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Musical Courier 1892-12-21: Vol 25 Iss 668, 1892
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1'cello and all other orchestral instruments—January 11, from 9 a. m. to 12 m. Violin—January 11, from 2 to 5 p. m.; applicants are required to bring instruments and music. Orchestra—January 11, from 4 to 6 p. m. Voice—January 12 and 13, from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2 to 5 p. m., and evening of January 13, from 8 to 10 o'clock. Chorus—January 13, from 8 to 10 p. m.
3Musicians Want Their Pay.—The musicians who belong to the Musical Mutual Protective Union who took part in the parades connected with the Columbus Celebration, for which they have not yet been paid, do not intend to quietly submit to being snubbed by the auditing committee, to whom their claims were presented for payment. At a recent meeting of the union a committee was appointed, with William Anstead as chairman, for the purpose of waiting upon Mayor Grant to solicit his influence in obtaining prompt payment of the money. A petition is being prepared by this committee that will set forth the grounds upon which the request is based, and which will be presented to the Mayor when Anstead's committee calls upon him some time during the present week.
5Commissioner of Accounts Wahle, who, as secretary of the committee of one hundred, which had charge of all the arrangements, had much to do with the management of affairs, seems to be especially blamed by the indignant musicians for the annoying delay. They claimed that he should have seen that there was a provision made for possible deficiency between the money received from stands and other privileges and the amount needed for the payment of necessary expenditures.
7"There are more than $19,000 due these men," said President Alexander Bremer, of the Musical Mutual Protective Union, "the average due each man being about $20, and though the lack of this money is not felt by the more prosperous among us, yet there are many who need the money badly, and in some cases its non-payment has caused positive hardship.
9"A rather small piece of business," continued Mr. Bremer, "has been the attempt made by the auditing committee, of which ex-Mayor Wickham is chairman, to throw the blame for the delay upon the men, under the plea that the charges are exorbitant. That this is merely a subterfuge to gain time is evident to anyone who remembers the amount of marching and work done by the various bands night and day during the three days of the celebration.
11"Moreover, the sum asked is entirely in accordance with the terms of the contract made on behalf of all the bands by Bandmaster Cappa, of the Seventh Regiment, and all objections should have been made at the time the agreement was made. Such a claim now is practically charging the management of the celebration with incompetency."
13President Bremer said that he did not see how the mayor could do anything in the matter, as it is admitted that there is not sufficient money at present to pay the obligation, but it might have the effect of hastening the legislation necessary to secure the required relief.
15Charles Steckler, counsel for the Musical Union, said that he had had several interviews with the Auditing Committee, but without a satisfactory result. He stated that the only chance for the men to get their money was the passage of the bill, to be introduced by Assemblyman Sulzer as soon as the Legislature meets, directing that $78,000 be appropriated for the payment of the debts due on account of the Columbus Celebration. An effort will be made to have this bill rushed through as soon as the Legislature meets.—"Telegram."
17A Musical Migration.—"Our crossing was rather after the style of a symphony—of course in C, and not C flat by any means. It opened andante with a glissando movement, which soon gave way to a recitative ondeggiamente with a florid accompaniment on the wind con gusto. John and I wandered about languido on deck for awhile, and then retired below for refreshment liquido. Here there occurred a bar con spirito treated delicatamente, followed by an impetuoso performance on the part of the boat, which was at first treated giocoso and subsequently lacrimoso. This led to a con fuoco movement with a horn obligato (for a fog had come on), and a long maestoso passage followed—in fact, I never mezzo maestoso a passage before. It lasted until the finale, which was approached a poco a poco through an interval of rallentando, concluding with a 'Hymn of Praise' performed by the entire company."—"Isis," London.
19Lilli Lehmann Sings.—Lilli Lehmann gave a song recital in Dresden on the evening of December 8, singing only songs of Bungert, the accompaniments being played by the composer himself. Her interpretations were of course artistic, but her voice seemed somewhat worn and tired out.
21Princess Carolath Sings.—At a musicale recently held at the Musical Institute of Clemens Braun, Dresden, compositions of Rubinstein, chiefly vocal, were heard. Rubinstein himself attended and complimented particularly the singing of Princess Carolath Hatzfeldt, a lady who has a superb contralto voice and understands how to use it. A Miss Markoff, a pupil of Rubinstein, made an excellent impression as a pianist on the same occasion.
23Xaver Scharwenka and the Scharwenka Conservatory.
25XAVER SCHARWENKA hardly needs any special comment on his artistic standing in the musical worlds of Europe and America. He takes a foremost rank among the many famous pianists and composers of the present day, and his pedagogic work is amply demonstrated by the unusually large number of pianists who received their musical education at his famous Berlin conservatory and, since 1891, at the Scharwenka Conservatory in New York, No. 37 East Sixty-eighth street, conducted by Xaver Scharwenka and Emil Gramm.
27The latter institution is unique among its many competitors. The system of three and four in a class has been abolished, as also the engaging of cheap and inferior teachers. Excellent and systematic instruction is given in all branches by renowned teachers, and for the first time it has been demonstrated in the history of American conservatories that musical students can safely remain here for their education instead of going to Europe.
29The terms are reasonable for the quality and amount of instruction the institution offers, and every student who has attended speaks in the highest terms of the splendid system and management prevailing in this institution.
31We hope that Messrs. Scharwenka and Gramm may long remain together and continue their honest and effective work so well begun and so successfully carried out.
33Wolff-Hollman Concert.
35Début of Caroline Ostberg.
37THE United States is still a land of milk and honey for the European virtuoso, particularly if he is eccentric and knows how to tickle the popular fancy. Excellent evidence of the truth of this proposition was furnished at the third Wolff-Hollman concert, where neither of these clever artists played a work or piece of the first rank, and yet both were uproariously applauded—probably for that reason.
39The concert opened with Rubinstein's sonata in A minor for violin and piano, but only the first movement was played, Miss Jessie D. Shay at the piano. Mr. Wolff played Vieuxtemps' "Réverie" and a scherzo by Ries and the "Air Russe" by Wieniawski.
41Hollman, who played with unusual vigor and with superb tone, introduced Max Bruch's "Kol Nidrei," an adaptation of an old Hebrew religious chant; a valse of his own; Popper's "Papillon," slightly despoiled of its originality by blurred passage work, and a mutilated rendition of Schumann's "Träumerei."
43Miss Shay played Schloezer's étude de concert, A flat, and Liszt's A flat étude.
45The event of the evening was the début of the Swedish soprano Caroline Ostberg, a vocal artist of high rank, whose culture and method were at once discovered in the recitative and aria from the "Marriage of Figaro." She occupies a distinguished position among Scandinavian singers, and sings with great breadth of style and musical intelligence. As a dramatic singer she is a refreshing contrast to the average prima donna, for she interprets with purity of sentiment and of tone the Scandinavian folk songs. In this department of her act she stands unrivalled, and will make a sensation among her countrymen here. She should be heard in concerts with orchestral accompaniment, where her broad manner and impassioned method will appear to greater advantage.
47Foreign Notes.
49Berlin Opera House.—On December 7,150 years had elapsed since the opening of the Royal Opera House under Frederick the Great. The first performance was Graun's "Cesar and Cleopatra." The performance began at 6 o'clock. Graun wore a red cloak and full bottomed wig. In the parterre were two rows of chairs for the court; the public stood. The orchestra—2 theorbists, 1 harper and 2 'cellists—sat near a piano to play the accompaniment to the recitative. The other pieces were 12 violins, 4 violas, 2 more 'cellos, 3 contrabasses, 4 flutes, 2 fagotti, 2 walhorns and 4 oboes. The house was lighted with 8,000 wax lights, at a cost of 2,771 thalers a night. The opera was given twice a week till January, 1748, when it was succeeded by Haase's "Clemenza di Tito."
51Berlin Domchor.—The Royal Domchor is giving its concerts in the Garrison Church, which contains the finest organ in the city.
53Franz von Blau.—A symphony in B flat minor by this composer was produced with success at the first symphony concert at Cottbus.
55Swiss Sangerfest.—The festival to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Swiss Sängerverein will take place at Basel on June 8, 9 and 10 next year.
57Berlin Free Music Society.—On November 18 this society gave a concert at Sulzer's Hall, when a quartet for piano and strings by Moritz Scharf and a cantata for male chorus with organ accompaniment, by Willy Kuntze, were performed.
59Friedrich Hegar.—A biography of this composer appears in "Sängerhalle," of Leipsic (Nos. 42, &c.). His "Manasse" has just been given for the first time in Cologne.
61M. T. N. A.—A German paper expounds to its readers the meaning of these "mysterious letters." The society is described as "of great importance for America, where it has done much for the cultivation of music."
63Sophie Menter.—This distinguished pianist played at the first concert of the Musical Society of Innsbruck a fantasia of her own composition, "Zigeunerweisen," to which Tschaiikowsky had supplied the orchestral accompaniment. She was received with unbounded applause.
65Rudnick.—The first performance of "Dornröschen" for soloists, chorus and orchestra, by W. Rudnick, was given at Liegnitz November 8. Clara Heppe, Selma Thomas and Mr. Krüger, of Berlin, were the vocalists.
67NOTICE.
69Electrotyes of the pictures of the following named artists will be sent, prepaid, to any address on receipt of four (4) dollars for each.
71During a period of twelve years these pictures have appeared in this paper, and their excellence has been universally commented upon. We have received numerous orders for electrotyes of the same, and publish the subjoined list for the purpose of facilitating a selection.
73Adelina Patti
74Ida Klein
75Sembrich
76Christine Nilsson
77Scalchi
78Gonzalo Nuñez
79Maria Rózsa
80Alfred Grünfeld
81Etelka Gerster
82Nordica
83Josefina Yorke
84W. J. Carl
85Emma Thurbsy
86Teresa Carreño
87Minnie Hauk—2
88Materna
89Emily Winant
90Lena Little
91Murio-Celli
92James Melchlan
93Eduard Strauss
94Elenor W. Everest
95Marie Louise Dotti
96Furch-Madi—2
97John Marstrand
98John Latham
99Antonio Mielke
100Anna Bulkeley-Hills
101Charles Schmitz
102Friedrich von Flotow
103Johann Lachner
104Louis Lombard
105Edmund C. Stanton
106Heinrich Grünfeld
107William Courtney
108Joseph Staudigl
109E. M. Bowman
110Mrs Minnie Richards
111Arthur Friedheim
112Arthur Edes
113Mr & Mrs C. H. Clarke
114Fannie Bloomfield
115E. Jacobson
116C. Mortimer Wiske
117Blanche Stone Barton
118Amy Cherwin
119Adeline R. Smith
120Henry Schradieck
121John F. Rhodes
122Wilhelm Gericke
123Franz Taubert
124C. M. Van Weber
125Edward Fisher
126Charles Rehm
127Harold Randolph
128Adel Auer Ohe
129Karl Kandorff
130Edwin Klahre
131Helen D Campbell
132Alfredo Barill
133Wm R. Chapman
134Aloysia Gruber
135Mrs Helen Ames
136Edward Hanslick
137Oscar Berger
138Princess Metternich
139Edward Danzreuther
140Ch M Widor
141Rafael Diaz-Albertini
142Otto Roth
143Arthur Carpenter
144W. L. Bamberg
145Stavenhagen
146Arthur Bello
147Paul von Jankó
148Carl Schroeder
149John Lund
150Edmund C. Stanton
151Heinrich Goechus
152Charlotte Huhn
153Wm H Rieger
154Rosa Linde
155Henry E. Abbey
156Marie Grün
157Eugene Weiner
158Marion S Weed
159John Philip Sousa
160Adolph Hoppe
161Teresa Tua
162Lucca
163Ivan B Morawski
164Leopold Winkler
165Costanza Donita
166Carl Rauhecke
167Heinrich Vogel
168Johann Sebastian Bach
169Peter Tschaiikowsky one of two readings
170Peter Tchaikowsky one of two readings
171Jules Perotti—2
172Adolph M Foerster
173J H Hahn
174Thomas Martin
175Clara Poole
176Pietro Mascagni
177Richard Wagner
178Theodore Thomas
179Dr. Damrosch
180Campanini
181Jenny Meyer
182Constantin Sternberg
183Denegremont
184Galassani
185Hans Balatka
186Libera
187Anton Rubinstein
188Del Puente
189Josef
190Julia Rivé-King
191Harold Glenn
192Louis Blumenberg
193Frank Van der Stucken
194Frederic Grant Gleason
195Ferdinand von Hiller
196Robert Vokmann
197Julius Rietz
198Max Heinrich
199A L Guille
200Ovide Musin
201Theodore Habelman
202Edouard de Reszke
203Louise Natali
204Ethel Wakefield
205Carl Petersilea
206Carl Reiner one of two readings
207Carl Rieger one of two readings
208George Günther
209Emil Liebling
210Van Zandt
211S G Pratt
212Rudolph Aronson
213Victor Capoul
214Albert M Bagby
215Mrs W Waugh Lauder
216Mendelssohn
217Hans von Bülow
218Clara Schumann
219Joachim
220Ravelli Sisters
221Franz Liszt
222Christine Dossert
223Dora Hennings
224A. S. Stanley
225Ernst Hauenschild
226Heinrich Hofmann
227Emma Eames
228Emil Sauer
229Jennie Dutton
230Walter Hall
231Conrad Ansorge
232Carli Baermann
233Emil Steger
234Paul Kaisch
235Ludwig Zemlinsky
236Henry Holden Huss
237Neally Stevens
238Dyas Flanagan
239Adèle Le Claire
240Dr. and Mrs Carl Hild
241Anthony Stankowitch
242Moriz Rosenthal
243Victor Herbert
244Marie Roeder
245Felix Mottl
246Augusta Ohrström
247Manie Kunkel
248Dr. Kiefer
249C F Cherrington
250Villiers Stanford
251Louis C Elson
252Anna Burch
253Mr and Mrs Alves
254Ritter—2
255Adele Lewing
256Frederic Shailer Evans
257Hugo Goerlitz
258Pauline Schöller-Haag
259Jean de Reszke
260Marchesi
261Laura Schirmer
262P S Gilmore
263Kathinka Paulesen White one of two readings
264Kathinka Paulsen White one of two readings
265Rudolf Schwenkels
266Mrs Johnstone-Bishop
267Max Bruch
268L G Gottschalk
269A. A. de Kontski
270A. S. Mills
271B M Bowman
272Otto Bendix
273H W Sherwood
274Florence Drake
275Victor Maier
276Johanna Cohen
277Charles F Tretbar
278Jennie Dickerson
279R A Macwell
280Theodore Reichmann
281Max Treuman
282C A Cappa
283Hermann Winkelmann
284Donzé
285William W Gilchrist
286Ferranti
287Meyerbeer
288Mozart
289Anna Louise Tanner
290Belle Cole
291G W Hunt
292Georges Bizet
293John A Brockhoven
294Edgar H Sherwood
295Gustav Breder
296F H Torrington
297Carrie Hun-King
298Pauline l'Allemand
299Hummel Monument
300Berlioz Monument
301Haydn Monument
302Johann Svendsen
303Johann Bach
304Anton Dvorak one of two readings
305Anton Dvorák one of two readings
306Saint-Saëns
307Pablo de Sarasate
308Jules Jordan
309Mr & Mrs Parsons
310Mr & Mrs G Henschel
311Handel one of two readings
312Händel one of two readings
313Carlotta F Pinner one of two readings
314Carlotha F Pinner one of two readings
315Marianne Brandt
316Henry Wuzenski
317Fritz Giese
318Anton Seidl
319Max Leckner
320Jules Spitzer
321Judith Graves
322Hermann Ebeling
323Anton Bruckner
324Mary Howe
325Arthur Claire
326John C Finkenre
327Fritz Kreisler one of two readings
328Virginia P Marwick one of two readings
329Richard Burmeister one of two readings
330Lavini one of two readings
331Niel W Gade one of two readings
332Hermann Levi one of two readings
333Edward Chadfield one of two readings
334James H Howe one of two readings
335Gus M Chickering one of two readings
336John C Finkenre one of two readings
337(no line here) one of two readings
338Jeanne Franko
339Frank Taft
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