New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14


champion his cause From Zurich he went TO wei
mar, and studied the piano under l-lsZ'.
HIS TALENT AT ONCE RECOGNIZED.
In June. 1872. he appeared for the first time
Public pianist at the Baenstadt musical festival
conducted by Iiszt. The recognition afforded him
by the critics and musical public was insianta-
and 1 Tns then ha' ie
and limited b. Mozart. Hulnmel ana ClemehtI ndd
technique at the service Of thef highest art by an
attempt interpret the rnasterworks OF az scnoos.
then raging between the adherents and opponents
OF Wagner and List. and he brought To the defence
OF his cause zeal. an enthusiasm ana Io zee
Of conviction that drew upIn mn =; rs, on Concert
a tour through % Germany and mo Hnneay eab
shed and extended his reputation. ~ RESIN, Iiri-
Sond scsTon and was received wth popular
acclaim In 1854 he succeeded Ku.lak as FIRST pro-
of H ginS o1 a R hfonS and
Dantzic he settled down az Berlin IN lSS
HIS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
In 1851 he married LISTS daughter, Cosima, from
whom he was divorced in 1862 She then married
Wagner The personal friendship between the Two
musicians naturally did not continue AFTER ,ths'
but Won Bulow still supported the cause OF ""s
1859 he welcomed in Paris -Four srS years RS
conduct Tristan and Isolde. In 1861 he was com com
manded by the King OF Bavaria to found s;,n WIN
Leaving Munich after Wagner, Won Bulow went
German music until 1872 when he resumed his
concert tours going TO England IN the ioo%s
iion' for Ensand was Considered hostile to Wagner
and his school,
a VISIT TO AMERICA.
In 1876 Won Bulow came TO America making his
first appearance at the opening of Chickering Hall
on November Is of that year. DR.. Leopold Dam
rosch was the conductor Of the orchestra. com
menting on Won Bulow's performance al the t'"e'
THE overture appropriately chosen for the in
by applause. and then WITHOUT any delay the the
slight and nervous figure OF the pans ToH, Sa IN
hand, with the head and face OF a soldier; me ar
Of one born to command but the Sipf WIZ the
heartiest demonstrations. and he acknowiedt,su
touching the opening chords with composure and
firmness. and without any apparent STRIVING lor
pected to startled and found they were not Dur;
Ing THE orchestral passage which follows ne pa h
flow of the music with gentle motion Of the head,
than If it had no existence. He resumed the piano
part in the same quiet and collected spirt ana
lions we listened As the development of the
musical idea went forgot Won Bulow, forgot
ediencc forgot everything but the composer who
fury ago 1t was only once in a whlIe. when' lor
denzas, or when he performed an extraordinary
feat in pianssimo playing that we reaii ie ant
INTERPRETATION was expressed II has often been
said that Won Biilow exceis all other pianists N the
uality in that of the composer ana II may , oe
added that he eXse b all 0 0her an 9he puts
also en- rapport with the master to whose conceP-
Far from surprising US by his playing, he makes
II seem surprising that the passage he - touchIn8
or it would seem If We had time to stop and
think about IT, Does any one ask how ne rendered ,,e
this or that phrase theme. movement, the answer
that seems MS naturally TO Fse 10 nS In the con
ha wei seconded
which was apparently in sympathy with ,,. nm
When he played alone in the sonata he made still
deeper impression. and II he made us believe that
played it. he convinced us that we had never be
fore even conceived Of the sonata Here there was
a steady crcscendo of interest reaching great Gil
max In the Presto. which dared from his fingers
like electric sparks. The fifteen variations with
fugue and finale, on theme which occurs In the
last movements both of the 'Eroica symphony
ana the Prometheus Ballet were probably stu
there really fifteen OF these little variations? They
selves wishing at the end for fifteen more. DR. Won
Buow had been recalled several times after each or
the scherzo from Beethovens Sonata. opus 81. No B.
When ne had finished ne took his seat by the piano
and listened TO the Egmont overture
piano paying which Won Buiow does not display
In very highws are tempted while the IS, spell n.r OF
highes,-degree. Technically nothing could be more
perfect and 1t passes the highest of all arts. that
In America Won Ba9w gave , 49, concerts s which
doing of an associate he lost money by the trip.
...,. AS AN ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTOR.
On his return to Europe he took up operate and
orchestral conducting at Hanove- and Meinngen,
and recently he has conducted concerts at
Berlin and Hamburg
In 1883 1t again reported that he was to
marry Wagncr's widow, but this proved 10 be
true. His interest In Wagners music remained
abated. and in lS2 he contributed $4,000 10 the fund
<or, ba Raw fastfy He u,aa
however. backward In championing other musicians.
particularly Bach. Beethoven and Brahms He ala
little in the way OF composition. THE Singers
Curse" ballad. Is perhaps his best known work
OF the kind He did much In the way of editing
the works OF other composers, and produced vocal
score Of Tristan and Isolde" arranged for the
piano. which greatly appreciated by Wagner
He wrote a book called Letters from Scandinavia
a pamphlet on Wagner's Faust overture and
much miscellaneous criticism
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