New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
SIXTH AVENUE e. 23D ST.

tinted STAT Is members have devoted them.
e " Wy M sTsa ss and music to sn Rt
v.nce II IS well known thar love for chamber music
culture It is urgently requested by those who have
been instrumental IN bringing about the projected
concerts that the music lovers OF New-York shall
unite in making the venture success.
\ guarantee OF the lofty pleasure which these
concerts promise is contained IN the programmes
appended 70 tn, announcement. Thus at the first
concel, Dvoraks last quartet. wnich the club has
played forty times within the year of its ex-
isience and Beothoven's A-mlnor quartet Will
be played. The second concert Will bring quartes
ty Haydn Mozart and Beethoven. Al the third
quartz. by Brahms. the heavenly variations by
Schubert in q minor and Beethoven's septet will
make up the scheme Subscriptions will be received
ly Schuber;h Union Square.
The New-York Trio club composed Of Paolo CAL
leo, pianoforte: Jan Koert, violin and Hans kron-
Old, vlooncello will assist Miss Louise Gerard and
Alder, e. Thies at Evening OF Song in Chick
ering Hall Tuesday night
The solo performers at the popular concert under
Mr.. Seidrs direction in the Metropolitan Opera
House this evening will be Miss Iele lie Lussan.
W. Plancon Bernhard stavenhagen and Jean
Gerardy
Free organ recita.s announced by William Ed
ward Mul.igan, in ST. Ma ks Church and Sanford
Latham Norcot in JudsOn Memorial Baptist
church. Mr.. Mulligan will give recals on the first
sunday evening of each month. beginning tonight At
= o'clock Mr. Norcotts recitals. six in number.
will begin next Tuesday evening and will occur
weekly.
The j. T. M,et Company. of Boston. publishers
o. Famous Composers and other notable musical
works have organized a bureau for the revision.
correction and sale Of manuscripts. unique enter
prise which might prove 10 be exceedingly hepfui
10 young composers They VIII devote themselves
especially the promotion OF American music Ex-
Lott fhav
say:
We should bee glad if you woI.d recognize the fact
that we are not attempting 10 establish mi. Tor
turning out composers but are cndeavor.ns To give
mat assistance which they cannot obtain elsewhere
namely the criticism and ady.ee Of the best IN IN
and any applicant VIII get the same CONSCIENTIOUS
attention that he would receive If ne We're per-
sonay known ID us. II IT seems advisable 10 m
form any applicant hat ne had better give up
studying music enS c we ns a tb nS 40 of
undertaking in every particular
Messrs Abbey & Graus operate forces will 60 to
Brooklyn next Thursday evening ami give per-
Torrance Of II. Trovltore" in the Academy OF
Music. The cast will be the same as that of the
Metropolitan performances. Nine. Dros being Leo
nora: signor Tamagno. Manrico; Mime. Mantell
AZucena. and Signor CampGnarI. Di Luna.
Apar, from their value musical compositions
a melancholy interest attaches 10 the set OF six
piano pieces by Rupnstein. Op us. recently pub
lIshed by Novello Hwer & Co. They are the mas
ter's last compositions. Their title. souvenir de
Dresde." recalls the last unhappy and Disconnected
period OF his life he spent in the Saxon capital
as do the dedicatons Of the respective numbers
which TO pupils whose musical studies were
guided by Rubnstein during the few years before
his death. These pieces are not among the more
elaborate OF his compositions for piano solo; but
though they have not ali the charm and inspiration
OF some OF his earlier ones of a similar character.
they are interesting and muslcalin some cases ex-
tremely brllliant-and are distinctly worth the at
tention OF piano players. Some OF them. like the
first and second OF the set. called "Smplicitas' and
"Appassionata. have in part the characteristics OF
etudes OF the higher type The most vigorous ana
original of the six pieces is the last, polonaiss
OF gr,ndiose style dedicated to Josef Casmir Hof-
mann. the boy who charmed New-York seven years
ago as a wonder child and whose maturing prom
Ise as a pianist was guided and strengthened ~
Rubinstein in the last years OF his life