Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

yaneed pupl'-mark the term-can do
FAR better work studying privately with
the master, who can and Will take very
much more interest In one than he
could or would at the school where his
time Is marked out TO the second, and
he must stop on the dot whether the
pupils good win allow it or not.
Being engaged ON some musical work
for the German mission | visited Leip-
zlg a few weeks ago Ia the company OF
President Arnold Schuthess. where we
Went 10 perfect arrangements for the
printing OF some music for the use OF
this mission ] was much surprised
90 the scarcity OF concerts In this place
the opera house alone giving musical
performances. We heard a perform
ance Of Don Juan (M0zarO. and while
I must say IL was very well done IL
aid not approach the standards of Dres-
den or Berlin opera The same TWO
nights that / spent at the most famous
music center OF the globe (once 30 re-
putedl We had. according TO the pa
pers. Two operas ana six or eight con-
certs OF good quality In Berlin. one be-
ing the orchestral concert given reg-
ularly Sundays. Tuesdays and Wednes-
days by the Philharmonic orchestra.
had always expected so much IN Leip-
zig' that the disappointment was keenet
for that reason But the celebrated
"GeWandhaus' concerts. conducted by
Niklsch. who resides In Leipzig, are
among the very best given. and ] was
sorry 10 come too late TO hear this great
body, The famous old conservatory
over which that grand master. Carl
INNWNUEn FtrNaINaa lUH.
sight and especially SO because this II
the institution where my brother mu-
stefan, Prof Anthem II. Lund. Of the
3. J. Academy (who is one OF the best
choral conductors and musicians Utah
has producedl. graduated The statue
Of Mendelssohn the old Thomas church
and Augusta Place We're other remind
ers Of Leipzlgs glorious past The boy
choir In the old church is one of the
best features OF musical Germany
Among others ! met a freak In Leip-
zig who claims he Is studying In the
conservatory. I doubt IL very much He
plays the plano like a blacksmith. saws
the violin, which is his instrument,
equally as Well as dozens OF pupils do
2 home, and he had actually cut the
first ten or fifteen pages Of his "har-
m0ny' book Che had 100 more TO cuO,
ana was earnestly perusing the orchest-
raj score 90 TO the Magic Flute" Mo-
2art's Immortal opera He informed
me that he was thinking OF coming TO
America next summer and wished TO
know the prospects He would do well
TO stay In Europe for about fifty years,
and then possibly we would receive him
In the States. You know. some OF
these foreigners think that we have
no music worth mentioning in America.
We met Chas Jeppeson and w. A..
Kerr who are missionaries In this large
city IL was a pleasure 10 chat with
them from Utah.
OF special interest was the large
printing house OF c. c. Roeder where
300 men are employed ~rinting and en-
craving music. This firm does the en-,
craving for the Peters edition and IL
one OF the largest concerns In the world.
The manager Mr. Neumann. was very
courteous 10 Prest. Schuithess and my
self, and we enjoyed the experience Of
witnessing the colossal workings Of this
establishment and the nearly perfect
creations which come from the presses.
Thirty-hve bookkeeDers are employed.
ana | noticed In the shipping rooms,
boxes NJ music for Schirmer of New
York Lyon a Healy Of Chicago. and
firms IN London, Australia and Mexico.