New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
MUSICAL COMMENT.
.. Sl,w PIANIST-DEATH OF ANTON
pR1-CKNER-MR DU MAURIER AND
MUSIC AGAIN-RUBINSTEIN
AND HIS OPERA-AN-

NOUNCEMENTS.

49, pachsl Hoffman who played Saint -Saens's
r,o in G; minor at Mr.. Damrosch's concert in
creeie Hall last night. is pianist Of whom the
N'.I nnhlc is likely to desire a better acquaint-
'o w. She is pupil Of Dupont and has superb
,nona OF the technics Of pianoforte playing.
- von hearty recognition and being called
o. a, additional piece played an octave study
u,a,,v splendid audience heard the con-
- ard Mrs Bloodgood's singing was much en-
w., Her voice is rich and warm her musical
W. good but she is afflicted with painful
vocal wabble
~ ANON Bruckner died in Vienna. after long
x.-,rc on october Il. For years he one OF
49, ,ros, interesting figures in the musical life of
ho Austrian capital. no: as professor at the Con-
a,orv nor as admittedly one of the finest
.r,s,s in the world. but composer. He
o .he high priest of the extreme wing Of the
Wapuerites and extremely Jealous We're the efforts
- were made 70 place him before the world
49, Greatest composer after Wagner. In these efforts
:, ,ook no part. and was by nature modest and
,ri,e man. lie was seventy-two years old. and
..u nreyented 10y the aiment Of the heart which
souv carried him off, worked industriously at
.,osi,ion He had completed three OF the four
.s,rcnis Of his Ninth symphony and left direc-
-. ,ba, his .Te Deum'' be incorporated In the
II % ifs finale. So tho world will hereafter
.ye Two Ninth Symphonies with choral nnaies
mh,oo NJ Bruckners symphonies have been heard
. Xow.york MIR Walter Damrosch brought for
.ra the third in ID minor at symphony con-
-, t., tho season lss5-lsss: Mr.. Thomas, the sew
..,h I, = major IN the season lSs6-lsS7. and Mr..
,s, tho fourth in + fiat called Romantic, in
- ,sss Neither of the works was favoTably re
.,vsd by the local public. The 'Te Deum was
r,ormed al the Cincinnati festival OF May lsS2.
=, dscussing 4, at the time The Tribunes reviewer
faid ,o,. o,,, 80.
fancy the name Of Anton Bruckner would not
in irb "A
TSsw,York if il had been introduced by MS re
Deum instead OF me IhreS Ssrs Whnn Ss MOST
hSSred hS.S ID symphony the seventh, was performed
~ the philharmonic Society five seasons ago one
,hira a.cond ., a." movement The e Deum would have
held the attention of Us hearers 10 'he G end owo M IS
a,MSS wg,A netber the conservative nor the ultra
progresss Will be likely to Sc, i doMn a. .mpfc
e "a his symphonic writing. especially by ms fond
nes for pedal points and aars nssnec indeed
bue,;noas leads him TO be completely Indifferent
10 ones ears
There has probably been as much extravaganza IN
,a cr,,lcisr Of Bruckners music. as in the lauda-
". @ -. h,s friends How his compositions
,+swad by the anti-wagner school may be read
" NE tsc; that some fifteen years ago; when
s1s ere, Of PsbSrmonc BIZ symPnGess sociey pr Hansck
.eowprofessor a: he ,enma rrse Presse " sad
hat he had lef the concer;room before he, he per.
tormance OF the symphony because ne did not
a witness
The crvs.al Palace concerts which have so long
hasn giving a. Sydenham under the direction OF
Mr. Manns are no longer profitable and therefore
a., threatened with d!scon,inuance or transfer 10
London. Figaro" OF London. refuses TO shed tears
enent the prospect II says;
Mr. Manns is no: genius. AID has no magnetic
personality He i simply an abe musician OF SOUND
ard catholic taste and tnorougnIy cohsGiehlloGIs'
Wh his peT9gmhT' 5ss sTf an and Fgs' so othere
nothing in them 10 a;,rac the general pYDiic; VINO
aging" aspirants and students and OF producing nov
e.ies generally which have characterized ihese con-
lent 90 not atirac; public support None but frs,
artists and compositions should appear a. mrs
rate concerts There is wel.-KhoWA stor! Whlch
illustrates my meaning regards Mr. Manns's con-
Quoting. certain grea' painter was invited to pass
man: Composition hrs,-ra,e: drawing excellent;
.;hs;''.7 Exac'y NJ. Mannss performances wan:
1t appears from letter in the possession Of Rich
ard Hoffman OF ,hi. city. tina; Mr.. Du Maurier
knew the melody well as the words OF Ben Bolt"
Two years or so ago Mr.. Hoffman printed volume
Of "Trilby Music" In which of course. Ben Bclt'
included Aferward somebody told him he had
used the original tune Of Ben Bolt" Thereupon
he a and copy of The music to Du Maurier
and received this repy:
New Grove House, Hampstead Hea;h;-
February 3. 1875.
make me proud indeed, The tune you nave pnt TO
Zen Bolt is the tune | meant didn't kno% there
was another Pray believe me- very truly yours.
GEORGE DU MAURIER.
The Dannreuiher Quartz, Will give three concerts
this In Chamber Music Hall. the dates being
November 49, January q and March II. Mrs. Gustav
Dannreuihcr ana Mr.. Howard Brockway, piansis
Will assist the cub, whose repertoire will consist OF
two new string quartets by Dvorak eop le5 and io5
schumanns String Quartet op Il, No; 8; Beeiho-
yen's. op. SO. No. !: Haydn's op. Il. No. J; Bee
s0n oD R 2 9 PsGooT qnaTe op H. and
svendsens String Quintet. op. D.
Dr. Fritz Hegar said recently to have discovered
q hitherto unknown manuscript; Of Richard Wagners
In Zurich. II Is called Second Concert Overture
and its composition dates back to the composer 5
p.,RenIz period /! was u bnnde Issdencs 81 d9cp IN
Zsrlch The local orchestra has played IT AT private
meeting bu there are as yet no
whether after all II may not be concert oveptune re
&c Of which the manTscrpt Is in the bp6 Si
Cay celebration IN Bayreu,h in 1873
Ore OF the professors OF the Conservatory at ST.
Petersburg in some "reminiscences Of Rubinstein
recently published states that II the director OF
the Imperial Theatre had not refused 10 bring Tor
ward his Damon" Rubinstein would not have have
Visited the United States in lsIl The opera mao nyl
tremely anxious TO hear II. The hesitsncy OF ths
director him grea,y and to cheer eryne @
Performance OF the first act and some other scenes
with the help Of amateur singers. Rubinstei1,
Played the accompa niments on the piano1orte ana ana
also the ballet music. One OF the airs OF me ine
heroine is sung in the opera from an elevation
above the chorus. Rubnstein was eager 10 near
this effect and the singer, 10 oblige him. had to
s,and on a chair while she sang. OF al the rep
Yesentatons OF the heroine that he heard the
composer most pleased with Nine. AlDani.
News Notes.-The Wizard Of the Nile" IL enjoy
Ing a sensational success in Vienna. The receipts
Al recent performance reported TO be az
large az tho Carl Theatres seating capacity per-
mitted see. DR. c. Hubert H. Parry purposes 70
publish companion volume TO his Evolution OF
the Art OF Music" 10 be filed with compositions
taken from works not easily accessible TO the pub
lc so arranged as Ito show me continuous process
Of the musical art In It's actuality.