Stories Of Brahms

Ilauy stones are tcld of how the late composer Brahms treated pianists and singers who were eager to get his criticism. If one of these aspirauts for hia favor was fortúnate enougb to find him at home and be received, Brahins' first concern was to seat hizuself on the lid of his piano, a position from wfaich he rightly deenied few would have the temerity to oust him. If this failed, he had recourse to the statement that the instrumsnt was out of tune. "Oh, that does not matter, " rem arked one courageous individual. "Perhaps uot to you, but it does to me," replied the master. Ou one occasion he was just leaving his house when a long haired youth, with a bundie of musio under his arm, hailed him with, "Can you teil me whereDr. Brahms lives?" "Certainly," auswered the master in the most amiable mauner, "in this house, up three flights. ' ' And so saying he hurried away.