New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

mann and NM. Campanari and Piancon This Is
the programmes
Overture. 'oberon'' vepS,
Recitave and air from ..pran.
chanson du BE ''''' '"'''
ocean Du unsehsuer fTSn' n0SeT0n "e'''
vor.pe, Donna Diana Hns N. Rssnicek
Intcrmez1o Heimchen Herd G sSs,h.rt
lie N''"A'"' Nine Liii Lehman.
2 sns ~. ese. c.pu from Romeo ct psI,0'
Du' ''o"' s,rnor Campanar and NJ Plancon.
Huldgunss Marsch wagner
Much comment has been caused by the story OF
violin concerto by schumann. the existence OF
which the newspapers which publish the story
seem to think has been made known by a recently
published biography Of Joseph Joachim Ihere IL
nothing new In the tale Joachim owns the auto
graph manuscript Of the concerto. which Is dated
Dusseldorf September l1-October g. 1858 Inc
following description Of the work was published In
Robert Schumann's Leben SEMEN Briefen
geschildert Won Hermann Erer." OF which the sec
ond edition appeared Il 1887: THE first movement
In vigorous but not too rapid. tempo is IN the
fundamental key, minor and ALA oreve; the
second subject is in F major. and on It's return III
D In which key the movement. which nils seventy
two pages OF the score, ends The second move
ment slow is In fat major, common time ana
occupies eleven pages: II leads directly into the
finale in D major, three-four time. lively but not
fast; the second theme is In major the finale is
ffty-three pages long. At the bottom OF the last
page are the words: Robert schumann. Dusseldorf
October g. 1858 revised). The composition contains
valuable details. but is not available Tor puDilca-
ton according Professor Joachims opinion, and
will remain manuscript" Some enterprising news
paper ought now TO discover second violin con-
certo by Beethoven. He started one In c major,
and nineteen pages Of the score are preserved
among the autographs In the library OF the Musk
yerein IN Vienna Mr. Kneise is authority for the
statement that the music is uninterestng'
On Tuesday evening there will be performance
Of I'll Barbiere di Sivglia' in the Acamedy OF Mu-
sic Brooklyn with Nine. Sembrich and NM
Edouard de Reszke. Salignac. Campanari and Car
bone in the cast.
Elliott schenck, formerly assistant conductor Of
the Damrosch German Opera Company, will lect-
ure on die Walktre' at the New-York College or
Music on next Wednesday afternoon
Three musical lectures TO be given in Chamber
Music Hall. under the management Of Theodor
BiSrksten as follows: BY II. f Krehbiel, on Janu-
airy g. "Shakespeare's Songs and Dances by
Henry T Finck on February TO- Bach from the
Singers Standpoint; by Walter Damrosch on
March 81 Wagner as Melodst
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The recent death OF 8. b. Mills and your
in an old number Of the ''Neue zehschrtft fur
matter. II Vas Of the date Of March, 1853. and
contained brief notice Of a 'Hauptprifung" at
| the pupils who appeared were Bernhard Listemann
| from Schlotheim. and S b. Mills from Cirencester
h9s aSo1e the other paph M played the
| movement OF Chopin's minor pianoiorte concerto
Listemann played Ernst's "Otellon fantaisie: ana
according to the same authority his playing was
SO original as to justify the highest expectations.
| Levi OF Giessen. three songs by whom were sung
r the this The hres have been
in the public eye since eo. then. A
| New-York. Dec. 80. 1898
| The third OF the series OF symphony concerts FOR
young people will be given in Carnegie Hall next
| Saturday afternoon. Arthur Whiting will play the
panoforte and illustrate certain forms characteristic
| OF pianoforte music with group of short numbers
by schumann Here is the programme:
smpsS1y a,o No M sssiHCytn Hs''Rs
HAPPY Farmer Returning from WORK Dreaming "
knight Of the Hobby Hcrse c, Sa Me fSS man
| (Mr Arthur whiting; Hungarian dances. Brahms
| Nine Antoinette Szumowska, who has not been
| heard in New-York IN several seasons. Will make
her temperance in a pianoforte recital on Friday
| afternoon at 23o o'clock. on which occasion she
| will play the following programme:
Prelude fugue F major Bach
minor siozdr
La. i Pouis Ramsaa
Presto g m
Romance sans Paroles sin, Sasns
Caprice on Aiceste T
S Ss1,S,H' Aeas %a'oF. chopin
Humor.sque Tschakovsky
A fupns'ei"