The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-20
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Tho announcement that Hans Won Bnlow,
the eminent pianist. has lost his position rs
court pianist to the Emperor Of Germany for
publicly inaultinR Herr Won H0lsen. intendant
OF the Royal Opera a. Berlin. may not seem Of
much consequence to Americans. with whom
mere title does not count for much. but In .
monarchy. where thers are marked distinc-
lions Of caste. II Il considered asevere punish
mont The title and position enabled the pi-
anlst to appear ct court. His dismissal 10 the
vindication OF another Government oh1cinl,
for the intsndant or manager OF each OF the
various royal opera houses throughout Prus-
sis IL q Government officer No doubt Won
Dnlow would have Escaped censure had he Of
fered . suitable apology for his first offence.
but he aggravated tho matter by adding Sec
ond insult to the original.
The circumstances OF the original offence
were a. follows: At . concert In Berlin Won
Bnlow. In response to tie generous applause
which followed ono OF his perform ancee took
his seat at the piano and played an arrange
msnt OF tho coronation march from " The
Prophet" The audience was surprised at tho
selection. but still moro astonished when. In
response to another round OF applause. he
came TO the front Of the stage and said: Il
thought It only proper to play the march.
- many OF you doubtless heard 1t con-
verified int cIscus music 2, the perform form.
Hoa.s Is.. nishs Won M n Rassn, though Hte
highly indignant. took no notice Of the Insult
house requesting the artists and other en-
ployess not to discuss the matter. and declar-
Ing that the rs%H Wa
end more, but Won Baow forthwith wrote to
three well.known German showmsn. among
them REM. apologiZinx to them for placing
the orchestrs o. the Royal Opera House on =
pr5 T or jas 6S Ss VIZ too
teined tn: dismissal Of his critic from the
poeition Of court pianist.
centrtcitios was not unreasonable. He showed
them occasionally during his engagement here.
It e usual for our plano manufacturers when
celebrated pianist plays In public on one OF
name from the case. This WAS done regularly
at concert, in on. Of the Southern cities no
tho IN s e
sumed his seat, beginning the piece over again.
He had not played more than q couple dozen
seat and began kicking the placard over the
stage. not dssstinnF until be- had kicked It into
ton again and played It through. casting. how
eyer. q. b: loft the stage. malicious look at
Hs once played In this city Beethoven's great
Sonata for das Hammerclavier. which con-
tAins u passage calling for an unusually pro.
longed tri!l The pianist was we'll started on
the trill when suddenly he stopped. He got up
from the seat and walked all around ths piano.
stooping over II and peering into the case.
Having done this. hs resumed his seat and be-
gan again. When thu anme point In the trill
was reached he desiated once more jumped
UP. stamped so violently that he made the dust
ticulattone. German cnss-words In abundance
wors heard from behind the stage door, until
he reappeared with two men. who showed the
offensive piano aside and moved another into
It's place Then he sat down and played the
After his. return to Germany. Won Bnlow be-
came conductor Of the opera at Hanover. His
engagement, which resulted In y series OF bril-
liant productions and REVEALS came to q sud-
den close BY his row with the tenor. Schott.
Won Bniow dropped the conductors baton. and
more, than schott could stand. He refused 10
sing II Won B0low remained: and a. Ii Is easier
to obtain good conductors In Germany than
Eogd tenor: the h e"ndpe 70; had 70 60 While
ing Beethoveh's Ninth Symphony twice in
succession at concert. Won B0iow always
conducts BY heart. and. after leaving Hanover
and going to Meiningen to found his orchestra
OF I,eethoven's symphonies BY heart
His relations with Wagner also show his &C.
eentricity. Won Below married a daughter Of
LtsEt, but she obtained y divorce. and mar
ried Wagner. who In his relations with her
~. was a%Sss As his
came across any. ono who had been to Bayreuth
wife and Children. How are they :" But.
though Wagner had carried on his wife and
for the B.yreath fund. He never Vent to Bay Jay
reuth, however