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conditions governing opera in New York.
It is a good business stroke on the part of
Mr. Grau. Mr. Damrosch has a definite
constituency in the classes that make opera
possible as a commercial venture, and the
logic of things pointed to him as the inevi-
table associate of Mr. Grau. It is stated
that Mr. Damrosch has carried his point of
having a different orchestra from the regu-
lar one of the Opera House for the Wag-
nerian performances. This is something
over which to rejoice.
him under his wing when the lad surprised will not only be educational but will attract
the people of the Russian capital at the the people of the country to that annex to
early age of eleven. Leschetizsky was famous Niagara. Sousa's Band has already
later his mentor until he made his formal been secured for two daily concerts, begin-
debut, astonishing all by his virile, dash- ning with June 10th. The famous Mexi-
ing style, his intellectual grasp, and the can Band of the City of Mexico will be
sensuous beauty and euphonious quality of heard later. The leading bands of this
his touch and tone. He has played with city will also participate, as well as famous
all the eminent orchestras and conductors organizations and orchestras of Central
in Europe, and he has been so widely ac- and South America.
The management states that the policy
claimed by all the leaders in the musical
world that his forthcoming tournee is will be to cater to the many diversified
tastes in regard to musical matters and,
awaited with interest.
Gabrilowitsch is only twenty-two, pos- with this end in view, important programs
sesses a magnetic personality and is both are under advisement for concerts, em-
handsome and modest—a rare combination. bracing classical and popular music as well
His intense Slavic nature, backed by a pro- as oratorios and choruses. In July, it is
digious technic, enables him to accomplish expected that the German singing socie-
ties will participate in a grand reunion.
Sufficient is known of the progress of af-
fairs to recognize that music very properly
is to be accorded the important place it
merits at this great Pan-American gath-
ering.
TT is easy to speak of nationality in music
* —to explain definitely the meaning of
the term is difficult enough. As often as
not the quality betrays itself more in the
spirit of the work than in its outward
form. We are perfectly aware of its exist-
ence, but it seems almost too subtly in-
definite and intangible to express in
words. We think of Chopin, Glinka, Smet-
ana, Dvorak, Grieg, as the composers who
have most prominently displayed this na-
tionality. In reality, Bach, Beethoven,
"THE concerts which are being given at
Schumann, Brahms, and Wagner were, to
* Manhattan Beach this season, by
all intents and purposes, as intrinsically
Fanciulli
and his Seventy-first Regiment
national as any of these. Who but Ger-
Band,
are
being largely attended. The
mans could have composed the "Matthaus"
programs
are
at all times interesting—a
Passion Music, the C Minor Symphony, the
happy
blending
of the classical and popu-
"Carneval," the Nibelungen Trilogy, or the
lar.
Mr.
Fanciulli's
organization is doing
Brahms Requiem? Only we have had so
some
splendid
work
and
he must feel well
close an acquaintance with Germany, her
pleased
with
results.
A
feature of the
people, and their history for generations
concerts
so
far
has
been
the
solo work of
past, that we have become completely fa-
W.
Paris
Chambers,
the
well-known
cor-
miliarized with her modes of expression.
netist
and
composer.
In
his
hands
the
For years her giants in music dominated
cornet
seems
to
be
a
new
instrument.
His
the whole musical world, and her school
tone is delightful and expressive and he
served as an exclusive model for other na-
has at all times, a proper appreciation of
tions, consequently its type became univer-
tempo and color. It is well worth a visit
sal, and we have long ago ceased to indi-
to the beach to listen to his playing and
vidualize it as purely German. So entirely
that of the excellent band of which he is a
too, had Germany become mistress of the
GABRiLOWITSCH.
musical field, that musicians of the stand- musical feats far beyond his years; yet it member.
ard, conservative order, of whom each is as a musical and not as a mere virtuoso JWIME. MARY DUFF, a lyric soprano,
decade is bound to produce its quota, dis- artist that he makes his strongest appeal. *•* * is destined to become a potent and
trusted their ears when anything was heard Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin notable figure among the musical artists of
outside the orthodox German range. Thus he reads to perfection, while his untamed, the world. While yet a comparative stran-
the independent utterances of Chopin and fiery manner caused Oscar Bie, the well- ger in this country, she has attained a dis-
his followers could for a time be treated known German critic, to write of him : tinct success abroad. Mme. Duff is from
as inferior, merely because their authors " Ossip Gabrilowitsch drives the horses of one of the oldest and most aristocratic
were true to their birthright, preferring to Rubinstein."
Southern families. She was born on the
express themselves in their own language
famous Cox ancestral plantation in Georgia.
rather than in borrowed, foreign conven- JVA USIC will form an important feature As a child she revealed exceptional talent
tionalities. Germany has had her musical * * of the Pan-American Exposition for the piano-forte, and at the age of six
day, and truly a magnificent one. Even which will be held at Buffalo from May rst years played Chopin with a master hand.
now she has in her midst one or two un- to November ist, 1901. Every effort is Her education was solely by a private tutor,
deniably great composers. That most being made to arrange such a program as and the natural inclination of her artistic
powerful force, tradition, will also prob-
ably stand her in good stead for years to
, jeyebange, TRenteD, also
come. Nevertheless, the opinion that Ger-
on JEasp payments
many is the one, and only musical nation
Grand, Square and Upright
in the world is decidedly on the wane.
T H E younger group of Russian piano
* virtuosi and, according to all ac-
counts, the most eminent, will be with us
In November in the person of Ossip Ga-
brik>witsch. This youthful artist has for
several years astounded Berlin, Vienna
and London with his matured musical
playing, his marvelous finesse, broad style
and interpretative versatility.
As mentioned before in these columns,
Gabrilowitsch is a native of St. Petersburg
and a protege of Rubinstein, who first took
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