New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
Leipsc. and at the marvellous conservatoire con-
certs In Paris.
LIST AS A YOUNG MAN

certs In Paris.
LIST AS A YOUNG MAN.
How many memories crowd in upon ne! heard
Lisz, when was still AT school at Leipsic. II was
his first entry into Germany. and he came ike "A
trumphator. He was young. theatrical and ter
say. His style of playing was then something quite
Th eey Pay'r lets H on 'hS MIA same A.
Leipsic were somewhat coy and reserved. and re-
Leipziser Tageblatt. which the writer did wish
10 sign with MS name Mcndelssohn only. with his
lie gave matinee musical at his house AL the
hcst-known musicians OF the place being present.
Wild and r agniSeent i lie 't told MendeissoRn thai
he mad written something special for him. He sat
down. ana swayng right and left on his music
stool. played first IIunraran melody. and then
three or four variations. one more incredible than
We stood amazed. and after everybody had paid
his compliments 70 the hero OF the day. some OF
Mendessohn's friends gathered round him. ana
ad Ah Fex now we can pack No GnS smsg can
and when List came up to him asking him to play
s9neh hing. he laughed and said thai ne never
lie did not give much time to practising then, but
worked Ghety at composing and directing MS con; n
o S a" s 5 wh I'm ms paN own bHa yo
And what did ne play? lie sat down and played
one VARIATION after another, SO that no one but
I.sz himself could have told the difference We
n trembed lest List should be offended. for Men
dcssohn could not keep himself from initiating
I.szts movements and raptuIes However. Mem
chd List aGshed ana pp.aunfd ppH ana rrnrned
, more IT the last visit he paid to London IL
I in to ag R TO %6S rnF dar an9 rose T whcn ' h
old bent maestro appeared In the dress circle
from % Mr. irving to join supper party in honor
of List. could not resist. though WAS stay ihs
it It was - brilliant affair Rooms had been fitted
up on purpose with od armor splendid pictures:
people: | knew hardly anybody. though they were
all known 10 fame. and not to know them W was t to
to List, and reminded him OF those carly Lepsc
S SpSak Enssh N. though S Il Ellen Terry sat on his right
side. and she would not speak German or
il was not always, easy, Al last Mis-: Ellen Terry
turned to me and said: TEL l.is2t mat can
snd in her erIish beii-like voice Lieoer List
eh Iiebe Dch nope am mot etrayng 5esIes msr
well say what happened to me afterward,. II was
fnTy Wh gre al dSuy III was gs' abe % TO servant
10 let ne In, and when the next morning was
% bs wnG & R9a had been BEEN mopn sTpSt wat the ie
And thus Liszi left the stage. ! saw ms entrance
Sed m h @ a c%d %h%n on2 2SKTG Snk G h nsw
of brilliant ex"cu;ionists OF which he may truly p
that. ,houeh I feel dazzicd ai the mpossbilities
which he and his pupils perform with their ten
by Haydn AMI Mozart rs they were played III my
yonns days Win s"a Tow Ry ldm 0t 10 link
themselves only, not of tn" musical poets whos"
And Mrn1clssohn. also whom had known a
Young man said goodby to me for the last time in
I London
MENDELssOIN AND SCHUMANN
saw him las, a, Bunseqs hGgsG wheTS ysGS he ne
! pieSsc and obge mis- friends. always amaile and
tharning even under gr AT provccation. Ony once
/ anger and well he might be. lie possessed most
| valuable album with letters. poems. pictures. com
such as the and Others. TIE binding had some
what suffered 80 Il was sent TO .. BE- menu.af ana 10
t,rs house Fanny Hrnscls. At Berlin. Mcudelssoi n
| I"dr had @mt off IN" blue skies and trcetops OF
all the Irnlian sketches and The Signature. OF 2st
2. FeH He hS Hogs wns 'l for once 'S,'i iaielx ~ ~
Hor~kh Nh, great Creek scholar lived in the sam"
.gicai "duc.tion thai hc could hold his whom
discussing with The old master the chorus o., ul'
o., I"'nnnu- , rrnN,S and TncItsh hc Was an cX-
HiI f,ihar ' len BANKER In fierlin. done ali
h. could FOR tha .ducation OF his children ic was
the SON Of Mondelssohn. the philosopher. and when
| To- say Win ms slightly Jewish accent: When
was young I WIS called tho son oi the great Men
d,ssohn. now that an Ola an called N. ~. rVygr ,
he found the wher"withal thai enabled his ON. Oh:
| and his other children too 10 b'oom" ~n1 "l'S
wcrc ai worthy OF thsIr frta,sr""'f"'n'r a.
| worthy - a." nam" OF NC in'is,aonl. = ,...,.,,,
/ Nnut have WHi' A"d Young - huhli,l
walking alone IN the n"ighborhood OF LEIPZIG; be.
!
! rot 90 happy as / thought under the circumstances
/ fh.v ouuit This went on Tor time. TIL at
/ Last usual. the severe or NiutN-h"trt"d iatH'r
! lnd to give WAY md allow a marriage, whlch c-F-
| f.iufv Tor many wears th" realization OF the
most p.rfrct happiness til 10 ended IN terrible
| tf,..d, There was the seed Cf madness IN me
| .,nnts or Schumann as IN that Of 30 many really
| great mon ana In access of WanIt NJ, sought
and fouud rest where Ophoii4 sought ard found II
! / ala not sc., much of : .lumanu. nor OF Nine
S,humHun In later ii-. though IN concerts ~ Lon
don often adm .rd her exquisite rendering OF h'r
| hu4buua's l-fiOur Oul. Trcoil'ct Schul;thll
! .s u, Young man sitting generally IN a corner OF
| b.ing performed under Mcud"~sphus direction !
| remember his very large head. MS drOopinS eyes;
| I hardly eyer remember a sfnii" On nj, iac" Ano
,,t tl, man must have been Satisfied. II not happy
| and n. lived to his creations admired NOR"
| .yrn than those of Mlut'is s~ohr
II was lu the last year oi MS if" ihdi Mrh1rs7oh
maid nl- Last visit 10 England g. conduct his last
| nrtforlo Elijah" IL had 70 b" performed ae
| ENcier Hail. then the best pnr" Tor sacred MUSE
| No.t of IN. musicians however. wff" not proi's-
.inr,- and they had only bound Themselves 10 al
| ,.rd a certain number ~ r'hearstls Excellent ns
! ,h., w.ra I'm such oratOrOs ~ IN" Messiah, Wll'h
! tn.v knew hy heart. a new OrdtOrlD sucn as
| ..t,',iah'" was too much for them. and w'll re-
| m.nb,r NIcndrlsSohn. In III" afternoon n"tot" tn'
! ,'.rfnpuaur. declaring d" would not conduct on
n. t,iInrs and -hO.,nakers.' he said they can
| ,n, do II and they VIII not practise! shdll not
! q, However. "a messtg" arrived 'hh u' Gu'th
5,1 prince AlLsrt were to be- present. e" nothing
| noin.d hut 10 go. ! present IN" place WAS
| crov.,lrd aicndelssohn conducted, ana now pr .
| 49,, ,rad. a face. but no one else drt''trd Nh"'
| 80 v-rour II great success "a br"',
,,,,r,,,i, t.r AIendessoh II he could have heard
a., ,.rccrul.d a. II was performed al Exeter Han n