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Musical Courier 1898-04-27: Vol 36 Iss 947, 1898
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1Knapp-Sorosis-Powers.
3ON Tuesday afternoon last, from 4 until 7 o'clock, Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp tendered a reception to "Sorosis" in her magnificent music rooms at the Savoy Hotel. A choice program of music, prepared by Francis Fischer Powers, was given, as follows:
5Polonaise, A flat. ………………………………………Chopin
6Miss Adele Lewing.
7Accompanied on organ by Harry Arnold.
8My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice …………………Saint-Saëns
9Mrs. Mortimer H. Leonard.
10Anathema ……………………………………………..Von Fielitz
11The Red, Red Rose ……………………………Hastings
12Herbert Miller.
13Polly Willis …………………………………………..Dr. Arne
14Dance Song …………………………………………..Mary Carmichael
15Miss E. Grace Updegraff.
16Fantaisie Impromptu ……………………………Löeschhorn
17Harry Arnold.
18Ave Maria ……………………………………………..Bach-Gounod
19With organ, violin and piano.
20Master Earl Gulick.
21Murmuring Zephyrs ……………………………Jensen
22Easter Greeting ………………………………………Adam
23Francis Fischer Powers.
24Theme and Variations ………………………….Proch
25Miss Salome Bixby.
26Abiding Love ………………………………………….Jordan
27Bid Me to Live ………………………………………Hatton
28Gwlym Miles.
29Oh, Lovely Night …………………………………..Abt
30The Water Nymphs ……………………………….Smart
31Sorosis Carol Club.
32Night Hymn at Sea ………………………………..Thomas
33Mr. Baillard and Mr. Powers.
34Legende ……………………………………………….Bohn
35Eugene Nowlands.
36Bedouin Love Song ……………………………Hawley
37O Ships That Sail …………………………………Farwell
38Percy R. Stephens.
39The Pigeon …………………………………………..Neil
40An Offering …………………………………………..Oslet
41Master Gulick.
42Dio dell d'or, Faust ……………………………Gounod
43Victor Baillard.
44My Bride Shall Be My Flag …………………Rotoli
45Dr. William Owens.
46Spring …………………………………………………Henschel
47Mr. Miller and Mr. Powers.
48Under the Roses …………………………………..Fisher
49Mrs. Leonard.
50Open the Gates ………………………………………Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp
51Miss Updegraff.
52The Two Grenadiers ……………………………Schumann
53Mr. Mills.
54Spring Song …………………………………………..Gilchrist
55The Faded Wreath ……………………………Stephenson
56Miss Updegraff, Dr. Owens, Mr. Powers.
58What need to dilate upon the merits of these artists? One has only to look at the program to know that the musical treat must have been an exceptional one. It is safe to say that "Sorosis" was never regaled with better music. Mr. Powers and all the other artists were at their best, Miss Updegraff and Miss Bixby repeating their successes of a week ago at the Savoy and Waldorf-Astoria, respectively, and Master Earl Gulick, according to the Tribune the following morning, showing in his selections the result of careful study under Mr. Powers. Harry Arnold was especially happy in his selections for piano. Mrs. Knapp has endeared herself to the musical world by throwing open her music rooms and encouraging all that is best and noblest in "the divine art," and now that her music rooms are closed for this season we can only look forward with pleasurable anticipation to the functions planned for next year.
60Peddie-Sauvage Nuptials.
62Elsie D. Peddie has married the organist of the Peddie Memorial Church, in Newark, N. J., which her late father, a millionaire manufacturer and Congressman, built. She is heiress to at least $750,000. The fortunate bridegroom is Tonzo L. Sauvage.
64All fashionable Newark was at the wedding in the Peddie Memorial Church.
66The Elgas Song Recital.
68NEITHER the lateness of the season nor the intense excitement caused by the certainty of a great international war interfered with the success of the concert given in Chickering Hall on Thursday evening, April 21.
70The recital served to introduce to the New York musical public the gifted boy soprano Harold Elgas, already well known here as a church soloist of the highest rank, and whose artistic work in concerts throughout the New England States has frequently been recorded in the columns of THE MUSICAL COURIER. Curiosity doubtless drew numbers of musicians in the large audience, which taxed the limits of the hall; but the verdict, openly expressed and indorsed by the heartiness and long duration of the applause that followed his every selection, proclaimed Master Elgas one of the best boy sopranos who has been heard here in many years.
72The charming personality of the boy—his frank, manly air, his simplicity of manner, together with a certain dignity of bearing, made a favorable impression at once upon his audience; but it was his voice and artistic style that won the hearts of all. There was nothing of the child in that rich, warm, luscious voice. There was the fullness, roundness and warmth of a dramatic soprano, and a wealth of expression, astonishing in one so young. He sang with absolute ease and perfect enunciation songs in German, French, Italian and English, giving to each a most musically interpretation, and never once missing a climax.
74Master Elgas is a pupil of Frank G. Dossert, who has been his only teacher, and he certainly reflects great credit on the ability of his instructor. There is little doubt that a successful concert career awaits him as long as his voice remains unchanged.
76Master Elgas was assisted by Dora Valesca Becker, violinist, who played with brilliant technic and flawless purity of tone, and by Victor Beigel, whose piano selections were much enjoyed. The following was the program:
78Romance …………………………………………..Schuett
79Valse …………………………………………………Van Gerbig
80Frühlingsnacht ………………………………………Bohm
81On Wings of Fancy ……………………………Mendelssohn
82Master Harold Elgas.
83Canzonetta …………………………………………..Godard
84Gypsy Airs …………………………………………..Sarasate
85Dora Valesca Becker.
86Si Mes Vers Avant des Ailes …………………Hahn
87Le Parlate d'Amor ……………………………Gounod one of two readings
88Le Parlate d'Amor ……………………………….Gounod one of two readings
89Master Elgas.
90Hungarian Dances ……………………………….Victor Beigel.
91The Country Lassie ……………………………Dossert one of two readings
92The Country Lassie ……………………………….Dossert one of two readings
93Sunshine Song ………………………………………Grieg
94Harold Elgas.
95Romanza ……………………………………………..Svendsen
96Ave Maria ……………………………………………Bach-Gounod
97Violin obligato, Miss Becker; piano, Victor Beigel; organ, Frank G. Dossert, and Master Elgas.
99Martha Hofacker.
101Miss Martha Hofacker, soprano, a gifted pupil of Mme. Anna Lankow, made an excellent impression at the concert which the Helvetia Mannerchor gave to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. She was obliged to respond to three encores.
103Organ Recitals Appreciated.
105At the two hundredth free recital given by Frederic Archer April 9 in Carnegie Hall, Pittsburg, there was an attendance representative of the upper circles in social and professional life and including city and county officials who wished to honor the musical director. A pamphlet program was issued containing a résumé of Mr. Archer's work. The interest of H. C. Frick and W. N. Frew was specially shown by the presentation to Mr. Archer of a handsome floral emblem inscribed "200th recital."
107"The Musical Courier" in California.
109TOWN TALK, a clever weekly paper of San Francisco, has this to say about our representative in its city:
111"Miss Emilie Frances Bauer, of the metropolitan staff of THE MUSICAL COURIER, is in San Francisco with the purpose of so interesting our musical population in Eastern projects that a closer tie between East and West may be formed. We live so far away from New York and Chicago, yet there is no reason why, in this day of telegraphs and fast mail, we should not be more closely related to our Eastern cousins. THE MUSICAL COURIER is the most comprehensive journal of its kind that is published."
113This is from the Oakland Enquirer:
115"Miss Emilie Frances Bauer, the Brooklyn, N. Y., correspondent of THE MUSICAL COURIER, is visiting the Pacific Coast expediting the work of a special edition THE COURIER is soon to publish in the interests of musical art in this country. Miss Bauer is an old-time friend of Miss Constance Jordan and was formerly a pianist of ability. Her coming has already been signaled by the publication in this week's COURIER of an interesting letter from San Francisco. Miss Bauer will continue to contribute such correspondence during her stay here."
117Seidl Society and Kaltenborn.
119The Seidl Society of Brooklyn will give a memorial concert on Monday evening next. Franz Kaltenborn has been chosen as conductor. Emil Fischer has postponed his trip to Europe in order to sing on this occasion.
121Richard Burmeister will play his arrangement of Liszt's Concerto Pathetique. Henry E. Duncan will conduct a choir of men and boys in Seidl's "Good-Night," with string orchestra accompaniment.
123Music in Rockford.
125One of those Western communities that is alive and pulsating with music is Rockford, Ill., where the Mendelssohn Club recently presented to Mrs. Elliott West, its president, a solid silver service of 100 pieces as a recognition of her work for four years as president of the club.
127Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood, the contralto, gave a song recital on April 20, and on April 21 "In a Persian Garden," by Liza Lehmann, was given, assisted by a fine local quartet from members of the Mendelssohn Club. Everything was sung from memory by Mrs. Maud S. Bollman, soprano; Miss Alice Sovereign, contralto; Myron E. Barnes, tenor, and Charles Olsen, bass.
129Becker Lecture Musicales.
131There will be but two more Becker lecture musicales this season—on the second and fourth Saturday mornings in May.
133The program given last Saturday at Gustav L. Becker's home, 70 West Ninety-fifth street, was devoted to Russian music, the lecturer being Platon Brounoff, who gave a most interesting talk on "Russian Song." His illustrations included folksongs of great age and several recent compositions. Mrs. Decker read three descriptive lyrics by Pushkin and Nekrasoff, recently translated for the first time by Miss Frank Miller, and as yet unpublished. Mr. Becker's pupils gave the following piano numbers: Romance, Tornofskaja; "She Is Mine," Kotschetoff; folksong, "Du Danerst Mich," Warlamoff; Romance and Kamennoi Ostrow, No. 22, Rubinstein; valse, Rachmaninoff; Romance, Rimsky-Korsakoff; Rossignol, Alabieff-Liszt, and the andante from the Tschaikowsky concerto, op. 23, the last with orchestral parts at a second piano. Mme. Flavie Van den Hende assisted with a romance, "Sans Paroles," by Davidoff; received with much applause.
135The usual informal reception followed, with a supplementary impromptu musical program.
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