New-York tribune., 1901-03-03

and schumann-Heink and Mesrs. salgnac and
Pancon. Mr.. Mancineh will conduct
The Last Seven Words" by Mercadante will be
sung in All Saints Church. Madson-ave- and One
hundred-and- twenty -nnth-st., this evening.
Anton Hegner announces that he will give three
rectals OF violoncello music in NewYork on Thurs
day afternoons in Lent
At the last of the Peoples Symphony Concerts
the Cooper Union Hall March Is works by
Weber. Schubert. Schumann and Mendelssohn VIII
be performed. Mr.. Mackenzie Gordon will sing.
Mr. Arthur Whiting will give pianoforte recital
at Mendelssohn Hall next Saturday afternoon, at
which he will not only play his Suite moderne.
which has given much pleasure heretofore but also
rev set of pieces consisting of a Balade, Rhapsody
and Romance. 1t is his sixteenth numbered work
Other features of the programme will be Brahmss
sonata in sharp minor. and number of the
same composers short pieces.
Mr.. David Ftrangcon Davies will deliver four
lectures with vocal illustrations before the Amer
Institute of Applied Music on successive
Thursday evenings, beginning this week.
G. schirmer has added ''Mignon'' to the Schirner
collection of operas. Features of the edition
translation into English by DR.. Theodore Baker
and Introductory essay the opera by Mr..
Krehbiel. In this essay the history of the opera
and its first performances in Paris. London and
NewYork discussed. besides the plot, its origin
and some of the questions raised by the treatment
Of Goethe's story. The success of "Mgnon" was
instantaneous in Paris. where it first brought
forward November IL 1866. Within six months
II had one hundred performances at the Opera
Comque, and before the year was over this num-
ber was increased to $50. Its early vogue. which
was also considerable in London and NewYork,
was due 10 Nine. Christine Nilsson, who sang it in
London for the first time July 5. 1870. and in
New-York November Do 1871. Concerning some
OF the vicissitudes through which the opera has
passed, Mr. Krehbiel writes follows:
The circumstances that the part OF Frederic.
quite inconseQuential originally, and played by
man. is in this assigned to a contralto is an
tween the first Partisan and the New-York pro-
Nine Trebeii for whom the rondo- -gavotte, in
yeder Iamata stanzam was arranged from the
entra music preceding the second act, and since
then has always been sung by a contrato. For
London. a forid air, "Alerta Filina" was intro,
duced. but these changes Were trifing compared
went. The form in which il IS presented in this
edition is the first rearrangement Of the original
as have been able 10 learn. Lothario. reclothed
in his right mind sees his daughter S2erata in Mig
non. because Of the latters recognition of the
6ortra and her recollection of The childish PRAYER
which she used nightly TO utter The scene then
comes TO conclusion with an ensemble. Mignon.
Wilhelm and Lothario rejoicing in the mutual un-
derstanding finally established the musical founda
ton IS the melody of the romance Of the first act
based a paraphrase of CiOethe's "Kenrst du daS
Land" Originally this much more
tended Misnon and Wilhelm are re-, happy in each
others arms, when the voice OF FiIna floats in at
the window. Mignon pleads with Wilhelm 10
drive the siren away, and the two withdraw from
the threatened presence The scene changes We
in the midst of a group of persons who are
by the faithful swain, Frederic She orders break
fast. and while it is preparing sings song in the
time, particularly beloved of the Venetian Condo
hers. beginning 'Paysanna ou signora.' The mel
p6K Of fGrla ph ed In is vet
is shocked bv the heaTtIessness of Fiiina but the
latter advances her and offers her hand in friend
ship and congratulation, and graciously bestows
herself upon Frederic. Enter chorus Of peas
ants. who acclaim Lothario their old master
the Marquis of Cyprani; and then general rejoic-
ing. The nature of the finale constructed to humor
the Pietat Of the Germans has already been sug-
gested 1t is abrupt enough to please s,!; the most
ceeds like the original ending up TO the moment
ds %en se e EIl'e si p tania % Mignon pleads thai
she be driven away lest she herself die OF grief
echoes With NV DaughterG But Micnon. staring
fxedly the actress, falls into her lovers arms
and expires.
The thirty-ffth anniversary of the beginning OF
Rinsky- -Korsakow's career as a composer was cele-
brated in Moscow at concert Of the Imperial Rus
sian Society in January. The composer conducted.
and the evening fun of enthusiasm. There
were wreaths and flowers ir great abundance. and
addresses in behalf of the conservatory and Jhe
public
In the hall OF the Arion Singing Society OF Brook
lyn this afternoon Mr.. Arthur Schoenstadt a
local Journalist VIII deliver a lecture on Wagner
Meistersinger" which will be illustrated copiously.
The lecture is designed preparation for the
performance of the comedy at the Metropolitan
Opera House next Thursday.
The friends Of Mrs. Mary a. Newton have ar
ranged a concert for her benefit, which will take
place in Mendelssohn Hall next Tuesday after
noon Miss Carrie Bridewell Mr.. Julian Walker.
Mr. Robert G Easton and the Severn Trio viii
take part.
Following is the programme of the first Of Josef
Hofmann's pianoforte recitals, in Carnegie Hall
next Tuesday afternoon:
s,,s sIglf ApIas3ionaa A. beethoven oven
EtuGes symphonques. .schumann
Wsltz D aa major. Chopin
,Grstcaen am sonnrase" Schubert
'i-rlF"nlg ..------ -...-..B
''MesJeTsnger'' Fantasia. Wagner Hofnaann
Mr.. J. Warren Andrews announces a series of
four Lenten organ rectals in the Church of the
Divine Paternity on the afternoons of March 7. II.
p and 2S.
Miss Harriette Cady will give pianoforte recital
in Mendelssohn Hall next Wednesday afternoon at
which she viii play pieces by Bach. Martucci
Rameau, Chopin, Tschaikowsky, Arensky Pascal
Schytte, Sindig. Brahms Lszt and Moszkowsh
Mrs. Dorothy Harvey, Mrs. Hamen- Rutland
Mackenzie Gordon. Hugh E Williams and Miss
Anna +. Often will give a concert in Association
Hail. Brooklyn, Wednesday evening OF This
week, at which Mrs Lehman's cycle The Dais,,
Chain,' will be sung