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Musical Courier 1898-08-22: Vol 37 Iss 963, 1898
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1Mr. and Mrs. John Marquardt, E. Xavier Rölder, S. Savannah and Arthur Weiss.
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5James Hamilton Home has moved his studio to the Y. M. C. A. Building, which is becoming quite a nest of studios, it being the musical home of Crepaux, Michelena and Peter Allen. Howe's personal work is instruction in piano, theory and oratorio, but he is also most prominently connected with work among large bodies.
7The Oratorio Society, of which he is leader, will begin rehearsing in September. The society is in a flourishing condition and new members are coming in with the new season. The works to be undertaken are: Grieg's "Olaf Trygvasson," Rossini's "Stabat Mater," Barnett's "Ancient Mariner" and a second presentation of "Samson and Delilah."
9The Philharmonic Society is forming again and is to practice under Howe's direction. Most of the old members of this society will join again and are hoping to do serious work. Jos. M. Willard, former concertmaster, was to have had that seat now but for his removal to New York, where, although a business man, his very great musical talent ought to be appreciated should he become interested in the musical life. C. P. von Oer will be concertmaster in his place.
11There will be about fifty in the orchestra by the time it is ready for work. Many are studying wood-winds and brasses to prepare themselves for a complete organization. The personnel I will give next time.
13Mr. Howe has another plan developing which if carried out according to his intention will be of vast benefit to the orchestral conditions of the future. He is planning for an orchestral school for amateurs, who may study into orchestral matters, develop a taste for such music, or study to play in orchestra. As nearly as I understand it, the orchestra as a whole and instrument by instrument will be discussed, from the use and origin of each instrument to the orchestral literature. This will be a great undertaking and one which should be supported.
15On Monday, all day and evening, Mr. Howe is in San José, where he has private classes and the Oratorio Society.
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19A testimonial concert was given to Miss Eva Carolyn Shorey before her departure for study in New York. Miss Shorey's work was well done and she has many friends who will watch her career with interest. She was assisted by the following: Miss Abba O. Kellogg, organist; John W. Metcalf, pianist; Putnam Griswold, baritone; Alex. T. Stewart, violinist; Miss Constance Jordan, accompanist.
21This program was given:
23Prelude and fugue in E minor …………………Bach
24Pastoral ………………………………………Wachs
25Miss Abba O. Kellogg ………………………..Leoncavallo
26Prologue I'Pagliacci ………………………….Putnam Griswold
27Donna, Vorrei Morir ………………………….Tosti
28Lasciali Dir ……………………………………Tosti
29Comme Va ………………………………………Tosti
30Sixth Rhapsody ………………………………..Liszt
31John W. Metcalf.
32Divine Redeemer ……………………………….Gounod
33(Mr. Stewart, violin; Miss Kellogg, organ;
34Miss Jordan, piano.)
35Eva Carolyn Shorey.
36Marche Religieuse ……………………………..Guilmant
37Miss Abba O. Kellogg.
38Vulcan's Song (from Philemon and Baucis) ……Gounod
39Putnam Griswold.
40A Madrigal …………………………………….Harris
41Night …………………………………………..Beach
42When Love Was New ………………………….Metcalf
43My Little Love …………………………………Hawley
44Eva Carolyn Shorey.
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48Henry Heyman has returned from his vacation, which was spent between Highland Springs, Castle Crag and San Rafael, and has resumed his classes in violin and in ensemble playing. Heyman is one of the most respected men in the profession, and he enjoys a large class among the best people in the city.
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52Peter C. Allen has returned from his summer outing. While away he wrote a new orchestral suite, and re-modeled several older works.
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56Hother Wismer is actively preparing for his concert, to occur next month. He has also resumed teaching in his Sutter street studio.
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60Louis Crépaux, one of the best vocal teachers in the city, has resumed his classes.
62An opera class has been established by Crépaux, who was for eight years of the Grand Opera, of Paris. Scenes from standard operas will be given at rehearsals by pupils with full stage setting and in costume.
64The value of Crépaux's work is too little known, for he is extremely talented and capable of imparting his knowledge.
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68Mr. and Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs resume their instruction in violin and voice at their studio, 1437 Pacific avenue, September 1. Mrs. Sedgely-Reynolds, who leaves for Europe shortly, recommends her pupils to Mrs. Riggs.
70EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
72Berlin Music Notes.
74BERLIN, July 27, 1898.
76SOME time ago Rudolf Niemann, the pianist and composer, who for years accompanied Wilhelmj on his principal tours, died in Berlin. Although the leading papers here devoted considerable space to his career, nothing was said of his compositions. I am only acquainted with his piano and violin sonata and an albumblatt for piano. The sonata I mentioned is one of the most beautiful and interesting works written for piano and violin, and it is a pity it is never played in public.
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80Herr Naval, of the Royal Opera here, closed his Berlin engagement to go to the Vienna Royal Opera. His magnificent tenor voice will be greatly missed here.
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84Alfred Bruneau, the Parisian composer, has finished the first two acts of his new lyric drama, "L' Ouragan." Emil Zola is the author of the libretto.
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88Ferdinand Schleicher, a pupil of Joachim, has been appointed concertmeister of the Opera House orchestra at Bremen.
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92Miss Regina Newmann, of San Francisco, who has been engaged by the Hamburg Opera, will make her début there on September 5 as Princess in "La Juive." She will then appear as Nedda in "I Pagliacci" and as Susanne in "Le Nozze de Figaro."
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96The music publishers C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, in Leipzig, have published a hitherto unknown paraphrase for violin and piano by Liszt, entitled "Die Drei Zigeuner."
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100A ballad for baritone solo, male chorus and orchestra, entitled "Des Saengers Fluch," by Gottfried Grunwald, of Magdeburg, was recently produced in that city with great success.
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104Herr Otto Singer has just finished the piano score of Richard Strauss' "Don Quixote."
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108Eric Holt, of Boston, has made rapid strides under his master Herr Jacobsen, at the Hochschule. His recent playing of the Ries Violin Concerto at a private musicale proved him to possess a well-developed left hand and exceptional talent, which ought to produce the best results.
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112Miss Celeste E. Nellis, of Chicago, has been studying with Professor Barth the past season.
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116Miss Amalie Rippé, of Minneapolis, who has been studying with Frau Etelka Gerster the past few years, will soon make her début in opera.
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120The Misses Sondheimer, of St. Louis, will make their Berlin début as ensemble pianists at the Singakademie the coming fall.
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124Le Parisien de Paris recently published a biographical sketch with portrait of Marcel Herwegh, the French violinist. It contained the following lines of Stephen Heller to his friend Sir Charles Hallé, dated April 10, 1881: M. Marcel Herwegh has already appeared in Paris with remarkable success. He has certainly the nature of an artist and of a virtuoso of the first rank—brilliant, powerful and full of warmth.
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128Daniel Visanska, a brother of the talented young pianist, Bertha Visanska, who, by the way, will play at Scheveningen with the Philharmonic Orchestra very soon, played the Mendelssohn violin concerto for Professor Joachim last week, who praised his remarkable technic and musical conception most highly. This certainly speaks well for his master, Anton Witek.
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132At the last examination of Dr. Jedliczka's pupils, William E. Bassett, of New York, gave a creditable performance of Moszkowski's G minor etude and the Passacaglia and Fugue of Bach-d'Albert.
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136Adolf Loeb, of Cincinnati, a pupil of Markees, at the Hochschule, goes to Dresden this fall to continue his studies under Henri Petri.
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140Last Monday I witnessed a performance of Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" at the new Royal Opera, and was as always very enthusiastic over this naive fairy opera. The entire cast was very good, consisting of Frau Gradl and Frl. Reinisch as Hänsel and Gretel, Frl. Kopka as Gertrud, Herr Wuzel as Peter, her husband; Frl. Reinl as the Krusperhexe, and Frl. Egli took the parts of Sandmännchen and Thaumännchen. Frau Gradl's Hänsel was excellent, and Frl. Reinisch's Gretel was vocally also very fine.
142A very noticeable error was apparent in Frl. Reinisch's acting, although with that exception she was perfectly charming. In the scenes between Hänsel and Gretel, especially when they desire to return home and discover they failed to remember the way, she constantly sang to the audience when she was supposed to be earnestly conversing with her brother, who, as the instance demanded it, had his back turned to the audience. This will do in an old style Italian opera, Frl. Reinisch, but a modern opera requires histrionic ability as well as a good and well cultivated voice. The orchestra made several bad breaks. In the first act the first violins did not take the cue in time, and consequently faked several bars in order to be in time for the next. However, it seems this is a small matter in the production of operas during the summer season, as far worse things happened at last night's performance of "Carmen" at the Theater des Westens, with Madame Prevosti in the title role. As my chef, Herr Floersheim, wrote up a previous performance of this opera with Madame Prevosti as Carmen, I will principally refer to the exquisite singing and acting of Ida von Igo, who took the part of Micaela, the peasant girl, I believe for the first time. Contrary to Madame Andow, she possesses a sweet, mellow voice, which she fully controls, and never sings off pitch. Her charming, modest presence is very winning and her grace
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