The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-17
MUSICAL NOTES.
What Our Songsters and Pianists Are
Doing-Coming Concerts.

what Our SOngSb6rB anu EAbuAhtH SrO
Doing-Coming Concerto.
Miss Florence Turner, of York street.
saug yesterday at the first Of Mr.. Fred
erick Deans Lenten lectures In New
York. The composition was Haydu's
"Stabat Mater" of which there Is but one
copy in this country: Miss Turner's
This is not the first occasion on which
Miss Turner has won deserved honor IN
New York.
The coming Wagner night at the Fort
nightly Musicales promises a rich feast.
A feature will be the performance OF the
Chorus Of Returning Pilgrims, froia
~Tannhauser, for two pianos eight
song, nLegend of the Dutchman," from
"Fiiegende Hollander." and Mr.. John
Holland will play "Walther's Prize
Song from"Die Meistersinger. arranged
for violin.
Miss Ella Booth, of C~ommunipaw ave-
nue., and Miss Minnie Kimball, OF Madi.
son avenue, will sing at the concert OF
Miss Sara L. Culver's pupils, at the
chapel of the Lafayette NJ. E. Church,
February 90. A novelty will be the six
hand arrangement for one piano. There
will be also several two piano numbers.
A large number Of musicians were
present at the musicale given Dv Mrs. II.
II. 06Sl6I dhh Liz "a 49,
avenue, last Monday night. Among the
noted guests were Alexander Riehm,
Ernico Duzensi. and the Chevaller
Schoen. Miss Resier is herself a musician
of decided talent.
Few of the auditors at the last Schubert
concert realized FROM the playing OF Herr
Xayer Scharwenka through what an 1m-
mense programme he had passed just
before his appearance here. He had Just
come from the Madison Square Garden
concert hall, where he had given the sec
ond of his series of ~recitals OF romantic
piano music, the selections for that AFTER
noon coming from Schumann and fellx
Bartholdi. Yet 1t is safe to
say that there was not one in the audience
who, from any trace OF fatigue or lack OF
interest on the part of the v%irtuoso, could
have told that such had been the case.
Speaking of ScharwenKa, a word about
that phenomenal pupil OF his, arthur
Hochmann, the little Russian. who Is
soon to appear in recital. The little fell
low is eleven years old, son of non-musi-
cal middle class Russians. ana already
no teacher %pretends to instruct him,
merely to direct. Miss Jessie Marvin OF
this city tells how she heard him play a
great Mozart concerto In a pupils con-
cert. and could hardly believe that it was
piano who had done such wonderful
work, and not this tiny boy, go asked
him as he came off the stage. "Did pou
play that ?'r to which he answered, Yes
man." in q still small voice, evidently
bashful. But when she asked, DO you
like it3'' he burst out, "Ah. I lofe itf' his
eyes dancing with joy. He practices nve
consecutive hours u day; no one can in
luce him to play with other children,
and he looks like a whire-faced little
shadow. His wonderful talent is che
more extraordinary. since, up to q year
ago he had nae absolutely no scientific
musical training. Fortunately his Dar-
| cuts and teacher will not allow him to
star as an infant phenomenon, believing,
with good reason, that he has q wonderful
future In store. Now, If he doesn't kill
himself, meantime. all will be we'll.
Mrs. Carrie Smiths recitals at her resi-
dencs ia Bayonne are among the most
delightful musical events of that vicinity:
Her voice is a clear. true soprano. well
trained and flexible in quality. It is
heard to great advantage with Mr.. Henry
Harrlson,s violin obligatos.
The next Fortnightly will be held at
the residence of Mrs. w. Hunter-Brown,
No. 8 Clinton avenue.