Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16
VT SICAL MENTION.

During the time that Rubinstein was
banished from Russia. that is, from 1889
To 1S4 most of the time was devoted to
Josef Hofmann. He had no regular pu-
pills and no class, but some of the young
ladies who had been his pupils in st. Pc
tershurg came over to Dresden and oCca-
sionally Rubinstein asked one of these girls
to play at Hofmanns lesson. On one Oc-
casion after the young lady had finished
he took the music and threw il violently
on the floor and stamped upon it, exclam-
ing. "Das clarier list Elm neiderstra chtiges
instrument C'The piano is a mean, hor-
rible Instrument
On another occasion this same young
lady was present and was one among the
many who came to hear the masters re-
marks during Hofmaun'S lesson. After
Hofmann had played awhile Rubinstein
said: After all. the piano is beautiful
instrument. and the poor young girl who
had augered him few days previously
cried bitterly. HOFFMAN, says that Rubin
stein Was fond of a good story and was
fond of relating humorous anecdotes of
himself and his musical career. At one
time he had a new opera produced and he
promised the musicians that if the opera
were a success he would give them all a
good supper. On the night of the first per-
formance Rubinstein was disguised at
what he thought was its failure that he
went home alone and went to bed. About
i O'Clock the dOOTbell was rung violently
and repeatedly, which aroused the master
from his Slumbers- He went to the door
and there was one of the oboists and other
players. He Indignantly asked what the
trouble was that he should be disturbed
at that hour, and the man replied: You
invited us 10 supper if the opera was
success; we liked il very much" Rubin
stein once said to Hofnann: do You
know the difference between piano playing
and piano reciting? Piano playing is the
movement of the fingers; piano reciting the
movement of the soul
The Euterpe Musical Club held meet
ing last Monday evening at its club rooms
on 9th street. The guests who favored
the club with solos on this occasion were
Bertha Lucas, Kate Latham and Mrs.
Bessie Driver-hittle. Miss. Lucas was
heard in Bohm's "Cavatina." Miss Latham
sang Shelley's Ever True" Mrs Bessie
Driver-kittle had not been heard in Wash
lington for some time, having located in
New York since her marriage, about a
year ago. She gave NeVin'S "a Mon De-
sir. The members who participated in
Mondays program were Mrs. Charles Bay
ley and Miss SalOme Wingate who sang
duo for soprano and alto, Lead, Kindly
Light by AllitSen: Eva Whitford, who
rendered Delibes' Resignation" Mrs Da-
Wis, who was heard in a song by Del W.
qutn, and Angelo c. Fronant, who, by spe-
Cial request, gave the last movement from
his suite, which was so enthusiastically
received at his recent recital at the Wash
-
tfemaIe) was heard in KJrulfs Last
Night" Mrs. Chunn taking the place of
Miss Dudley, who. owing to an attack of
the grip, was unable to appear. The quar-
tet Is composed of Mrs Charles Bayley and
Mrs ChUnn. Sopranos, and Miss Houchen
and Miss Wingate. altos, At the meeting
on Monday, March .. mixed quartet and
4 plano quartet will be heard. The former
is composed of Mrs. Bayley, soprano: Miss
Wingate. alto; Charles b. Myers tenor
and Frank Myers, basso. In the piano
quartet will appear Prof. Raphael Rooster,
violin: William II. SCholz, viola; Florence
WieSer, cello, and Angelo c. Fronani
piano. The EUterpe contemplates giving
public concert the latter part of April
The pupils Of George Lawrence will give
an evening recital Friday March o. at
his studio. The program will be arranged
from the compositions Of Reginald De Ko-
Ven.
The choir of the First Presbyterian
Church. under the direction of Mr. George
Lawrence. with Mr.. Paul Sperry as organ
ist. is preparing quite an elaborate program
OF music for Palm and Easter Sundays
The choir Will be augmented for those &C.
casiOns
Mr.. George Lawrence, director OF the
First Presbyterian Church choir, is ar
ranging an organ, violin and song recital
on Tuesday evening, April q with the ia
nous lady Organist, Jenny Lind Green of
Baltimore; Mr.. William L. Green, Violinist
Of Washington, assisted by other we'll
known local talent and a chorus Of forty
voices. Two rehearSals of the chorus have
already been held. and the director ex-
presses himself as being very well pleased
at the results already obtained. Jenny Lind
Green is one of the leading concert organ
lists OF the day, and the director, Mr. Law
renee, has decided to give the muslc-loving
people of Washington an opportunity of
hearing her, SO he has several hundred free
invitations which viii be given to any one
calling at his studio, 1927 10th street north
west. or Knabe's piano store. 1909 Penusyl-
Vanta avenue on Wednesdays and Satur-
days.
The concert given yesterday at All Souls
Church offered one of the most favorable
opportunities OF the present season for
hearing the best professional talent of the
city. 1t consisted Of two quartets of Schu-
bert and MendelssOhn by the Rakemann
String Quartet, a grand aria from ''Travi-
alta by Mrs Browning, harp solo by
Miss Cluss and cello solo by the eminent
w. Vllalpando of Mexico.
The Pittsburg Orchestra. which is of To-
cal interest. since it's successful concerts
of this season Will probably be followed by
fun course here next year, has issued in
connection with Its final program for the
season a complete list of the works render
ed In It's eighteen Pittsburg concerts from
November L to March Q. These comprise
122 works by sixty-one composers. Twenty
four OF these composers are German thfr-
teen French, five American, four each Rus.
sian and italian, three Hungarian two
each Polish and English. one Bohemian
one Irish, one Scandinavian and one Cole
ridge-Tayior, of African blood. This makes
a cosmopolitan showing. but II illustrates
how much modern music owes TO Germany
Two Of those counted as American are OF
German birth. but are included as Amer.
leans because of long residence here
Beethoven represented by nine rom.