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April 20th,. 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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The last night of the subscription season of Italian Opera was devoted time her farewell, as she is about to leave soon for Europe. The concert was
to a performance of " II Trovatore," on April 8th, and was largely attended. well attended and Miss Arbuckle's singing was warmly received.
Herr Rafael Joseffy was the soloist of the Rudolph Bial concerts at the
The Comley-Barton company opened at Haverly's Brooklyn Theatre, on
the evening of April 12, in the new opera comique, in three acts, entitled
Metropolitan Concert Hall, on the evenings of April 3d and 10th.
A concert was given on the evening of Palm Sunday, by the choir and "Olivette."
chorus of St. Stephen's Churoh, this city, assisted by several well-known
Another grand rehearsal of the joint choruses of the May Music Festival,
took place on the night of April 13th, at the Cooper Union Hall, Dr. Damrosch
soloists.
The Messrs. Carri are about to make a concert tour in Europe, and conducting.
Mr. Joseffy announces that he will give a concert at the Academy of
before leaving will give a concert at Steinway Hall, on the evening of April
Music on Wednesday evening, April 20, with the assistance of a grand
28, with the aid of a number of well-known artists.
of 100 musicians, under the direction of Mr. Theodore Thomas.
The Comley-Barton Company were to reappear in " Olivette " at the Fifth orchestra
There can be no doubt of the result of such an entertainment, or of the
Avenue Theatre on Easter Monday. The sale of seats began at the box- interest
which this preliminary statement will excite.
office on Monday.
The
soloist at the Metropolitan Concert Hall, on the evening of April
The opera " La Forza del Destino," was produced at the Academy of
was Rafael Joseffy, and that eminent pianist was heard by a large and
Music in this city on the evening of April 4th, with Campanini and Miss 3,
enthusiastic audience at his very best. He played first the Chopin concerto
Cary in the principal roles.
(in E minor), and afterwards the familiar Pergoles^ air, the " Bach Gavotte,"
The New York Philharmonic Club gave their sixth and last soiree of the arranged by himself for left hand alone, and one of his own compositions—
season of 1880-81 at Chickering Hall on the evening of April 5th. Mrs. the " Souvenir d'Amerique " waltz.
Lelia Lowerre and Mr. Richard Hoffman were the soloists.
The annual concert of Sir Julius Benedict will be held in St. James's
A benefit concert was given at Steinway Hall on the evening of April Hall, London, on the afternoon of the 29th of June.
7th to Miss Sophia J. Neuberger prior to her departure for Europe, where
The Metropolitan Opera House Company (limited) took title April 12th
she will complete her musical education.
to the site bounded by Broadway, Seventh avenue, and Thirty-ninth and
The Carreno Grand Italian Opera Company gave a delightful concert Fortieth streets, consisting of about twenty city lots. The price paid for the
on the evening of April 4, at the new Masonic Theatre, Nashville, Tenn.
property is $596,700, the purchase being completed by E. H. Ludlow & Co.
building when erected will cover all the land excepting the two Broad-
At the benefit of Signor La Villa, on April 9, at Steinway Hall, which The
corners, which will be leased for improvements to correspond with the
was one of the series of Mr. Saalfield's concerts, Miss Blanche Roosevelt way
of the Opera House. Work will be begun May 1, and it is sup-
was the principal attraction. She sang with good taste, and was warmly architecture
posed that the building will be finished within eighteen month.
applauded and loaded with flowers arranged in every conceivable design.
The Musical World says that some few years ago Joseph Joachim called
The last concert of the Philharmonic Society took place at the Academy
of Music on the evening of April 9. The audience was very large and very upon Mr. Sims Reeves to rehearse with him the air from Gounod's " Faust,"
enthusiastic. This was the programme: Symphony No. 2, Brahms; " Salve dimora casta e pura." Mr. Reeves'son Herbert, then about seven
" Hecuba," Rubinstein; "Faust" overture, Wagner; "In Questa Tomba," years old, being in the room when Herr Joachim entered, crept under the
piano, and remained there during the rehearsal. When finished, the boy
Beethoven; Selections "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
came out of his hiding place, and exclaimed, " Oh! if I cannot be a singer
The Norwich Musical Festival, England, is fixed to begin October 11. I should like to be a fiddler." Joachim was so amused at the hearty way
It will last four days. " St. Paul," " The Messiah," and Berlioz's " Faust " the boy expressed himself that he presented him with the bow he had been
will be among the leading works. New and original compositions, by F. using, and said, "Mind, if you do become a singer, and ever have Gounod's
Cowen and Sir Jules Benedict, will be produced for the first time. Mrs. air entrusted to you, I shall accompany you on the violin, and with the
Alini Osgood will share with Madame Albani the soprano music. Shortly same bow with which I have been accompaning your father, and which I now
after the Festival Mrs. Osgood will leave England for a fcnir in America, present to you." Curiously enough the event happened at one of Mr. Sims
where she will fulfil several important engagements under the management Reeves'concert recently, when Mr. Herbert Reeves sang " Salve dimora,"
of the interprising and popular Geo. W. Colby.
accompanied on the violin by Herr Joachim.
Adolphe Fischer and Geo. W. Colby are engaged for Peck's Annual
The Oazzetta Musicale has an interesting account of a visit to the estab-
Concert in Boston, April 27th, in connection with Mme. Gerster, M. Den- lishment of the Pelitti family, musical instrument makers, since early in the
gremont and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. This is a grand combina- last century. In variety, as makers of all kinds of instruments, and in inven-
tion of talent.
tive skill, these Milanese makers enjoy high repute all over the world, says
Mrs. Lelia G. Lowerre, Mme. Teresa Carreno, Signor Tagliapietra, the the writer of the article.
N. Y. Philharmonic Club, and Geo. W. Colby will appear at the Baltimore
The Russian composer Tcha'ikowski has produced at St. Petersburg,
Academy of Music in a fashionable Charity Concert to be given by the says Le Menestrel, his opera entitled the " Maid of Orleans." Though some
Arundel Club, April 29th.
speak of this novelty as having an enthusiastic success, others consider the
The seventeenth recital of the music department of the Temple Grove work to be monotonous and only of medium inspiration. The French
Seminary, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., was given on April 1, on which occasion paper waits for further and special information, before jjronouncing definite
a varied and interesting programme was performed by Dr. W. H. Schultze, judgment on the opera.
violinist; Miss Harrie W. Ives, soprano; Miss Miriam W. Dowd, soprano;
Le Guide Musical tells that M. Peter Benoit is organizing, for the end of
Mr. W. C. Richardson, pianist.
April in Antwerp, a great Liszt Concert, at which it is understood, by special
William C. Tower, one of the most promising of American tenors, died desire of the master, M. de Zarembski has been engaged to play several of
at the Massachusetts Hospital on the evening of April 13, after a painful Liszt's pianoforte works. The oratorio, totally unknown up to now in
illness, at the age of forty. He had been engaged for the coming May Belgium, and several orchestral works, are to be given.
Musical Festival in New York.
Mr. Tennyson's "Song of the Sisters," "O diviner air," from his new
Caterine Marco (who will be remembered as the daughter of the late volume of poems, has been set as a duet by Mr. Arthur Sullivan, and will
Mark Smith) has been singing the part of Filina in " Mignon " with success appear in that form in the Leisure Hour for April.
at the Allessandro Manzoni Theatre, Milan.
The first performance of Gounod's new opera, "Le Tribut de Zamorra,"
was promised for the 30th of this month, is again postponed for'a
A novel and interesting entertainment was given at Chickering Hall on which
April 2d, by Mme. Murio-Celli and her pupils, assisted by Signor Arditi and short time.
his grand orchestra, Signor Lazzarini, Belati, Norvara and MontegrifFo. It
Sir Herbert Oakeley, Musical Professor at the University of Edinburgh,
consisted of a performance of selections from five different operas—the first has had the degree of LL.D. conferred upon him by the Senatus Academicus
act of " Traviata," in which Miss Emma Juch made a hit as Violetta; part of of the University of Aberdeen.
the first act of "Lucia," in which Miss Tillie Ertheiler bravely overcame
The solo singers at the Chicago Sangerfest next June will be Mme.
most of the difficulties of the music of the heroine, making a good success Peschka-Leutner,
Cary, and Messrs. William Can did us, Whitney and
with "Quando rapido," Signor Lazzarini being the Edgardo; the second Remmertz. The Miss
chorus will be about twelve hundred strong, and the
scene of the first act of "Favorita," giving Mme. Vanoni her opportunity orchestra will number
a hundred and fifty.
as Leonora, which was taken with much spirit and good effect; part of the
first act of "Trovatore," in which Miss Ava Britt appeared, supported by
A LETTER FROM LISZT ABOUT BULOW.
Signor Montegriffo and Belati, and the garden scene from "Faust," Miss
Emma Juch being the charming Margarita, Mme. Vanoni the Siebel, Signor
(From the " Gazette de Hongrie.")
Novara the Mephisto, Signor Lazzarini the Faust and Miss Britt the Martha.
BUDA-PESTH, Feb. 18, 1881.
Miss Lelia L. Morse, youngest daughter of the late Prof. Morse, and
Honored Sir and Friend.—You wish to know what impression yesterdav's
Mr. Franz Rummel, the pianist, were married on the afternoon of the 4th Billow
concert made upon me. He belongs to you, he belongs to us all/to
inst. at Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, the summer residence of the bride's the entire
intelligent public of Europe. Stated in two words: it was admi-
mother, the Rev. Henry L. Ziegenfuss, rector of Christ Church, performing ration, enthusiasm.
Twenty-five years ago Biilow was my pupil in music,
the ceremony. On account of recent deaths in the family, only the nearest just as twenty-five years
previously I was the pupil of my highly-honored
relatives were invited. The bride wore a dress of white silk and satin, and dearly loved master, Czerny.
it has been given to Biilow to strive
enriched with embroidery, beads and pearls. Instead of the wedding bell better and more perseveringly than But
to me. His edition of Beethoven, which
there was suspended over the bridal party a large bough cut from a Marshal is worthy of all admiration, is dedicated
me as the " Fruit of my teaching."
Neil rose tree, heavily laden with buds. The presents were numerous and But here the teacher had to learn from to his
pupil, and Biilow continues to
of rare beauty and worth, not the least of which was a check from Miss. instruct—as much by his astonishing virtuosity
a pianist, as by his
Morse's old friend Samuel J. Tilden. After a collation Mr. and Mrs. extraordinary musical knowledge, and now also by as
his
incomparable direc-
Rummel started for Washington, where the German Ambassador will soon tion of the Meiningen orchestra. There! you have an
example of the
give a reception in their honor. On Saturday, April 9, the couple sailed in musical
progress of our times. Heartily yours,
FKANZ LISZT.
the steamship Main for their new home in England.
Herrn Pazmandy.
Mr. Arbuckle, the well-known cornet virtuoso, gave a concert on the even-
Madame Annette Easipoff has been playing in Bucharest, Odessa, Jassy,
ing of April 1 lth, at Steinway Hall, with his Ninth Regiment Band, which fur- Kiew, Charkow, and other Russian towns with brilliant success. Madame
nished the largest share of the entertainment. Miss Lizzie Arbuckle was Essipoff will finish the tour by giving her third concert in Odessa, assisted
the soloist on the occasion, which was her debut in New York, and at the same by the violinist, A. von Czeke, of Vienna.