New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-04-01

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lin faithfully and persistently un Ter the.
great Boehm, the teacher Of Joachim.
Ills progress was rapid, and it is recor-
ded of him that he was one of the most
diligent students ever at the conservato-.
~. He attracted especial attention of the.
preceptor, to whom he became greatly
attached, both on account Of his rare a.
'blllty, and for his studious habits In
the year 84S an lnsurrection broke out
IN in Hungary against the Austrian rule.
Remenyi, then mere boy, was among
the first to espouse the cause Of his coun-
trymen, and during the war served on
the staff Of Gorgey. During the cam
palgn, his violin was his inseparable COM
panion, and many were the hours when
his com mpanions in arms forgot the fati-
CUES of the day in listening to the weird
ly beautiful strains of the wonderful vio-
lin. At the close of the war, which en-
ded disastrously for the patriots, he was
ban'shed from the country, and became
a wanderer over the face of the earth.
He even reached America at that early
day and attained some reputation as boy
artist. Returning to Europe, he made
the acquaintance Of Johannes Brahms
and in company with whom he made a
tour to List at Welmar. The two Young
men were penniless and to pay the ex-
penses of their trip, they gave concerts
along the route, feeling themselves we'll
repaid if their work netted them five or
ten dollars night. At Weimar his for
tunes changed. The great maestro not
only received him as a pupil, but took
him into his home as we'll. It is hardly
necessary to say that Remenyi accepted
his offer gratefully and under Listz's tos-
tering care, he developed rapidly. The
genial master speaks thus of his protege
N little book entitled 'The Gypsies
and their Music'' which he published al
Paris short time after Remenyi had en-
tered his home.
''While the time seems to be near at
hand when the national character of the
different schools shall disappear and Bo-
hemian music become thing of the past.
l have met with lively satisfaction
young Hungarian who has retained suf-
ficlent individuality and spontaneousnese
to warrant that he will be written of
some day in the same strain with Csel-
max. Remenyi, though not Romany, has
become jmbued with Bohemian feeling
and art. = x * In spite of the applause
that invariably greets him, he appears to
be one of the few artists who have other
motives than to make for himself name
and amass fortune, and who through
out their life are never done with pro-
gress but keep on steadily toward a su-
preme ideal. x * y Remcnyi is gifted
with vivacious, generous and rather
mocking disposition, which rebels against
monotonv, and whose originality shines
through everything and in spite of every
thing. This is a token of the vitality
of his talent and insures HIM a special
place in the gallery of men who have
given new life to a deserving branch of
art.
In 1874 Remenyl established himself
in Paris, where he has found in the capi-
tol and surrounding provinces al9 ample
field for the exercise of his talent Many
accounts of the extraordinary effects of
his playing of the Hungarian songs and
dances are still extant and those who have
heard him playa csardas will not hes
itate to credit these exciting reports.
But whatever his preference III former
years, it is now his wish to be regarded
as performer of classical music. Hun
garian music is still found on his pro-
grams, but he has learned to like to see
bis wild genius move more decorous]y
through the formal divisions of the con
certo, capering gently in the allegro and
signing in the andante with only brief
outbreak in a daring cadenza or a dash.
ing rondo. To the Interpretation of
such works as Beethoven's Concerto he
brings a technical ability that is equal
to every demand made upon it, a bright
and penetrating tone, and a style that
suggests poetic fancy rather than intel
lectual repose.s He is best i'll works that
allow free range to his impatient fancy.
In Joachim's Hungarian Concerto in
some of the brilliant prescriptions lie
never fails to createa sensation
Remenyi will appear At Tuner Hall
Oh the evening of April 9th, when he
will be greeted by the largs audienceev-
e. gathered toge ther in this city to hear.