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Musical Courier 1899-11-29: Vol 39 Iss 1028, 1899
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1tra, Richard Rettich, in conjunction with the pianist, Mrs. A. Langenhau-Hiezel.
2• I noticed upon the program two new sonatas for violin and piano (one in C and one in G major), by Emanuel Moor, once upon a time pianist and accompanist in New York, now composer and man of means in England. Tempora mutantur!
4A wonderchild of the greatest promise, in many ways fulfilled already, is Eugenie Argiewicz, who performed the Wieniawski D minor Violin Concerto and "Faust" Fantasie as well as the Elegy of Ernst before invited friends and connoisseurs at Bechstein Hall on Sunday forenoon. The talent for the fiddle seems to run in the Argiewicz family, for this child's older brother is the gifted violinist, Arthur Argiewicz, now concertmaster of the Winderstein Orchestra in Leipsic. It will not be long before the child beats him in grace and beauty of reproduction. She is a genius!
6Melba will begin her guesting appearances at the Berlin Royal Opera House on November 25 as Gilda in "Rigoletto." Together with her the Italian tenor, Marconi, who has never before been heard in Germany, will make his initial bow here.
8Antonin Dvorák will come to Berlin to attend the first performance of his latest symphonic work, "The Song of a Hero," which is to be conducted by Arthur Nikisch at the next Philharmonic concert on November 13.
10A rumor was current in Berlin last week that Paderewski would not go to the United States this season, but that he would prefer to finish his opera and see it performed at Dresden before he was willing to undertake another concert trip. I wrote to Arthur von Holwede, the amiable director of Steinway & Sons' Hamburg factory, and he immediately replied that the rumor was unfounded, and that Mr. Paderewski would surely be on hand at the appointed time, fulfilling all of the engagements, the dates of which appeared in the issue of THE MUSICAL COURIER of October 25.
12"Brother" Ernest H. Jackson writes to me from Frankfort-on-the-Main, enclosing a fine criticism from the Munich Neueste Nachrichten:
14Dear Mr. Floersheim—You will perhaps be interested to learn of Leonora's splendid success Monday at Munich. The inclosed tells of her reception. Weingartner was very kind.
15To-morrow, Homburg, subscription concert (Brahms' Concerto); Sunday, Frankfort, Museum Society concert; Wednesday, Strassburg; on Saturday, Colmar. Then back again to England for two weeks' work. We are getting a splendid footing in Southern Germany. With our kindest regards, cordially yours,
16Ernest H. Jackson.
18Another American young lady who seems to be getting on well in the world is Miss Helen Herbert, of New York, who made her operatic début last week at Rostock in the part of Aennchen in "Der Freischütz," and received handsome treatment at the hands of the critics of the Mecklenburg University town.
20The Berlin Tonkuenstlerverein, which can boast of an existence of half a century, has amalgamated with the Freie Musikalische Vereinigung, the head of which latter organization, Kapellmeister Adolf Goettmann, remains president and artistic leader of the combined societies.
22Carl Goldmark is finishing an opera for the Vienna Court Opera House, upon the subject of Goethe's "Goetz von Berlichingen," the original of which has been arranged as an operatic libretto by Dr. Willtner, the house poet of the imperial theatres at Vienna.
24Director Maximilian de Nys and Mrs. Elise Kutscherra de Nys announce the happy birth of their daughter Brunhilde. Hojo to ho! Hip, hip, hurrah!
26Marcella Lindh, the American concert singer, called at the Berlin office of THE MUSICAL COURIER last week. She came from Dresden, where she had just sung with excellent artistic results at a concert of the Philharmonic Society, under Musikdirektor Trenkler's direction. Mrs. Lindh is just about to enter upon a tour through the larger cities of Germany, where she has engagements as soloist in orchestral concerts. Further callers were Willy Burmester, the eminent violin virtuoso; Mrs. Fitzhugh and Miss Ethel Fitzhugh, of New York; Charles Hein, a young heroic tenor from St. Louis, Mo.; A. V. Vincent, a baritone from Vienna, and Richard Langenhau, second conductor of the Kaim Orchestra, at Munich. O. F.
28BERLIN MUSIC NOTES.
30Ada Denkár, a mezzo soprano from Leipsic, concertized Saturday evening in the Singakademie with the assistance of Paul Müller, violinist. Just why this lady came to Berlin to sing in concert it would be difficult to say. With the best good will nothing favorable could be written about her singing, and why enumerate the many faults? The assisting violinist, Paul Müller, showed himself far superior in talent and ability to the concert giver, although he lacked judgment in selecting the Sarasate-"Faust" Fantasie for performance, the difficulties of which he had by no means mastered. A better impression was made with the Fantasie-Caprice of Vieuxtemps, in which he showed a good, clear tone and easy bowing. He found great favor with the audience, which was unstinting in its applause.
32At the Waldemar Meyer Quartet's second popular concert last Sunday the following program was given: Quartet in B minor, Joseph M. Weber; Quartet in C major, op. 59, Beethoven, and Sonata in E flat major for harp and violin, Louis Spohr. The gentlemen played with their accustomed skill and excellence, and Wilhelm Possi, the well-known harpist of the Royal Orchestra, displayed in the Spohr Sonata his superior artistic qualities and astonishing technical equipment to the great delight of the audience, which demanded an encore.
34The ever popular pianist, Clotilde Kleeberg, was heard in concert Sunday night at Beethoven Hall. With great tact and taste Miss Kleeberg selected a program that well suited her technic and temperament, and such numbers as the Andante from the Beethoven Sonata, op. 10; the Haydn Variations in F minor and "Warum" and "Des Abends," of Schumann, would have pleased the most captious critic. Miss Kleeberg was in perfect sympathy with her audience, which fully appreciated and applauded her efforts.
36On Monday, October 30, the Chaplin Trio played in the Singakademie before a rather small audience. The trio consists of three young ladies, presumably sisters, whose musical education has evidently been carried on with care and skill. Their program contained ensemble numbers by Tchaikowsky and Schütt, and soli for piano, violin and violoncello.
38The Trios were well played, at times, indeed, brilliantly. The chief drawback to the full enjoyment of their work was the lack of balance caused by the extremely thin and poor tone of the violoncellist, Miss Mabel Chaplin, who also in her solo, the Bruch "Kol Nidrei," failed to excite much interest; this is probably due to a lack of physical strength on her part. The pianist, Miss Nellie Chaplin, aroused considerable enthusiasm by the-feathery lightness with which she played several soli, particularly "Papillons," by Ole Olsen, while the violinist, Miss Kate Chaplin, who is the most significant player of the three, introduced herself to the Berlin public with Henschel's Ballade, op. 39, which she played with great technical finish and a tone simply enchanting in quality.
40Elisabeth Jeppe, whose name is familiar in musical circles, and who is a prominent member of the piano department of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory, gave a Schumann evening Tuesday at Beethoven Hall, with the assistance of Mrs. Dr. Pfaff von Schelhorn, vocalist, and the Waldemar Meyer Quartet. Miss Jeppe and Professor Meyer read the Sonata for violin and piano, op. 121, with discrimination and intelligence, although the pianist played too powerfully at times. A delightful artist is Mrs. Dr. von Schelhorn, who sang with consummate art six of the master's choicest tone poems; associated with her as accompanist was Rheinhold L. Herrmann, who is inimitable in this branch of his art. Miss Jeppe was not fortunate in her piano numbers, her extreme nervousness preventing a satisfactory performance of the Fantasiestücke and "Papillons." The concluding number was the incomparable quintet, which was performed with inspiration.
42The Brussels String Quartet, consisting of Franz Schörg, first violin; Hans Daucher, second violin; Paul Miry, viola, and Jacques Gaillard, 'cello, made their first appearance in concert before a Berlin audience Wednesday evening and created a very favorable impression. These gentlemen have plenty of energy and warmth in their playing, and if the concerted work was a little uneven at times and the phrasing a bit ragged the tout ensemble was superior and highly artistic. In the Andante of the Schubert A minor Quartet and the Romanza of the Brahms C minor they entered fully into the spirit
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