The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-28
THE GoUNoD FEsTIYA1.

Rafael Joseffy, Americas Greatest Pianist,
Engaged for the Afternoon of the 18th
Max Heinrich to sing Parker's Rhadsody
With the Orchestra-The Sale Begins
Tuesday.
The plans of the big Gounod festival
are finally complete. The announce
ment of the program for the afternoon
of the 18th was made to the chorus
last night. To have captured the great
Joseffy is triumph of managerial skill.
The siege has been on for several
weeks and finally late yesterday af-
ternoon word was received from Tret-
bar, Joseffy's manager, that the willy
artist had capitulated and would play
in New Haven on the afternoon of the
18TH This Napoleonic coup secures an
Incompatible attraction for the festival
scheme. Since Joseffy emerged from
his hiding place in the wilds of Hoboken
or some such obscure region and went
to Chicago to play with Thomas last
winter he has been the most talked
of man in the pianistic world. The
Chicago papers We're wildly enthusias-
tic and New York was jealous that he
had favored the western city. This
winter he has played in the east and
beginning in Boston he has made a
triumphal progress like the kings
of olden times, and New York, Brook
lyn and Baltimore have in turn ac-
knowleged him as the greatest classi-
cal pianist of his day. Yesterday af-
ternoon he played the Liszt A major
concerto with Thomas and the great
Metropolitan was packed and a towns
man who was present said the enthu-
siasm was only to be compared to
Carmen matinee. 1t is not yet de-
cided what concerto Joseffy will play
here, but it will probably be one Of
Liszt's.
Mr.. Max Heinrich has also been Sc
cured and will sing Professor Parkers
great composition, "Cahol Nor of the
Wine Red Hand" dedicated by him to
Mr.. Heinrich. The poem was written
by the great Irish poet, Clarence Man
gan, and Mr. Parker has caught the
spirit of the weird composition in splen-
did style.
1t was produced in Boston for the
first and only time last year. 1t is rich
in coloring and rises to the highest
flights of musical fancy. Mr.. Parker
has promised to conduct himself.
The stars secured for the festival to
date are Klafsky, Stein, Brema, Blood
good, Plancon, Davies, Williams, Bart
lett, Heinrich and Joseffy.
Mr.. De Forest read a letter from Mr..
Ericsson Bushnell, in which he praised
| the society for having secured so many
of the worlds best voices. He regard
ed the scope of the society coming fes-
tival as stupendous from an artistic
standpoint.
| The rest of the afternoon program
will be taken up with orchestral works.
Several novelties are promised. Chad
wicks suite dedicated to the Festival
orchestra will be one and perhaps Mr.
| Chadwick will conduct it himself.
! The sale of course tickets will open
on Tuesday morning, March 81, at 3
o'clock at NJ Steinert & Sons store,
TIT Chapel street. Mr.. Steinert has Of
| fered to open his store at $50 a. M,
so that those who come early will not
have to stand outside.
Free copies of the seating plan at
the arn1ory may be had this morning
at the same place.
The next rehearsal will occur on Mon
day night when Professor Parker will
direct the chorus in his own compost
ton, "TIarold Harfarger."
An extra rehearsal will occur on next
Thursday evening at the United church
chapel on Temple street.