The herald., 1897-08-08
Stray Chords

Stray Chords
Edward Grieg will appear in London
November at the Philharmonic con-
cert
The compositions of Mr.. Eben H. Bailey
of Boston are growing in popularity and
demand.
The Association of German Musicians
is arranging and compiling a complete
edition of the works of Liszt.
An obelisk adorned with a medallion
of Chopin has been erected at Retnertz,
| where the great Polish composer gave
his first concert.
"The Strike of the Blacksmith" new
opera by Leon and Beer, recently pre-
sented at Nuremberg, was accorded
much success. 1t is described as remi-
niscent of the styles of Wagner and
| Mascagni-a strong combination.
| AT Mile. Chaminade's last concert in
st. James hall, London, three new songs
entitled "Avril s'eveille," "Fleur du
matin," and Mon occur chante," were
| introduced.
| Nellie Giusti of San Francisco, Oriska
Worden. of New York. and Helena
Frederick, of St. Joseph, Mo-. were en-
| gagged recently for the Bostonians.
1t is reported that Mrs. Emma Eames-
Story has accepted Frau Wagner's in
vitation to sing in the last performance
of "Parsifal, at Bayreuth, on August TO-
$50 you are the music teacher that
answered my advertisements"
"Yes, SIR"
well, sit down there and play couple
Of duets, so that can see what you can
| do"
| The Society of Musical Composers,
Paris, has asked for large hall for the
exposition Of 1900 of sufficient size for
| concerts to be given on grand scale.
M. Picard, commissary-genera has
promised that it will be built, and that
the Society of Composers consulted as
to the details of it's internal arrange
| ments.
! The first representation of Lies
Maitres Chanteurs" C'Die Meistersing-
er'D at the Paris opera will take place
about the end of October. Rehearsals
are now being held daily. The first
presentation Of this we'll known opera,
at the Royal theater in Munich, twenty
nine years ago, lasted five hours. 1t was
under the direction Of Hans Won Buelow.
Alexander Wheelock Thayer of Bos-
ton, whose death is reported from
Trieste, was known by his biography of
Beethoven, to which he devoted the
greater part of his life, as we'll as by his
efficient diplomatic services. The work
is the standard biography of Beethoven.
Miss Marie Engle's singing in the part
of Marguerite de Valois, in Lies Hugue-
nots," in London, recently, has been de-
scribed as brilliant and charming to
degree" She is a pupil Of Nine.
Murio- Celli. 1t is also said of her that
she has stepped into the shoes of Melba.
She sang the part of Michaela in Car
men" with great tenderness and beauty.
Mrs. Lillian Nordica, who has been
lying seriously i'll at the Hotel Savoy
for several weeks, is now convalescent,
says a dispatch received recently from
London. She has asked the press to ex-
press her gratitude for the very large
number of persons who have from time
to time made inquiries regarding her
condition.
Mr.. Eugene Sibley Wheeler Of Mem
phis, Tenn, will present his oratorio,
"The Resurrection" the words of which
are taken from the New Testament, at
the Tennessee exposition, for which oc-
casion it was written. There will be
chorus of 250 voices, an orchestra of
forty pieces and an organ accompani-
ment, under the baton of the composer.
The solosts will be Miss Mary Louise
Clary, contralto; DR.. Duff, basso; and
Mr.. w. III. Rieger, tenor. The work is
highly spoken of.
An Irish musical festival has recently
been held in Dublin, at which, besides
the performance of ancient Irish music
many objects of musical interest We're
On view. Selections Were performed on
the old Irish bagpipes. Balfe's silver
baton, which was presented to him by
the city of Vienna, was in evidence
Brian Borus harp, set of bagpipes,
formerly the property of Matthias, Phe-
Ian, made in 1890, and harp said to have
belonged to the O'Neils, We're among the
curios.
Moritz Rosentha1 is now in Gastein
preparing for his American tournee. He
will have seven complete and different
recital programs ready by the time he
is with us again. 1t is doubtful whether
he will be heard with orchestra in New
York this season, as his dates are taken
for recitals The first series of concerts
are entirely booked, beginning middle
of November and ending in February
His second series will be devoted to his
torical recitas only, and he win play
them in New York, Boston and, Chicago
b. Scott's Soehne of Mainz are pub
fishing a new edition of Wagner'S texts
and in a short time the books for the
Ring des Nibelungen and 'Parsifal'
will be completed. The novelty, in ad
dtion to what is contained in the pre-
vious editions, will be the notes of the
chief Leitmotiven, and at the margin
of the text the particular motive will