MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 9

MUSIC.

; ■'"■■■ ■ . ■/. (By Treble Clef.).: . : ; V-V - v ■•■ ■New- Songs by Crleg. , /-■.;> .. :'. About a' month ago 'there -was- published in Copenhagen a volume of. songs '-.which were, found in manuscript after Greig's death and- which lie himself had intended--to give ;to-the printer. ~l)r.-Angtl'Hammeriki the leading'r-Copenhagen- critic, : : says. in 'the "Nationaltidende" that, these ..'songs..'"almost all'mean: a real, /qualitative; addition, to'the great .body of Grieg's , , songs)" arid that they are "historical ■■:' documents '.. .showing ! Grieg carrying ihbi'inarslial's, staff in his 'knapsack, when' he was still a .very young ,man." : Not all of .these, songs,;, however, 'are youthufl productions;; two (with texts .by. Bjornson and , Drachmann). are dated ill the .eighties,-, and two were composed.in .Grieg's very last/years'; Among the earlier ones is one called "The Soldier,", the -.text of which;(by-H. iC. , Andersen) .was also, set to; musio.by;Schumann. "These.. songs," Hammerik. concludes; '"are another, monument .to/.Grieg.'V .>■,,:;..'.. v. : -.'-, .'■- ; '-<" ■-'. '■■-.:■ ■'. --'^- —-i— -«loc.i(|ir Hie no, Butts." ;i: <t* : * supply.V.of;.Mmo;j'.Clar.a'-''ißiutt'B-sisters' is. sepn!inglv.:in'exh'austiWe. r ;. -Two,' fflis's Paul-' ine, and'■ Miss 'Ethel,' have 'been before- the '.London : public;fbr.' some time.'"••'.■■ Recently•' a third, Miss-Hazel, appeared at 'Mine..-Butt's concert.- at'.;,the; Albert ,Hali; when;'all'-four sisters' joined forces ;'iri .a !hew' quartet': which was specially.written forthein ;by.Slme.'Liza Lehniann." ; Pairs of ..musical "sisters and brothers- have, 'of course, often- : "beeii .known, : as, '■ for instance, in the case of. the' Ha'vogli : sisters, her sister; lime. , Tetrazzini and her sister, 'MM. Jean and Edonard de !E.eszke ; others,who might .be named;- and,_trios : have-not been nncommon —a modern,, instance being supplied by'the ;three:Hambpurg -brothers. : But faihily.; quartets' of -tho '-sanie kind: are .'much-more ex--ceptionalj'Vthough; doubfcless .less 'so 'thau. some might:- suppose,' as .the- "Westminster Gazette', , ?: remarks. '.- ;■;• ■: : ,'. ■"■'■'■■ ■■■:, ■■.■:'■[ ''..'<"'■"-.- Notes.; ' '/.' : '." ■; '.-' ■■"..''' : ,-v : -.. -'i'"''-; Following the: example .of" Fritz .Kreisler',. Mr. ;Ysaye is'-now paying particular,,attention :to the masterpieces of, the : bld: Italian composers for violin. ■'■.:'■"..'■'■:, :■'.:" ■.':'- :■ Beethoven ;was not much of a letter Writer, and-many of his letters are concerned chiefly with questions; of payment for, his .compositions. He was deaf; but he, would have, probably become dumb,.too, with astonish-, ment if he.could-have lmown,that iii the. year ,1908 a; Leipzig bookseller would- ;6ffer for 5500 dollars, r.seven. short pianoforte 'pieces-.-which he himself called."Bagatellen . because 'he regarded them as: mere trifles, and which: lie probably: would .have considered worth at miost five'dollars apiece. .The "Thirty-three' yariations.'on.-'a- Waltz, Diabelli".- ; ;may. be. purchased, of ..the same ai-' tiquarian'fpr a paltry 10,500 :doilarsi'. ;; ' ■'' -. .'■