New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
MUSICAL COMMENT.
NOTES FROM The VIENNA EXHIBITION.
COLLECTIONS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTs-BoHE
MAN MUiIc-EELIcs OF CHoPlN-A

COLLECTIONS OF MUSICAL INSTRU MENIh-- boIiE
MAN MUsIc-EELIcs OF CHoPIN-A
LETTER FROM MAscAGIN.
Mr. Morris steiner, writes to The Tribune from
Vienna where h. 4, exhibiting his collection OF archaic
KEYED instruments.
aThe musical instrumen,s which exhibited hc'e
az. great In number and variety There are COZ
ectlons sent hy the German and Austrian Emperor
England by museums md members Of the nobility III
all lands Among them ell l should say t"' uho
collection owned by Mr.. Paul De Witt. Of Le'p','
and that which formerly The property OF ff'le'is
the Great are the most noteworthy. WIN inc
o,c.p,ion Of Herr de- w.t.. the instruments are
an, II order and mostly wrecks. Ny own COLLECTION
is the mos Interesting, It Is In fine condition. an"
spend grcai deal Of time playing on the 0ia
Instruments .or the people who come cIOwding aronhu
80 soon RS they hear my linking pets. The o'hr'
dav the Margrave Atoms Won Pala,sinl. VINO i '"'
pre-. deaf o. the exhibition and Count hHInohy' INC
iu,,ro- Hungarian Prime Minister visited my dri~i'
nent and each spent hal: an hour examining "a.
instruments and listening 70 them. they sreIhru
del,cl,,ed and cnmpllmcntcd highly. have "''O
exhibited them 10 several hac musicians. ihry WI
much Interested in them, but not one Of them 'Tc''c'
&, know anything about their history or sr'l'"'
value
TIE performances If the National Theatre Of Fag"e
At the Musical aud Dramatic Exhibition have HHet''
attention 20 Tie Bohemian c0mpo-er'. The b0he"a''
hive been accounted among the most musical Oh ~
ropcnu peoples for than century, bat lno"-'
fh.y have sent out many composers and performer i
+. ONLY within Tie last quarter Of century tsl '"e'
have developed what can be called sc""oi VI cum
po,ers Just row the head II that school 10 Ah'o'"
pyor4Ik. I'm whom Americans nave PtuiiiI u,
,s,e, since ne VIII make his home In New / or"
within three months II Is largely due TO D'o''N
that a knowcd,c OF the characteristics Of Chcchl>'I
hove
uobemla The National Theatre has performed
Dvoral', opera DimitH~ and two works whose COM
pJ.rs are barely known in New ork-sme'aha oP'''
Die Vcrkauile Eant@ and II musical play pH>so vi
= classical story entitled liippodameh OF WHICH 'ne
mn>ic wa, composed b, Zdrnko fblch. ohe'h"
died in lee4 having been overwhelmed D. INV '"'
,nJ mi, fortunes that darhened the live, Of beethoven
and Schumanm. Like the former he became a'"'' ''.
-, l,-,of insane lie composed the opera with WHICH
,nn Xuti,nol Theatre was opened In 1881 ana DNo-h
,,layed i'm the orchestra Like tie latter hh ""' 81"
ardent aGmrcr Of Wagners music and Stah'" up
,ott.r of his theories, In this respect, however Io''
-,uetana and Dvoruk are left far IN the rear " ''e
Younger FIich. who Is Just now In hs storm un'
, ,.,,,I some II the Vienna newspapers III
,-ter 10 enable their readers 10 pronounce D'or"A >
name spell 1t phonc,cally "DvorNnh'' whoh oo'n''
,r,.tl, near the mark, though II doc7 not BIT ~
una Of th4 most interesting departments Of The
,,.,p, exhibition IS that devoted " the music ana
musician, u Poland. Naturally room iu o' '"op'
relic. T., the most striking feature of the co1Ie"p'
There arc "a grand and All upright pAno'ore Oh WIN "
the Polish poet OF music PLAYED. his wn'Ms '''
eliaI> and articles Of furniture from his Phiis c"r"'s
nru,ber Of water color portraits and buSis Ills
d.ath.marl. casts Of his left hand ana ue autograph
manuscripts of his poonai~es and other compositions
cher features Of the Polish collection specimens
tl- popular instruments Of Poland, md instiuhehts
4 historic Interest such as the spinet OF ""oleic
d'Es,rces. the beautiful friend Of King Henry ~
Of France and Il cavicythehn. which was oAoe me
properly Of King Johann eoJle'h
Ma,cagnl wrote the following letter. nnder dat
lime H. to "A friend. who Is Editor Of tie " ihNfuua
newspaper In Rome.
Dear Tom Don't think that willingly abandoned
my purpose 10 have the first performance VI my
" kart2au~ In Rome. Mr.. sOn1ognO however ha'
ran, icr,d our headquarters 10 Florence But res'
,a~P after the OPERA has been pcforE.ca ie~ NM
m Florence We shall soon Il ~ Rome bnt III
wager that yon are Just capable OF printing even
'ldng that | write 10 you. II were tohylhc,'l %
yOur discretion should tel you much about ny
Rantzau7 u NV ieais, my hopes shonid yam
- you A. tall TO my intimate friend, hery ~ u s
horn. since ! speaking - Journalist how
cycr / must conrne myself to few noies 9" ~, ~
formation To begin, thea on Jhi'u";y - Mr
ws a. my eio , 81 q if yo%g ana W. G" y
LET her 90 therefore. On November 10. al half pat
. O'clock at tie pcrgola Theatre Hlorcneel. The
con position Of the opera IL hnlshed' next sunday
.hn begin the OrchrstrutiOn and In frOm sixty nye
o., dgltv DAYS the work viii be done. | will only
add tia, | have inscribed my operas Ia leFs jas
uLom ! owe thanks For this reason, my hrst wa'
ded cated 10 Count Larderl. my secOUd to Nj
-on1ognO. Wv third work j. T. be dedicntcd TO m,
nirctflst> whom ! owe much II Is a pity that tl'
~, gentlemen have u cardinal fault Targionl think
more Of his city cOuncilOr'ip than ~ his professional
lille ana Mcnasci would rather be profes ,or than
,aWVcr. Touching tho librcttn and tie music, sia
.uy not word today. Yours, hASth'Nl.
Mr. william sienway has been for several week
in with rheumatism ~ Wiesi baden. The firm OF whcf
he. f. the head Ia. been appointed PahOfOre manu-
facturers "a the King Of Prussia.