New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05
MUSICAL NOTES.

Wagner's Renzi" will open the opera sea-
at Turin in Italian version made by Arrigo Boto
Herr Max Bruch, Oh December 10, conducted
the performance by the Liverpool Philharmonic Society
! OF Handel's Judas Maccabaus."
| At the Chatelet concert of December TO-
under tho direction OF VI. COOnnc, Schumanns music
| 10 Manfred given. The work most warmly
| received, three numbers being encOred.
Neumann's "Nibelungen" Company opened
at Amsterdam January q for season ~ two weeks
after which they are TO visit the Hague Rotterdam
Brusses Antwerp and Copenhagen. going thence to
Sweden In the spring they are to give four Wagner
| concerts In Paris.
Nine Rose Hersee has recovered from the
severe and prolonged Illness which has kept her
cupOn since August She for the first time since
then In The Messiah at Nottingham on December 90
and engaged by Mr. eye for the promenade concerts
at Covent Gardcnt In January.
The London Daily Neips announces that ten
original sonatas for panoforte to be published by
subscription through Messrs Rudau Carte Co., ac-
cording to q scheme OF Mr. Henry W. Carte. who has
secured promise Of the works from each OF the
following composers: Dr. Ferdinand Hitler. Herren
Gade. Grieg, Renecke and Dvordk Sir julius Benedict
Professor Macfaen. and Messrs &. L. Stephens j. L.
Barrett and q. V. Stanford.
The Russian Musical Society gave q special
concert at the Conservatory in st. Petersburg tho
eve If Anton Rubensten's birthday. in his honor On
his appearance the vestbue Rubensten greeted
with tumultuous cheering and conducted into the con-
cert ROOM where his bust stood in the middle OF the
orchestra. Professor Autr conducted tDe programme
being composed exclusively of kubenstein's compo-
sitions.
The effects of the defunct Sacred Harmonic
Society lately sold at auction In London Crotch's
" Palestine" manuscript full score, the only copy
known-the original Is in the British Museum
brought s65 5s ;HandeIs ptchppe sl3 lOs the Presi
dents Hammer Of the Sacred Harmonic Society made OF
oak taken from Shakespeare's tomb, silver
mounted, with inscription, 81 lOs The pitcb-pipe
especially interesting evidence Of the difference OF
pitch between handcls time (l759l and the present
Mr. Frederick COwen conducted the Crystal
Palace concert December 16 In the absence of Mr.
Manns, who has begun his Glasgow season The prin-
cpal work Mr.. Governs own Scandinavian " Sym
pbony lately played here by the Philharmonic Society,
and TO he given at first Popular Matinee this after
noon The Anen0un says: IL was received with far
more warmth than at its performance at Sydenham
The beauties of the WORK certainly become more appar
emit at each successive hearing and, despite some in
eaualitie IL will compare fayoraby III charm ana fresh
ness idea with any other symphony by living COM
poser
The Handel Society, of North Broo kheld
Mass announces Gade's Psyche" for performance on
January 10. with Mary Ingram Adams of North
Brookneld and Clarence E. Hay of Boston. as sooists
! Adams directing. rhe work written for the last
Birmingham Festival aud this will be the iirst perform
me BSs(or Herald says: at is that contem
plated performance OF oratorio occasions such gen
interest local musical circles as that eVncea IN
regard 10 the annoupce presentation Of GoGnods Sa-
| cred TrilOgy' OF the Redemption"
| EVENTS OF NEXT WEEK.
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