El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-15
Vienna. Austria. Feb. 13. 1901

Vienna. Austria. r eD- ID. l3Ol.
Dear Mother-Have just returned
from Leschetizky's class which as
wiS,te YOU occurs every fourteen days.
The program was fine one. Appas-
sionata. Concerto ) Saint Saens) Pa
piIIons. Schumann Concerto (Grieg).
Nocturne Chopin also Fantasia. The
benefit OF these musical classes is that
only his own pupils can possibly attend
as there are perhaps 80 of them and
ses he corrects the least fault and in
this way gives us an idea of these
pieces. He sits at his piano side by
side to a fine grand and the pupil plays
unless he throws him out When you
make any bad mistakes THAT is as he
thinks bad probably no artist would
nStice it, he stops you and plays as
horribly as he can and pretends to imi-
tate you. In the concertos he always
plays second piano and throws out
hints on each page and as there is al
ways quite a long program ii is even
better than our lesson. The most OF
these pupils are English. American and
Russian but he certainly brings the
music ont of one if there is any there.
At the end little girl (RussianD play
ed one piece and was so fine that she
had to play six or seven times before
they would let her leave: among these
she played a ScherZo and prelude of
her own. Although a delicate looking
little girl she has by using professors
method developed a great technic and
Wonderful strength. Miss Bertha jain
of whom you sent me a clipping play
ed the Grieg Concerto. She certainly
is wonderful and really is ali artist
Among those there of distinction We're
Prof Theodor Leschestizky. Gottlieb.
pupil of professor and great compos-
Err. Mark Hamburg. Bertha jain. Herr
Schmidt and a fine singer. but l
couldn't remember the name as it isn't
such a short name as Smith. Jones.
etc. Will write you more of the Fri
day.
Last evening found me at the Royal
opera house and Mailer in the box
with Wagner opera( Gotterdammer-
ung). on deck and Herr Winkelmann
and Fri. Won Mildenburg (Europe's best
singers) at the bat. (See PIP. 1928
base ball guide for terms)- The opera
was the best ever given as the critics
say but it was also very tireSome
(which they did not say. Imagine a
sane American going to an opera at
$50 p. m and leaving the opera house
at ~ p. m. the next morning to say
nothing of the noise he is certain to
hear. / mean Wagner opera There is
no person living who can do this and
go home. go To sleep in one hours time.
Even the musical Germans say that it
is SO hard on the nerves and brain
that it units one for work the next
clay. If they were not SO long. Wagner
operas would be the most enjoyable
ones written. 1 have finished the
ring and am quite glad of it. Now
when | can hear Parsifal. Tristan and
Isolde. and Tannhauser. / will have
seen all Wagner. Today is beautiful
though quite cold. The automobiles
are to be seen on every pretty day and
SO today has its share. I forgot to
acknowledge your dear letter as you
must know such a blessing Is to be a
pupil of professor and to heS~ his even
ing class recitals is enough TO make
any one temporarily crazy but excuse
this time as hope to get back to earth
in day or two especially if my lesson