New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
MUSICAL NOTES.
MR. DAMROSCH'S PLANS-MADAME LA
GRANGE AND THE TREMOLO AGAIN
ysAyE AND THE CALIFORNIANS.


Mr. Walter Damrosch authorizes the announce
men; that he Will give season OF hve months OF
German onora next season beginning In Cnlcago
on November For New-York he has set apart
three weeks in March. 1896. He says that he has en-
gagged Madame Kafsky OF Hamburg. and FRAU
len Tern!na now OF Munich. but who Is soon 10
go to the Court Opera at Berlin. Fraulein GadsSy.
OF last seasons company, has been re-ensaged ana
negotiations are pending with the tenor Rothmuhl
Other artists engaged are Wilhelm Gruening tenor
az Hamburg; Demeter Popor1ci, barytone, Eli"
Fischer basso; Conrad Rehrens basso; william
Mertens. barytone: Miss Nina Schillirg and MISS
Marie Naurer. all OF New-York, and Barron Der
tbald tenor who Is with the Rob Roy company
and helped Mr.. Danrosch out of a predicament In
Boston last season by singing Lohengrin at
moments notice. In addition to the Wagneriah hs'
of last year. Mr. Damrosch contemplaies giving
.'The Flying Dutchman," "Ffdelio, Der frei-
schntz" and his own opera in English. The Scar
let Letter.
The interesting personality of the writer OF the
subio!ncd letter as well the dirccness OF his
testimony In the case gives value the following
letter on a subject that has twice occupied THIS
column:
To the Editor o: The Tribune. ,... ,.u,,,.ro
statement 10 the effec, that Madame de la Grange
introduced the tremoo here when she came or ro ibS
first time in Leipsic about the year 4soi VI - -
She then on tour through uermany aln
sSe best musicians as we'll as the public being al
most unanimously enthusiastic IN hSr prase adl me
member especially her pure. steady, unwaVer,hs
and sostenuto tones. and This charartcristc OF ner
and commendable She was noted too for the
brancy clearnsss and true h hcr al Sl mSF
IN iIs,5 and while it seemed to that she was
not q,i!te up TO her former standard. am sur
6asco'" Mr.. Maretzeks assertion that she was
zone Of the most extraordinary artists known wsh
nolsseurs whom l have CHANGED to meet The
tremoo nuisance IS a'togeSnc osyon acc,sed OF
introduction here arrears 10 G 10 S eMAsoN
4 correspondent Of 1.-The London Standard" writ
Ing from Bremen Immediately after the first per-
formance Of Rubins tens sacred OPERA "Christus,
says:
The general effect this masterpiece made on the
audience was simply overwhelming Tnougn some
warts of the music perhaps. not altogether or
classical mould there are other por idda so en
preston. OF these ] may single out tne acconpa pam
ments to the Baptism. the sermon on me Mount
the dialogue of Christ ana Caanhas and me %nSl;
of the fifth episode which represents tEe I'ota
supper and is opened by SOLO sung ~ ne n 9sc
pies. Both among the most Heautldl .nlnss
/ have ever heard. The song OF the mourning
w3en wf fe an ri the delivery of Christ to mob
by Plate. also OF the highest dramatic power;
with any other musical work TIE only thing nat
be said in this respect Is ina J., Is geSe1p
the wagner school against IT, including more than
half the musical critics OF Germany Inc work -
neither an opera nor oratorlo, but par:akes OF
the nature OF both. SO that the designatiQn OF II
as religious opera does not seem ihApp'o-
pirate.
IT IS to be feared that VI. Ysayc is amusing him
self at the expense Of the good people OF Oakland
Cal He has ntimated to them that he might d.
willing 10 take up his residence in That ci'y ana
found a conservatory there II guaranteed I'VE
years contract. and they have held meetings ana
talked about raising large sum oil money al
under the stimulus Of a letter from the N'o""'S'
full OF this sort Of hattery:
This IS not the first proposition OF It's k!nd !
have received since | have been IN America -
the same offer was made to me IN New ORR i'c-
trot and Omaha, but Of ali places IN Ni'eiicl
abroad of the culture OF your beautiful cry an
have been pleased to say Win All Ean b,i
they excel in character and In the ability 10 MAKE
nicer distinctions than those OF me large fas'c,n
that s,Ich a school as you suggest would Ind ample
.support and attract pupils from al paris OF 'he
continent Certainly It aPpeaIs rner IN favor Of
YOUR projected enterprise.
What sort Of idea the Oakland people nave OF
a conservatory of music is indicated by the io'-
lowing statement from 1.-THE San Francisco TX
aminer':
canacitv OF 600 An orchestra OF severa! hun1f'l
voices composed OF the young people OF oan,a',u
onera on a magnificent scale II Is expected mat
the school would attract Students i'o'" al o'' '''
world
NJ. Franz Rummel. who is living in Dessau. Ger.
many has been decorated with the order for ATT
and Science by the Duke of Anhait.
Alber. Thies starts for Europe the Berlin
lime 9s MIR Th!es Is 10 be heard at several Lon
don concerts and is announced TO give sons, re-
c.tals OF American composers WORKS III oo'' LUZ
don and Paris.