The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

Matus. was formerly connected with Gill
more's famous band, and has always been
regarded as a fine authority on the music
of his country. After the death of Patrick
Gilmore Matus returned TO Hungary and
became the leader OF the Royal Court Or
ehestra- He is an arranger and composer as
well as a very capable conductor.
TIE following programme will be given
Wednesday evening:
Overture-"william Tell .Rossini
The Sirens Waits" ....-.......W aItderul
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ....Coho-Tobani
Condor and Dobronji.
you'll Remember .Balfe
Cztmbaloni solo. DobronJi
Selection from Carmen" .Bizet
q. Oriental Vail
b lie Cinquontine
Overture-"America ...........-...... Tobani
"Nibelungen March"
The next concert of Importance in In
dianapohs wilI-be the one TO be given the
week after next-the evening of January
2-by the Kneisel Quartet. I'm the assembly
room of the ClaypooI Hotel. This quartet
Is among the best string quartets in the
world and the recital to be given here will
be OF unusual interest. The musical critic
OF the London Post had this TO say of this
American musical organization when it
last appeared I'm the British metropolis:
THE Kneisel Quartet concert on Monday
last. In Association Hall, was well up to
the organizations high standard. although
40 novelties were performed. Mozart's
famous quartet in c, and Schumann's love-
Iy quartet in f, the second of the three
which constitute Opus Al. were given. The
renderings were perfect. II is interesting
in connection with the Schumann quartet, TO
note how the modern violin technique has
mastered the awkwardness of
Violin dicttcn. 1t Is doubtful IL many or
those present gave the players the credit
they heartily deserved for the mere
smoothness OF their performance, to say
nothing OF the delicacy and sOulfulness
with which they imbued 1t. Particularly is
Mr.. Kneisel to be admired-even wondered
at-for his achievements in this respect.
The efforts of the Kneisel Quartet are
worthy of the highest praise. IL would. in
deed, be impossible To conceive greater
perfection in matter ensemble, precision,
deiicacy, and all the qualities requisite for
the proper Interpretation OF chamber
music
Edwin Grasse. the remarkable American
violinist. who although only nineteen. made
a profound impression with the soundness
of his musicianship and the b%rilliancy of
his technique at his concert with orchestra
~ hN1C AAbAB oSAAACNO0 Nh1 SNAA AOAO
astonishing feat of drawing a 100 house
for his first performance. 1t is without
parallel that a youth and an American
should achieve a financial as we'll as an
artistic triumph like that, and it IS GER
tainly a good omen for his season In
America. Neither Thibaud, Kubelik. Ko-
clan or Kreisler played to a figure ap-
preaching that In their first concert. Eu-
gene Ysaye did il. and this American lad
is more like Ysaye artistically than any
OF the others.
Mrs. W.. II. Sherwood has some very in
teresting "reminiscences of Rubenstein in
the December number of the Boston Mu-
steal World. She says In part:
n matter how near l sat when he was
playing. his most tremendous fortissimo was
never harsh l once remarked TO him that
his eyes continually changed color. He
seemed aware of the fact, for he replied:
Yes. 1 know. When L am sad they are
gray; when l feel happy they are blue;
when aroused. fiery. they are black, and If
j am angry and furious they become green
But how l enjoyed those hours when he
seated himself at the piano and permitted
me to listen 10 his practice. What tones
and what depth of expression he brought
out OF the instrument as his white hands
he would become! His breathing grew loud
and heavy, his eyes closed or flashed with
passionate fire, until 1t seemed as If he
would cry out in despair that he could not
make the piano more responsive 10 his
touch. IL never half satisfied him. He
longed for more than it could give. L re-
member that Ludwig Deppe once said that
RubinsIein was the only one who under
stood all the secrets OF piano playing, and
so 1t would seem. He cared for no ones
opinion; he hungered and thirsted for far
more than most people dreamed. His play
ing was not only p~assionately splendid; 1t
sorrow in it. 1 had never heard anything
like 1t before, and never have since"
XXX
Music pirates still flourish in London sub
urbs and the English provinces. Thou
sands OF contraband copies of copyright mu-
sic are seized and destroyed every week,
and they represent only a small portion OF
those actually printed and circulated. Nor
Is there any limit to the audacity of those
who are fattening on this thievish business.
The New York Evening Post says that a
large consignment OF pirated music was
clamly left in the cloakroom of a London
railway station a few weeks ago. FOrtu-
nately its nature was discovered. and the
pirate, returning 10 secure his loot, found
that it had been impounded. In some OF
the larger English towns magistrates are
doing their best To stamp out the scandal
by imposing heavy costs. At Sheffield q
party or curbstone pirates went TO Jail foI
a months hard labor in default of paying
30 shilings each.
The concert business in London is said tc
be very poor this winter, and some of the
music journals attribute this unfortunate
state or affairs 10 the foolish antics OF the
concert givers. The latest fad is the 'in.
terVal-' During this interval the artists
who are appearing in the concert hold 8
reception In their rooms or wander up anC
down the concert hall exchanging greet.
ings with friends. These attempts 10 in,
trOduce social features into concerts may
interest a few, while the audience. as {
whole, will fret over the waste of time.
There Is a little nine-year-old girl in Sar
Francisco who, as a pianist, has already
played innumerable compositions of tn,
highest class. and can, in particular. i'm.
prOvise in any key and in any tempo sug
gested TO her. This little musical prodigy
Is Cecil COwies. II took her only one after
noon recently 10 learn 10 play the entir,
composition OF one OF the masters. Sh,
interprets works OF S~chumann, Chopin
Brahms. DvOrak and List and many ex
ceIlent compositions of her own. Mascagn
heard the child play when ne was in SaI
Francisco last winter, and pronounced he
a marvel. She has never appeared on III,
professional concert platform, but is sooI