Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27

by Buelow's contemporary. Rubinstein, VINO
| certainly writes acceptable music, ntch
tcdhrf OF the playing little need be said
| and Rubinstein. and Buelow shoald know. BE
| was, for him, very inaccurate. He used some
| times an inelastic touch from the elbow, pro
ducing harsh tone from the instrument,
which may have been its fault. His trlll and
passage-playlng are perfection. His 1nterpre-
tations of Beethoven are his recognized strong.
hold Yet il is impossible to avoid compari.
son with and preference for DAlberts sonata
appassionata. In the slow movement it seems to
me that the theme and first variations suffered
from an exaggeration OF the JorzQto marks,
and from short, dry playing of the right hand
chords in the first variation. In the last move
ment prefer the motive ending given by DR..
Riemann to the one used by Buelow and en-
forced by the fg CURING in his own edit1on-of the
Sonata. The trite Chopin Berceuse had some
odd rhythmic treatment, the Scherzo was ex-
tremely brilliant, and the awkward impromptu.
op. Sc. was made effective. The Liszt Taran-
telle showed some signs of physical tire.
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And now for Pachmann, the Chopinist. He
comes to Old City Hall, May 9, with the fol-
lowing programme of Chopin's works ex-
clusively:
/. Sonata. Opus IS; 2. Ballade. Opus IS: g.
Scherzo Opus 20; 4, Two Etudes. Opus 3 Nos.
2 and 3; ., Nocturne. Opus 81 No. l; 8, Valse,
Opus "a; z, Valse. Opus AZ; s, Fantaisie I'm
promptu, Opus 66: 8. Mazourka, Opus 33; TO-
Mazourka, Opus IL; Ii, Berceuse, Opus 81: IL
Tarentelle Opus 49,
This sketch Of Pachmann's career will be of
interest Just now:
Vladimir de Pachmann was born at Odessa,
July q, 1913. His father was professor in the
University, and an amateur violinlst of celebrf-
ty. Previous to taking up his Adobe in Russia,
de Pachmann pere had lived in Vienna and
come in frequent contact with Beethoven,
Weber and other great musicians of the period
He was his sons first teacher. In iob6, how
IL DaA Oh, m hn
servatorium at Vienna, where he studied two
years under Prof. Dachs. In 1869 the youth re-
turned to Russia and made a successful public
debut. But his performances were not satls-
factory to himself and he withdrew into pri-
yate life for eight years and devoted himself TO
continuous study. Another emergence failed
content the pianist and once again he went
into retirement Two years afterward he
came forth in Vienna. and this time his
efforts won the approval not merely
of the public, hut also of the virtuoso. In May,
1882 he effected his first appearance in London
at one of Mr.. CAMS orchestral concerts, and
interpreted Beethoven's fat concerto,
achieving, says Sir George Grove, "a brilliant
success" His recitals have ever since been
regular feature of the London season, and his
enormous popularity as a Chopin player has
caused him to make Chopin programmes a
speciality. In the winter seasons M. de Pach-
mann's time has been filled with concert tours
.ss
Strauss and his vienese Orchestra, the follow
lowing letter is in point-it being warranted by
Mr.. George A. jerks, press agent for the
Strauss engagement here. to be more surely
authentic than certain soap and face powder
testimonials bearing the same signature:
"MKrRoPoLTAN OPERA HoUsE,l
NEW YORK. April q, 1890. !
ITO the Hon. Joel b. Erhardt Collector Of the
Port:
DEAR SIR know how perfectly the Strauss
Orchestra, of Vienna, under the spirited direc-
dance music which has made the Strauss name
famous throughout the world.
1t is. therefore. impossible to imagine that
American musicians will try to prevent their
music loving countrymen from enjoying the
playing Of this wonderful orchestra. and, IL the
law allows artists to visit it and charm you.
then ] am sure no one can keep the Strauss
Orchestra out of America, for its players are
surely artists. Sincerely yours.
ADBLINA PATTY.