The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

Guiding two of the quartettes and several
songs Levi Is said to have written under
: pseudonym a pianoforte quartette and
several pdanoforte arrangements OF
Strauss works. The Brahms manuscripts,
ne secured. at some personal labor. by
giving the composer clean copies from bis
own pen.
The benevolence OF Verdi toward those
OF his own profession who have fallen on
evil times is well known. and his latest
scheme is the erection OF a fine building
for INDECENT musicians in Milan. The eS-
pense has been so far 10000, and he hai
says the Musical Courier) been obliged 10
pay 260G0 francs In taxes. The building
was begun In 1856, and is now nearly conn
pleted. Sixty men and forty women viii
De provided for at once. and the funds are
invested In such q way that In few &
years a large number will be thus bene-
fitted. The portrait medallions in the large
salon may be taken as indicating who Yer
di considers to have been the eight great
est composers of Itaiy-Palestrina- Monte
verdi, Frescobaldi, Scariatti. Marcello,
Pergolesi, Cimavosa and Rossiri. VerdEs
own portrait is nowhere to be seen, nor
even his name. In the chapel Verdi has
set aside a place for his burial.
Under the direction OF DR.. Hans Rich
ter, the first performance in Hungary
tBudapeS9 was recently given of Baeh's
st Matthew" Passion by the united
choirs of the Philharmonic Society and
the Ferein der 9Ius;kfreunde, and with
very able Interpreters of the solo parts.
The noble work was greatly appreciated
by a numerous audience.
Karl Goldmark the veteran Hungarian
composer, who has Just celebrated his sew
entieth birthday, is (sayS the Jewish
World actively engaged on the compile
ton of his new opera. "Gotz Won Beriich-
lingen,' which is to be produced in the
autumn. Godmarks first opera was en-
titled The Queen OF Sheba, and its fas-
ofnating music brought fame to the COM
poser Another opera was "Das Heimchen
am Herde, founded on Charles Dickens
The Cricket on the Hearth and he has
set to music a number of 6ioethe's s beauti-
full and inspiring poems
The Tooth performance OF 'Lohengrin''
was recorded last month at the Royal
Theatre in Dresden: the first performance
there having taken place in August. 1889.
1t Is interesting TO note. however, that tha
final scene of the first act had been per-
formed there, under the title OF Elm Got
teSgerfcht.' and under Wagner's own dt-
| rection, as early as September -. ISIS. tho
performance being tor the benefit Of tho
orchestra fund
During the ensuing touruee of Eduard
Strauss aud his artist-rnCsicians. a new
Oriental March will be performed for tina
first time in this country. 1t has been
| composed by Herr Strauss. and in order
! 10 give mere color character and Eastern
| effect TO its Interpretation. an instrument
! combining the tom-tnns, bells, and eyrn-
| balls. has been expressly manufactured in
| Buda Pestn. which will be utilized in con-
| junction with the great orchestra. Thu
march will DE performed for the first time
| at 1.-THE initial concert at the Waldorf
Astoria, October 10Th next
The death of SIR George Grove. which
occurred a. his London residences on Nom
| day. May 18th. removes a conspicuous fig
| ure from the English musical world sir
| George was editor of Macmillan's Maya
! zine before he and Sir Arthur Sullivan
| worked together to form tire Royal Cox
! 1ege of Music He was an engineer before
| he became an editor. In the early 400
| he was busy erecting cast-iron lighthouses
| In the West Indies. But music owes most
| of this versatile life. The first director OF
| the Royal College Of Music CtSS2-'99. ne
| worked in conjunction with Mr.. August
| Manns to organize the famous Saturday
! concerts at the Crystal Palace. His works
on music numerous. He was pre-emi-
! nently critic and one who listened
| to for the energy of his convictions and
the beauty of his Language.
| How any great pianoforte player keeps
t his hands supple has often been a matter
| for wonder. says Tid-Bts, but NJ. Pade-
rewski, the king of pianists, has revealed
/ the whole secret THE night before I
| play I turn my hands over 10 my valet.
! and he rubs my fingers until they tingle.
| declares NJ. PaGerewski. Then he takes
| one finger after the other and turns and
! twists it in the palm of his hand. always
| turning tne one way. That makes the
| fingers supple. and keeps the knucIIes
| in good working order. Last he rubs the
| palm OF each hand very hard-as hard az
! can stand It. Just before I go on tha
| platform to play l i1ave a basin Of hot
! water brought to my dreSsing-rosrn In this
| fmmerse my hands. Hot I Should say
so; just about as hot as it is possible for
a man TO stand it, So this is the way it
IS done.
The Partisan orchestral PLAYERS hova
| formed themselves into a trades urion,
| for the defense Of their common interests.
| 1t is said that in Holland and iG some OF
| the smaller German towns five dollars a
! week is quite an average salary. the PLAY
| ers giving his whole time to performances
! and rehearsals. In some orchestras in
| Paris. it is also asserted. 1T IS necessary
| for the player to hire MS violin from tina
conductor. paying for the instrument a
nightly fee, winch is deducted fr1m his
salary.
Cafve has been singing Marguerite in
; London without the customary blond
wig. Her announcement Of her intention
10 abandon the lyric stage for the dracna
| may be well sccentef cum grano sails
says the New York Commercial Advertise
er. Calve is thrifty soul. the descendant
OF untold generations of thrifty French
| peasants. and the rewards OF legitimate
. drama ara NOT comparable With those OF
| the opera.
/ The Muse Teachers National Assoc.a-
ton Convention Will meet at Des Moines
beginning June 18th Chief in interest
in the musical exercises VIII be he series
OF orchestral concerts by the Cincinnati
| symphony orchestra, under Mr.. Van der
Stucken. who comes from Europe espe-
ciaIiy to CONDUCT them. Richard Bur
meister OF New York. is among the lis:
OF piauists.
The following engagements have beer
made for TIE Worcester festival which
takes place the last week of September:
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