Music Trade Review
Issue: 1881 Vol. 4 N. 9 - Page 6
June 5th, 1881.
MUSICAL
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
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136 Music Trade Review THE
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYAtPHJNZ.
HE rehearsals with the soloists began in Beethoven's own rooms and did
not go quite smoothly. Mdlles. Sontag and Unger had at first hopes of
inducing the Master to make some modifications in the vocal parts, but Bee-
ihoven, who had once not been indifferent to the wishes of singers, had be-
;ome intractable. In vain it was pointed out that his melody sometimes
>verstepped the natural limits of the human voice; he would listen to no ob-
jections, but insisted that the text should be strictly followed as it was
written. "You are the tyrant of the voice !" exclaimed Mdlle. Unger,
xasperated by his obstinacy. "My dear," replied Beethoven, "your taste
has been spoilt by Italian music." " Very well, then," said Mdlle. Sontag
,t last, " we must trust in Providence and continue to torture our throats
for your especial pleasure." Meanwhile, the members of the chorus rose in
rebellion against the repetiteur, who conveyed their grievances to the Master,
without succeeding, however, in moving him. The result was, says Schind-
ler, that these worthy individuals adopted the plan of counting rests in the
passages their voices could not reach, or took the liberty of introducing
modifications of their own. Beethoven, fortunately, heard nothing of all
these wrongs done to his work and never suspected of infidelity those who
interpreted it. The concert, given on the day announced, obtained a pro-
digious success. The house was filled to the ceiling, with the exception,
however, of the Imperial box, though Beethoven had done what he could for
he purpose of inducing the members of the Imperial family to honour him
with their presence. Moreover, neither the Emperor, the Empress, nor the
Princess of the Blood, sent a ducat to the illustrious musician, whom it was
their duty to cover with their patronage. They reserved their largesse for
Italian Opera. In contrast with this august indifference, the public exhibit-
ed extraordinary enthusiasm. There were outbursts of applause compelling
rhe singers to stop every instant. Placed next to Umlauf, and with his eyes
owards the interpreters of his works, Beethoven did not hear the joyful
thunder which was rolling behind him. Once, when the delirium had
reached its highest pitch, Caroline Unger, struck by a sudden thought, took
him by the shoulders and turned him towards the public. On seeing the
latter standing up waying their hats and frantically clapping their hands, he
was able to enjoy his triumph, and bowed before the ovation. Hereupon
here burst out a tempest, a hurricane of cheers, such as had never been
heard before. It seemed as though the building would fall in, but, while
applause and hurrahs were heard on all sides, the emotion caused by the
omposer's great misfortune made tears start from every eye. The pecuni-
ary result, unfortunately, did not correspond to the artistic success. The
gross receipts amounted to 2,200 florins, of which Duport took 1,000 for the
manager, while the cost of copying was 800. What remained for Beethovon
was, therefore, 400 florins, and of this sum a portion was absorbed by inci-
dental expenses. A poor reward for so much labor.
Deceived, however, by the way in which the public welcomed the work,
Dupont fancied that a second performance of the Symphony would yield a
large sum. He offered to get it up at his own risk and guarantee Beetho-
ven 500 florins. The performance came off on the 23d of May, in the Redout-
nsaal, with certain modifications in the programme. But Dupont discov-
ered he had made a wrong calculation. The spring sunshine had leagued
itself with the want of interest in art of the Viennese dillettanti, and the
room was half empty. The expenses were not even covered. Beethoven
felt deeply hart at the indifference of his countrymen. In his anger, he
wanted to refuse the 500 florins guaranteed him, and it was not til] after
much entreaty that he was prevailed on to accept them.—London Musical
T
With which is incorporated THE MUSIC TRADE JOURNAL.
THE
of th.e M u s i c i a n s
AND THE MUSIC TRADES OF AMERICA.
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PUBLISHED ON THE 5th & 20th OF EACH MONTH,
AT 853 BROADWAY, Corner 14th Street.
CHARLES AVERY WELLES,
Editor and Proprietor.
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
New York City.
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BRENTANO'S, 39 Union Square.
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THE ARCADE NEWS ROOMS, 71 Broadway, (Elevated Rail Road Main Station).
Boston.
JOHN F. PERRY & CO., 13 West Street.
NEWS STAND, Youngs'Hotel.
NEWS STAND, Parker House.
X.ORING'8 LIBRARY, Washington Street.
Chicago.
THE ROOT & SONS' MUSIC CO., 156 State 4 Street.
S. BRAINARD'S SONS, 158 State Street.
THE CHICAGO MUSIC CO., 152 State Street.
Philadelphia.
W. H. BONER & CO.
J. DITSON & CO.
Baltimore.
OTTO SUTRO.
GEO. WILILIG & CO.
New Orleans.
LOUIS GRUNEWALD.
Albany, N. Y.
C E. WENDELL.
Troy. N. Y.
CLUETT & SONS.
Buffalo, N . Y .
DENTON & COTTIER, Main Street.
A. J. HAWKS, 31 East Seneca Street.
C. 8. RILEY, 313 Main Street.
Syracuse* N- Y.
World.
MUSICAL
CH A T .
AT HOME.
Henrietta Markstein recovered May 19th, in the Supreme Court, a ver-
dict for $480 against Louis T. and Joseph Kuntz and others for services ren-
dered as a piano player at concerts at the Madison Square Garden, which
were given under the management of the defendants.
Cleveland, Ohio.
S. BRAINARD'S SONS.
At a meeting of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, on Monday even-
Cincinnati, Ohio.
ing, May 16th, the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensu-
H. L. BENHAM, 174 Race Street.
ing year: H. K. Sheldon, L S. Burnham, J. T. Howard, H. N. Whitney, W.
H Cromwell, W. R. Bunker, B. T. Frothingham, J. D. Elwell, Frederic
San Francisco.
Cromwell, Horatio C. King, S. H. Murlin, W. H. Husted, A. E Sumner, H.
MATTHIAS GRAY.
G. Reeve, C C. Dike, F. A. Ward, B. H. Smith, F. H. Cowperthwaite, J.
London, Eng.
P. Holbrook, F. D. Blake, A. C. Washington, G. H. Prentiss, W. W. Good-
WILLIAM REEVES, 185 Fleet Street.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EUROPE, HENRY F. GlLLIG, General Manager, 449 rich, W. B. Kendall and C. T. Christensen. The treasurer's report for the
Strand, London, W. C.
past season showed that a loss has occurred.
Sydney, Australia.
Miss Emma Juch, the young American who has gone to Europe, to join
NICHOLSON & ASCHERBERG.
Colonel Mapleson's opera company, was a pupil of Mme. Murio-Celli.
Melbourne, Australia.
NICHOLSON & ASCHERBERG.
Miss Emma Juch, the young vocalist who achieved success at a recent
concert in Chickering Hall, sailed May 19th on the City of Montreal to join
Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Mapleson's operatic company, having been engaged by him for five
A. & S. NORDHEIMER.
Ask for the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW at any News years.
Stand or Music Store in any City.
Ground was broken on Monday, 16th instant, for the foundations of the
new opera house, on the block bounded by Broadway, Seventh avenue,
All communications should be addressed to the editor, CHARLES AVERY WELLBS, 85 39th and 40th streets.
Broadway, N. Y. City.
Checks and Post-Offlce Orders should be made payable to CHARLES AVERY WELLES, Pro-
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Metropolitan Opera
prietor.
House Company, of this city, for the election of Directors, was held May
We are not responsible for the return of rejected manuscript.
Correspondence must always be accompanied by the name and address of the sender no 25th, at No. 65 Fifth avenue. The following Directors were re-elected,
necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
Trade reports, items and communications, relating to the music trade, are solicited from without opposition: J. N. A. Griswold, E. P. Fabbri, James A. Roosevelt,
George Henry Warren, George Peabody Wetmore, George G. Haven, Robert
all parts of the world.
Goelet, George Fearing, William K. Vanderbilt, L. P. Morton, Adrian
Iselin, W. H. Tillinghast, Luther Kountze. These Directors will hold a
NEW YOKK, JUNE 5, 1881.
meeting soon to elect the President and other officers of the organization.
Arrangements have been perfected between Mr. John A. McCaull, the
ADVERTISING RATES.
One l i i c h (Two column* to the page.)
Per quarter, $30.(H proprietor and manager of the Bijou Opera House, and M. De Fosses, repre-
senting M. Audran, the composer of " Olivette," " The Mascot" and other
ADVERTISING CARDS,
1 i n c h [Three column* to the page)
Per quarter, $14.0 operas, by which Mr. McCaull has secured from the author the exclusive
right for the United States in a new opera, which will be produced at the
Bijou Opera House on the 3d of next October. M. Audran will come to
{Post-paid one year, Invariably in advance,
$3.0
America in the fall and supervise the presentation of his work in person and
SUBSCRIPTION :
(Single copies
conduct the orchestra.
HUCKMAN & HERRIOK, 7 Larned Block.
Worcester, Mass.
S. R. LELAND & CO.
NEWS STAND, Post Office.
NEWS STAND, R. R. Depot.
MUSICAL
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
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136 Music Trade Review THE
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYAtPHJNZ.
HE rehearsals with the soloists began in Beethoven's own rooms and did
not go quite smoothly. Mdlles. Sontag and Unger had at first hopes of
inducing the Master to make some modifications in the vocal parts, but Bee-
ihoven, who had once not been indifferent to the wishes of singers, had be-
;ome intractable. In vain it was pointed out that his melody sometimes
>verstepped the natural limits of the human voice; he would listen to no ob-
jections, but insisted that the text should be strictly followed as it was
written. "You are the tyrant of the voice !" exclaimed Mdlle. Unger,
xasperated by his obstinacy. "My dear," replied Beethoven, "your taste
has been spoilt by Italian music." " Very well, then," said Mdlle. Sontag
,t last, " we must trust in Providence and continue to torture our throats
for your especial pleasure." Meanwhile, the members of the chorus rose in
rebellion against the repetiteur, who conveyed their grievances to the Master,
without succeeding, however, in moving him. The result was, says Schind-
ler, that these worthy individuals adopted the plan of counting rests in the
passages their voices could not reach, or took the liberty of introducing
modifications of their own. Beethoven, fortunately, heard nothing of all
these wrongs done to his work and never suspected of infidelity those who
interpreted it. The concert, given on the day announced, obtained a pro-
digious success. The house was filled to the ceiling, with the exception,
however, of the Imperial box, though Beethoven had done what he could for
he purpose of inducing the members of the Imperial family to honour him
with their presence. Moreover, neither the Emperor, the Empress, nor the
Princess of the Blood, sent a ducat to the illustrious musician, whom it was
their duty to cover with their patronage. They reserved their largesse for
Italian Opera. In contrast with this august indifference, the public exhibit-
ed extraordinary enthusiasm. There were outbursts of applause compelling
rhe singers to stop every instant. Placed next to Umlauf, and with his eyes
owards the interpreters of his works, Beethoven did not hear the joyful
thunder which was rolling behind him. Once, when the delirium had
reached its highest pitch, Caroline Unger, struck by a sudden thought, took
him by the shoulders and turned him towards the public. On seeing the
latter standing up waying their hats and frantically clapping their hands, he
was able to enjoy his triumph, and bowed before the ovation. Hereupon
here burst out a tempest, a hurricane of cheers, such as had never been
heard before. It seemed as though the building would fall in, but, while
applause and hurrahs were heard on all sides, the emotion caused by the
omposer's great misfortune made tears start from every eye. The pecuni-
ary result, unfortunately, did not correspond to the artistic success. The
gross receipts amounted to 2,200 florins, of which Duport took 1,000 for the
manager, while the cost of copying was 800. What remained for Beethovon
was, therefore, 400 florins, and of this sum a portion was absorbed by inci-
dental expenses. A poor reward for so much labor.
Deceived, however, by the way in which the public welcomed the work,
Dupont fancied that a second performance of the Symphony would yield a
large sum. He offered to get it up at his own risk and guarantee Beetho-
ven 500 florins. The performance came off on the 23d of May, in the Redout-
nsaal, with certain modifications in the programme. But Dupont discov-
ered he had made a wrong calculation. The spring sunshine had leagued
itself with the want of interest in art of the Viennese dillettanti, and the
room was half empty. The expenses were not even covered. Beethoven
felt deeply hart at the indifference of his countrymen. In his anger, he
wanted to refuse the 500 florins guaranteed him, and it was not til] after
much entreaty that he was prevailed on to accept them.—London Musical
T
With which is incorporated THE MUSIC TRADE JOURNAL.
THE
of th.e M u s i c i a n s
AND THE MUSIC TRADES OF AMERICA.
-^
PUBLISHED ON THE 5th & 20th OF EACH MONTH,
AT 853 BROADWAY, Corner 14th Street.
CHARLES AVERY WELLES,
Editor and Proprietor.
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
New York City.
THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY, AND BRANCHES.
BRENTANO'S, 39 Union Square.
NEWS STAND UNION SQUARE HOTEL, 15th Street and 4tK Avenue.
THE ARCADE NEWS ROOMS, 71 Broadway, (Elevated Rail Road Main Station).
Boston.
JOHN F. PERRY & CO., 13 West Street.
NEWS STAND, Youngs'Hotel.
NEWS STAND, Parker House.
X.ORING'8 LIBRARY, Washington Street.
Chicago.
THE ROOT & SONS' MUSIC CO., 156 State 4 Street.
S. BRAINARD'S SONS, 158 State Street.
THE CHICAGO MUSIC CO., 152 State Street.
Philadelphia.
W. H. BONER & CO.
J. DITSON & CO.
Baltimore.
OTTO SUTRO.
GEO. WILILIG & CO.
New Orleans.
LOUIS GRUNEWALD.
Albany, N. Y.
C E. WENDELL.
Troy. N. Y.
CLUETT & SONS.
Buffalo, N . Y .
DENTON & COTTIER, Main Street.
A. J. HAWKS, 31 East Seneca Street.
C. 8. RILEY, 313 Main Street.
Syracuse* N- Y.
World.
MUSICAL
CH A T .
AT HOME.
Henrietta Markstein recovered May 19th, in the Supreme Court, a ver-
dict for $480 against Louis T. and Joseph Kuntz and others for services ren-
dered as a piano player at concerts at the Madison Square Garden, which
were given under the management of the defendants.
Cleveland, Ohio.
S. BRAINARD'S SONS.
At a meeting of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, on Monday even-
Cincinnati, Ohio.
ing, May 16th, the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensu-
H. L. BENHAM, 174 Race Street.
ing year: H. K. Sheldon, L S. Burnham, J. T. Howard, H. N. Whitney, W.
H Cromwell, W. R. Bunker, B. T. Frothingham, J. D. Elwell, Frederic
San Francisco.
Cromwell, Horatio C. King, S. H. Murlin, W. H. Husted, A. E Sumner, H.
MATTHIAS GRAY.
G. Reeve, C C. Dike, F. A. Ward, B. H. Smith, F. H. Cowperthwaite, J.
London, Eng.
P. Holbrook, F. D. Blake, A. C. Washington, G. H. Prentiss, W. W. Good-
WILLIAM REEVES, 185 Fleet Street.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EUROPE, HENRY F. GlLLIG, General Manager, 449 rich, W. B. Kendall and C. T. Christensen. The treasurer's report for the
Strand, London, W. C.
past season showed that a loss has occurred.
Sydney, Australia.
Miss Emma Juch, the young American who has gone to Europe, to join
NICHOLSON & ASCHERBERG.
Colonel Mapleson's opera company, was a pupil of Mme. Murio-Celli.
Melbourne, Australia.
NICHOLSON & ASCHERBERG.
Miss Emma Juch, the young vocalist who achieved success at a recent
concert in Chickering Hall, sailed May 19th on the City of Montreal to join
Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Mapleson's operatic company, having been engaged by him for five
A. & S. NORDHEIMER.
Ask for the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW at any News years.
Stand or Music Store in any City.
Ground was broken on Monday, 16th instant, for the foundations of the
new opera house, on the block bounded by Broadway, Seventh avenue,
All communications should be addressed to the editor, CHARLES AVERY WELLBS, 85 39th and 40th streets.
Broadway, N. Y. City.
Checks and Post-Offlce Orders should be made payable to CHARLES AVERY WELLES, Pro-
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Metropolitan Opera
prietor.
House Company, of this city, for the election of Directors, was held May
We are not responsible for the return of rejected manuscript.
Correspondence must always be accompanied by the name and address of the sender no 25th, at No. 65 Fifth avenue. The following Directors were re-elected,
necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
Trade reports, items and communications, relating to the music trade, are solicited from without opposition: J. N. A. Griswold, E. P. Fabbri, James A. Roosevelt,
George Henry Warren, George Peabody Wetmore, George G. Haven, Robert
all parts of the world.
Goelet, George Fearing, William K. Vanderbilt, L. P. Morton, Adrian
Iselin, W. H. Tillinghast, Luther Kountze. These Directors will hold a
NEW YOKK, JUNE 5, 1881.
meeting soon to elect the President and other officers of the organization.
Arrangements have been perfected between Mr. John A. McCaull, the
ADVERTISING RATES.
One l i i c h (Two column* to the page.)
Per quarter, $30.(H proprietor and manager of the Bijou Opera House, and M. De Fosses, repre-
senting M. Audran, the composer of " Olivette," " The Mascot" and other
ADVERTISING CARDS,
1 i n c h [Three column* to the page)
Per quarter, $14.0 operas, by which Mr. McCaull has secured from the author the exclusive
right for the United States in a new opera, which will be produced at the
Bijou Opera House on the 3d of next October. M. Audran will come to
{Post-paid one year, Invariably in advance,
$3.0
America in the fall and supervise the presentation of his work in person and
SUBSCRIPTION :
(Single copies
conduct the orchestra.
HUCKMAN & HERRIOK, 7 Larned Block.
Worcester, Mass.
S. R. LELAND & CO.
NEWS STAND, Post Office.
NEWS STAND, R. R. Depot.
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