New-York tribune., 1900-03-18

fered by the pianoforte manufacturer Bosend6rfer
for the best panoforte concerto. At this competi-
ton Mr. Gericke was one of the judges his asso-
ciates being Julius Epstein. Alfred Grinfed.
Deschetzky and Rosenthal The prize was a
memorial to Won Bulow. Dohnanyf was born in
Pressburg July 27. 1877. His father, professor
of mathematics is a lover music and dilettante
performer the viooncello He gave the boy his
first panoforte lessons but thirteen years OF age
the latter was sent to the Royal Academy of Music
at Budapest. For six months he studied with
Eugen dAlbert He has composed three string
Quartets. two sonatas for pianoforte and cello.
pianoforte quartet, sextet for strings, a sym
phony overture, the pianoforte concerto already
mentioned, and some pianoforte pieces and songs
The symphony overture and concerto prize
compositions, and his favorite composers are
Brahms Schumann. Bach and Beethoven.
Ernst Schuch. who bears title OF Court
Councillor, and is director Of the Royal Opera at
Dresden, is on his way the United States on the
Kaiserin Maria Theresa. He will conduct two or
chestral concerts at the Metropolitan Opera House
on the evenings of March % and April 8. The opera
orchestra will be increased to hundred musi-
clans for these occasions. and there will be at
tractive solo performers.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Isl sr: IN May ,; make SUGGESTION IN the way Of ask
the best music at the free organ recitais) to give
ces thCse VINO take part and SO kindly offer their ser
NeW-Aork March 2 1900
NJ Saint-Saens is more Industrious at present as
a Htterateur than a composer He has lust
added another 10 his list of books. 1t is called
Portraits ct Souvenirs" and is filled with the
authors "reminiscences of his principal musical
temporaries such Berlioz, Gounod Liszt Masse
Rubinstein and others Concerning Rubinsteins
first appearance in Paris he writes:
At this time Chopin had just disappeared like
a beautiful evening star that had shone for a brief
restine in IhaIerg a weaed @ by his rpmphs
tne patton IN Weimar;-n in brief it seemed if the
out, True. there yet existed company of re
Hna hed 3na aPsc Prudent Ra
gods. II you will-the gods had deserted the world
neither possessed Paganini's bow yet Alard Vieux-
temps and Siyort were stars each of individual
deyotees te not to say fanatics Suddenly there ap
Not soul had ever heard of tbe @ huohstgn; m t EN-
vertsing with a contempt which might almost be
called called scoquettism and he had not permitted that
papers before bis ms concert He effected his debut
heads; t Next morning Rubinstein famous, and
cert This concert attended At the end Of c4La fb
hrst half hour felt myself conquered. overthrown
! victor did not neglect single of Rubin
stems concerts; but sngularly enough, when an
Rubinstein I held back fear In spite of his
in spite q his much auded amiabiiity,' Bound Uip
less timidity filed In the presence of his genius
second sec, nd time to Paris did seek introdGction
Inc I ice S was quickly broken and from that day
! thy. Ny naive and honest admiration had touched
quatre mains without regard for the strings gf Of b
pianoforte or the nerves Of the listeners: made
music Tor the sake of making music. and truly we
| never made enough. l happy to be per
y an artist without the "s netner m eFls Who'll whol
are so often associated with genius
1t would seem if the distinction of being the
hrst city or town in America to hear a complete
performance Of Bach's mass in B minor was IN
fall to Bethlehem, for more than century
particularly active little musical centre thanks
to the Moravans their zeal and culture BethIe-
hem has a Bach choir which will nroduce tho
entire mass on March q, A notable attempt was
made with the work the Cincinnati Festival of
1886, but then only the 'Kyrie" and 'Gloria 1yoro
sung. The Oratorio Society of New-York will
produce all the numbers OF the work next month
but consideration for the powers of endurance
possessed by the ordinary audience will doubtless
prompt few judcious abbreviations. Our Moray
ian friends. however, have more time more Da-
uence. more zeal and possibly also more love
than metropolitan folk and they will hear the
mass in its entirety. Even they know however
that ii is too much for a single sitting and so
they will adopt what might be called Ravreutb
ian expedient; the performance will begin at 4
o'clock In the afternoon. when the "Kyrie'' and
Gloria" Will be performed Then there will he
an intermission of over two hours during which
time the listeners may their minds and refresb
their bodies. At o'clock in the evening the ner
formance will be resumed and the rest of the
work given There will be a chorus of eighty
voices and orchestra of thirty Instruments
the players being enlisted from Bethlehem and
vicinity, and Philadelphia. Mr. J. Fred wou.
organist OF the Moravan Church In which The
concert VIII take place, will only conduct the
performance, nut also play the organ part A
musician who is willing TO attempt that must fee,
that his forces have a firm seat in the saddle
The fourth meeting OF the Musical Salon will n.