The herald., 1896-08-02
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| d single musical event Oh any lfnport-
ance during the past week. The club
meets next Tuesday afternoon in the
Y. NJ. c. A. hall. Good work in being
done under the faithful and efficient
| guidance of Prof. Dunster.
The Los Angeles Military band will
render the following attractive program
at Redondo this afternoon:
| March, Black America. Zickel.
| Waltz, Wine, Women and Song, Heinicke.
| Virgo, Maria, Oberthur.
overture, Poet and Peasant, suppe.
| Gavotte. Erst Liebe, Niche.
| Selection, from Lucia de Lammermoore,
| Donizetti.
| Egyptian March, Strauss.
| Bouquet of melodies, Meyrelles.
| Mazurka. Chopin.
| Waltz. Loves Golden Dream. Bonheur.
Italian Song La Golondrina. Serradell.
| Galop, Go, Canvin.
Some interesting details of Ysaye's
| life at home are given by the Belgian
| correspondent of the Musical Courier.
| The reason for his refusal to come TO
| this country is said to be the fact that
| he has new toy In the shape OF an or
chestra, and he will not even listen to
proposals for an American tour. He
was. in fact immensely surprised to
hear not only that his tour had been
definitely announced, but that he was
to play at the second symphony con-
cert in Cincinnati this fall.
Ysaye recently built a beautiful home
on the heights north ofthe Palais de
Justice in Brussels. The heads of Bee
thoven and Wagner are on the facade.
The works of art in the interior the
books on the shelves, the wines in the
cellar, all reflect the unerring taste of
their owner. and to crown all, a beauti-
full, accomplished hostess to welcome
one. Nine Ysaye is the daughter of a
Belgian army officer of Flemish descent
The violinists summer amusements
are simple. "All l ask" said he, lis a
fishline and some water The less fish
the better l can sit for hours with a
line in the water in perfect happiness
When nibble comes my dream is over"
But my husband has new passion"
said Nine. Ysaye at this point. He has
developed a fearful taste for bicycle
races. the house is filled every week with
bicycle papers"
Il confess to a weakness for the velo-
drome," continued the violinist. II care
nothing for politics. Why not amuse
myself with bicycles? An old amuse-
ment of mine was witnessing the wrest-
ling matches at the summer fairs on the
boulevard"
The Bayreuth festival opened on the
evening of the 18th with performance
of ''Rheingold" under the baton of Dr.
Richter. The crowd was immense and
the performance superb enough to war
rant the long journey which many of
the pilgrims undertook to be present at
the great Bavarian Wagner celebration.
The presentation. however. according
TO all accounts was not without some
slight drawbacks. Perron, Elmblad and
triedrichs created only a moderately
favora BILE impression, and many an ar
dent OpVOfpa of tho Wa gy,a
shocked at the untraditional staging
evident in certain parts of the work.
The orchestra, in the master grasp of
Or. Richter, was superbly effective In
ITS work A magnificent performance of
DE Walkure was given on the platform
Monday afternoon.
How many thousand genuine Jacobus
Stainer violins are there in this happy
gold-silver country anyhow? asks the
Musical Courier. Every now and then
we read in daily paper that some one
owns genuine Jacobus Stainer (usu-
that o city OF cl tas tha M III: f 6u &
senfield of that town has one. Mr.. Hugh
MCGOWAN of the same place has a gen.
uine Frederick Stainer, and Mr.. Henri
Apply of the same city, has a genuine
Jacobus Stainer cello. At that rate
there must have been a general emigra-
ton of Stainer instruments to this coun-
try for we believe New York alone
claims about fifty and Boston twenty,
and the rest of the country about 900,
exclusive of the Kansas City specimens.
We do not believe that half dozen
genuine Jacobus Stainer specimens can
be found in the whole western hemis-
phere.
Verdi is hard at work either on the
Tempest or on King Lear, or on Cymbe-
line-at all events on something from
hakespeare-libretto by Boito. Boito's
Nero is, as happens every year, again
spoken of. Other works announced
are Franchettis comic opera, lie Ma
lade Imaginaire; Tartuffe by Scarano,
a Tosca by Puccini, Japanese opera by
Mascagni and the Boheme of Leonca-
Vallo.
Rachael Walker billed as "the creole
nightingale" has made an extraordina
ry hit in the Olympic roof garden. Her
voice is soprano and of unusual compass
and excellent quality. - New York
Times.
All the New York papers join in SIM
| ilarly unstinted praise. Miss Walker S
| appearance here short time ago is still
| fresh in the minds of music lovers.