The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
Music and Musicians.

The Norwegian composer, Edward Grieg.
having been Invited by ColOnne 20 conduct
concert In Paris ths month. replied
thanking him for the ofrer. out declared
that II was impossible for him 10 accept
at the present time. because, Ike every
other foreigner he was Indignant AZ me
disregard for justice shown By France
in the Dreyfus affair.-Literary Digest
II IS announced In Dresden THAI under
the direction of Maurice Grau the entire
stalf-s0i0isfs. conductors ana chorus
Of the Dresden ROYAL opera with ths
entire roportory. win visit LONDON from
The middle on May to the middle ~ June
IN 1901 They win give a cycle ot rom
twenty-five 90 thirty operas Win iau-
dable pride one OF the Dauefs says max
the coming event is partly OWNS %
the superb costumes and toni en'em1ie
II the organization. and. adds the writer.
il viii bring the London season ot l'll
TO q burning point
Nine. Csdski viii sail from Bremen On
November ilth. arriving here about No
vemler 2}rl Nine. Gadsk comes 10
America this year for q concert tour, uh-
der direction of Nj G.. l.. Graf. and she
will sing In all the principal cities Of
America.
Mark Hamburg. the young Russian
pianist sailed from Liverpool october y
and is due in New York October -. Nr.
Hambourg's American debut will be- made
at Boston on November and Z. with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
,,s.....ft 49,. -, a.fagfaf
bv Sir Arthur sullivan 10 be soprano So
loist AZ Albert Hall. London. on December
T. when his Golden Legend Will be
sung.
Siegfried Wagner has been paid rare
ana special compliment by the manage
rnent Of the Imperial Opera, Vienna,
where he has been invited 10 conduct
series Of representations OF his comic
Opera. Der Barenhauter." The German
papers POINT out that his father-Rlchard
tVagner-was allowed 10 conduct Der
Ring des Nlbeungen' al the Imperial
Opera. Vienna. although he appeared at
the Theatre an der Wien. Nor has even
SO popular a Viennese composer as Carr
Goidmark ever yet been invited TO direct
one Of his own works at the lmperai
Opera.
II Is rumored in England that Grieg
VIII compose an oratorio 10 a poem oy
Biornson entitled Peace"
On November "a Il will bs exactly forty
years since Madame Patti made her debut
Al the New York Academy OF Music as
an adult vocalist. She then lacked three
months OF being seventeen. AZ that time
Strakosch paid her 500 a week. AT pres
ent CHE receives In England 2Jo for each
provincial and si.3po Cor each London
, concert.
Patti IS booked for ten concerts thu
autumn IN London and other English
and Scotch cities. She will not appear In
Berlin and has given up her America
tour.
II Is denied tina, Paderewski's opera vii
be produced either in London OF Ne'
York the coming season.
Henri Ern. the Swiss vioiinist. Is dui
10 arrive in this country about the frs
OF November.
Mr.. i. q. Edwards. says the London
News. has unearthed a church barrel
organ. stil I'm fun working order, az Trot-
terscliffe. near Rochester. a church men
TONED IN Domosday. and possibly dating
back 10 Ona. King of MeEciiL Farrell
organs we're IN common use IN English
/ churches sixty years ago, and II Is likely
| that the present machine. which Mr..
Edwards describes IN the forthcoming is-
issue .f the Musical Times" is quite
unique. II has six stops, six barrels.
grinding sixty tunes IN all. among them
such archaic specimens as JOB and
"Old nth." and It is operated by the sex
ton.
Rosa Ettinger. a young American singer
in whom Clarence Eddy and his wife are
much Interested Is 10 make a concert
tour in this country.
Dohnanye's piano concerto. which won
the first prize AZ a Vienna competition
last year. will be played I'm London In
few weeks at a Richter eoneert.
Mr. Neumann Is in negotiation for a
German opera season at Drury Lane
Theatre AZ Easter. Mr.. Neumann, who is
now director OF the Landestheater at
Prague. has certain rights In wagner's
advanced operas. and he was the nrst
20 introduce Der Ring DIES Nibelun-
gen" 10 England at the old Her Majesty's
f, In ISL
Orchestral musicians in Germany arc
/ kept busy all the year round. In win
| ter they play al coucerts and operas In
! the large cities, IN summer at various
| resorts.