New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
MUSICAL COMMENT.
BAYREUTH REDIvIvUs-MME LA GRANcA
AND THE TREMOLO-RUBINSTEI
"CHRISTUS"-NEW NOTES

festivals The fact that DIR. Richter has felt con-
strained to withhold his participation In the fes
rivals of last year was sorry testimony TO the
artistic management of the affairs III was an open
secret that the Of his attitude was the domi
nation Of Wagners widow domination TO which
nv pichter's manIiness and artistic intelligence
could M, submit Nine Wagner Is a woman II
uncommon force OF character, ana AFTER her huh
hands death she herself up az the sole repository
NJ the Wagneran tradition. The privilege Of con.
ductinp AT the festivals has always been highly
esteemed and in consequence there nave not been
wanting talented men WHO were willing to purchase
that privilege BY complete and trucking subserver-
CIV TO her imperous will The result mas been pitt.
ful deterioration of the performances ana the alien.
alton OF many OF the sincerest friends OF the fes.
ttvals Dr. Richter has steadfastly held out aganst
the perversions and foolish extravagances OF Mma
| Wagner and II he consents TO conduct next years
| concentrations It may confidently be expected that
there will be q return to sane readings, reasonable
tempt and a normal Interpretation o. the directions
left by Wagner Then. with little less conventions
al humbug in the business administration, Bay.
| reuth may get new lease or IKE
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
COMMUNICATION signed Il H." referring to the use
Writer @ unjisty signals Nine. de la Grange
| ponen, OF this fault. While | agree with what the
m tack upon Nine de Ia Grange unjust. and much
50 because ne conceais ms laenty Under mi,
sia , anh professor to nave need defender
nu, As from the city where the missateens are
made 1 ask FOR space to reflie them and correct
an errone)u impression that may be created by this
letter tina; has appeared IL your widely read jurnaL
Urfortunately had not ne advantage a. OF bearing
in America" having come upon the stage OF lie
after her departure from our h., sounTy Therefore
bt for the frs, time have learned ha, people soon
earsa Of fs Re- d Rf hb Of the opea any
them dating back TO the ii'he oellre NM he de !:
Trahss mas great favori,e with the public and
no, only that but that she vas an artistic success
AZ Ia Grange is an ardent admirer Of the Americans
and never ceases in her praises OF a mem IN S a
ment in paris proof OF the devotion OF her
audlsnGe Her pupils oyf ff sO n 3n Wro aS
IN The statement that she 'nroiuced the tremoo"
teaches + h 6noTs me- and can thus SPEAK
MIN aufnority Nine Re la Grange does not teach
sbe cautions her pupils against IT. i is vice akin
10 singing out 81 tune ana no plo' !, rhe-e ss
81 go d,rerence between the tremo.o and the vorao
in voice No artist adYoeates t5 rnors sn a. Is
dcut cope With i a%ay am sa fl' s spt
.di - time that the fashion OF using the treroIe
should disappear. o,.,prrs r1OrNAHRIACK
&c ,vsrua 10 Rreteu Paris. May a. 1879
Il no, orr correspondent needlessly wrought up'
WHY burden the mails with denials OF o"a'se'
.ha, were never made? Il. H. nii hot aSOuss
Nina In Grange OF teaching me treiiloio ""' 0""
n, having introduced it here when she came io'V
,.aar, ago She ct H is woman speaks OF
| nersonai knowledge. while MI CnarIes tio'inan-
Black has only the vague statements o. o'"e'.
70 fall pack on Moreover history seems 70 pear o''
~. s,a,ements OF Il H: for Nine. la Grange
,ho va are sure is entitled 70 all the respec; that
Mr. Holman Black asks for her. practically endeo
her career In New-York She filed but Re" en-
gagements after her return TO Europe ann We w
not know OF any OF her work IN the opera houss
! since 1862 II seems plausible. therefore, tha' her
voice NAV have been worn c'broken down., Il h
called IN when she came TO Niblos Earuen III i>''
A, any rate IL Is true that her first season was
disastrous hasco However. il is only fair 70 STATE
that Max Maretzek. in his "Sharps ana f'a's
saws that Nine Ia Grange vas "one OF the most
extraordinary artists ever known she was ao!s
to sing any contrato or soprano part with equal
skm She could sing equally well the leading roles
OF Norma or Soma mbula and the 'Prophete OF
the Barber OF Seville Her repertory was tns
most extensive that any artist ever had. Her en-
durance wonderful.
beginning on May %. twelve representations o:
Rubnsten's last sacred opera. "Chrisius. we're 70
be given at Bremen. under the supervision OF Pro-
fessor Buhaupt. OF that city. Professor Bulthaup'
is a most potent and pervasve parsonage in the
old Hanseatic town. He is painter as well as poet
and his are the mural decorations in the Bremen
Chamber OF Commerce. which are so proudly DIS
played by the townspeople He Is also hbret'ist
In ordinary Bruch and Rubins,ein II is TO 10
feared that but small interest was aroused by
Rubnsien's "Chrstus" II. as is probable. ia
score all like that OF Moses, which preceded
IT. the only result which its production VIII haze
Will be to make the admirers OF the sturdy RUS
fan srns WASHER rs e S TO Say out though
had 1t fully sketched-a Christ drama-"as accom-.
the book Of "Chsstus'' is from an English Journals
The. opera is IN seven scenes and an epilosl,s
and the Bible story is adhered 70 throughout As
In the rougher representations o. the Passion pay
at Oberammergau. no scruple IS made in placing
the most sacred situations on The stage put me
treatment is. OF course, reverental no exiraneous
matter being introduced; while applause VIII o;
course. be forbidden. After the prelude the nrs'
tabcau is in the desert where Satan tempts th'
time to display series OF lofty castles, sl;terns
j palaces. fair gardens mountains OF gold ana otne
scene where. by the banks OF the Jordan. St. Johi
the Baptist is preach!ns. and where ne oap,iIe
Palestine by Herr Handrich will be personally ar
ranged by Professor Bulthaupt, the author OF m
: on the Mount, With the miracle OF the ioaves an
fishes. which forms the third tabieau; while tn
SSsnsGTs b from The Smps ss nd n h n back
ground si the garden 81 GethsSmans The sixth tab
. leau Is that OF the trial. he prison being on on
palace in the foreground The last tabesu is tina
OF the Cruciixion. watched by Satan and his devil
: ing show vision OF angels The proclamation ,
St, Paul Of the Gospel TO the GentiIes forms n
. letter entitled "lieistlche Oper." published in lS
Rubinstein says he submitted the scheme 10 Dea
q Stanley. who. without absolutely disappearing
). IT, rightly pronounced it to be not feasible in Ems
: | land
!, News Notes Mr.. Naver Scharwenka has bee
= appointed musical director OF the Temple Emani
= El In place OF Mr.. Van der Stucken. resigned.
= Mr. Clarence Eddy. organist. OF Chicago. sailed "a
u Europe YESTERDAY with his wife on the Campani'
Z lie VIII remain abroad "A year and half.
!. Palerewskis Polish Fantasia" which has bee
!, published by c. Schirmer. Will be played at cor
l. cert OF the pupils OF the New-york Musical lr
. stitute in Chickering Hall tomorrow evennl
:, Mr. Alwyn Schroeder. violOncellist OF N
y knesel Quartet. upon whom an operation FOR al
e pendicitis was performed last Monday, is doing We
II at DR. Langes Hospital. At o'clock tn
:. evening special musical service will be held in III
- Church of Zion and 81. Timothy by the choir {
= that church and All Angels &. II. Loyds Fest
II val Magnihcat" Beethoven's "Haelujah,' an
- Mozari's first motel will be sung