Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
CrOtchets and Quavers.

1
A GLUcK cycle will be given at the Dresden
Court Opera House early this year.
Miss FLORENCE SMITHsoN writes to contra.
| dict the announcements in certain papers that
she is to sing for Post 157, G. A. R., on the 10th
| and says she will not sing anywhere in public
until her complimentary concert of the 23d.
FREDERICK CLAY, the composer, who died
the other day in London, was stricken with
paralysis six or seven years ago. The shock
| deprived him of his ability either to read or
write, and he never regained either accomplish
/ ment.
A. NJ. FORESTER, the Pittsburg composer
and teacher who attended the Pennsylvania
State Music Teachers Association meeting at
Philadelphia last week, is spending holiday
week in New York in company with his WIFE
Musical Courier.
THE performance of the entire cycle Of Wag-
ner's works began on Thursday fortnight ago,
at Dresden, with "Rienzi," and will proceed
until the end of this month. when the "Gotter-
dammerung" will close the series. Gudehus
will leave for Berlin early in January when his
engagement at the Dresden Court Opera will
terminate.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN's new opera .'GorI-
ushka" has just been produced at st. Peters
burg on the occasion of the composers jubi-
lee, with the success that would be expected
under such circumstances. The Gar, the
Czarina and as many of the official and fash
lonable artstocracy as the theater could con-
tain were present in state,
a VIENNA correspondent Of the Cincinnati
VolkS6IGu recalls the fact that Liszt always
called dAlbert "Albertus Magnus." He emakes
the remarkable assertion that at the age of IL
d'Albert had already written 200 pieces, al
though his father would allow him to compose
only twice week, to guard his brain from
overwork When he gave his first concert in
Berlin all the papers agreed that "Tausig had
come to life again"
LITTLE MISS ETHEL JONES, who accom-
panied her teacher, Mr.. Cuttings, to Philadel-
phia last week. played by invitation at the re-
ception on Friday night, and made a deep i'm
preston upon the assembled members of the
State Association. Men whose opinions carry
weight did not hesitate to compare Pittsburg's
l3year-old pianist fayorably with Josef Hof
man and Otto Hegner, the most famous prodi-
gies of the day.
, tAT Odd Fellows Hail. Southside, on Friday
evening the Criterion Concert Company will
give a concert for the benefit of Trinity English
Lutheran Church. The artists assisting will be
Mr.. G. Henry Gerding, formerly tenor of ST.
AIMS Church, New York; Mr. Will REYNOLDS
the Southsde tenor; Miss Catherine Barry
solo pianiste; Mr.. Pfankuch viOlinist and Mr.
G. Henry Nallowe piccolo. There will be an
orchestra of II picked performers in a pro-
gramme of choice music. The same company
is billed for a concert at the Coliseum in Can
onsburg, on Thursday evening, the 9th instant
SO Pittsburg is not going to have the second
meeting of the Pennsylvania State Music
Teachers Association after all. Phfladel-
ph1ans thought they did not have time this
year TO work the meeting up as it should be
done, and begged another trial. This does not
mean at all that the first meeting lacked interest
or success. Quite the contrary. But they think
they can do still better another year. Pitts
burg's representatives gracefully yielded the
point, feeling. anyhow, that our chances of
having q music hall fully adequate for the
meetings will be better in two years than in
one 1t will do no harm, also. to have another
year in which to work up interest in the asso-
citation at this end of the State. On second
thoughts, it is better thus.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN has sent the following
communication to the newspapers: Deeply
moved by all the tokens of attention, SO dear
TO me- and through which 1 have been honored
on the occasion of the fttieth anniversary of
my debut as an artist by. numerous Govern
ment and private institutions; by musical,
learned anG secular societies; by cities,
by the organs of the press by
artists, teachers, students; by the
public and by private persons, and as 1 am un-
able to send to each one in person and in par
ticular the expression of my heartfelt graft
tude address this communication to all news
paper editors, with the kind request to print
this letter, in which 1 wish to express my sin
cerest and most hearty thanks to all those who
have bestowed upon me such high honors
ANTON G. RUBNSTEIN.