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Musical Courier 1895-12-11: Vol 31 Iss 823, 1895
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1Kremser's Dankgebet, with some dainty a capella choruses, were also much enjoyed. Mrs. Lawson sang an aria from Don Juan, with orchestra, and later Symode's Song, by Kjerulf, and two fine songs by Paul Umlauf, whom I remember from student days in Leipsic as a young song writer resident there, the songs accompanied at the piano by your correspondent. Mrs. Lawson has sung here before—never better, however.
3A matinée muscale was given at the High School last Wednesday, under the direction of your correspondent, and this will excuse him from commenting on the affair. Perhaps you will instead reproduce a clipping from the News herewith appended:
5"The muscale given this morning at the High School drew an audience that filled the chapel to the doors. A number of distinguished musicians of this city lent their assistance. Mrs. Clara Barnes-Holmes sang Cowen's Snowflakes, Mr. Riesberg's The Sunbeam and the Lily, and Neidlinger's The Robin, and, with violin obligato by Mr. Marcus, Braga's The Angel's Serenade.
7"Mr. Henry Marcus, the talented young violinist, played Lazarus' canzone, op. 16, No. 3, with technical finish, excellent bowing and good taste.
9"Miss Clara L. Ball's finished technique and skill at the piano were manifest in her playing of Olsen's Norwegian capriccio, op. 19, No. 4, and, as a duet with Mr. Riesberg, Riesberg's Festival March. Mr. Riesberg played a number of difficult and effective piano solos much to the edification of all. A piano trio by Miss Katherine Riesberg, Mrs. Louise H. Ramsden and Mr. Riesberg was charmingly rendered."
11An occasion of much musical, literary and gastronomical festivity, though altogether of a private nature, was "Judge" W. B. Greene's appearance here at the Buffalo Club. Mr. Hobart Weed had charge of the feast, and through him Mr. Waith's male quartet became a most enjoyable part of the program, which was also participated in by v. c. (I'm getting weary of writing my patronymic, so please notice that "v. c." stands for me, F. W. R.)
13I don't meet Mayor Jewett, Dr. Roswell Park, Standard Oil magnates and Central Railroad presidents every day, hence I enjoyed their company all the more. They, on their part, seemed to enjoy the part contributed by the music makers, so we are quits.
15F. W. RIESBERG.
17Notice.
19LETTERS and mail matter addressed to the following parties are in this office subject to delivery if called for:
20John Marquardt.
21E. Jakobowski.
22Felix Jaeger.
24Sherwood Engagement Abroad.—The Le Roy Musical Agency, 35 Avenue MacMahon, Paris, France, cables to us that it has engaged Mr. Wm. H. Sherwood for a European tour in 1897. Mr. Sherwood is due here from Europe.
26NICKERSON'S Illustrated Church and Musical Directory OF NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN.
28NICKERSON'S ILLUSTRATED CHURCH AND MUSICAL DIRECTORY OF NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN is a book of two parts, Church and Musical, so arranged to be of great convenience to the MUSICAL profession seeking POSITIONS or PUPILS. It is in fact a BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR MUSICIANS, simple in its arrangement. First, ORGANISTS and DIRECTORS, SOPRANOS, ALTOS, TENORS and BASSES, giving names, addresses and churches placed with ; then follows a list of several thousand Vocal and Instrumental instructors compiled alphabetically, so that your name can be readily found. Printed on fine paper and bound in cloth. Subscription price, $2.00. Nickerson & Young, 156 Fifth Ave., New York.
30MME. MARGHERITA TEALDI,
31Vocal Instruction.
32Room 207 Abbey Building,
33Broadway and 88th Street, New York
35Good Opening
36For thoroughly competent piano teacher; $250 a month guaranteed; some capital required. Address, with stamp for reply.
38H. B. WILLIAMS,
39The Musical Courier Office, New York.
41The New York School of Opera and Oratorio,
42110 LEXINGTON AVENUE.
43EMILIO AGRAMONTE,
44Director.
45The only Special School devoted to the study of Opera and Oratorio in this country.
46SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE 1896-96. one of two readings
47SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE 1896-97. one of two readings
49200 Free Organ Recitals
50By GERRIT SMITH.
51Send for classified list of over six hundred compositions performed at these Recitals. Address
52GERRIT SMITH,
53South Church, Madison Avenue, Cor. 38th St., NEW YORK.
55Klafsky has had an enormous success during the past three weeks in Cincinnati and Chicago. No artist since Lehmann has had the power to stir up the same intense and well-founded enthusiasm. Now in the very zenith of her powers, she is a genius, vocal and dramatic, of superb calibre, and her recognition has everywhere been that of the leading light of her school to-day. The Chicago Inter-Ocean, voicing the universal opinion of the press, says:
57The honors of this performance rested on the fair shoulders of Frau Katharina Lohse-Klafsky as Brünnhilde. She is to be regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerian interpreters it has been the privilege of the American public to hear and see. This is remarked advisedly, for she is not only a great singer, but a most graceful and accomplished actress. So much has been written of her vocalism that little remains to be said as it concerns this opera, but her acting is a revelation. She has compassed the heroic spirit of the Wagnerian ideal, and illustrates it so potently and so beautifully that her conquest in historic art must be conceded. Her poses are the acme of picturesque grace, and fine intelligence dominates every expression and accentuates gesture in most artistic and convincing fashion.
59Mme. Bloomfield Zeisler has been playing a great deal lately in large orchestral concerts, obtaining in every case the same superlative artistic success. She is not only recognized as the first among the women pianists of the world; she is among the first pianists of the world irrespective of sex. She has been obliged to refuse a number of offers from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and others, the same dates having been filled. She plays with Theodore Thomas at the end of January, and will then be heard in a number of piano recitals, and will play at some violin recitals with Ondricek—a strong combination. After the Beethoven concerto in Buffalo last week she was called eight times to the front, and finally retired amid a scene of enormous enthusiasm.
61Wm. H. Rieger had a sweeping success in Boston last month, maintaining easily the position of the foremost tenor in this country. The Boston Transcript said:
63There are few tenors in this country who possess such a manly voice as does Mr. Rieger. Moreover, Mr. Rieger has a suave method in the use of that voice, which is at once mellow and virile, sympathetic and expressive. The Pesca aria was given superbly. To our mind it was the most artistic effort of the evening. And concerning the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo Club, Boston, the Advertiser of November 30 wrote:
65Mr. Rieger was another of the bright points of a great performance. His singing of the solos was the best interpretation that was ever given in this work (Edipus Tyrannus); the prolonged high A's did not seem to incommode him any.
67Clementine de Vere-Sapio, with voice fresh and more brilliant than ever, was the bright particular star of the opening concerts of the season in Buffalo and Cincinnati, press and public in both cities joining to bestow on her the most enthusiastic praise. She has sung in New York this past week in Chadwick's Lily Nymph and Saint-Saëns Deluge with her accustomed artistic success and popularity.
69I. H. Hamlin, of Chicago, is quite busy in the West, and will sing in a number of Messiah performances this month. Lately he sang in Dubuque, Ia. Following are some of his press notices:
71Mr. Hamlin, the tenor, was excellent. He not only has a fine voice, but he knows how to use it. He sang his lines in a style to be admired, and is from henceforth a Dubuque favorite.—The Dubuque Times.
73Mr. Hamlin was a stranger to the audience, but it was not long before he was on the top wave of popularity. He is a singer of the highest culture and accomplishment, and too much could not be said in praise of him.—The Dubuque Herald.
75Mr. Hamlin's voice is a tenor of the purest and sweetest quality and his art is complete.—The Dubuque Daily Telegraph.
77J. Armour Galloway is doing some brisk concert work just now, and will probably give a number of song recitals some time in spring. He sings in several private musicales during the ensuing months, and is in popular demand as one of the most artistic and musicianly basses we have.
79There is a movement on foot in Cincinnati to organize an opera association, for the purpose of having short seasons of opera with the leading opera companies in this country. One of the principal purposes will be the production of a novelty every season with the best available artists.
81Mrs. Vanderveer Green has had a big success at the Ondricek recitals in Chicago, and has booked a number of prominent engagements in the West. Her song recital on the 6th was a most artistic success. After her appearance with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra she comes East again, and will sing in The Messiah in New York with the Oratorio Society; then on for oratorio and concert work in Boston and Montreal. This fine, broad artist grows daily in artistic popularity.
83E. C. Towne, the tenor of fine musical quality and broad style, who has now been for several years a singer of marked success in oratorio, will sing next week in Washington in some important musical events, and will then proceed to other Southern cities. He is a thoroughly reliable artist and an intelligent interpreter of Wagner. The exceedingly pure musical quality of his voice is united to intelligent conception and great sympathy. His popularity is always on the increase.
85The engagement of leading artists for private musicales is getting daily more popular in New York as well as in Boston and Chicago, and many of our most prominent singers begin to regard this source as one of the simplest and most attractive as well as reliable of any department of income. Artists now, in making an advance financial estimate, leave a large speculative corner for private engagements to fill. This is usually done to their complete satisfaction and prosperity.
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