New-York tribune., 1885-03-26
MUSICAL NOTES.

Nine. Helen Hopekirk will give one moro
pauofore recital at Stenway Hall before starting on
tour Of the country The recital will take place on April
T. and a most barmOnously diversified programme has
been projected of which the chief numbers MOzarts
sonata In A major. Beethovens sonata op l3 Pathet-
iaue) and schumann's Grand Fantasia in c, op. IL
Nine Hopekirks recitals have exhibited her In the light
Of a talented musician who - thoroughly reyerenua IN
attitude toward all that is good IN her art but ino
Grant OF charlatanry. She has set good example
20 our pauofore students In choice Of music as well a.
style Of play and it is to be hoped that she wi DO
successful wherever she goes.
The respite from opera which Mr.. Walter Damrosch Is
enjoying he is devoting to the oratoro and symphony
societies The fourth concert Of the latter organization
will be given at the Metropolitan Opera House neu
Saturday evening the preliminary public, rehearsal on
Friday afternoon. The programme is as follows:
symphony in No.
Barcsrolie new tsaSos saSo
Miss Fannie Bloomfield
"Die Hunnens schaeht"
Mme Madeline schiler's second pianoforte recital
will take place seinway Hall on Saturday afternoon
"Nanon" was revived at tho Thalia Theatre lass
night with Fri Raberg in the part OF NInon de FEncon
which she particularly well suited The Thalia perform
ances of this sparkling musical comedy are admirabeho
singing and acting OF Fri Meert in the titular role bo
ing In all respects the best work in opereta which 70
be in the city at the present time.
Miss Marie Van, who is to make her first appearance
as concert singer in NewYork at the last OF this years
Novelty Concerts next Tuesday evening, will sing to
night at concert OF the Philharmonic Society In en-
cinna This is her native city, from which she has 0eea
absent five years, and she was cordially greeted wncn
she Gang the public rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon
Miss Emma Thursby will soon start out on eonceH
tour under the management OF Major Pond. she VIII 10
accompanied by Miss Ollie Torbett, q talented young
violin player pupil of Mr. Jacobsohn In Cincinnati oS'
Dayio, tenor and Adolph Close pianist
The anniversary OF the birth OF Glinka, the kussan
is TO be celebrated the goth OF May by 'ho
Inauguration OF monument 10 his memory at Smoens
on the same day a religious ceremony connectea - A.
the event will take place In the Cathedral Oh 'n' n"
sumption. MOSCOW -.
Tho uusie OF Mendelssohn's opera, Camaoho's Wed
ding which had only stage representation at Berlin
I'm 1927 was sung concert style by the Cecilia OF Bos
ton last Thursday evening The performance seems 70
have been correctly viewed by the Boston critics as ony
an experiment with novelty OF purev
historical interest Mr. Apthorp in The Erenia1
T,onso,ipt saws OF the work (Which was given with
pianoforte instead OF orchestral accompaniment AZ
for the work ITSELF one can hardly speak hnaiy win
out hearing IL with the orchestra. There Is huon e'
and lovely music In II; some numbers nave 49,
specially dramatic cast. But one sees the pren''0s
hand In 1t, speaking from acomicopera po'nt oi
The nurely idyllic moments too frequent, ah1 ~
Mendelsson makes the terrible mistake that ue u
,son and stranger and that sullivan , u ~ This
~ hegnninv a humorous work In an idyIno way, ,ars
% an error into which the French writer's OF comic ors Sn
the undsputed masters OF tns WIN WIN which nuts the
audience en- rappori irsm the outset Thronghout .as
work Mendelssohn shows MS huor " ue , nn har,ns
d beayy Ipon the whole can easily understAna
the hiatus of ityeght years between the only TWO
formances OF this operetta.'
The Pope has accepted the dedication OF aouhos
Mora at Vita" which ia to be performed for the n.s
,ms at the birmingham Festival IN August OF 'n''
year. ,, ,hs
new symphony by sgambati was performed IN 'u'
hall Of the Germany Embassy at Rome two weeks ~"
The scherzo is said to given the greatest sa's
ton of the four movements. The Marches Darcais s.
is the first OF italian critics after Filipps Fiippl W.
OF tho new work IN the 0pfnione: "Sgamoa'i "so =.
this symphony uphcds the flag OF ~ slody
Ifaiy While maintaining a continuous now vi @ ara
he IA never vulgar aud his orchestraton 5, and
precision 1t Is 10 be hoped that his example com
many imitat0rs and above all, ameng the you"s
posers" al, stera-
missing string quartet I'm @, by the lsse ~. M
dale Bennett has just been discovered 81 brsa ,hs
his enthusiastic pupil, Mr.. Thomas wingna"'''