New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03

JoscFv revised the musical text and
marked she lingering, and his work as
an editor is 20 be distinguishing
mark o. tho edition distinguishing
mark. not the only one. for Che vol
uncs arc 90 have prciacos written O{
James @. Huuckcr. and 90 them looA
forward as more potent INSPIRATION
thar any O. the ingenious solutions OF
technical puzzles that the admirable
artist and uetagoClc JoscAv may nave
made This Isl said not 90 The ois-
rer9re o,ent OF JosoFy's work. but only
IT. onrrec.a.on OF the uncommon
value O. SIR Urucker.s preiaces as an
educator. o. = fnctor Of greater nDls-
ssrce than the fingers boz musica. in-
tcrpro.at.on. But 90 this ] shall recuf
presently
JoseFv. who died on June p last
was among the most famous and also
the most finished pianoforte players
o. generation ago. and one OF the moat
charming players o. ChoDI0'F music
fancy. that ever sived. Tie was surely
ore % che most generous contributors
90 The pleasures o. memory ina. lnt
lovers Of rianofo~te music who lifeo
In me eighties end ninctcs OF the last
co-.rrv can recall His FIRST season
.r fhe United States was contempo-
,ancouq with the FIRST days OF + RAM
ppmmel. and o. they represented very
diForcrt STYLES land also dlHeren
ri,noforte makers1. an energetic rival
- sprang up between them, largely
fomcnted By rival music trade our
~. which was actively cultivated ior
several wears. but without, ] oe4leVe'
-,erring the friendship Of me Two
rncn That YVES largely because
JoscFv was Josefv. -.
!. was ir the long ago o. 1879 ano
1880 and tho incident is fresh IN N.
memory probably because IT orougnt
with a. tho first republication OF SOM
q NV supposedly and certa. my prrVN.l
cisl critical writings in New lork. nope
! may say that without seeming mr.
Gov. or vo,nrl0r Gus. The OCCASION
..,.-oo,,or ia associated FRI my memory
,,i.b nm carly experience OF some OF
r. ,-Do-itios o. musical criticism and
a., carly glimpse into the sometlm mes
ro-.riev character Of musical vlrtu-
osi 7 was quoted week after week ov
one Journal for which had a profound
cortonrt as q champion o. JosehF'
~, whom 7 had no personal liking 10
.he suunosed disparagement or mum
- ,ri.h whom I was on terms OF
nascent friendship. -o-o
Z. came about IN This wnv; IN lo'7
I was music reviewer Tor ne 'lncln-
matt Gazette; had been Tor I'VE yer
wac also ono Of the founders OF
e'-b devoted 90 the cultivation o. music
e.e-oral1v and good fellowship among
,,,eiciare and music lovers. w hen J.oo-
scr~ came 90 Cincinnati 20 give ms
fret series o. concerts his agent caiieu
or mo 90 enlist my good services ~
AZ t.ho1f = told him that ] Should
i.t. 90 to.r The rehearsal Of The con
c,-to Witch he was 20 play with tne
cfrcirnoti Orchestra. I was cordialiI
invited 70 attend. end Dittmsnn ltha'
o.os tle ecorf'e name. J think accom-
ronfcd mo 90 Pixies Opcra House "hr'e
tho concert WIS % take place I'D IN,
evening. J took my sent m tne dlsilal
twilight Of the big room and Dittmann
won't 90 tho artists room.
Patiently T waited for The hoped-ior
revelation. The orchestra sat on me
stare idlv Eve minutes. ten MN ules'
er+roo minutes. with the solo player
.-r .,rtroto~ ont Of sight and hear
t,o They were behind the scenes, as
'i''.NlID ID, orcc,rert with the
t-gu. t,l announced that he
......t4 80. rlav r 7 rcmnirod in the
,.., riDouv Dittmann returned and
g.. a., e-obarras-cd way told me OF the
i.r..,.f,, % Was easily solved. and J
-, tor.c ont 90 fhc hall after cx-
rlef-frr that 10 was only my interest
tr ,rnric and mv profession and my oe-
,t~c 90 Do iuetico 20 the player as Tar
q, could which had brought me there.
Tho. was I'm the forenoon.
d. r, afternoon one a. tho dearest
f-;crds or any man ever had on earth,
,r r,cicr Wuleir. who was president
,r tho club. came 90 me- with che In-
formation chat Io7cfv WAS 90 Doe INC
,.,e.t Of ,r. c'~h % r0rocr after ne
concert and that nc (Wulsin) wanted
ne to ,it beside che guest and propose
t...t,.. JAS, criticism, 20 write.
~. ,.-,,rf COMO 20 the supncr.
.. .,-,l,,- 10 c.-c,,,,s+anccs would
rl.rq,. ms ,eor companion M
49,. ....-... ,... avs. cloouercc I'm his
.r.,. .f.,.ir,, captivatcd me-
t.-t ... ;- prqn fiO the
-,..--..,,oo and a was easy
en-" o' ''...,c,n, about the
...... to +lo club hOOr-
,..,.c-.o3 70 the
l.hE -'ei'h'' TO uo l,...;c,, b;ll,or5,
ciNt guess VINO ""s l.''.' ..-;f,. &C..
when , roy mere ana p''''''F
fused to s.i WIN nun. ..,-,a D.. nv.
or course. tne hh'' 80. 49,, b..
wounded pr'ee "ele 49,. bcar6
tote ine hien- was W, i o." tbat
!ose"l "l''otf %'D '.t.fec.orilv
,onll rev $500. g., ,be concert
pr t"olc VIZ ao, ,nl,,stoId the
cause o. q. ..'g .a. ho.a ,,,,' Vas nor