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Musical Courier 1896-12-23: Vol 33 Iss 877, 1896
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1CLEVELAND.
2Cleveland, Ohio, December 15, 1896.
3ON Thursday evening, December 3, the Cleveland Vocal Society, Alfred Arthur director, interpreted in Music Hall Goetz's Noenia and Gade's Erl King's Daughters. The singing of the society was up to its well-known standard. Mary Louise Clary was the soloist, and she instantly captivated her audience. Not since the days of Anne Louise Cary has a more charming contralto appeared in connection with the Vocal Society. Mr. Charles Holstein contributed several violin soli.
4The Singers' Club, a male choir, held forth in Association Hall on the same evening.
5Mr. Louis Elson lectured on Schumann December 1 to the Fortnightly Club.
6Miss Sarah Lavin, from Canton, Ohio, a pupil of Mme. Cappiani, has been engaged as first soprano in the Stone Presbyterian Church.
7Our Oratorio Society is rehearsing diligently Händel's Messiah for Christmas eve.
8The pupils of Henry Miller gave their annual concert in Association Hall last Wednesday evening. Mr. W. C. Howell, our local basso, assisted. The affair was successful.
9VON ESCHENBACH.
11ALBANY.
12ALBANY, N. Y., December 18, 1896.
13THE music season it now on in this city, and hardly a night passes without a concert or entertainment being given at which Albany and outside talent appears.
14The organ recital of Mr. Frank Sill Rogers at St. Peter's Church last week was heard by a large audience. The program was carefully selected from that which is best in music. Among the numbers were a Bach fugue, Guilmant's sonata in D minor, excerpts from Hänsel and Gretel and a Chopin polonaise. These were well calculated to show Mr. Rogers' versatility and thorough musical training and ability. The vocal soloist was Mr. John R. Bentley, a former Albanian, who has a high baritone voice.
15The Albany Crescendo Club gave its forty-fourth "Musical Evening" at the residence of Mrs. George H. Thacher last week.
16The violin pupils of Signor L. Parlati gave a recital in Jermain Hall last night which was most interesting. The best violinists in Albany have been and are among his pupils. All those who participated in last night's recital did very well, both in solo and ensemble work. Signor L. Parlati, has done more for advancing violin music by the excellence of the method he teaches than any violinist in this section of the State.
17The singing of Miss Gilmore and the readings of Miss Paddock added greatly to a well arranged and interpreted program.
18It is with regret that I have to make the statement that Mr. Frederick Brueschweller will leave Albany January 1 to take the position of organist at the Cathedral in Milwaukee.
19The Albany Orchestra is doing good work under the direction of Mr. Fred. P. Denison, the new conductor.
20I look forward to a good production of Enid, an opera by Charles N. Schneider and David J. Norton, both Albanians, the last three nights in January. The rehearsals are being held steadily.
21ALFRED S. BENDELL.
23MILWAUKEE.
24Milwaukee, December 17, 1896.
25IN some wonderfully mysterious manner Milwaukee has acquired the reputation of being a musical city. Sad mistake—we be n't musical nuther.
26Now, in regard to foreign artists being heard here more than Americans. Send them to Milwaukee and I'll prove that they will find themselves far below par in the public sympathy (pocketbook). Why, here is an instance: I have spoken in other letters of our dear, dead orchestra, slain by the hand of this musical city; and now the swell, the only, Monday Musical Club, what has it done? Last fall it elected a young, ambitious and intelligent (?) board, who had the impudence and temerity to contract for three artists of real worth to appear at the evening recitals—Geo. W. Fergusson, baritone; Leo Stern, 'cellist, and Mlle. Verlet. What then? One of the artist members raised a dust because outside talent was engaged and paid money. So he left the club. Another followed, then another, and another, so the officials of the club finally backed down and cancelled the engagements.
27I am not in sympathy with the officers in their backdown, for it is only right to put down any such disgusting action on the part of members. It is simply a repetition of the old local orchestra strike after the Arion Club had for two successive seasons brought the Boston Symphony Orchestra. How can we progress if this thing—this petty spite—is to rule our foremost musical supporters? This club, which had such a fine opportunity to hold up the musical standard, is simply N. G. The club has admitted a lot of inefficient trash on its programs, and as a result actually stands disgraced as a musical organization. I had supposed its object was to study and create a high musical standard; but, alas! it seems to be a case where one likes best his own voice or playing, and is convinced that it is perfect.
28The Milwaukee Trio opened the musical season at the Atheneum, giving the first of a series of chamber concerts. We Milwaukeans are famishing for just such music, and the trio deserve worlds of praise for their efforts. The trio was assisted by Miss Ricketson.
29The Monday Musical Club opened its season at the Atheneum, an exceedingly small audience attending. The program consisted of club talent entirely.
30We boast of three new organizations—the A Cappella Choir, a chorus of over 200 mixed voices, under the direction of William Boeppler; the Lyric Glee Club, numbering twenty-eight male voices, under direction of Daniel Prothers, and the Euterpeans, a chorus of young ladies, directed by Mrs. Hayden. The first concert of the A Cappella Choir was given in the Pabst Theatre Tuesday evening, December 4, to a crowded house. The club was assisted by Mr. Frederick Carberry, tenor, of Chicago, a youth of gentle mien, small and sweet voice. He sang well, and did credit to the occasion. Mr. Hans Bruening, pianist, of our city (recently of Germany) plays as only an artist can play, with refinement of tone, fine, clean technic and delicate phrasing. The society sang with such pure intonation, such rich, refined tones, such perfect accuracy that I was literally stunned. The work of Mr. Boeppler with this chorus is truly marvelous. B.
32Music in the United States.
33(ABBREVIATED.)
34THERE was a fierce tenor in Fla.
35Whose high notes grew horrid and ha.
36When he tried for high C
37All the neighbors would flee
38And wish him in climes that were ta.
39A bold young musician in Me.,
40From cornet could never abste.
41His friends they all pleaded,
42But plaints were unheeded
43And every entreaty was ve.
44A charming young lady in Del.
45Of her musical talents was wel.
46So she sang night and day
47In a terrible way
48That raised all the shingles in Del.
49A singer from 'way down in Tenn.
50Once fell in the river called Gen.
51When they dragged him ashore
52He sang ten notes or more,
53And he said "I am all right agenn."
54L. C. ELSON.
56Virgil Piano Recital in Providence.—The tremendous success won by Miss Stella Newmark and Miss Florence Traub, the pupil pianists of the Virgil School, is announced in the following clipping from the Providence Journal of October 29:
57An interesting and well-played recital was given last evening at Y. M. C. A. Hall by Misses Stella Newmark and Florence Traub, two brilliant young pupils of the Virgil Piano School, New York. The following program was performed: Polonaise, Chopin; Nachstück, Schumann; Scherzetto, Moszkowski; Miss Stella Newmark, Preambule, Bach; Staccato Caprice, Vogrich, Miss Florence Traub. Etude, op. 10, No. 2, Chopin; étude, C sharp minor, Chopin; Valse de Concert, Wieniawski; Miss Stella Newmark. Technical work, Miss Florence Traub. Air de Ballet, George Liebling, Miss Stella Liebling. Caprice, op. 2, Stavenhagen, Florence (concert waltz), Liebling, Miss Florence Traub. Sonata, op. 58, Beethoven, adagio molto, allegretto moderato, prestissimo, Miss Stella Newmark; Impromptu, F minor, Schubert. Scherzo (from concerto, op. 102), Litolff, Miss Florence Traub. one of two readings
58An interesting and well-played recital was given last evening at Y. M. C. A. Hall by Misses Stella Newmark and Florence Traub, two brilliant young pupils of the Virgil Piano School, New York. The following program was performed: Polonaise, Chopin; Nachstück, Schumann; Scherzetto, Moszkowski; Miss Stella Newmark. Preambule, Bach; Staccato Caprice, Vogrich, Miss Florence Traub. Etude, op. 10, No. 2, Chopin; étude, C sharp minor, Chopin; Valse de Concert, Wieniawski; Miss Stella Newmark. Technical work, Miss Florence Traub. Air de Ballet, George Liebling, Miss Stella Liebling. Caprice, op. 2, Stavenhagen, Florence (concert waltz), Liebling, Miss Florence Traub. Sonata, op. 58, Beethoven, adagio molto, allegretto moderato, prestissimo, Miss Stella Newmark; Impromptu, F minor, Schubert. Scherzo (from concerto, op. 102), Litolff, Miss Florence Traub. one of two readings
59These young ladies were heard here in recitals last season, at which time their marked ability and unusual technical development was the occasion of much favorable comment. Their performance last evening was upon the same high plane, the difficult and classical program being given with a clearness, force and mental grasp very unusually displayed by such youthful players. If the Virgil method of teaching piano playing can turn out such performers as these in any considerable numbers it is certainly entitled to rank as a pedagogic miracle. Technically there is little to choose between the two; both play with great clearness, accuracy and brilliant effect, whether in scales, arpeggios, chords or octave work. Miss Newmark, perhaps by virtue of her year or two of seniority, plays with a somewhat broader conception, a firmer grasp of nuance and the ethical side of solo playing, for which the most perfect technical equipment is but a preparation. No detailed criticism of the program is called for; each number was interpreted with a clearness and certainty worthy of all praise.
60At about the middle of the recital Mrs. A. K. Virgil gave a short talk upon the salient points of the Virgil method. This was followed by an exhibition of technical work upon the practice clavier by Miss Florence Traub. Liebling's Air de Ballet was played upon the piano by Miss Newmark for the first time, having been previously learned and memorized at the clavier.
61There was a good-sized and very much interested audience, who rewarded the young players with the heartiest applause.
63BUFFALO, N. Y., December 11, 1896.
64THE musical doings of this week have included a concert by the Liedertafel and two chamber music concerts. The Liedertafel concert was given Monday evening, December 7, in German-American Hall, under the direction of Mr. Louis Adolf Coerne. The choruses sung were: Fröhliche Armuth, Baldamus; Sabbathfeier, Abt; Nun pfeif ich noch ein zweites Stuck, Jungst; Was blickst du armer Fischerknab, Hermes; Belov'd America, Louis Adolf Coerne; Die wellen eilen wohl zum maer, von Weinzierl, and Hymn to Odin, Kunz.
65The chorus by Weinzierl was the best sung, but the one by Coerne of course excited the greatest admiration. Mr. Coerne was recalled many times. His chorus is really an effective one, the voices singing in unison to the last, where the close is in harmony. An orchestral accompaniment gives the necessary variety and color. The singing of the Liedertafel is at its best in soft and moderately loud passages. When singing forte there is a tendency to unpleasantly force the tone. The soloists for this concert were Mr. Josef K. Hartfuer, violinist, and Miss Maud Lane, soprano. Mr. Hartfuer is concertmaster of our Symphony Orchestra. He plays with much expression, full, broad tone, and in dignified style. His selection was the Wilhelmj paraphrase of Walther's Preislied, Wagner. Miss Lane sang My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, from Samson and Delilah; Virgin's Cradle Hymn, by Coerne, and Schubert's Ungedula. The Liedertafel is one of the oldest singing societies in the city. It will soon celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.
66Chamber music concerts are to be given here this season by rival organizations. Mr. Frank Davidson has directed a series during the two past years, and to him Buffalonians owe thanks that during that period chamber music was not entirely forgotten. This year he has added to the personnel of his company, so that trios, quartets or quintets can be played.
67He now calls his quartet the Buffalo String Quartet—Mr. Schenk, first violin; Mr. Malms, second violin; Mr. Davidson, viola; Mr. Ernst Mahr, 'cello. Mrs. Davidson will be the pianist when quintets are played. one of two readings
68He now calls his quartet the Buffalo String Quartet—Mr. Schenk, first violin; Mr. Malms, second violin; Mr. Davidson, viola; Mr. Ernst Mahr, 'cello. Mr. Davidson will be the pianist when quintets are played. one of two readings
69The first concert was given last evening, December 10, in the music room of the Twentieth Century Club. These three quartets were played: Haydn, op. 76; Beethoven, op. 18; Dvorák, op. 106. The work of this organization promises well for the season. The men are individually good musicians, and they seem to be in sympathy with each other. Every movement received from the audience very generous applause.
70The other chamber music concert was given by Mrs. E. E. Blaauw, pianist; Mrs. Alice Lathrop Scott, violinist, and Mr. Richard Fricke, cellist, in Twentieth Century Music Room, December 8. Miss Grace Carbone, contralto, assisted. The trio played was a beautiful one, by Ch. M. Widor, op. 19. Mrs. Blaauw and Mr. Fricke played Beethoven's sonate for piano and 'cello, op. 5, No. 1. Mrs. Scott's selection was the Preislied, Wagner-Wilhelmj. The instrumental portion of the program was thoroughly enjoyed. Great interest was shown in the singing of Miss Grace Carbone, a young girl who practically made her début at this concert. She is of Italian parentage, attractive in appearance, of musical temperament, and she possesses one of the most promising voices in this city. She sang Seguita a piangere (fragment from cantata l'Amante Placata), Bassini; Chi nuola la Zingarella, Paisiello; Auf dem Meer, Brahms; The Sea, MacDowell; The Breeze, Saint-Saëns.
71This concert is to be followed by five others.
72Mlle. Alice Verlet, who sang for our first symphony concert, is visiting here during this month. She will be obliged to take some pupils, as she is besieged by singers desirous of getting points from this talented soprano.
73Miss Bassian, a newcomer here, gave a song recital December 10, which I was unable to hear. She is singing at Lafayette Church this month during the absence of Miss Minnie Gaylord.
74OBSERVER.
76Dieppe.—At a concert lately given at Dieppe, France, the Danse Rustique of Mr. D. M. Levett was played by M. Lucien Wurmser, and met with great success.
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