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Musical Courier 1892-02-17: Vol 24 Iss 626, 1892
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1BOSTON NEWS.
3THE past week has in nowise been a dull one musically, notwithstanding the absence of our Symphony Orchestra on its regular monthly trip. At the Tremont Theatre an operatic extravaganza, "1492," by two well-known Boston gentlemen, Mr. R. A. Barnet and Mr. Carl Pflueger, has enjoyed its first productions upon any stage, and with seats reaching a premium of $5 each has packed the house nightly. "1492" can scarcely be considered seriously from a critical standpoint. The comedy was written especially for the Cadets, our pet military organization, and both Mr. Barnet and Mr. Pflueger, with the material they had to work with, are to be congratulated upon its success. Mr. Pflueger's music was tuneful and well written, and in many instances, notably in his four part work for male voices, showed himself a musician of no mean ability.
5The cast was well chosen, to a man, and all connected in any way with the production should feel a pride in their excellent performance.
7The De Pachmann recitals on Thursday and Saturday afternoons, in Chickering Hall, drew full houses, and as a criticism of such playing is next to an impossibility the only thing in order is a reproduction of his programs, with a brief comment thereon. On Thursday afternoon Mr. De Pachmann gave sonata ("Moonlight," op. 27), Beethoven; thirty-two variations, Beethoven; two nocturnes (op. 9, Nos. 1 and 2), Chopin; two mazurkas (ops. 56 and 24); two waltzes (posthumous), op. 69, Nos. 1 and 2; scherzo (op. 54), Chopin, and Liszt's "Fantasia Quasi Sonata" ("After reading Dante").
9For the first time in Boston, I believe, Mr. De Pachmann played a Beethoven sonata. The scholarly and inspired manner, the reverential devotion with which he performed this most familiar of all the Beethoven sonatas, unquestionably place De Pachmann on a level with other great Beethoven players heard here.
11The second program, that of Saturday afternoon following, was as follows: Schumann "Carnival," op. 9; Chopin, Bolero, op. 19; two preludes, op. 28, Nos. 15 and 17; two etudes, op. 25, Nos. 4 and 10; polonaise (posthumous), op. 71, and the rondo, op. 15; Liszt, Legende No. 2, polonaise No. 1, etude de concert No. 2, and valse impromptu.
13His Schumann playing is no less masterly than his Beethoven or his Chopin. His catholicism astonished and deeply impressed his hearers, and his work (of Saturday especially) will not soon be forgotten by those who had the good fortune to hear him. The next and last recital will be Thursday afternoon, February 18, in Chickering Hall.
15Miss Esther Palliser, now in London, is adding new laurels nightly to her already enviable reputation in D'Oyly Carte's production of Messager's comic opera, "The Basoche," at the Royal English Opera House. A recent number of the London "Topical Times" devotes nearly two columns to her latest success, and incidentally congratulating Mr. Carte says: "She has more than justified the confidence placed in her and has proven herself an artist of exceptional merit." The many intimate friends of Miss Palliser here in Boston will hear of her triumphs with exceeding great pleasure.
17Mr. Joseph Giese, the world-renowned 'cellist and father of Mr. Fritz Giese (none the less celebrated), has been decorated with the order of the "Eiken Krone" by Emma, Queen of the Netherlands.
19On Friday evening Messrs. De Pachmann and Giese gave a most enjoyable program at the rooms of the Harvard Musical Association. When two artists of their calibre get together there is very little left to be desired on this earth. Their program was delightful, and in it, of course, Chopin figured prominently.
21The Lotus Glee Club Company, an organization of male voices, in which Boston takes a proper pride, is covering itself with a coating of pure glory in the West. I have heard many similar organizations, both in this country and abroad, and never have I found such unanimity and finish, such perfection of detail or such entire sinking of individuality as these young men have attained to an almost incredible degree.
23The Boston Lyceum Concert Company has just closed a very successful tour of three months under the management of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau.
25The famous Temple Quartet leaves Boston on a four weeks' tour, under Masonic auspices, on March 14, singing in Baltimore March 17.
27The Ruggles Street Church Quartet has secured Mr. J. C. Bartlett as first tenor for all outside work, such as concert and the like. Mr. H. O. Johnson will still continue to perform the services he has so efficiently rendered as the first tenor of the regular church quartet since its organization.
29The Cecilia, Mr. B. J. Lang conductor, have Schumann's "Paradise and Peri" in preparation.
31Musical Items.
33The Philharmonic Vocal Quartet.—The new vocal quartet—consisting of Miss Julia Müller-Hartung, soprano; Mrs. Anna Lankow, contralto; Albert Thies, tenor, and Hermann Hovemann, bass (assisted by Jacques Friedberger, pianist)—has been christened the Philharmonic Vocal Quartet. They will be heard for the first time in public at the concert for the benefit of the German Poliklinik at the new Music Hall on the 23d inst., when they will give selections from Brahms' new "Gypsy Songs" and Schumann's "Spanisches Liederspiel." Besides these they have many entirely new vocal quartets and other novelties in their repertory.
35Nikisch in Baltimore.—The Academy of Music in Baltimore was crowded last Thursday evening at the fourth concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The "Freischütz" overture; the Pilgrim's March from the "Harold in Italy" symphony, and Goldmark's "Rustic Wedding" symphony were the purely orchestral numbers. Mrs. Julie L. Wyman sang, with piano accompaniment, songs by Delibes, Massenet and Ferrari, which seem to be on her repertory permanently, and an aria from Saint-Saëns' "Samson and Delilah," with orchestral accompaniment. Mr. Richard Burmeister played Liszt's A major piano concerto, and made with it his greatest success yet attained in that city. It is but proper to say that he had the use of a really superb Knabe grand piano—an instrument of rare merit.
37The Liederkranz Concert.—The German Liederkranz gave their second concert of the present season at the new Music Hall on last Sunday night before a very large and most enthusiastic audience. It encroached some of the male choruses and Mr. Max Heinrich, the popular baritone, from London. The program was varied, but somewhat heavy, almost of the "sacred concert" order, and it must seem somewhat curious that, although a full orchestra was at hand, no orchestral number figured on the program, which was as follows:
39"Schicksalslied" ……………………………………… Brahms
40Unter Blühenden Mandelblümen" ("Oberon") …………. Weber
41Wilhelm Rieger and orchestra.
42"Drei Worte des Glaubens" ……………………………. Carl Zöllner
43Male chorus.
44"Die Nixe" ………………………………………….. Rubinstein
45For female chorus, alto solo and orchestra.
46Soloist, Mrs. Marie Ritter-Goetze.
47Concerto for violin (second and third movements) ……. Mendelssohn
48Adolf Brodsky and orchestra.
49"Drei Liebeslieder" ……………………………………. Heinrich Zöllner
50Mrs. Marie Ritter-Goetze.
51"Ave Maria" (baritone solo : Max Heinrich) …………. Nessler
52Male chorus.
53"Wenn Zwei Sich Gut Sind" …………………………… Kremser
54Male chorus.
55"Dunkel, wie Dunkel" ………………………………… Brahms
56Male chorus.
57"Vergebliches Ständchen" ……………………………… Max Heinrich.
58Mixed chorus and orchestra.
59Vintagers' Chorus, from "The Seasons" ……………….. Haydn
60Mixed chorus and orchestra.
62Sternberg as Usual Very Busy.—Constantin Sternberg has a busy season of it. He has just returned from his second concert tour in the West, where he played eleven times in two weeks and was more successful than ever. On the 22d of this month he is announced in Philadelphia to play the Schumann concerto at the music festival, for which the entire Damrosch Orchestra has been engaged. The festival will be conducted by Gustav Hinrichs.
64A Dubuque Concert.—An interesting concert will be given in Dubuque, Ia., February 22, by Mrs. Nealie Rider Crane, solo pianist, and Max Bendix, the well-known violin virtuoso.
66Godowsky's Second Recital.—Mr. Leopold Godowsky gave his second piano recital last Saturday evening in Chickering Hall before a large and attentive audience, who greatly appreciated the excellent program presented, which included thirty-two variations on Beethoven's sonata, op. 81, Schumann's Carnival and a valse brillante, Mr. Godowsky's own composition. The entire program was given in a most finished and artistic manner. The third recital will be given on the afternoon of March 10.
68Carl V. Lachmund's Concert.—Carl V. Lachmund, the well known pianist and professor at the Scharwenka Conservatory, will give a concert to-morrow evening at Madison Hall, corner 125th street and Madison avenue, assisted by Angelo de Sanctis, tenor; Seymour Heyman, violinist; Abert H. Frankel, viola, and George Schrader, 'cellist.
70Louis C. Elson.—Mr. Louis C. Elson has just returned to Boston from a very successful lecture tour in the West and was a caller at this office last week.
72Chicago Musical College Anniversary.—The twenty-sixth anniversary of the Chicago Musical College, Dr. Florence Ziegfeld president, will be celebrated next Tuesday evening, February 22, at the Auditorium in Chicago. Theodore Thomas will conduct his orchestra and the program will be a most telling one.
74Sherwood's Sixth Piano Recital.—William H. Sherwood gave his sixth piano recital at the Chicago Conservatory. Samuel Kayzer director, February 9. Mr. Sherwood played a program composed of Bach, some Chopin etudes, his own "Medea" and the Raff concerto.
76The O'Leary Piano Recital.—The Misses O'Leary (Mercedes and Marita) gave a piano recital at the New York College of Music last Wednesday afternoon, prior to their departure for South America.
78Three Piano Recitals.—Mrs. William H. Sherwood announces three piano recitals to be given at her residence, 288 Newbury street, Boston, on the afternoons of Wednesday, February 17; Thursday, March 3, and Thursday, March 17. Mrs. Sherwood will be assisted by Miss Elsa Sherwood, Jules Jordan, tenor, and F. L. Mahn, violinist.
80The Neave School of Music.—The Neave School of Music, Salisbury, N. C., W. H. Neave director, gave a soirée musicale February 5. The pupils participating were all between the ages of nine and sixteen years.
82Karl Schimpff's Piano Recital.—Karl Schimpff, the pianist, gave his third piano recital February 3, in the Hallenback Building, at Wilkesbarre, Pa., and played the following program:
84Sonate Pathétique ……………………………………… L. Van Beethoven
85Impromptu …………………………………………….. Franz Schubert
86"Warum" …………………………………………….. Robert Schumann
87"Traumessirene" ……………………………………… Schumann
88Scherzo …………………………………………………. Fredric Chopin
89Valse …………………………………………………… Moritz Moszkowski
90Moment Musicales ……………………………………. C. M. Von Weber
91Andante …………………………………………………. Joachim Raff
92"La Filleuse" ………………………………………….. Franz Liszt
93"Lucia de Lammermoor," fantasia …………………… Franz Liszt
95Iowa Conservatory.—The Iowa Conservatory of Music gave a song recital under the direction of Henry Jacobson February 8.
97Perry in Atlanta.—Edward Baxter Perry, the pianist, gave a piano recital at Atlanta, Ga., in Phillips & Crew Music Hall, February 9.
99Miss Zulema Garcia.—Miss Zulema Garcia is the name of a very charming young singer, pianist and violinist in San Antonio, Tex., who is one of the lady commissioners to the Columbian Fair from Texas. Miss Garcia's talent is most astonishingly versatile. She is of Spanish extraction.
101The d'Arona Song Recital.—Florence d'Arona and Prof. Carl Le Vinsen gave a delightful "song recital" Thursday evening in the music room of their residence, 124 East Forty-fourth street. The program was given entirely by pupils who showed excellent skill and good training and were enthusiastically received by an audience of a hundred people. Bishop's "Huntsmen's Trio," by Misses Wetmore and MacColl and Mr. Zerfass, was remarkable for breadth and finished phrasing; also in their several solos they displayed ability. "Murmuring Zephyrs" was sweetly sung by Miss Laidlaw, and "Thou Art Mine All," by Bradsky, as given by Mr. Vanderpool was very effective, showing study and care, as also did the duet with Miss Vanderpool, which roused the audience into enthusiasm.
103Miss Vanderpool has a clear, silvery voice which showed to advantage in the "Jewel Song" from "Faust," and Sullivan's quartet, "Hush Thee, My Baby," by Misses Coit and Edison, Messrs. Vanderpool and Zerfass, completed a most interesting performance.
105Opera in Italian and French.
107LAST Wednesday night Ambroise Thomas' musically weak "Hamlet" was given with the following revised cast, Miss Marie Van Zandt being too sick to sing the "Ophelia," as announced:
109Ophelia …………………………………………….. Miss Margaret Reid
110(Her first appearance on any stage.)
111La Reine Gertrude ……………………………………. Giulia Ravagli
112Le Roi Claudius ……………………………………… Edouard de Reszke
113Laerte …………………………………………………. Montariol
114L'Ombre du Roi ……………………………………… Viviani
115Marcellus …………………………………………….. Rinaldin
116Horatio …………………………………………………. Cernusco
117Polonius ………………………………………………. Vaschetti
118Hamlet …………………………………………………. Lassalle
120It was certainly an overwhelming success for Miss Reid, who, it will be remembered by the readers of THE MUSICAL COURIER, is a Miss Kackley in private life and comes from Indianapolis. Miss Reid has been studying hard in Paris for the past few years and her methods were of the best. Her voice is a strong soprano, full of color, which she uses with ease and often dramatically. There was little of the novice about Miss Reid, who acted and sang with the assurance of a veteran. She made a distinctly good impression. Lassalle gave a noble performance of "Hamlet." Friday evening "Don Giovanni" was sung for the last time this season, and at the Saturday matinée "Romeo and Juliet" was given. Last Monday night "L'Africaine," with Lehmann as "Selika," Lassalle and the De Reskés, was sung; to-night "Rigoletto," and Friday night "Faust." "Hamlet," with the same cast as on its production last week, will be repeated. There will possibly be an extra
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