The record-union., 1899-07-09

in her life With verdure Clad turned
round from the plano and said. One
can manage Haydn's music easily
enough, the accomplishments are al
ways so subdued. defy any voice.
however robust, to resist for long the
strain of IL Trovatore.' Fancy having
to shout. night after night, at the top
of ones voice, over a clashing orches-
ira, that dreadful duet in which Leo
nora, at the full vent of her lungs. de-
f1es II Conte de Luna
Musical America: America could
easily have as Germany does, numerous
song societies where cantatas. masses
and choruses are studied under palms.
taking masters. In Germany the child
lives in musical atmosphere; he is
accustomed to hear the best COMPOST
tions in childhood. and as he grows
up he follows the study of music NOT
for the profession, but for the pleasure
it affords. The musical atmosphere OF
Germany is felt even in it's remote vii
lagos, and the child learns only senti-
ment, passion, pathos, the inner and
deeper meaning of the very soul of
music. Who can estimate the effect lof
constantly hearing such good works as
may be studied at the choral societies,
not to speak of the enjoyment found in
thus cultivating the musical taste?
The late Johann Strauss left an es-
tate valued at about 100000. 1t is
to be divided among his wife, his two
brothers and the Vienna "Gesellschaft
der Musikfreunde. His last work was
ballet, founded on cinderella" but
partly finished, which was to have
been produced next season at the
Royal Opera, in Vienna. One of
Strauss latest waltzes was called after
the artist Lehnbach, who had painted
portraits of the composer and his wife.
and then refused to accept fee for
them.
The following incident recently ocA
Moscow: Carmen was being pro-
duced, and the commanding general of
the garrison had kindly lent number
of privates to represent the Spanish
soldiers in the piece. When, in the Sec
ond act, at the command of Don Jose,
the privates marched out on the stage,
they were thrown into confusion by
seeing their commander-in- chief sit
forgot all about the play, and stood
still at attention before the General,
as required by military discipline. Re-
gardless of the wild entreaties of the
stage manager and the despair of the
principal actor, the dutiful soldiers re-
manned thus until the General shouted:
"All right, my children, play away"
"At your command, General answered
the men, and then took their part in
the piece, the production of which suf-
fered, however, somewhat from the un-
foreseen interruption.
The Tonic Sofia College of London,
has granted 641, ,459 certificates during
the twenty-five years of it's existence.
This is an average of nearly $1,000 a
year. Rather wholesale distribution
of certificates, if the announced fig
ures are true.
The Bayreuth performances begin on
July 22d and end on August Goth. The
four Nibelung dramas will have two
performances each, Die Meistersinger"
four, and "Parsifal" seven. The list of
singers is anything but imposing.
Among the names generally known are
Rosa Sucher, Milka Ternina, Schu-
mann Heink. van Rooy, Burgstaller.
Elmblad, Kraus, Schmedes. But ths
thrifty widow will again fill her purse
with gold. The conductors will be Hans
Richter, Motif, Franz Fischer and Sieg-
fried Wagner.
Emma Calve, having recovered from
long illness, is said to be in better
voice than ever. The Paris Figaro,
! in a sketch of her career, states that
she was born in village and brought
! up almost like a nun. At the age of
| 1S she came to Paris, where her love
of the opera induced her to take les
sons in singing. Her first success was
made in Italy in "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" afterwards repeated in Paris
she had a beautiful voice, and thought
only of the proper expression the music
demanded Illnesss and suffering also
aided in developing her mind and her
lconscientiousness.
Moritz Moszkowski recently said OF
the younger composers that they are
like the new small-caliber rif1es-they
have great carrying power, but do lit
tie execution. An American critic said
he would be nearer the truth II he
spoke of their lack of stopping power.
Romance.