The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
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tho New York symphony String Quartet
and series OF eight concerts will be given OF
the Carnegie Music Hall on Sunday afternoons.
The programme for the frat one, which will
take place on Dec. Q. embraces Schubert's
Quartet In minor. Haydn's Quartet In q. aud
Beethoven's Quartet in C. on 80. No. 8. The
programme OF tho Damrosch Sunday orchcs.
trail COMFORT Of this evening is one to delight
lovers OF Wagner. for It will include new ar
rangement Of selections from Siegfried de-
scriptiye OF Siegfricd's finding OF Brunhilde.
Brunhiido's awakening. and the Love Duet.
The hrst public rehearsal and concert OF the
Orntorio Society will take place on Friday
afternoon and Saturday evening. Nov. ~ and
| %, ut tho Music Hail. Brahmss German
Reduiem and Schumann's Faust" Part Ill.
will be given by tho society. The principal
novelties performed for the first time Mt tho
Birmingham Musical Festival were McKenzie's
"Veni Creator spiritus.". set TO Dryden's
| translation; Dvorak's "Hcauiem." and STAN
fords Eden" One English critic became
poetic enough over Dvorak's work to compare
| It to range OF rugged mountains. whose
lower slopes aro in dark shadow. while here
and there above poas catches the light
OF the rising sum-"
Stanford's Eden" is described MS n most
unconventional orntorio. The book by Robert
DTluSeS teilS ING Olu StOry Ol Auhnl Huu ES6.
The first act IL placed III heaven. the second In
hcll. and the third on the Garth There is an
astonishing assortment OF dramntls PERSONA.
embracing Satan. Adam. ENo. Michael. war.
plague. famine. the furios. victors, vanuuish.
cd. diseases. tho voice OF Christ, all angels. all
devils. all seors. and ch.rubs. serapls. &c.
With this remarkable group. 1t is not surpris-
Ing that the music Is said to he very compll-
Gated in detail and free OF outline" Nor are We
amazed TO learn that the composer has resort
ed to the use Of representative motives to clu-
cidute the designs Of the librcttist
Rubinstein. who has almost retired from
public performance played Iyito reesntly to
sn ssS q Ct T at 5S
3, Schnmann's Fantastic stncke" ond " Car:
naval, md short pieces by Chopin. Liszt. and
cert to the Conservatory Of the town.
During the ninth Congress Of orientallsts.
on Japsnese MuslS VAS read Is Mr.
thirteen stringed koto. was carefully, nnalyzei.
JaIaan n music aesordiHg t9 Mr. MxEott Is
fhe
cal compositions, The latter are constructed
sd GowR t thu -"
melody may be harmonized according to mod
srn principles without destroying it's Character
Stii more Complicated is the Indian music.
upon which Capt, Day Of the Oxfordshire
sst TsHs sss n at ss
niony IN the European sense g the word. their
lIon Ras sagS be-
sa. its fasa TRe
cred suitable only. for certain hours. The
W WaSSs a are a syse% ysE ahead Of
Rubnstein has settled permanently in Dres-
s Tie sse rs Is d.
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about
snSna and ff Reses " the nsSetes
given Lately at 1T the Crystal o psIaee London
sic as to write meodi0us tones to the verse OF
Robert Browning. the composer. Mr.. @. A.
Lidgey. appears to have accomplished his task
land. His first success. made in "Iyanhoe."
has created demand for his services for CON
dom Recentiy he sang in Manchester with Sir
Charles Haile's orchestra. giving an air from
sh TriSnt de Zum non ana one from "0unous
Mr.. Henry E. Krchbiel sometimes called Mr..
Se to po n ms
eTte has Hs
Gus works OF the great composer in a learned
and literary manner. but he shows that Wag-
generator Of tho Lyric Drama" receiving his
Inspiration and models from Greek tragedy.
q Ike
Jacopo. Peri Caccini. and 4onteverde. Mr..
Krehbiel worry wisely corrects several miscon-
Of lis Mas"s1
world knows him $ nm agitator, aud reformer.
that the object for which he labored as con.
trorersialst and composer was Il reform
81 tH pho ( ssersd
mendous influence on tho development Of the
musical art. but thnt influence no exerted only
Who had SiIened tSs boandaries Of music and and
aass G Maza4 Ss and anS
sSsns ssss Il sss sssS
mMa ft ute rance. But he raises tho Question
poetry Is to be set to music"
glad to learn that the New York Mozart Club
las been reorEanized for the season Of }sal-2
hers Of the Mozart CLUB are as follows: otto
Forester. clarinet: Ernst yerha Fl. bussson;
instruments Is novelty which Will command
interest; as their programmes. made Of the
thoven. Schubert, Onslow. Schumhnn. Men.
delssolin. .Liszt. Rubinstcin. md Brahms. will
insure delight.
Saint.Saans. tho eccentric com poser. has left
Paris. ant is now in Algiors hard at WORK writ.
lug some now music.
Miss Maud Powell spopt the summer in the
lin. The greater part OF her time was spent IN
little uninhablted cottage. where she Isolated
herself to practise. and the sound of her In |
strnment from house 50 long ,,n!og;sMpiea at.
Powell tells very pretty story Of how she was
visited one day by a small negress. who
calmly from head to foot a moment and then.
without waiting for me to stop playing II was |
working on tho Bach ehac onncl che asked me In |
the cold. critical tones assumed bythe musical !
manager when the trembling uspimnt tor fame |
and riches stands before him ont trial whether |
ono of Snrn Sate's SnA n ish dances. When fin.