muslin and Vaencennes very much bcrib-
bonel over blue petticOats Both young ladies
proceeded "a tune yions which l aftcTwari
learned had been given TO them by the Grand
Duchess Constantine. l remarked great vitality in
their hands. and, through their transparent muslin
sleeves power in their arms mutual friend in
troduced Inc to the whole family when the concert
was at an end. The corGiality of the girls hand
shakes and their frank address 10 me very
pleasing NJ. Hermann is a small man with pock-
marked face, lively, blue-eyed and gifted with
turned up nose expressive Of keenDess and good
temper. His father, grandfather and grcat-grind
father had been violinste. 70 inherited capacity
They have been at infinite pains to master thor
Ougbly their art part of their success is dne to
the great affection they bear each other. When |
children Laure and Mathlde easily got tired if !
their tasks solos, but they were happy as q !
pair OF birds If set to practise duets They have also
been vagrants on the face Of the earth from the |
time they left the COnsoryatoire. hich happened !
when Laure was twelve. Alard had been their !
professor at that great academy Of music. Five |
years haze been spent in Eussla and Sweden and |
Denmark In these countries they have been every |
where received with the warmest sympathy, aud /
have played at concerts gwen at the Marble Palace
in honor Of the King and Queen Of Greece and the |
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
The concert opened With poonasc Of Chopin |
Transcribed for the piano by List and played by |
CesaIIno Galeotti Duprz had said "Thi, is a |
test piece. If with his little hands he gets through
1t finely, he will make short work Of every other |
technical difficulty" Young Gaieott was equal to !
this task There parts IN which he seemed TO |
awake the whole keyboard There were other |
parts in which his fingers seemed endowed with the
skimming l!ghtness Of tie swallows wing. Notes |
were brought out with beautiful clearncss. ] think
Ceslrllo manages the pedals better than even liu-
binstein The left foot rested on "A stool ana with |
tie TIP of the right the Youthful artist went
through the pedal operations. Dele Sedie, who
followed mp with a romance or ballad. in grand
voice. NIeXtcmpss concerto enabled the little |
Italian aud the Hermann girls to appear together.
"hen they were done Cesarno jumped of his chair
and began with hands aud tongue 10 applaud the
iair vioui,ts. lie clapped as hard as he was able
ant Uicd Bravo, brayssimOw and did not seem
to think any of the plaudts of the deli GIFTED audi
eace were for him.
laGre Hermann is Il mastery yiolinist. Mathilde
Is not inferior TO her cirf3oste, and perhaps
peses better tender sentiments But she has
neither the bold free sweep OF the elder sister
her intensity A blind auditor might know from
tlelf LeafctYe perfornanceS that one is dark and