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VOL.
XVIII. No. 7.
published Every Saturday.
OUR £UROP£AN
BUDGET.
NEW MUSICAL WORKS—COVENT GARDEN CON-
CERTS—AN OPERATIC ENTERPRISE—
A REPORT FROM CHICAGO—
PACTS IN GENERAL.
LONDON,
August 27th, 1893.
DEAR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
Among the new works recently issued by Lon-
don publishers of musical literature are the fol-
lowing : "Analysis of J. S. Bach's Wohltem-
perirtes Clavier," by Dr. H. Riemann, trans-
lated from the German by J. S. Shedlock ; Part
I., "Preludes aud Fugues," Nos. 1 to 24 (Au-
gener & Co.); " Musical History," as shown in
the International Exhibition of Music and the
Drama, Vienna, 1892, by Robert A. Marr (Wil-
liam Reeves); and "Voice-Training Primer,"
by Mrs. Emil Behnke and Charles W. Pearce
(Chappell & Co.)
The latest musical publications brought out
by Novello, Ewer & Co. include "Pianoforte
Albums," Nos. 50, 51 and 52, each containing
minor pieces by Schubert; and Nos. 53, 54 and
55, made up by. Heinrich Hofmann. "Barca-
rolle," by B. Palmieri, and "Roumanian
Dance," by Gustav Rensch, are published by
Cocks & Co. ; No. 16 of the "Red Album,"
containing marches by Mendelssohn, Gounod,
Chopin and Wagner, has been published by
Metzler & Co. Business in sheet music is un-
usually brisk at present, and composers are
happy.
COVENT GARDEN AGAIN.
The Covent Garden concerts still continue to
draw immense and appreciative crowds. The
classical program on Wednesday included Beeth-
oven's Symphony in C minor, Schumann's
Overture to "Genoveva," and Mendelssohn's
Pianoforte Concerto in G minor. The last-
named work was brilliantly played by Mr.
Frederick Dawson. Mr. Montague Worlock re-
vived an air, " II Sogno," by Mercadante, but
it did not create any enthusiasm. In good
truth the popular concerts are the best attended.
THE SONZOGNO COMPANY.
The traveling operatic troupe organized by
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pfeu; Yorl(, September 9, 1893.
84.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Signor Sonzogno will in all probability visit although doubtless some few did make them-
London in the course of next season, most likely selves ridiculous over his back hair.
" Some time ago Paderewski slipped when get-
by arrangement with Sir Augustus Harris. Ac-
cording to the latest report Mr. Cowen 's '' Signa'' ting out of his carriage, and the wheels passed
will be produced at the Dal Verme, Milan, in over his wrists. Fortunately he was little hurt,
November, and Signor Leoncavallo's " I Me- but it makes one think how absolutely he is
dici " about the same time. Other novelties by dependent on those hands of his."
Mascagni, Giordano, Coop and Coronaro are
According to the latest interview, Schalchi
promised shortly by Signor Sonzogno, who is likes best to drink champagne, and, failing that,
certainly doing his utmost, and so far with whiskey diluted with water. Of all things in
striking success, to revivify Italian opera.
the world you can give her to eat she likes best
Von Bulow recently expressed his opinion the round, little, indigestible radish. She
that the waltzes of Johann Strauss should be in- loves riding on the top of omnibuses in London
troduced in the programs of high-class orches- and does not like wearing skirts—on the stage
tral concerts, not only on their merits as works of course. She was sixteen years old when she
of art, but because, like olives at an elaborate made her debut and looks a good deal under
dinner, they would serve to prepare the appetite forty now. But she is not.
for another serious course. "The comparison
Cyril Tyler is singing at the Covent Garden
may not be very flattering to the Viennese com- concerts with much success. Says one of our
poser of piquant dance music, but it is by no critics last week :
means inappropriate," says the Athcnctum,
" Looking in at the " Proms." on Saturday I
tamely. The whole story sounds so unlike the heard, for the first time, Miss—I beg pardon,
eccentric pianist that I doubt its authenticity. Master—Cyril Tyler, who was described as " t h e
Von Bulow never expresses himself in such celebrated boy soprano." The little fellow has
feeble figures of comparison.
a pretty girlish face, a girlish figure, he walks
like a girl, and his voice, which has been re-
IS THIS TRUE ?
markably well trained, has that thrilling, volup-
I append a clipping from a London weekly tuous quality, for the lack of which boys are
preferred to girls in church choirs. Master
which may be interesting :
" Affairs at Chicago seem to be in a very Tyler is one of Nature's paradoxes."
desperate condition, and the authorities of the
NIRVANA.
World's Fair are doing their utmost to wriggle
out of engagements. Dr. A. C. Mackenzie, who
is under contract to produce his new oratorio,
W. D. LAZELLE.
' Bethlehem,' in the Western city, and to con-
duct concerts of British music, has been politely
informed by cable that he is not wanted, and .J?T,[is with sincere regret that we announce
Mr. Maurice Grau, the impresario, has hurriedly
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the death of W. D. Lazelle, for many
returned to London to determine whether the years manager of the warerooms of W. E.
opera season with M. Jean de Reszke shall be Wheelock & Co., 23 and 25 East 14th street.
abandoned. If it is, Chicago's loss will prob- Mr. Lazelle's decease was quite unexpected and
ably be London's gain, for I happen to know sudden. He attended to business up to three
that Mr. Grau paid a visit to Sir Augustus weeks before his death, when he went to Sud-
Harris, at The Elms, last Friday, and if mat- bury, Vt., to recuperate, where he expired on
ters can be arranged the company will have a Wednesday, August 30th. Mr. Lazelle had
month's season at Covent Garden immediately been suffering for some time from an internal
on the termination of the Promenade Concerts." complaint, but never regarded it as serious. It
turned out, however, to be an obstruction in the
A PADEREWSKI STORY.
vermiform appendix, and immediately after
Here is another cutting anent Paderewski, going to Sudbury alarming symptoms appeared.
An operation could not be performed owing to
from one of our papers :
"Paderewski, the celebrated ivory thumper, is the patient's debility at that crisis, and death
one of the kindest hearted men in the world. ensued.
Mr. Lazelle was highly and deservedly esteem-
He seldom leaves his house without first filling
his pockets with silver coins, which he dis- ed by Wheelock & Co., in whose interests he
tributes among the flower girls, crossing- labored faithfully and well since entering their
sweepers, match-sellers, and beggars he passes employment in 1884. He was duly promoted
to the management of the warerooms, and, by a
in the streets.
'' Five years ago he was quite unknown to the careful policy and personal ability as a sales-
public ; to-day he can draw a thousand pounds man, built up a large retail business. In pri-
from one performance. He returned last spring vate life Mr. Lazelle possessed a host of fine
from America over thirty thousand pounds to qualities ; he always made steadfast friends
the good. Needless to say, the fulsome admir- and judiciously selected them. He was a good
ation of the society women over there, which husband, a good father, a good son, and a good
we heard so much of, was greatly exaggerated, friend. His loss will be widely regretted. D. S.
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