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English audience; it knows the best, and it themselves to make a fund to pay for the a flood of tremendous events were massed
wants the best. It is appreciative and a shade education of such pupils than to give their into so short a period of time. The orches-
more demonstrative. The French audiences best energies, build their fondest hopes, and tral condition of New York is one that can
are demonstrative—no, not always emotion- then find that there is no tooth so keen as hardly be realized from a quick glance, as
the tendency would be to think that Boston,
al—it depends, however, on what you accept man's ingratitude.
with its weekly Symphony concerts, were
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as emotion. To me, the height of emotion
Josef Hofmann is again in this country. ahead in number. But count shows more
is the dead silence that follows the close of
a number. This is true emotion and I take He is making a furore, and it would be inter- than fifty orchestral concerts exclusive of
this as the greatest tribute that can come to esting to know why his criticisms are so Sunday night "pops," or soloists who en-
any artist, for it shows not only that you remarkably good this year, when last year gage the orchestra to enhance their value.
have touched the true feelings of your hear- they were so remarkably poor. Of course, Regular series present the New York Phil-
ers, but that your audience is composed of everyone knows he is a tremendous artist— harmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Pitts-
people who are with you in every shade of just as he was last year. When criticism burg Symphony, the Young People's Sym-
feeling." For Russian and Italian audiences shall mean something other than notion, this phony, the American Symphony and the Peo-
he claimed warmth that was mingled emo- question will be answered. Hofmann's del- ple's Symphony. Not only do we get these
tion and demonstration; but he said, " J u s t as icacy in pianissimo passages is the most orchestral concerts, but they are under differ-
in all countries, in all runs of life, you find wonderful thing about him. But what a ent conductors, which is another subject for
good people and bad people, so you find mu- blow to the theories that claim these charms study. It means much to a music student to
sical and unmusical people; they do not be- to be exclusive property of the Leschetitzky be able to observe the characteristics of each,
and especially such people as the list pre-
long to countries, nor to localities; they be- mysticisms.
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sents. The conductors of aforesaid orchestras
long to the world, and I never can under-
Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler played two re- are: Emil Paur, Wilhelm Gericke, Victor
stand why people attribute them to one coun-
citals in New York and added to her laurels Herbert, Frank Damrosch, Sam Franko and
try more than to another. I know less about
and her scrap-book. In the face of every- F. X. Arens. Soloists and the best avail-
your negro or your darkey, as you call him,
thing that has been said, there is nothing able in every case.
but I suppose that he, too, is musical in the
more to say—except, however extravagantly
There are choral performances announced
same sense that our gypsies are." In liter-
her praises were sung, she merited every-
by such societies as the Oratorio, the Musical
ature Mr. Slivinski is as thoroughly skilled
thing that was said. With her art, her tem-
Art, the Musurgia, the Mendelssohn Glee,
as many who give time to nothing else, not
perament, her snap and go, if she had half the
the Liederkranz and the Arion, with our
alone in the lore of Tolstoi, Sienkiewicz,
technic she has, she would still be unique in
friends across the bridge, the Brooklyn Ora-
Maxim Gorki, and other Russians, but in the
the roster of to-day's artists.
torio. The conductors presenting these are
literature of all countries—America as well.
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He is a fine linguist, and above all, he is a
Paderewski enthusiasts are getting into Frank Damrosch, Walter Henry Hall, Ar-
trim. It pays to be a favorite in America. thur Mees, Paul Klengl and Julius Lorenz.
gentleman.
Paderewski has found this out, and it will Besides these there are innumerable clubs of
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be
still further proven when "Manru" goes a more private nature. The chamber music
It is time that something definite were ar-
on
at the Metropolitan Opera House. With is estimated at about twenty-five concerts by.
rived at to supply education for the very
great number of musical talents who cannot the ironclad rules laid down by the artists the Kneisels, Bendix and Dannreuther. It
afford to pay for it. The way things have concerning rehearsals, it will be interesting would be impossible to estimate the recitals,
been treated in the past is anything but sat- to know what Paderewski's feelings will be vocal and instrumental, but they surely will
reach far beyond one hundred in number, so
isfactory. Many teachers have given ser- in the matter.
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if anyone thinks New York is starving for
vices out of the kindness of their hearts,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
examining
the
latest
the want of music it is a mistaken idea.
out of a belief that the talent was great
work
of
Homer
A.
Norris,
of
Boston.
This,
Emilie Frances Bauer.
enough to pay for the trouble, or out of
if
courtesy to some one who was interested; it will be remembered, was the setting of
PLAYING IN LONDON.
Walt
Whitman's
"Leaves
of
Grass"
for
they have become interested in the pupils;
C RNEST SCHELLING, an American pi-
they have furnished not only the lessons, voices and piano. The first production of
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anist and a pupil of Ignace Paderewski,
this
work
will
occur
Dec.
ioth,
and
it
will
but in many cases the necessaries of life;
has been playing in London. He has on his
be
awaited
with
keen
interest,
as
appreci-
they have given them additional educational
programs a fantasia on arias from "Manru."
advantages; they have often given them so- ation has been the lot of all work from this
Mark Hambourg has also appeared lately in
cial opportunities, and for all this care and talented pen. It is hardly fair to form an
London for the first time as an adult pian-
interest and affection, what is the usual opinion from the delightful hearing given
by the composer, but it is satisfactory to ist. Vladimir de Pachmann, who was re-
course of things?
cently there, announced that he was to play
A pupil is flattered, as every musician, say that there is more breadth, more true
next season in this country.
good, bad and indifferent, is flattered, and inspiration, more freedom from restraint and
it is not very long before the benefits are for- constraint than in anything I have heard D I E T R O MASCAGNI, who no longer
gotten and years of hard work are thrown from Mr. Norris. It has the elements of a A
talks of his great tour of this country,
off in a moment of exhilaration at his own great work and the music is in keeping with has been conducting performances in Rome
of his "William Radcliffe" and Saint-
achievements, and the pupil feels that he has the masterful poem. Can one say more?
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Saens, "Samson and Delila," both of which
grown beyond the teacher—a change must
Every season is opened "under most bril- are new in the Italian capital.
be made. This, in return for all those years
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of work, to say nothing of money spent, or liant auspices." Without that remark the
A Grieg festival is to be held at Pyrmont
season
would
not
be
in
full
swing.
Never-
kindly affection lavished. The system is
next year. Selected works from his various
wrong. It were better for the teachers theless, it is difficult to remember when such forms of composition will be performed.
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