New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07
MUSICAL COMMENT.
,,rpERKRANz CoNCERT-DoINGs AT
TIVE OPERA HoUsE-RUBINsTEIN AND
y,syTHM-MME. ANARCHISTS BOOK

.e,. a. the German Liederkranz is in one
.. ~ the case as serious a musical function as
- ~ he miscellaneous entertainments provided
a. he people OF New-York and equally entitled
,,,,al consideration IN another. II is a private
'.,.-,a,nrnent. and therefore outside the province
I, ,,,icsr The club. Ike the Arion is lovely
N,,ur,ent 10 the innate love Of the Germans for
-. a., IN which for century or more they have
"a ,he world Pre6ominantly social institution.
~ energies are nevertheless largely devoted 10 a
'.nrstion OF music. and this not IN the compare
.,sv simple form implied in its name and for
&c sake IL came into being. but in the higher
"a more serious forms. SO far the production
;, now works Is concerned, more is done in these
-. than by the organizations which appeal TO
-. ruh.ic Tor support. And for this reason IT Is
l,,svs pleasant duty 10 make record OF their
- though Il would not always be pleasant 70
80 the standard OF judgment TO productions or
ss(o-,nanoes which public entertainments 20
-. TIE second concert OF the Liederkranz last
=. brought forward q delightfully."- varied pro-
--,e which enabled the members OF the society
"a ,heir friends to renew acquaintance
-. Nine Emma Juch-Welman under most
--.sable circumstances. brought forward that
- gifted young volinist. Henri Marteau. In a
-. ~ short pieces which could scarcely be heard
- the ordinary conditions which prevail IN
-. concert-rooms. and enabled the audience 10
-, some OF the music composed by the society's
,src-o- Heinrich Zoellner for his latest drs-
q
,,rl,s-De schwert." which has been performed in
r.sssi and Schwern. and Is underlined the the
-, ~ Leipsc. Berlin and Metz Besides these
,-,e-s with their especial appeals 10 the audi
...s there were part songs for mems voices. the
t--,,e scene from Wagners Flying Dutch
and the march for mixed chorus and orches
- ,-,,, Goidmarks opera The Queen of She
- F. which gave so much brilnancy 10 the second
.S..os Of German opera az the Metropolitan opera
60. .velve years ago. Besides the solo artists
,-.,av mentioned. those concerned in the per-
s~.-,A we're Miss ". Bienner, Miss Marie Louns-
80 ,,s Franz L. Berger. \ gladstone feeling
.--s3s5 TIE evening. and NJ. Zoellner was warm
y spolsuded after the performance Of four frag-
IS NO instrumental and TWO vocal. from his
-t,si-s-nes schwert."
c-sssis 70; permitted 20 grow under the feet ot
.,s g,-,es win which Messrs. Damrosch and Ellis
-. oo,yoving the Metropolitan Opera House. on
s..y-ssv afternoon Gounods "Romeo 81 Juliette'
a.. given with Nine Media In role which she
.ss .p,r o.ten ana with bri.l.ancy heretofore. II
"a. something Ike rocket that might have been
.v,A,.ss would have been reserved 10 illuminate the
concentrations OF this work. but the public were
-, inclined 20 quarrel with the fair diva or the
uarasenent OF the ground that they were being
700 generously treated. and so a great houseful
80 ans 4 great houseful made happy. In
,ss evening an exper!men; was made with per-
,---aooA az popular prices. 'Tannhauser was
rtvs- with the same capable cast that had brought
:, forward previously, but the managerial experience
vas Ike unto that made by Messrs. Abbey and
c-av-the audience was not IN keeping with the
o@e-.rs OF The management Last night the third
noc,lar concert was gwen and was frightened vita
ne presence OF Nine. Nordica. who sang in the
sane 7s2.-t!ng style that sisnalized her first ap-
rearaace here this season IN the last concert OF the
Boston symphony Society. She was enthusiastically
recalled AFTER her air from Gounod's La Refine de
saba" and supplemented i with Meme Lieoe list
Grin" Mss Gertrude STEMS admirable services
has also been enlisted from Adr!ano's aria from
wagre-'s "R.enzi" and selections from Rossini's
"stabst Mater" which made up the second part Of
TIE concert and sac also was received with great
favor as was Herr Fischer. who sang the Car
e!,ars air from Ia Juve" and added 20 it Las
seu's 'Tca Matte e!nst elm soh0nes Vaterlana.'
Hers are two crumbs from the posthumous
Thought Basket" Of Anton Rublrstein. 10 which
we have gons several times for keen observations
concerning art and life:
What possible and impossible things happen 20
: eeeiyed E cabin on the deck OF the ship near
-, engine, most Pq 3e sa 6d @f cssaay ra
heed 70 the rnonotonous rhythm Of the engines
y y335 me guJEy s 6T one moment Something
else No. I grew impatient. the wish developed
s o .Sso I'D s h Flynn ss suffered anspSa
able agonies-tnousht ! should 20 crazy-a cog
b reached port II was only the release from ms
torment that made ne greet Il with rapturous JOY
with the gratitude OF one enahclpa'eu' ieuTeIleU'
Il London Rubinste.n repeated the experiences
@. Haydn and Berlioz. recently described IN This
Journal He attended the festival Of the Charity
Chla.en IN ST. Pauvs Cathedral Thousands Of
children are brought together in an amphitheatre;
they sing hymns and choras 20 organ accompani-
neut. The impression was SO overwhelming
could not keep back the tears. The most des.c-
Gated athels; cannot help thinking OF his Creator
Tie ceremony is ended by a preacher with a ser
non. producing the impression on ne that the
,.saeaer id not want TO give God a chance
Nine Frances Sav!le a member Of the Abbey
Grau troupe a. the Metropolitan opera House. sea-
soa 1867 has been engaged az the Royal opera
Il Vienna FOR tVO years. Nine ScnUmahh-
He.nk VINO IS announced as a member Of Mr.
Grsu's company for next season. has signed
contract wi,a The Court Opera at Berlin for ten
years a; .i0o marks 5000 a year. Her husband.
Pa. schumann. is stage manager at the koya!
Theatre
Among recent books o. music one OF the most IN
'e-esting Is Nine Marchesis memoirs. published
by Harper & Brothers under the tile "MarcAesi
s,t Music" Strictly speaking. it is new book
only L. part. being an English translation. with
sd1-ors c. TIE book Aus meinem Leben.'
brought OUT IN Dusseldorf ten years ago which
closed with an account OF the famous singing
teachers activities IN 1857. simple record OF
Anas Mesas success in pupils concerts and her
afst sngsgenent AZ Brussels occupied the con-
e.acag pages watch. however have been greatly
s1psnosc 81 t.e rew English edition. for Nine.
-4e.oa aas since then drawn the eyes % the word
upon herself and raylshed the ears OF the WoTld
capitals Nme Marchesi gossps with much cIe'-
e'ness about he artistic life. and gives many
p'e''y glimpse behind the curtain. She is ~ her
Oss' when telling % her early experiences as pupil
oohctF-si1se- and teacher. the later RECORD oe-hg
'Iie'y taken up with he successes or her Ia
'o''e pupils. Perhaps the most Interesting OF her
narratives is t-at In which she recounts her eS-
pef.eaces when She went 10 Vienna 10 study music.
ne Baroness Dorothea Won Ertmann a pupil ana
Hreno o; Bee'hoyeu's 70 whom the master oeal-
ea-ee IL ..--.- - VIZ Eer .unr- WIN her