New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18

-s had TO forego the full effect OF the
1Ae - o-ohestration for the score calls for oboi
o-e y@ole da gamble and lutes, BUT there were
o+tons OF some Of them in the mixture Of the
susee 80 ~ the 'celn with those OF the flutes and
rs $50 the use Of the pianoforte 10 emphasize a
po -. which is in the original orchestratfon
se Is a striking specimen OF Bach's art ana
o,5 over again made the Judicious nearer
w a, the old masters modernty of feeling so
'H,.rlv blended with archaism or expression.
- F2arb II viii be welcome bit of news
..serrs that the Novelties have issued second
I" - ~ Sp.tta's Life OF him who was the
ell ..to- az the old and the beginning of the
@ era IN music Spittas critical biography is
nc" zn,,s work and a monument TO German
.saree and thoroughness despite the fact that
- ,,hrieal learning has been criticised. Its first
- ar,pesred in 1873 In 1881 and 1873 Novello.
- & Co published translation OF the complete
- +-.rslated by clara Bell and J. 4. Fuller
w. 49, +te latter Of whom has filed the post OF
Ne. -,-f5 NJ .--he London Times since the death
= l..,strer The work filed three volumes,
80 q fetal Of no less than 800 pages. Three
- ago when Mr. George lies issued MS Ammo
- riblioeraphy Of Fine Art" the work was
o,,nr,ed as being out of print. This meant, Of
- -bo- rhe first edition had been exhausted.
- The publishers despaired OF making a second
a. profitable Fortunately they have recon-
- their determination and the work is again
: ne market under date Of 1899
NJ Darnrosch's plan to devote the third part
rocb programme 10 secular works. and he has in
o nss- given Us notable specimens Of part-song
- bv- Brahms and Cornelius and. in the early
- ~ the society. Of the English glee writer's and
si,,Iisrs For these he found worthy com
.s last Thursday in Dvorak and Schumann,
.-r-pserted by two beautiful songs and sepa-
- ~ arrangements Of two Scotch folk-songs
~ 4 4 Lamber-. formerly conductor OF
= GLASGOW Choral Union and founder OF choir
- nat OF the Musical Art Society, but devoted
n particularly 10 the cultivation Of Scottish
music
s.hi-,,ar,s Library OF Musical Classics has been
-+,le5 BY a new edition OF Stephen Heller's eigh-
-, Characteristic pieces cor the panoforte called
s5lr,,a-,- -rnd DCrnenstucke in German and
.,-,s,s btanches" in French The preface 10 the
5+.or has been written by Mr.. Krehbiel, who sums
n, MS appreciation OF Heller in the following words;
rs,s Studies are less FOR the fingers than for the
- eD5 mind They inculcate music in its
-rsrion Ike the ''BlunaeT-F'rlIcil J-lnd DorTfn-
s1arke they are proclaTnatlOns OF moodS-TnoodS
Dreamy, fantastic aerial, rant aelaII, ihe eI
issfeu perverse. Ike those which possessed the
creatures OF Jean Paul's fancy They are loved Dy
.esehsrs because they are poeticaI beyond their
e-S-irsl -1Iruose- they loved BY pupils because
-Sev are stimulating. NOT killing, 70 the soul
n as Own individual. egost-c even idlosy ncratic
-rg- Heller embodied the essence OF pure roman
tic.sn II MS music-that IS ronanticlsIn Wihcn
ESSAYS 20 say all that music can say LOT
n IRE composer without attempting 10 De
s---fiug else than music. Bach was in MIN, and
he hutr n Bach. because he knew rhat Bach pro-
-5ssS foundation and cornerstone for modern TO-
rnsrricisrn. but Schubert. Schumann. Mendels>phn
arr chopin gave and life 10 his Ideals. ct
whiie their voices are joined N me cloTus OF ms
music The dominating voice is that Of MS own
Individuality.