The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
MusIC kXD MusIcrAMs

most commendable and unprecede1te6
amount Of activity is being displayed st the
Metropolitan Opera House. where Messrs.
Abbey and Grau's forces continue to present
q constant change OF bill. The preliminary
season ut Chicago has. OF course. made the
presentation OF different works in rapid suc-
cession somewhat easier matter than II the
present company had started out In New
York. Besides. the principal artists have been
| associated together in Paris and London for
| several seasons previous to the present one.
| None tho less. as compared with the German
| opera company. that contented itself with the
| production or revival OF one additional work
every week. the activity would seem from
present showing to be all on the side OF the
Italian troupe For Monday Aida" Is an
nounced. ''Cavaleria Rusticsna" and "Orfeo
for Wednesday. and LIE Prophet" for Friday
evening.
The only other musical promises for the
present week. besides those held forth by the
management of the Metropolitan Opera House.
come from the New Music Hail. where the
first OF Mr. Damrosch's Young Peoples Con-
certs is announced for Wednesday afternoon.
and where. according to me-honored custom.
Handel's Messiah" will be sung by the Ora
torio Society on Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday evening. The Young Peoples
Concerts" will be carried on after the precs-
dent set down years ago by Mr.. Theodore
Thomas. though AIR. Damrosch will have 70
guard ngainst the error of his older rival n
not HI IN with the. sehs%s Of this most cot
admirab,e form OF entertainment The
rss @so shnf
less OF Hhndefs music than OF the sublime
Ss wRo o 70 ms
lby any other Interesting musical event. the
orchestral forces according to European
sides by the singers-and not according to the
h r nas al sSD here o the
singers asa LIS nstsss 4
row IN front Of his chorus; M: pamrosch
ment OF greater concentration Of forces. WHICH
would HW add an :. element Of novelty that the
cessfully assume.
The generous promise Of five further piano
Tseitais by TINT musical hero Of the hour:
sew sSsa E fs%s
through the ;iksl i q rare enjoyment Is
Acknowledgements ,,; Frau Amal,s Joachim She
D I.n's Leid,I with which D she has
INK the past months. Her f Selections comprise
tho most interesting examples in German
song literature. beginning rs early as the
present day. A. Frau Joachim' y"I musical tn 1
taste is on the same high plane as her vocal
for New Workers.
him, so that it would at times almost seem as II
some Of the rianists who preceded him and
were we're bell highest In public estimation had
None the less there is ~ sufficient mum Der of
Eugen d'Alberts admirers left TO- warrant the
he performed the herculenn task OF playing
three important concertos. at one concert.
Lists hit major. two e"ncertos With the the
possible addition 81 LISTS Hungarian Fan
He e' attemptuI The eminent Bee Beethoven in
terpreter IL: by the way announced to play the
" Emnernr concerto under Below in Berlin
Another former piano favorite. Morisz Ros:
IN vienna ne we'll ns IN Of In aspe OF
It their wits ends to find exprsssions that may
Even tho hypereritcs! Haasck dsSosss The
greater, part OF n recent feuilleton to the giant
career. He specially refers to the recently
acquired singing quality of his touch" Herr
as IL the highest social as well as the highest
critical honors are falling to his lot.
:, Where through the eloquent mediation Of
Pad.rewski and pachmann the piano works
familiar to our public. 1t seems surprising
that none Of our local chamber music. pro-
piano and cello duos. or the trio in & minor
OF. T. These would undoubtedly prove Of pos
tive interest. as would also some OF his emil
nently characteristic songs. which are equally
unfamiliar.
The day Of youthful prodigies is evidently
!. "1n sifrardy. who created a great sensation
~ ond@n year aGG i appeared recently WITH
!, little girl Of the same age. Blanca Panteo.
has cnIsed quite stir in musical circles by
during the coming months.
The Metropolitan Musical Society. Mr.. Will
nm H. r Hs Or T give t he
besides II,rt songs and glees. the Patriotic
Pratt. beth Of which viii be given for the first
imr. The s1oloists Of the OCCASION are Miss
a. " Hms Mr. W. rsrdna hsy sn nnS M %Ro
Of the s ssss + sM with
mana I a"sene" rom New York XII Tor 70: engage
Tue next two months. Mr. Sinzig will. there
lore. probably he heard at tho next Ruben.
stein concert in February. 1902.
At q recent concert given in the Prussan
,aDital by air. Plunkett Greene. q rising young
English basso. his programme included some
Did Hungarian folksongs arranged by Mr..
Francis Kor!,ny OF this city. which have been
most iatte:ingly commented upon BY tho
Berlin press.
The first perform anee, OF a new work By 30
eminent master us Johannes Brahms is al
ways an event of considerable Importance, tn
special interest attached to the third quartet
evening q Pr h J"achm: when tr1 and
we're to be played in public for the first time.
An equally interesting announcement from
Berlin. though In different way 10 that OF
concert which the bright star Of Maplesonlsn
'peratic days. Etelka Gerster. Is to give the
BEGINNING Of next MONTH
At the Damrosch Sunday concert this even:
n9. in Music Hall. Nine. Fursch- Madt and