Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13

string quartotte (the full four movements)
upon which he has been at work for some
time. This is not, however, Mr.. Foerster's
maiden effort in this branch Of composition
as was enormously stated in an item going
| the rounds OF the musical press q month OF
| two ago.
MAsoAaNI's great little opera, "Cavalleria
Rusticana," scored decided success on its
first American probationary Mr.. Gustav
Hinrich's troupe in Philadelphia last
Wednesday-albeit there were deficiencies
in the performance. Managers Hammerstein
and Abbey each intend to produce it In
New York this season, and there has been a
pretty newspaper war over the respective
rights Of production.
Miss ELEANOR LENsoHow, who assumes the
position Of soprano in the Church of Asoen-
sion, Shadyside, recently made vacant by
the resignation of Mrs. Henkler, is the
daughter Of MT. Charles Lenschow, one of
the famous band of German immigrants of
lS4S, and who was one of the pioneer
orchestral conductors OF America. Miss
Lenschow has spent five years in vocal
study in Germany, under Mrs. Gorttz, of
Bremen, and others, and seems to be no
mean acquisition to Pittsburg's musical
forces.
TIE curious thing about the intense anti.
Teutonio feeling that still delays the pro-
Paris Grand Opera, is that for some seasons
the important concerts, both of Lamoureux
| (now Conductor of the Grand Opera), and
of Colonne have presented many Wagner
selections and German artists singing them,
with none but the most enthusiastic mani
festations on the part of the audience. Per-
haps the Chauvinists realize how Wagner Is
handicapped in the concert room and are
glad to have him appear under such unfavor-
able conditions, that they may have some
characteristics of his music, which can only
be properly estimated in the complete dra-
matte production.
THE new Duquesne conservatory of music,
occupying the old Western University
building, will start out this week under aus
pices that guarantee its high artistic stand
ards. Mr.. Charles Davis Carter, the general
director, with special charge Of the vocal
and organ instruction, has long been recog-
nized as one of Dittsburg's foremost mus
icians and his reputation away from home
is shown in his election last year as Presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania State Music Teach.
ers' Association. The names of Mr.. Carl
Retter. who will have the piano department.
in charge, and of Mr.. Ad. NJ. Forster, whose
prominence as a composer marks him for
longer before the eye of the country as iden-
titled with the best in the musical life of this
community. Prosit, Duquesne! .
Ov1pR MusIs the violinist, will come back
next month for another American tour fol-
lowed by trip to Australia in the spring.
The troupe will include Miss Annie Louise
Tanner, Miss Inez Parmater and MI. Edouard
scharf, who were with Musin last year, be-
sides Mr.. Roger Dupuy, the French tenor,
and Mr.. Emil Senger, the bass, who were
not. With SO good an attraction, modest
Manager Johnston ought to have better
taste than to cast slurs upon a rival, such as
the reference in his circular to advertising
dodges," reporting himself drowned to
create sympathy" and other remarks evil
IDENTIFY meant to apply to Remenyi. By the
way, what has become of the wondrously-
gifted Frenchwoman, composer, conductor,
pianiste, etc., whom Musin was said to have
married this summer and of whose proposed
appearance ON this tour the papers were
kept so fully informed7 Surely she could
not have been an advertising dodge" Mr.. |
Johnstoni