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Musical Courier 1892-12-21: Vol 25 Iss 668, 1892
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1Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.—The second subscription concert of this organization on December 8, under Ross Jungnickel, was largely attended. The program comprised Hofmann's "Frithyof" symphony; the "Sylvia" suite; the Mendelssohn violin concerto, played by Lillian Chandler, and songs, sung by Miss Elizabeth Hamlin.
3Hawaii at the Fair.—Hawaii will be represented at the world's fair by her famous band, $12,000 having been appropriated, which sum will be increased by receipts from concerts given abroad.
5"The Messiah" at Music Hall.—The sale of seats for the performances of "The Messiah" by the Oratorio Society and the Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Walter Damrosch, will begin on Friday, December 23, at the box office of Music Hall. The afternoon performance will be given on December 29 and the evening on December 30. The soloists will be the following: Jennie Patrick Walker, Mrs. Carl Alves, Italo Campanini and Emil Fischer.
7The Russian Choir.—The second Russian folksong concert will be given this evening at Music Hall by Lineff's Russian Choir. Mr. H. E. Krehbiel will deliver an explanatory lecture.
9Paderewski Programs.—Ignace J. Paderewski will make his first American appearance this season at Music Hall on the afternoon of January 2, when he will play the following numbers:
11Fantasie and fugue in A minor………………………………………Bach-Liszt
12Sonata in E flat major, op. 81, No. 3………………………..L. van Beethoven
13Nocturne………………………………………………………..John Field
14Intermezzo………………………………………………………..Johannes Brahms
15Memento Capriccioso…………………………………………..Carl M. von Weber
16Variations et fugue, No. 1………………………………………Ignace J. Paderewski
17Nocturne………………………………………………………..Ignace J. Paderewski
18Mazurka………………………………………………………..Frederic Chopin
19Barcarolle………………………………………………………..Frederic Chopin
20Valse………………………………………………………..Frederic Chopin
21Two Hungarian rhapsodies………………………………………Franz Liszt
23At his second recital, occurring January 7, the following program will be presented:
25Suite in D Minor…………………………………………………G. F. Händel
26Sonata, op. 28, in D major………………………………………L. van Beethoven
27Variations et fugue No. 2………………………………………Ignace J. Paderewski
28Mazurka………………………………………………………..Frederic Chopin
29Three etudes…………………………………………………….Anton Rubinstein
30"Midsummer's Night," fantasia………………………………..Mendelssohn-Liszt
32He will also be heard on the afternoons of January 14 and February 18.
34Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.—This was the musical service given on the twenty-ninth anniversary of the church's dedication:
36MORNING SERVICE, 10:30.
37Organ voluntary from "Adagio and Finale" (quartet in C major)…………………………………………………….Spohr
38Te Deum in B…………………………………………………….F. W. Batchelder
39Jubilate Deo in D……………………………………………….Dudley Buck
40Offertory (trio), "Jesus, I my cross have taken"…………………Alary
41Miss Hulda Goodman, soprano; Mr. W. A. Bentley, tenor; Mr. J. Clancy Smart, basso.
42Postlude, "Toccata" (from fifth symphony)…………………….Widor
44EVENING SERVICE, 7:30.
45Voluntary, "Ave Maria"………………………………………Gounod
46(organ and violin)
47Anthem, "The Lord is my shepherd"……………………………Chas. M. Rutenber
48Quartet Choir, assisted by Lexington Avenue Choral Society.
49Anthem, "O Lord, rebuke me not"……………………………Fanny M. Spencer
50Offertory, soprano solo, "Hear us, O Saviour"…………………Gluck.
51Violin obligato………………………………………………….Miss Helen St. Clair.
52Postlude, "Marche Heroique"………………………………..Goltermann
53Miss Fanny M. Spencer, organist.
55The quartet was composed of Miss Hulda Goodman, soprano; Mrs. Alex. E. McCrea, contralto; Mr. W. A. Bentley, tenor; Mr. J. Clancy Smart, basso. Miss Fanny M. Spencer is the organist and musical director. She was assisted by the Lexington Avenue Choral Society and Miss Maybell Campbell, Miss Helen St. Clair, sopranos; Miss Ethel Campbell, Miss Edith Barton, contraltos; Mr. W. H. H. Holton, Mr. Harry Coe, tenors; Mr. T. Sinclair, Mr. W. J. Stewart, bassos.
57St. Michael's P. E. Church.—St. Michael's P. E. Church, corner Ninety-ninth street and Amsterdam avenue, Walter O. Wilkinson organist and choirmaster, on Thursday, December 15, at 10:30 a. m., celebrated the anniversary of the dedication and opening of the church, together with the fiftieth year of Rev. T. M. Peters', D.D., S.T.D., and newly made archdeacon of New York city, connection with it. The congregation have presented the church with a new and elaborate font, which was dedicated on that occasion. The service consisted of address by the bishop and others, and the celebration of the Holy Communion. The music consisted of mass in D, by Frank L. Mours (first time in New York), and anthem composed specially for the dedication by the organist, "I have built thee a house," sung by the choir of fifty voices, men and boys.
59Detroit Conservatory of Music.—Miss Mary T. Williamson, of the conservatory faculty and a member of J. H. Hahn's artist class, gave a very successful piano recital December 14 before a large and enthusiastic audience. The following excellent program, delivered from memory, was presented in a thoroughly artistic manner:
61Sonata, in E minor, op. 7………………………………………Grieg
62Allegro moderato.
63Andante molto.
64Allegro molto.
65Allegro molto.
66Impromptu, in G flat………………………………………Chopin
67Novelline, in D major, op. 21, No. 2………………………..Schumann
68"Erzählung," op. 17, No. 1…………………………………E. A. MacDowell
69Polonaise, in E major………………………………………Liszt
70Nocturne, in B flat minor, op. 9, No. 1………………………Chopin
71Characterstück, in G minor, op. 9, No. 2……………………..Nicode
73There Were Giants in Those Days.—Mr. John Towers gave an excellent address on "The Five Musical Giants" on Wednesday last to the girls at Miss Porter's famous school at Farmington, Conn., which was a decided success, and evidently greatly enjoyed. Additional interest was sent to the proceedings by the illustrations from the respective masters' works, which were excellently given by Mr. Godowsky.
75The Melourgia.—The Melourgia Male Chorus of Rochester, F. W. Wodell conductor, gave a concert on the evening of December 6 before a large though somewhat unenthusiastic audience. Miss Clementine De Vere and Mr. Ernest Mahr, cellist, were the soloists.
77A Mozart Club Concert.—At a recent concert given in Mt. Vernon by the Mozart Club Miss Rose Schottenfels, soprano, and Mr. Sam Franko, violin, were the soloists, and Miss Marie L. Heine the accompanist. A great success is reported.
79A Faculty Recital.—The following is the program of a faculty concert recently given at Westminster College by Professor Thelen, piano; Mrs. Thelen, soprano, and Miss C. L. Whissen, violin. The piano was a Mason & Hamlin concert grand:
81Two movements from concerto in E flat………………………..Beethoven
82Professor Thelen and Miss C. L. Whissen.
83Mazurka………………………………………………………..Wieniawsky
84Miss C. L. Whissen.
85"Jewel Song," from "Faust"…………………………………Gounod
86Mrs. Christian Thelen.
87Preghiera from "Moses"…………………………………….Rossini-Pacher
88"Valse Noble"……………………………………………….Bird
89Professor Thelen.
90"Alla stella confidente"………………………………………Robaudi
91Soprano solo and violin obligato.
92Mrs. Thelen and Miss C. L. Whissen.
93Nocturne, E flat……………………………………………..Chopin
94Cabaletta………………………………………………………Lack
95Professor Thelen.
96"Bonnie, Sweet Bessie"………………………………………Gilbert
97Mrs. Christian Thelen.
98Two Hungarian dances……………………………………….Brahms
99Miss C. L. Whissen.
100"Marcia Triumphale" (for two pianos)………………………..Goria
101Professor Thelen and Miss C. L. Whissen.
103An Iowa Item.—The first concert of the course arranged for by the Iowa City Conservatory of Music was given last Saturday week by the students, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brickee. At the second concert, which was given last Saturday evening, Miss Neally Stevens played with great success.
105A Carolina Concert.—A complimentary concert to the members of the Legislature of South Carolina was given by Mr. M. V. Abell, the director of the College for Women, Columbia, S.C. The following was the program: Organ, sonata in E flat (first movement), Dudley Buck, Miss Mary Haskell; vocal duet, "Amore," Pinsuti, Misses Fulkerson and Williamson; march, "Hongroise" (two pianos), Kowalski, Misses Mary and Marion Haskell; vocal solo, serenade, Gounod, Miss Bessie Williamson; "Faust" (arranged for two pianos), Gounod-Bonawitz, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Abell; vocal trio, lullaby, Mendelssohn, Misses Fulkerson, McMaster and Bailey; piano solos, "Norwegian Bridal Procession," Greig, tremolo etude, Gottschalk, Mr. Abell; vocal solo, "Heaven hath shed a tear," Kuecken, Miss Fulkerson; "Stradella" overture (arranged for two pianos, eight hands), Flotow, Misses Swaffield, Jones, Burrage and Dunlop.
107A Noble Memorial.—The organ of the Madison avenue Baptist Church, which has been rebuilt and enlarged through the bequest of the late Emma Abbott, was opened last Thursday evening.
109Composer and Librettist.—The real question at issue in the case Schelcer v. Neumann lately tried at Vienna was whether the composer alone was the author of an opera, or whether the librettist was also to be considered. As Bizet, the composer of "Carmen," died in 1875, Neumann contended that the opera was no longer protected by Austrian law, arguing that the composer alone was "author," and the librettist a mere annex, who had not produced an independent work of art. Schelcer argued that as the opera could not be produced without the libretto, the authors of the latter still had their copyright. The case was appealed, and the final decision was that the authors of the text of an opera had not the same protection as the composer. The "Neue Freie Presse," however, is of opinion that if a similar case arises the Supreme Court may be of a different opinion.
111Oberammergau.—As there was no good organ in the village of the "Passion Play," an appeal was made to the public, and a sum of 17,500 frs. has been subscribed for the purchase of a new instrument.
113Opera at Stockholm.—The director has declared that it is impossible for him to continue in his place unless he is paid an additional subvention of 30,000 crowns. There is little prospect of his getting it.
115Italian Operas.—There are at present in preparation "Cecilia," by Orefice, at Rome; "Tebaldo," by Monima, at Novara; "Sulle Alpi," by Concina, at Turin, and further "La Gitana," by Mario Costa, "Dispetti Amorosi," by Luporino, and "The Borgias," by Franchetti.
117Strike of Musicians.—The band of the French 100th Regiment lately refused to play on the promenade at Narbonne. Thirty of the members were arrested, six put in prison and the rest sent back to the ranks.
119"Albrecht Duerer."—This is the title of a new one act opera lately produced—it is said with success—at Nuremberg. The composer, Fritz Baselt, is a citizen of the town, who has also seen produced a new three act operetta of his, "Don Alvaro," at Ausbach.
121Children's Songs.—An excellent collection of Kinderlieder, arranged with piano accompaniment by R. Kleinmichel, is just published in Leipsic. The collection comprises sixty pieces.
123A Rossini Revival.—Last month Rossini's forgotten "Matilde di Shabran" was produced at the Nicolini, Florence, and, in spite of all expectations, was received with enthusiasm.
125Copenhagen.—November was a great concert month at Copenhagen. Professor Rung conducted a performance of German works by the Cecilia Society, Otto Malling directed Verdi's "Requiem" for the Concert Society, Mr. and Mrs. Hildach gave two highly successful vocal concerts, the Neruda Quartet gave its first evening one at the Norwegian Theatre, and Miss Ellen Nordgren appeared in the "Walküre."
127Munich.—The first subscription concert of the Academy took place in the Court Theatre, as the old Odéon Hall will be reserved for grand ecclesiastical works. This arrangement will continue till Munich possesses a hall satisfactory in all respects.
129Brahms.—At the Walter Quartet evening in Munich Brahms' new clarinet quintet in B minor was received with great favor.
131Dresden.—The quartet consisting of Raffoldi, Grützmacher, Frohberg and Remmeele began their Beethoven cycles on November 14, with an excellent performance of the quartets in F major (op. 18), E flat major (op. 127) and E minor (op. 59). The boy Raoul Koczalski gave his third concert, and Lilian Sanderson's concert at the Gewerbehaus was poorly attended. At the first good orchestral concert at the Ressource Mr. Moran Olden, Mr. Prill, the violinist, and Sisterman, the baritone, appeared.
133"Le Systeme Ribadier."—The Palais Royal, Paris, has recently produced a new vaudeville in three acts, entitled the "Système Ribadier," from the pens of George Feydeau and Maurice Hennequin. It is not nearly so much of a success as the "Monsieur chasse" or "Champignon Malgré Lui" by the same gentlemen, but it will run for a few weeks. The piece itself is of the usual later day French standard, somewhat risqué in its suggestion, even in plot. It is, however, irresistibly comic in some few of the situations, which is what the Palais Royal audiences chiefly look for. It is a success, but the end does not fulfill the promises of the beginning.
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