The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-10-03
ANECDOTES OF JOACHIM.
His Kindness as a Teacher and His
Modesty as a boy.


Talent will out" as the schoolboy
says. and Joachim asserted his musical
gifts almost as baby. When only ;
years old, he was asked by his mother
what he would like as a toy to play with.
They We're al the time wandering through
II German village whore o. fair was being
hold. Ills answer was. y violin" and
nothing would make him alter his mind.
80. al course. It WAS bought for him Tn
fortunately. This violin. a very childish
Hnair is ~ mprc in existence. though a
picture Of il still remains. Joseph's cid
est broiher Friedrich Joachim. who was
20 years his senior, had the little boy
portrait painted when the latter was :
years old. Immediately after his first ap-
pearance IN public nj Budapest.
II represents the Juvenile fiddler with
his inst violin under his arm This por-
train is not only Interesting a. the first
which exists ~ the Ereat viainist hnt also
as IA printing. Tor IL is the work of Mar
astpny. renowned la Hungary as the first
teacher OF Muukuczy. The portrait Is in
the possession Of Miss Eugenie Joachim.
who inherited II from her father. Miss
Joachim Is the niece Of DIR. Joachim and
he j. very proud 81 her He admires her
musical talent and is delighted 10 find
her the first teacher Of German songs in
London today.
When 10y Of - years old the serious
bent showed itself Ia the violinist's char
acter. Nothing gave him more pleasure
than TO have good books read aloud to
him. He loved Schller's ballads. Der
Taueher." Die Burrschaft" "Das Lied
Won der Glecke." etc. aud out OF the last
named the passage, "Nenn sich das
strenge nit dem milden part da gibt es
elnen guten klang" is strangely npplica-
bic 10 Joaehim's own character. AS a
teacher he is strict, yet always ready TO
help his pupils in every possible way.
Consequently he is loved and adored by
them all. This was shown by the ire
mendous assembly Of old students who
gathered from NIL parts OF the world on
the occasion Of his 80 years jubilee as "A
plnyer. which occurred n couple Of years
ago At Berlin A young lady once sang
to Or. Joachim terribly out Of tune and
rhythm. He corrected her In his usual
charming and considerate manner. aud
she forthwith exclaimed:
"Oh. DR.. Joachim, ! will buy metro
nome and study with it," lie smiled.
but answered kindly:
"My dear young lady you need not go
10 any expense aHhuA H. Abt iuN Ahih anu
time In the. art of music have 10 come
from the heart, not from machine"
When In Leipzig, rs a boy Of IA, he
was living in Mendelssohn's house and
often used To visit Schumann. One even
ing, when the three musicians We're sit
ting In the garden, the stars Were shining
brightly Young Joachim was next to
Schumann. who, as a rule, was very sol
emn. Suddenly Schumann looked at
Joachim. gazing at the stars in raptures.
and said:
81 wonder whether there are people liy-
Ing up there. aud whether they know that
on this earth there Is little boy who
plays the violin very beautifully and gives
many of us great pleasure. Are they
shining down in gratitude on that little
boy, | wonderY
Joachim. modest from his earliest child
hood ms he Is now. looked delighted, but
only murmured:
ooh. how ! should like TO give them
pleasure up there tool"