The herald., 1898-01-16

ticipated, only few pilgrims from Bay
reuth having come to the old out of the
way town.
Rosenthal is making progress towards
! recovery, and soon hopes to be on the
concert stage again. DR.. Ziemssen Of
Munich recently gave him the followirg 6
note: II hereby certify, after careful
examination, that Herr Moriz Rosen-
thai, with the exception of slight ner-
vousness. is in full health, and perfectly
mt to undertake the tour planned for
him In few months time.
Herr Carl Goldmark recently cele-
brated the flftieth anniversary Of his
entry upon a pubA, career. Goldmark,
who is now 81, is known abroad chiefly
by his Rustic Wedding" symphony and
his opera, "The Queen of Sheba," which
made him famous throughout Germany
His later opera, on the story of Dickens
Cricket on the Hearth" would have
been produced at Covent garden last
year. but the manager and the musician
could not agree upon terms.
M. Saint-Saens has had a great sue
cess In Madrid, where in fifteen days the
concert society gave under his direction
three performances entirely devoted to
his works. The first, which took place
IN the hall of the Prince Alphonse thea
ter comprised "Phaeton," the prelude
to the "Deluge," the Breton Rhapsody"
the symphony in A minor of which two
were encored. the "Danse Macabre''
and the airs Of the Stephen Marcel"
ballet. After these concerts, which were
for him a perfect ovation, M. Saint
Saens was named commander Of the Or
der of Isabelle the Catholic and a mem
Der of the Royal Academy Of Madrid.
The next Saturday, under the direction
of the composer, the first performance
of Samson and Dehlah" was to take
place, with M. Dupeyron in the role Of
SamsonA
Schopenhauer, who, like Nietzsche,
was great musical amateur, speaking
one day Of Wagner, expressed himself
in these terms: "Tell your friend Wag-
ner that thank him for the copy of his
'Nibelungen,' but he ought to give up
music. His aptitude is for poetry. AS
to me. remain faithful 70 Rossini and
Mozart. He has sent me his trilogy,
but the boy is no musician" When
Schopenhauer spoke of Rossini he de-
voutly raised his eyes to heaven, but
yet one day when Rossini was spending
few days in Frankfort he refused to
be introduced to him, saying that 1t was
impossible that the fat Frenchman
could be Rossini. Schopenhauer pos
sesses a complete collection Of Rossini's s
operas, arranged for the flute and played
them every day, from IL till 1, but he
never permitted any one to listen.
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw is in Paris,
studying with Trabadello.
Siloti, the renowned pianist, will ar
rive in New York about the middle Of the
month of January.
Henri Marteau. The violinist, arrived
in New York last Saturday.
Nine. Juch made her first appearance
this season at Guilmants recitation in
New York on December 2Sth.
Franz Rummel, the renowned pianist,
sailed for this country on January 4th.
Marcel Chailly, a lad Of 16 will fill the
vacancy created by the retirement Of
Jean Jacques Mathis in the Paris Con-
servatoire.
Nine. Calve. the great singer, has
achieved special success at Paris in
Massenet's "Sapho." The story Of the
opera is from Daudet's romance. Calve
will probably be heard in this work
when she returns to this country.