The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-01
Gathered in The
World Of Melody
Interesting Notes Concerning Musi-
clans at Home and Abroad.
PASSING SHOW ORCHESTRA
Criticism Upon Rubinstein-New Soprano
at Elm Park Church-yisit of the Schu'
mann Club Contemplated Tour of
the White Orchestra.
Words by H. HElNE.

Of Eugene Ysaye and his first appear
ance at the Philharmonic society the
New York Tribune says: HE came
and conquered as erstwhile Rubensten
did, and indeed suggested no character
so much as a Rubinstein of the violin,
an artist with great, sympathetic, sem
sitive soul, responsive to every variety
of emotion, prompt and generous in its
givings out, who makes one forget all
about the art of violin playing in the
simple enjoyment of the beautiful and
impassioned proclamation which he
makes. There is no thought of the tech
nical skill which is essential to it's utter
ances, and as Rubinstein could drop
enough notes, as he himself once eX-
pressed it. to make up another concert
without bringing loss Of loveliness to
the consciousness of his hearers, so
-Ysaye can obliterate all memory of an
occasional digital slip, a false intona-
tion, a blurred passage, with the inten-
sity of his playing, the tremendous,
overpowering rush of emotion which
saturates every phrase of his music"
Here is a judgment upon Rubenstein
with which our readers may or may not
agree. 1t is pronounced by the scholar
ly mnsical critic of the Buffalo Express:
Gifted with a wealth of melody that al
most rivals Schumann, and that intense
sense ofrythm peculiar to the Slav, Rubin
stein, Notwithstanding his proliiicness, has
written but little of which one can predict
lasting value. There We're two reasons
Tor the waste among this luxuriousness.
The power of concentration and intellec-
tuality were wanting. In proof of the lat
ter statement are his prose works, Music
and Its Masters" and an "Autobiographic
Sketch" both published within the last
four years. They showed him to have been
one who lived entirely within and was ap-
prbed by his part; one for whom the realm
tone was all in all, and give view of
he world and philosophy that is child
III, almost pitiable. Rubenstein failed
ntirely to grasp the outward signiilca-
on of his art, and thus lost the power of
tlf-criticsm, which would have spared
i'm the many bitter disappointments as
ramatic composer, or else have led to
igher results. What he lacked was edu-
Rtion which gave Wagner Berlioz, Schu.
lam, Mendelssohn, the power to place
heir work upon the higher plane. Had
uNlC bttH ElNtiL " INuDibSlcill NHc DOWtl
concentration, and consequent sense OF
prm, possessed by Brahms, the latter hall
| this century would have seen master
tho in the realm of pure music rivalet
Beethoven.
Ludwig Englander, the maker of the
helodious music In Canary and Led
rer's enormously successful produc
lon, The Passing Show" is Wen
Sc. He came to this country ten year,
go under special engagement t.
Gadame Geistinger, with whom he haC
zen associated in her European tri
Hnphs. He was orchestral director a
he Thalia theater, New York. whil
hat house was under the direction o
Heinrich Conried and while there h
rrote the score of "1776" especially 70
uadame Geistinger; and that o
Prince Consort," in order to intro
nce the Viensse soubrette, Josie Gall
AVER Each opera scored a big success
Then done in German, and tina
hey would be equally successful Il
,nglish, Is the opinion of competen
udges. At present he Is engaged Il