The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-18

An excellent performance OF Tristan
and Isolde was given az the Berlin
Royal opera House under the baton of
Richard Strauss.
The concert singer Martin Oberdoef-
for. of Leipzig is making specially oi
At0lf Jcnsens songs with the object
of promoting their wider recognition.
Tschaikows ky's powerful Manfred"
Symphony and u. dAlDerts new 'Sce-
na." sung by Madame Emile Heroes.
were very well received at the koya.
symphony concerts a. Berlin, under ie-
lix Weingartner. This conductors new
string quartet iu j minor OBJ. g. was
successfully produced 10y the Haiio
Quartet Union, which also played Felix
Motifs Quartet j. sharp minor
Messrs. Novello, Ever 81 Co., Of Sow
York. have sent the following musical
novelties for pipe organ.
"Fantasie Overature" by George Go-
rctt Price 81. "Gavoue.' by Hamiitoi
Clarke price Ed cents. Melody. hy s..
Herbert Brewer, price IS cents. Thess
excellent modern pieces arc recommend
cd Go all able organists. they Will suit
for concert use as well as for fenl lion
at divine service The edition IS on three
slaves.
THE young Australian pianist Hutch
eson. produced his Concerto. Op q. al
Berlin. very successfully. The vaieeu6.
schcrzo pleased particularly.
Theodore Schmidt took leave OF Oh.
ROYAL opera as the Gar I'M Lorlzing
work lie was literally bombaricl MIL
q al..f
ton for the favor he had enioyci J4mg
twenty-eight years
At Hanover Germany q new cpe'a.
.Afatteo Falcone." by Theodor Ger1eh
achieved an unqualified success. 10 pre-
sents an ingenious compromise bStWtcn
Wagners music drama and genuine op-
era. Hapellmeister Kofzky conducted
DR.. Carl Gme. Of Jena, who mas f..
the last sixty years been promo or oi
musical art, and who has just eel abrued
his eighty-hftn birthday. Is one Of th,
very few surviving persons who knrr
Goethe
Rock Of Ages" by Thomas Adams
has been published recently Dy NpVcIIo
Ewer d Co. New York. IN a foot-no-
u the expressive cOntralto or bai.onN
solo. the origin of this very popu.u
piece of poetry is given. The ] cv. 4
NJ Topladv was for some years cLtatt
IN sole charge Of the Parish of P,at"cn
on the Mcndips Gle was rne dtF
writes Sir W II. Wits, "overtaken by
a heavy thunderstorm w. harrington
Coombc. a rocky glen run ming - mo
Che heart Of the Mendip Targe and there
taking shelter between two massive
piers of our native limestone rock. he
Denned the hymn, Rock OF AGES
The "AHremeine Music-Zelrung. Of
which Mr.. otto Lessm IN. OF hai iCiten-
burg. is the able editor. contlins the
musical notes Of Germ my besides many
interesting articles on lsicai Fnb-
jects.
Edgar Tinel has written new sym
phony. Festival in the Ienp'e oi 'u.
inter" The work was performed ~
Dresden. under director 1renkler. with
brilliant success.
Prof r. Kellerman. Of LIN On. 70 Civ
ing the complete set OF LeiZts SYM, 'cnlc
poems twelve tn number; an example
worthy 10 be followed eiscwhe:e.
Prof, job. Bapt V. Wc'ss, Of Graz
Stvcia. has sent the sixth volume OF his
"Iyaltgeschichte This w0.k is the
most reliable. complete ard learned his
tory Of the world IN the German Ian
craee. The entire work will contain over
TWENTY-FIVE volumes. The sixth volume
contains the history from the ti.He CT
Rudolph Of Hapsburg 70 Columbus
At Munich, the gallery OF portraits
total s!xty-three-painted at the iaiua-
tive OF Director Ernst Won Posslri, and
which includes those OF Winter.
Franz Lachner. Hans Won Buelow, Lew,
Frel Mallinger. Frau DRESSER. ST. Z.