Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
SHARPS and FLATS.

Theodore Thomas successor as d.
rector OF the Chicago orchestra Is
Frederick A. Stock.
Eugen D'Alberts new opera, "Flauto
Solo" 10 to have it's first performance
at Prague, The Berlin opera Is mount
Ing Humperdinck's new opera, The In
voluntary Marriage"
Myron w. Whitney, Jr., made his
first appearance I'm New York as
concert singer IN Mendelssohn hall Jan.
10. He gave varied program, In
Guiding group of songs from old
Italian works.
The death Is announced at the great
age OF 20, OF Clara Virginia Pfeiffer,
who was a pupil Of Kalkbrenner and
Chopin, and a notable pianist In he,
day, As a composer she was represented
by sonatas nocturnes and studies. She
impaired to her son, George Pfelffcl,
the composer, his first musical instruc-
ton,
The London Telegraph is responsible
for the rather surprising statement
that the well-known Italian publishing
house Of Ricordl In Milan Is about to
take an important step in the practi-
cal encouragement OF English opera
and It's composers by Offering a prize OF
$4,000 for the best score submitted
Messenet Is expected to be one Of the
judges. The successful opera Ii TO be
produced at Coyent Garden.
Franz Won Vecsey, the boy violinist
VIII be one OF the most interesting Of
the visitors to America OF the lmme-
dlate future, This little yirtuoso is said
to be only ~ years old. but though
young In years he Is mature I'm his
abilities and has been the wonder "
noted musicians who have heard him
He played In London last summer and
was enthusiastically praised IN the
leading English musical publications.
| one OF these periodicals prints the fol-
lowing saying by Joachim regarding
| the lad. 81 am 70 years Of age. vet
never In my life have heard the like;
never believed II were possible"
Poor Weingartnerl He. being a con-
| ductor, engaged In rehearslng music AL
| day long. much oft Of the "steplad lor'
and "Hollenspktakel' kind suffers
more from II than anyone else The
| noise has apparently impaired his
! health and he asked 10 be relieved OF
| the duty OF conducting his Berlin and
| Munich orchestras. In the meantime
ne has sought refuge I'm the music Of
Brahms which he used 10 desplse, hut
| which he now saws IL really beautifully
| orchestrated Weingartner II In the no
! stion Of Joseffv. n Tolstov, but he IL
| young man yet and VIII probably re
| cover his digestion. ond once more be
able TO enjoy the fleshpots Of Egypt
A wicked violoncellist rot long AGO
| called attention 70 the fact (Which mn
| orchestral player Is IN y peculiarly IN
! vorable nosition for noting) that whom
| ever Brahms symphony 10 being
| PLAYED. vawninR gradually spreads liNo
{ an endemic through the audience 30
I this as II may II must ho maintained
/ that Brahms nevertheless has HE uses.
/ Some wears ago Mr.. Joscffv, weary NJ
! the siren charms Of the music ~ Schu-
| mann, Tszt. and Chopin fod 20 the
| hermitage NJ Brahms, whose dull drah
| colors rested his nerves, u was Ms
Tolstov becoming an nscetic censor NJ
worldly pleasures after he had lost tho
1 capacItv for enjoying them And row
we hear ~ another musician who has
sought refuVp IN tho Brahms sanator-
ium-Feliv Wengnrtrer; and no won
der, IL all he says is true.