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Musical Courier 1893-01-04: Vol 26 Iss 670, 1893
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1Correspondence.
3Dayton, Ohio Music.
5THE Andrews-Marsteller-Zwissler combination gave their first concert of chamber music last Friday evening. The program consisted of the following works:
6Sonata for piano and violin, op 12…………………….Godard
7String quartet, C major, op. 38………………………..Haydn
8Adagio, 'cello solo…………………………………….Goltermann
9Trio for piano, violin and 'cello, op 12………………Hummel
11The Godard sonata was played by Miss Andrews and Mr. Marsteller. Miss A. is a small nervous, energetic, "get there, Eli," electrical sort of a person. Mr. M. is very graceful as well as handsome, and plays soft, sweet music very softly and sweetly. He is not a hustler, while Miss A. is hustle personified, and when she goes at the keys (sleeves up and collar down) in a sort of a hop skip and jump hurrah, biff! bang! style, why poor Mr. M. (sleeves down and collar up) with his fine new fiddle "isn't in it." Imagine the ensemble, or rather the lack of it!
13The Haydn String Quartet came like a great relief after all the fuss and feathers of the sonata. The ensemble here was much better, and the whole quartet was enjoyable, the childish simplicity of the last movement being sufficient to cause the most hardened of us "miserable sinners" to smile innocently and most sweetly.
15If Mr. Marsteller could or would only refrain from his everlasting tuning up, he would spare his own as well as the nerves of his listeners. Mr. Zwissler played the Goltermann adagio a little stiffly and dryly to be sure, but by no means unmusically. He is a little angular and his 'cello has a "tubby" sound. With a little more polish and a good instrument he will be a great success and favorite.
17The final number presented dear old Hummel and his pretty staccatos and thingumbobs, &c. You know his style, and if you will associate Miss Andrews' style of technic with the music you may imagine a very crisp, incisive and positive presentation of Hummel's harmless harangues.
19The ensemble was much better than in the opening number. Let us have a little more music, and correspondingly a little less racket from the piano in the coming concerts, and above all things much more composure. Between the tuning-ups of Mr. Marsteller and the bobbing-ups of the pianist we had quite a nervous time.
21Mention should be made of the young ladies who played the second violin and the viola respectively. They played discreetly and didn't have to tune up. Thanks!
23Mr. Pierce's third and last concert occurs December 16. The Beck String Quartet, of Cleveland, will assist. Mr. Pierce is a pianist of rare qualities, makes no display of technic, but all the time making music that is a pleasure and a satisfaction to listen to.
25Mr. Harry Brown Turpin distinguished himself at a swell wedding lately. He arranged Mendelssohn's wedding march for mixed voices, and wrote the words himself too. Of course in an arrangement of this kind the tempo is conveniently arranged to suit the manipulations of the bride's train and the other numerous appendages. Imagine the march sung in the time we have been accustomed to by the Thomas Orchestra. Ye Gods! Wouldn't there be a lively switching about of trails and coat tails to keep pace!
27Otherwise our city is tranquil.
29San Francisco Music.
31DECEMBER 8, 1892.
33THIS good city has just undergone three or four days of such stormy weather as to beat the record for the last twenty-five years. Evidences of the great force of the wind are to be seen on all sides, showing that even our almost perpetual serenity of climate has its interruptions. The skies now smile again and the warm rain which came with the southern wind has started a beautiful mantle of verdure on the surrounding hills which will not be brown again 'til next summer. The "Baroness Meta," Mr. Rosewald's opera, performed by amateurs at the Grand, in aid of the Woman's Exchange, was a success for that purpose—but I hardly think it will ever be sung here again. The author has talent as an instrumentalist, and the orchestration of the work was creditable, but I am sorry to say the popular verdict was not favorable nor calculated to encourage him to further effort in the direction of original composition.
35Besides all the trouble and pains incident to composing and producing his opera, he is now engaged in the usual afterclap of contention with the "charity" for whose benefit it was produced. They claim that he was extravagant, while he shows, by an itemized bill of particulars, that he is out nearly $400, after receiving $2,000 as his share of the receipts.
37This sort of aftermath, which followed "Bluff King Hal" as it now follows the "Baroness Meta," is disgusting the public, who for sweet charity's sake contributed. Patti prices to hear domestic opera sung by amateurs. It is a matter of conjecture how this squabble will affect the next venture of the kind, which is to be "His Majesty," by H. J. Stewart (author of "King Hal") and Peter Robertson, the rehearsals for the performance of which next February, in aid of the Polyclinic, are now going on. From all accounts it will surpass in merit its predecessors. The libretto is superior, and the work is highly praised by all who have heard it.
39It will be sung by the best amateur and church choir talent we have.
41The writing of operas here has become so common that I heard a musician congratulated at the club the other day as entitled to the distinction of not having done so. "But I have written one!" was the disappointing rejoinder.
43Adolph Boner's symphony concerts at the Tivoli, two of which have been given, are a great success, and have elicited unstinted praise from the large audiences which have enjoyed them.
45We have had in the past few years none too much of this sort of music, and it is gratifying to see the public respond so heartily to Mr. Boner's laudable efforts to give us this high class of entertainment. The third concert occurs on the 9th.
47I have had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Carlos Sobrino, a leading soprano from Denver, Col., where she sings in St. John's Cathedral. She is now on a visit to San Francisco.
49She sang for us at Grace Church, Advent Sunday, "Rejoice greatly," from "The Messiah" in a manner which not only delighted her hearers, but warmed the cockles of my own heart while playing her accompaniment.
51Mrs. Sobrino finds the altitude of Denver "too too," and wants to migrate to our more modest and comfortable location near the level of the Pacific Ocean.
53It is a wonder to all of us old residents that everyone who can doesn't come out here to enjoy living, as we do. Why, "one year of California is worth a cycle of anywhere else!" as Tennyson might have said if he had not lived and died in Europe and preferred it to Cathay.
55My old friend Major J. A. Darling, U. S. A., known to the musical world as "August Mignon," through a number of beautiful songs and piano pieces written under that nom de plume, has just escaped from Governor's Island and returned to San Francisco to become second in command at the Presidio, the finest post in our army. The gratification of the major in coming back to "God's country" is only equaled by that of his friends in welcoming him. I hope his muse, which seems to have been benumbed by your abominable climate, will reawaken, now that it can again enjoy ours.
57Mr. Alfred Wilkie has inaugurated a series of ballad matinée concerts in the Maple Room of the Palace Hotel. The first was given on the 1st inst. and was very successful. The second is announced for the 13th.
59Mrs. Fleissner-Lewis, formerly soprano at the First Congregational Church, is the recipient of a complimentary concert at Irving Hall on the 9th. Besides having the assistance of Mr. Ernst Hartmann, pianist, who will play a Liszt polonaise and a Faust fantasia of his own; Mr. Hermann Brandt will give a violin solo of his own and one by Bassini; Mr. Russell Hervey will contribute a tenor aria, and the San Francisco Ladies' Quartet will sing some numbers. Mrs. Marguerite Morrow will sing a contralto solo, and Mr. Otto Fleissner will act as accompanist.
61Mr. H. B. Passmore, one of our most fruitful vocal teachers, gave a pupils' exhibition November 30. The entrance was by invitations, one of which was carefully sent me by Marcus M. Henry, the indefatigable impresario, and I very much regret having been unable to attend, for I like to hear Passmore's pupils sing, and am sure the entertainment was praiseworthy. Mr. Hetlur Wismer, a talented young violinist, and Mr. Abe Sundland, pianist, assisted Mr. Passmore.
63Mr. Byron Mauzy, the apostle of free concerts, has sent me an édition de luxe of a Christmas greeting and program for December 15, containing a long array of names not infrequently seen on dollar concert programs—and never on better paper or in more artistic setting than they appear on this pretty souvenir of Mauzy's.
65Mr. Bernard Mollenhauer, the violinist, gave a concert in Irving Hall on the 8th to a moderate audience, but was well received.
67There is no end of activity in our musical atmosphere—that is, in the way of sound, judging from the number of concerts I hear of, though I fear the trade is in rather a languishing condition, like all other branches of business, just now. I can't keep the run of all the concerts and have doubtless overlooked several.
69H. M. Bosworth.
71Indianapolis Notes
73THE May Music Festival Association is now at work in earnest; they are at present studying some choruses from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul." The inhabitants of Hoosierdom expect very favorable results from the festival association under the leadership of Mr. F. X. Arens.
75Mr. Chas. Holman Black, the great Indianapolis tenor, is singing in "Elijah" in London this week.
77The pupils of the Indianapolis School of Music gave their fifth fortnightly recital on Monday evening the 12th inst.
79Elaborate preparations are being made for fine music and plenty of it for Christmas. We are looking for it.
81Mr. Alex. Ernestinoff, who for the past two years has been director of the choir at the Second Presbyterian Church, has resigned his position. The Second Church has always had the reputation for having the best choir in the State; we wonder what they will do now?
83Mr. Charles L. Lawrence, who was a pupil of Geo. Whiting, Boston, for eight years, has located in our city. Mr. Lawrence gives lessons on the organ and piano; he also accepts engagements as accompanist. We wish him success.
85On Christmas Day Mr. Hansen, organist of the Meridian Street church will play "Christmas Offertoire," in B flat, Lemmens; "Grand Choir," in A, Guilmant; "Fantasie" E minor, Merkel. Miss Sadie Walker will sing Schuecker's "Star of Bethlehem," and Miss Lockwood will play Wieniawski's "Legend," for violin, with organ accompaniment by Mr. Hansen.
87Prof. W. Z. Maffey, teacher of banjo and mandolin, reports business rushing. Mr. Maffey has, in addition to his class of pupils three excellent banjo clubs, the only ones in the State.
89The Princeton Banjo and Glee Club will be with us on the 22d instant.
91The Yale Banjo Club will visit us on the 28th inst.
93Prof. Paul Bahr and pupils will give a recital at N. W. Bryant & Co.'s piano rooms on Thursday evening the 15th.
95NOTICE.
97Electrotypes of the pictures of the following named artists will be sent, prepaid, to any address on receipt of four (4) dollars for each.
99During 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 electrotypes of the same, and publish the subjoined list for the purpose of facilitating a selection.
101Adelina Patti
102Ivanka
103Caroline Nilsson
104Scalchi
105Gonzalo Nuñez
106Marie Rose
107Alfred Grünfeld
108Erich Gerster
109Nordica
110Josephine Yorke
111W C Catt
112Emma Thurnby
113Teresa Carreño
114Minnie Hauk—2
115Materna
116Alban
117Emily Winant
118Lena Little
119Muriel-Collins
120James T. Whelan
121Eduard Strauss
122Eleanor W Everest one of two readings
123Eleanor W. Everest one of two readings
124Marie Louise Dotti
125Fursch-Madi—2
126John Miquard
127Zofia de Lusan
128Antonie Mielke
129Anna Bulkeley-Hills
130Charles M Schmitz
131Friedrich von Flotow
132Franz Lachner
133Louis Lombard
134Edmund C Stanton
135Heinrich Grünfeld
136William Conaway
137Josef Staudigl
138E M Bowman
139Mrs Minnie Richards
140Arthur Harnsheim
141Clarence Eddy
142Mr & Mrs C H Clarke
143Fannie Bloomfield
144S J Jacobson
145C Maudlin
146Emma L Heckle one of two readings
147Emma L. Heckle one of two readings
148Edward Grieg
149Alfredo Hensel one of two readings
150Alfred Hensel one of two readings
151Basil Albert
152Lilli Lehmann
153Franz Kneisel
154Leandro Campanari
155Franz Rumse one of two readings
156Franz Rumpe one of two readings
157Blanche Stone Barton
158Amy Sherwin
159Achille Ernani
160Henry Schradieck
161John F Rhodes
162Wilhelm Gericke
163Frank Taf
164C M Von Weber
165Edward Fisher
166Charles Rehn
167Harold Randolph
168Adele Aus der Ohe
169Karl Kindworth
170Edouard Dambreuter
171Ch M Wider
172Rafael Diaz Albertini
173Otto Roth
174Anna Carpenter
175W L Rumenschenk
176Richard Arnold
177Josef Rheinberger
178Max Bendix
179Heinrich von Doenhoff
180Adolf Jansen
181Hans Richter
182Margaret Reid
183Emil Fischer
184Merritt Dickinson, M D
185E S Bonelli
186Paderewski
187Stavenhagen
188Arrigo Boito
189Paul Jankó
190Carl Schroeder
191John Lund
192Edmund C Stanton
193Heinrich Halm
194Charlotte Hahn
195Wm H Rieger
196Rosa Linde
197Henry Abbey
198Maurice Grau
199Eugene Weiner
200Marion S Weed
201John Philo Sousa
202Adolph Hering
203Anton Rubinstein S C
204Paderewski S C
205Richard Wagner S C
206Charles Gounod S C
207Hector Berlaz S C
208Teresina Tua
209Lucca
210Iwan E Morawski one of two readings
211Ivan E Morawski one of two readings
212Leopold Winkler
213Costanza Donita
214Carl Reinecke
215Heinrich Vogel
216Johann Sebastian Bach
217Peter Tschaikowsky
218Jules Perotti—2
219Adolph M Foerster
220J. H. Hahn
221Thomas Martin
222Clara Poole
223Pietro Mascagni
224Richard Wagner
225Theodore Thomas
226Dr. Dammoch
227Campanini
228Jenny Meyer
229Constantin Sternberg
230Dengremont
231Gallini
232Hans Balatka
233Libera
234Ludwig van Beethoven
235Anton Rubinstein
236Del Puente
237Josef
238Hugo Glenn
239Louis Blumenberg
240Frank Van der Stucken
241Ferdinand von Hiller
242Robert Volkmann
243Julius Rietz
244Max Heinrich
245A L Gille
246Orion Meunin—2
247Theodore Habelman
248Edouard de Reszké
249Louise Natali
250Ruth Wakefield
251Carlyle Parsons
252Carl Retter
253George Gemünder
254Van Zee
255W Edward Heimendahl
256S G Pratt
257Rudolph Arosen
258Vicente Ponsol
259Albert M Bagby
260W Waugh Lauder
261Mrs W Waugh Lauder
262Mendelssohn
263Hans von Bülow
264Claud Schumann
265Joachim
266Ravogli Sisters
267Franz Liszt
268Chamber Dossert
269Dora Hennings
270A A Stanley
271Ernst Catenhusen
272Heinrich Hofmann
273Emma Eames
274Emil Sauer
275Jessie Bartlett Davis
276D. H. Petersen-Petersen
277Willis Nowell
278August Hyleested
279Gustav Hinrichs
280Xaver Scharwenka
281Hans von Boetel
282W R Hahn
283Carl E Martin
284Jennie Dutton
285Walter A Hall
286Conrad Annerge
287Carl Baermann
288Emil Steger
289Paul Kalisch
290Joachim Raff
291Felix Mottl
292Augusta Ohrström
293Maurice Ravel
294Dr F Zierfeld
295C F Chickering
296Villiers Stanford
297Louis C Elson
298Anna Duvivier
299Mr and Mrs Alves
300Ritter-Götz
301Adele Lewing
302Frederic Shuler Evans
303Hugh Gossitz
304Anton Seidl S C
305Theodore Thomas S C
306Franz Liszt S C
307H Heimholz S C
308Joseph Joachim S C
309Pauline Schöller-Haag
310Jean de Reszké
311Mme
312Laura Schirmer
313P S Gilmore
314Kathinka Paulsen White
315Rose Schottenteil
316Max Bruch
317L G Gottschalk
318Antoine de Kontski
319S B Misk
320Benjamin Bowman one of two readings
321John Bowman one of two readings
322Otto Bendix
323H W Sherwood
324Florence Drake
325Viktor Neidler
326Johann Cohen
327Charles F Tretbar
328Jennie Dickerson
329R A MacDowell
330Paul Reichmann
331Max Treiman
332C A Cappa
333Hermann Winkelmann
334Gottschalk
335William W Gilchriest
336Ferranti
337Johannes Brahms
338Meyerbeer
339Moritz Moszkowski
340Louise Tannen—2
341Filoteo Greco
342Wilhelm Junck
343Fannie Hirsch
344George Kretz
345John A Brockhoven
346Edgar H Sherwood
347Grant Brower
348F H Torrington
349Carrie Hun-King
350Jules Allemann
351Hummel Monument
352Beethoven Monument
353Haydn Monument
354Johann Svensten
355Johanna Bach
356Anton Dvorak
357Anna Lankow
358Maud Powell
359Max Alvary
360Josef Hofmann
361Händel
362Carlotta Pinner
363Marianne Brandt
364Henry Duziens
365Emma Juch
366Fritz Kreisler
367Virginia P Marwick
368Richard Burmeister one of two readings
369Richard Burmester one of two readings
370J. Lavis
371Niels W Gade
372Hermann Levi
373Edward Chadfield
374John H Hoadley one of two readings
375John Horder one of two readings
376George H Chickering
377John C Fillmore
378Helene C Livingstone
379Fritz Kreisler
380Richard Niezinski one of two readings
381(no line here) one of two readings
382Frank Wilczek
383Alfred Sosman
384Juan Luria
385Carl Busch
386Alfred Schroeder
387Mr and Mrs Nikisch
388Dora Becker
389Jeanne Franko
390Frank Taft
391Furio Busoni S C one of two readings
392Furicco Busoni S C one of two readings
393Frida DeGebel-Ashforth
394Theodora Pflaflin S C
395Caroline Ostberg
396Marie Groebel
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