The sun., 1888-01-29
MUSIC AND MUSIC1ANa


MUSIC AND MUSIClANS
Thie wock New York will be the scene Of the
greatest musical event America has known The
production of Die GoetterdAemmerung" At the Metro
potan but prepar ation dTess rehearsal for tho
real novelty Of the season. the performance Of tho
dramas of the Nbeungen Trogy In consecutive order
II is an achievement that should reflect the highest
credit upon the enterprise Of Director stanton well
upon the enthusiasm and musical appreciation Of tho
stockholders Of tho houso, who have shown by
their recent action that they bear willingly
tho financial strain attendant upon giving the
public the best that tho world affords in
the way of musio for to bring out tho Togy this
time has required the production of two great novelties
during tho current season. "Siegfred" and "Goeter
daemmerung" Five new operas In single winter is
record to be proud Of and 1t h pity that tho general
public has not shown itself wholly apprecativc OF it
Tho coming two weeks however. are not likely tn
any lack of attendance the Metropolitan for
prophesicd week ago. residents Of this vicinity will
have to compete with people from distant points for
seats at all tho performances. great many demands
for tickets have been received by mail for the week. and
the outside sale will undoubtedly be larger for the
following All the performances this week will be de-
voted to Wagner as "LohenHrin' will be given Satur
day afternoon when Alvary will repeat his successful
effort In the iuo role,
Josef Hoffman, viii play at ono more matinee at the
Metropolitan Tho concert Will take place Wednesday,
with the usual assistance Of the orchestra and sngers
As tho Tooth performance of "Ermlne" approaches
the Casino people getting excited They say that
there ready to wager that the opera will TO
It's thousandh presentation At all events the turning
of tho next hundred will be marked by unusual efforts
the part of all concerned. 1t will take place the
goth Of February. Arrangements being made for
the presence Of both Nessrs Paulton and Jskobowsk
lihrstst and composer respectively and souvenirs
extraordinary merit expected by all patrons who
tend upon that night Meantime the houses as
full and the laughter fresh and spnntane-
II the ucked spectators had not seen tho show
twenty times.
Carmen with Zelie de Lussan has proved a strong
bill for tho Boston IdeAs at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
and 1t will therefore bo repeated Monday. Wednes-
day and Saturday night Of this week "fhe Daughter
of the Regiment" will be given on Tuesday and Thurs
day nights, and at the Saturday matinee "Ths Bohe-
mian GA" II announced for Friday.
Karl Klndworths third piauotorte recital will take
place In stsinwAy Hall next Tuesday afternoon The
programme will be made up entirely Of compositions by
Liszt
Tho seventh "Young Peoples" concert by Theodore
Thomas will be given Saturday afternoon Stein
way Hall. Tho programme has several familiar mum.
bers, besides suite by Bach, and arrangement by
Tschaikowsky called "Mozartiana" concerning which
the following explanatory announcement is made:
works Of W. A. Mozart not only public but many mu.
By Arranging this suite named Monartiahs '''t the
author purposes 70 sys new Impulse toward more re
ne N. s1 form they contain
At seventh Thomas symphony concert In the Stein
way Hall series Mr. Carl Basrmann is to be the soloist
He of the best panofore vrtuos In the country
although tho public hears very little about him. He
lives in Boston. where his playing made such an un.
paraleled impression seven years ago that he had
choice but to give his professorship In Germany and
settle among his newly conquered admirers Ho gets
his musical nature by inheritance as his father the
whose compositions for the clarinet count
ed among the masterpieces by musicians He will play
the concerto number T. op SO, major, by beethoven
Tho other numbers are two symphonies: q minor. op
$50. by Mozart and the Rustic Wedding" by Gold
mark.
LeCapitaine Henri yoyer. the French pianist, to
whose arrival In this country reference recently
made in these columns will give concert with the
operation of Mr. 2. Van der stucken and orchestra
at ohickering Hall on Friday evening Of this week.
The temperance of Nine Etelka Gerster in tho con-
Is announced 1t will be effected steinway
Hall In conjunction with the campanini operate con-
cert company, which will give concerts In Newark j.
Feb In Brooklyn Feb o. aud at Steinway Hall, In
this city. Feb 10 and II, while passing through en-
route for the South The Campanni operate concert
company ineludes Of old. Mme Repetto, Nine
scach, signorina TorricelL signori Baidni GalassL
and Nannea and, Of course the popular tonorimpres
sarlo. signor Itaio Campanini
American composers have within the last few years
been coming into prominence and through such con.
certs the Novelty series OF Mr. Van der stucken
have obtained hearing and recognition Most of their
work has taken the shape OF orchestral composition
ana OF the young mon OF society In this city Mr.
Georg, Templeon Strong, ranks among the very first
In talent, having made really beautiful symphony
Another young gentleman from tho set has lust
now been causing weLmertsd admiration In fashion.
ablo oircieA both here and In Paris by some charming
songs that havo been published here Mr.. Thorne him
self has q baritone voice which he ID indusriousIy cu
uvating under the method Of Dele 8sde represent
ed In this country by his enthusiastic and talented dis
eipe, Mr. Thsodor Bjorksten the Swedish tenor who
was often heard Atths reosnt Holman eonosrts Tho
public a. we'll as teachers Of music must bs grateful
TO Mr. Bjorksen for his influence In the matter pub
fishing these since It was by his advice us friend
and teacher of Mr. Thorne that they have been printed
There Is shown in them gift of melody very rare to
nnd-thsy are dainty with pretty words aud simple ac
compartments They clearly defined, so easy
and natural that . beginner In the art OF singing
could easily grasp thsm while accomplished artist
would also fnd in them material for his best powers
letter recently sent from Paris states that Mr.
Thornss ballads being greatly In that city and
that Dele ssdis, Lagrange and Asrohssi are giving
them TO their pupla
Madame Henrietta Beebe Lawton. and hor husband
Mr.. VIM, II. Lawton. will give MATINEE Song and
English Ballad Recital" In Chickering Hall, Feb o.
at r. u. Even In q winter Of such musical ac
yity as this there s something very attractive in tile
above announcement for all who know Nine. Lawton's
ballad singing and the charm of Mr.. Lawton's lovely
tenor voice viii understand how interesting concert
might be In which they combined to furnish the pro-
gramms- Tho concert In under patronage Of distin
Ruishsd men and women of the city.
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