The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
ScUUBERTS CENTENARY.
,x,s Tributes To THE MEN,
any or THE COMPOSER.
..,,,, Festivals and mn Exhibition DO Gel
ssrnte In tits Native CITY the Hundred'h
..,,er.nry OF Iis Birth-A Trnr Son
Productions OF Hts works.

,.,,. In Ills Native Cuy the Hundredth
Arc,yersnry OF Hts Birth-A ira son
:, Neutrality-suspicious. OF Hts works.
VIENNA, Feb. o.-Vienna Ia dc'oting TINS
All 10 the celebration OF the hundredth ahhi-
n, schub,rt's birth. and, as Is sung In
W. liturgy Of the Roman Catholic Church.
80 dirnum ct justum est. aeouum OF salu-
,, inosmuch aa few Of her sons have dono
20 for the greater glory OF the old capital
on the Danube ,-, ,
.,,o, n. with Beethoven or CLICK, OF
s.us nv adoption. Among tho great compos-
~ ho Ia rho only ono who was born and bred
~, iiyed and died in Vienna. Not only In tho
.,r.,cal world. bu, IN all the many ranks OF
no. /, would be difficult to encounter moro
,rr,cal son 81 the Austrian capital. And this
.,a,ar,,risttc that strikes one In the various
.a.odcs Of his short life is still more distinctly
,..sos.cd ON the immortal compositions that
ha,s made his name household word the
ovid over No moro citing tribute could nave
10, Maid 10 his memory than the words OF
,he Emperor. who, In his speech at the opening
=, The Schubert Exhibition. remarked;
.Veu may Franz Schubert. the representa-
,,v, Of unrest art. the creator OF noblest song.
be claimed by tho entire civilized woriu. we
However. may, with special pride. call hiu' our
eve, anu 'ichh" 'eh ""N '' - " - "
Greatest OF her sons"
This same Schubert Exhibition, thanks to
,ho tndefotil:ablo zeal OF tic promoters OF the
,cheme. has proved n most gratifying success.
.,d is rs exhaustive MS II is interesting. Vienna
IA. already acquired q Sell-deservcd reputa-
,Ion ,or similar exhibitions, where historical
mementocs OF every description combine tn re-
proluce picture OF the tins to be commemo-
,,,ed. The GrIlparLer. the Theatre ard Music
ryhib,tlon, and last year the so-called Con
rrcss Ausstellung," are cases In point.
The chief credit for the cart full collection OF
,uch material ~ could even in the most indi-
rect way contribute to moro intimate under
,tsndiug OF Schubert. as man and musician.
belongs to Or. Karl Glossy. who Tor more than
I, year has been devoting his lest energies to
the task. Not only portraits. personal be-
lopripp.. letters. and manuscripts OF the great
composer have been gotten together from far
and near, but also the works Of people who
during his lifetime stood On intimate relation
to him. Men like schwInd. Kupelwieser. aud
panhauser are thus represented. and again
otber personalities whose names are less known.
The portraits Of Schubert's parents, a. also OF
,o,ue of his eighteen brothers and sisters, are
not missing; We see the authors OF. many OF tho
posms he set TO music, the ladies. fair and Ill
favored, whom he know. whom he admired,
and whorn he adored. IL anything. little
10 much has been done In the collecting OF suf-
d,eut material. as not a few objects can only
be brought into direct connection with Schu-
bert by a considerable stretch Of the itnagina-
ton They number no fewer than thir.
teen hundred. and in their totality represent
an incalcuably valuable storehouse Of infor-
nation for the coming man who may be des-
tined one OF these days TO write the complete
4.
o. yet. such u one does not exist
Not only do we find pictures OF individuals
In this most interesting exhibition. but also OF
houses and places where Schubert was at one
time or other during his life. where he visited
friends. where his works were written. And
BY the side OF these are numerous counter.
felt lresent nents OF himsels-inderd. there Is
hardly another head among the great compos-
srs. unless IL Is that OF Wagner. that was so
frequently Reproduced as that OF Schubert-a
H. r-ainly to be attributed TO his intimacy
With 20 many artists.
OF manuscripts. old progra MINES. and play
bills there is. of course. AN imposing coliec
that Vlenns Mneenas. Herr Nico!ars Damba.
whose private schubert collie Is TO-
rardel as the most important extaut. lie ie Is
Who for this occasion has lent tho famous
Nec,scles OF the mast r. with the glasses bro
k~N through the middle.
A dr,ailed enumeration OF the many inter
estng objects that NIL thrse large rooms would
here that the catalogue Of the exhibition.
which ha. heea prepared with the mos. loving
work 10 the musica. libraries OF the future.
s9s' 10 in ma Gsrn wsy !hS most
bitioc is by no means the only evidence his
native town has given OF its wish TO honor his
memory. Both N the opera house and con-
Ger, hall Franz Schubert has been tho name
70 eonjure by these past DAYS. and there Is
hardly any form Of composition which his
many-sded talent ess,.y-d that has not bad a
days were arranged by the city fathers. while
his career was honored literally from the
cradle TO the grave hv the pilerimaces made
alike to the modest home In tho Nussdcrfer
strasse where he was b.rn. and the grave OF
honor where lie lies buried BY the side OF those
psiaesss q the musical world. CLICK. Mozart.
In the Lchtenthaler church. where the ten.
{ear-old Schubert franzl was h ,ard As a choir
ny, where he PLAYED violin solo. and where
MS irst lass was performed, in 1914 tcom-
posed In the short space OF two months. n
Of bis birthday. This sacred work of the sew
snteen'year.old lad was repeated on the hun
otdth anniversary OF his birth. and must be
issaried as worthy opening to the musical
festivities OF the week.
To be sure. Il was not the first musical
tribute that had been heard. as the Opera h All
On We previous evening performed two OF
nehuoerts shorter works. while during tn.
past weeks The coming event had cast It's
snalos before TO such an extent that nearly
orIwo OF his numbers.
pirlaN tnhL Were sung. wnllP EraCerul
anu pretty. are not likely to he rsmem bored
Us The most striking feature OF the musical
sernratlon. As Is generally conceded be-
,ohd The roint Of dispute. the stage WAS not
.he most successful field of ichubert's ac-
Nlty. and such life as his operas and Sing
,Iee stu possess they owe more ~ the popu-
ainy NJ their author than to any true In
ppssreW Vitality For this special occasion Die
,ransehe kri.g" tthe Domestic War. known in
ae original version as Die Verschworonen"
we CONSTITUTIONS had been revived. and
=, 'hcr; work for which norner had writ.
IN The libstto, Die Nierjahri9e Position"
We. une sour Years Sentinel. was unearthed.
s sa ntted more less TO the needs
mn neces-!tes Of the present day by
al. ~ robert Hirschfeld. Virnnese critic
sha musician Of nice lasts and discretion. The
~. up's story is nntolded in one act. and tells
french soldier. who. having been placed
snntlhel In alien territory, is left behind and
ssoxotleh when his regiment moved on. The
Enns Fellow instead OF departing. however.
Ss.ih Iove and marres in the very village
,nsre ne has been left TO stand guard. After
tb' yehrs his regiment returns. and. fearing
M consciousness OF his Lssertion. he hits on
sm s pan Of DOMINIC his old uniform and re-
a.hg ms appointed post. His device sue
oiIs, ana the soldier who has so faithfully
"s22eI orders for fo"r years In allowed to re-
,h "n 70 lEe home he has made for hims ,f. A
En. rnmIc outra lbrettos Of this time 30. n
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