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The Strad; a monthly journal for professionals and amateurs of all stringed instruments played with the bow, 1890
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1Violinists at Home.
3Will Correspondents who enclose newspaper cuttings with their reports kindly add the name and date of the journal from which the cutting is derived. Frequently interesting paragraphs and concert-notices are sent to me which I cannot use because this general rule has not been observed, and very often even the name of the place in which the concert took place is not given.
5This, the Sixtieth number, completes the Fifth Volume of The Strad. When we enter upon a new year in May we will offer our thousands of readers in Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia many new features of interest and usefulness—or so, at least, we hope. At present it would be premature to make public all we intend to publish, but I may mention as a hors d'œuvre of the feast in store that Mr. Henry Saint-George, one of our oldest and most popular contributors, will begin a historic work of real value to the violinist (be he a tyro or a virtuoso) on the unhackneyed subject of violin bows. The work will be issued first in these columns, and subsequently in book form when from its very nature it is certain to become useful. It will be profusely illustrated, and the illustrations will form of themselves a valuable addition to the collections of violinists since Mr. Saint-George has been allowed in the interests of art to make drawings of many bows now carefully guarded in show-cases from the wear and tear of time. These will of course be unique. Such then is the hor d'œuvre. The remainder of the feast will also be of use and interest. In the words of the old showman—"Walk up! walk up! and you shall see what you shall see!"
7Since the above was in type Mr. E. van der Straeten has undertaken to begin in the first number of Vol. VI., in May, a series of articles on the Technics of Violoncello Playing. These no doubt will be of great service and interest, since their author is no tyro.
9First and foremost among violinistic events of the month is the first appearance of Herr Willy Burmester in England at a Henschel Symphony Concert on the 14th ult. Readers of The Strad are already in possession of the facts of Herr Burmester's early career since our columns were the first to offer him hospitality, to recommend him to the notice of concert entrepreneurs, and to suggest that he should visit our shores, since private correspondents in Berlin had informed us of his masterly performances. Now he has come, played, conquered. The usually phlegmatic press has raved about him and his phenomenal performance has received no more than its due measure of praise. Perhaps the Sunday Times was the most enthusiastic, but the gigantic "Thunderer" (as The Times was once called) declared that "his complete mastery of the most formidable technical difficulties went far to atone for the dulness of the works he chose (Paganini's D major concerto and the 'Nel cor piu non mi sento' Variations). His tone is sympathetic and pure and such absolutely perfect playing of rapid passages in thirds and octaves is most rarely heard." From such an exalted quarter this must be regarded as the highest praise. Herr Burmester is to reappear in London in the season, at a Richter concert I think.
11As I write there lies before me so huge a pile of reports from country correspondents that I must perforce reverse the usual order and begin with Provincial intelligence, reserving what space may be left when it is disposed of to Metropolitan friends. Once more, though, I would ask country correspondents to send in their monthly and occasional reports by the 15th of each month, otherwise many notices have to be held over for some six weeks.
13In Dublin Herr Werner is still going his way rejoicing; the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of his recitals have now been given. Corelli, Spohr, Brahms, Bach, Beethoven, F. W. Rust (bravo! Herr Werner: this fine writer is totally neglected here, I regret to say, and I express my admiration for your bravery in bringing his beautiful D minor Sonata to light), Sarasate and many more besides have all had their share in the interesting programmes.
15Thanks to our Liverpool Correspondent who informs me that Miss Marianne Eissler, Miss Angela Vanbrugh, Mr. Philip Cathie, M. Achille Rivarde (who took part in Mlle. Chaminade's concert when his playing of some familiar pieces was the feature of the concert), Mr. Willy Hess and Prof. Joachim have all appeared there during the last few weeks.
17Mr. Harold Henry's Orchestral Society in Derby is flourishing bravely. At their last concert, in addition to an admirable orchestral selection given by the band, Mr. Henry played the slow movement of a concerto by Sitt in a manner which drew warm praise from the Derby Mercury.
19Miss Hannah Jones of Swansea, a pupil of Mr. Thomas Tomlinson, was a most successful violinist at a concert given recently in that town. The young lady, said to be the
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