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Musical Courier 1899-11-29: Vol 39 Iss 1028, 1899
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1Carnegie Hall Crowded.
3THE two great European instrumental artists, Petschnikoff, the Russian violinist, and Mark Hambourg, the Russian pianist, attracted another enormous audience on Sunday night at Music Hall, where standing room was at a premium. The audience was a magnificent spectacle in itself. We append the program:
5Overture, Massaniello …………………………………………..Auber
6Orchestra.
7Concerto, for piano, E minor, op. 11 ………………………..Chopin
8Mark Hambourg.
9Onaway, Awake Beloved! from Hiawatha's Wedding
10Feast ………………………………………………………..S. Coleridge Taylor
11George Hamlin.
12Prelude, Die Meistersinger ………………………………………Wagner
13Orchestra.
14Dream Music from Hänsel und Gretel ………………………..Humperdinck
15Orchestra.
16Concerto for violin, E minor, op. 64 ………………………….Mendelssohn
17Alexandre Petschnikoff.
18Le Tambour Major, from Le Cid ……………………………Ambroise Thomas
19Frank King Clark.
20Rakoczy March, from Damnation of Faust …………………Berlioz
21Orchestra.
23Mr. Hambourg gave a thrilling and brilliant performance of the Chopin Concerto. It was one of the most sensational piano performances that New York city has heard in many a year. The discussions regarding the playing of this artist have ranged through all kinds of criticism. Doctrinaires and specialists have commented in their particular directions upon the character and style of his playing, and yet, while there are great differences of opinion, it is generally agreed that there have been very few pianists in America with the dash, vigor, power and intelligence of this player. As a student of piano playing remarked the other day: "Mark Hambourg is essentially a sane pianist." What he does is based upon a logical, clear decision as to what constitutes modern piano playing with the highest form of technical development as sine qua non. As an encore Hambourg played a Chopin Etude at a pace that was startling, and yet it was a musical exhibition of the most emphatic kind. He was again compelled to leave the concert hurriedly to play a recital in another city, which prevented the repetition of this number, judging from the tremendous encore he received.
25The performance that Petschnikoff gave of the Mendelssohn Concerto was a calm, dignified and beautiful one. The left-hand work of this great artist is complemented with a bowing that is, in many respects, marvelous. His reappearance was demanded, and he played the well-known Bach Aria on the G string with a broad and magnificent tone and with a dignity and calmness befitting the rendition of all works of this great master. One thing Petschnikoff has amply demonstrated above cavil, and that is his mastery of the works of John Sebastian Bach. He has now played in this city on four different occasions and with each performance his reputation has risen until it now occupies a distinction which is rarely attained by any violinist that has visited America.
27George Hamlin, the tenor, and Frank King Clark both contributed their share to the enhancement of the concert. Mr. Hamlin was compelled to sing at the Liederkranz and had to leave immediately after his song, which was given with a great deal of feeling and expression, and Mr. Clark was recalled after his number and sang an encore.
29The orchestra, under Mr. Kaltenborn, produced their numbers in a very brilliant manner, particularly the Overture and Prelude to "Die Meistersinger."
31Next Sunday night the leading soloists will be Madame Kileski, of Boston, and Emanuel Wad, of Baltimore, of whom details are published in another part of this paper.
33Von Klenner-Knapp-Riesberg.
35Katherine Evans Von Klenner, Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp, of New York, and Mrs. K. Riesberg, of Buffalo, were among those in attendance at the recent gathering of the Federation of Women's Clubs, at Rochester, and their pictures appear in the last issue of the Buffalo Sunday Express, along with brief biographical mention. Mrs. Riesberg spoke on the subject, "What Does the Wagner Renaissance Imply?" and also on "The Debt America Owes to Anton Seidl"; she was a representative of the Scribblers Club, of Buffalo.
37Carl Recital.
39A BRILLIANT and interesting program intelligently played characterized the second of W. C. Carl's organ recitals at the "Old First" Church last Tuesday afternoon.
41A new "Gloria" by Wolfrum was interpreted with the careful shading and finish for which Mr. Carl's playing is renowned. Händel was represented by a Gavotte, which was given an original and masterful reading.
43The entire program was played throughout with breadth and brilliancy, sustaining the enviable reputation which Mr. Carl has achieved both in Europe and America.
45Mr. Carl possesses the rare ability of holding the attention of his audience (which is always large), and carrying it to the final number on the program.
47The assisting artists were Miss Marguerite Hall and Frederick Ortmann, violinist. Miss Hall was in excellent voice and gave a Bach aria with fine vocalization and dramatic effect.
49Mr. Ortmann, lately of Germany, and a pupil of Halir, played the larghetto from Beethoven's Concerto, op. 61, with a beauty of intonation and phrasing rarely heard. He possesses the true musicianly instinct and temperament, and his playing is highly artistic.
51A Series of "International Recitals."
53WHAT promises to be a unique and novel feature of the musical season is a series of what might be termed "International Recitals," to be given by Adrienne Remenyi, the soprano. The first will be given at the Waldorf-Astoria ballroom December 21, and will consist of modern French compositions, dating not further back than ten years. At this afternoon of music Miss Remenyi will be assisted by Victor Beigel, pianist, and Herwegh Von Ende, violinist, late first violin of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
55This concert will be followed weekly by afternoons respectively of Hungarian, German, Italian, Russo-Scandinavian and English song.
57Among those who have interested themselves in these interesting affairs are Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Reginald De Koven, Mrs. Dr. Holbrook Curtis, Mrs. William Dean Howells and others.
59Miss Remenyi's concert tour of the principal cities of the East, arranged by Charles R. Baker, a former business manager of Edouard Remenyi, will open at Binghamton, N. Y., December 1.
61Maxson, of Philadelphia.
63This enterprising young organist sends THE MUSICAL COURIER a leaflet containing the programs for four organ recitals, to occur at the Central Congregational Church (of which he is organist), November 27 and December 4, 11 and 18, this year. At each he will be assisted by an advanced pupil, those who will play being Messrs. Frank N. Oglesby, of Chester; William Powell Twaddle, West Philadelphia; James C. Warhurst, Camden, N. J., and Walter H. Ketley, Philadelphia. He is also to be assisted by local singers and cellists, and a special plan is that each evening is given to a different nation, in this order: German, English, French and American composers.
65Mr. Maxson gave an organ recital in Phoenixville, Pa., last week, and also one at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, November 16. He is, besides, very busy with his organ and piano pupils, the latter taught according to the precepts of the Virgil Clavier system.
67Two Successful Pupils of Madame Pappenheim.
69Miss Augusta Northrup will sing the contralto part in the cantata "Ruth," by Gaul, at the Nostrand Avenue Methodist Church, in Brooklyn, next Sunday night.
71Miss Frieda Stender, who has been heard with the greatest success in large concerts lately, will make her début in opera this week with the Castle Square Opera Company at the American Theatre. She will sing Wednesday and Friday Siebel in "Faust." The young artist is only eighteen years old, and possesses an extraordinarily fine and well trained voice.
73An Educational Series.
75ALFRED DORIA is managing what he calls an "Educational Series of Chamber Music Concerts" at the New York College of Music. They are under the personal direction of Max Liebling and Hans Kronold. The first one of the series took place the evening of November 14, when the following instrumentalists appeared: Max Liebling, pianist; Hans Kronold, violin-cellist; T. G. Pusinelli, clarinetist; M. Kohon, player of the fagot; Henri Ern, violinist; W. Zweig, player of the viola; S. Pfeiffer, player of the double bass, and W. Bley, player of the French horn. Hobart Smock, the tenor, assisted.
77The second concert of the series was given last Tuesday evening. The performers were Henri Ern, Hans Kronold, Zweig, Max Liebling, R. Purisch, clarinet player, and A. Gussweiler, violinist. The assisting singer was Miss Frances Cook, who possesses a soprano voice of agreeable quality, which she uses with some taste and intelligence.
79The offering was:
80Violin Sonata in D major ………………………………………Nardini
81Song, Piacer d'Amor …………………………………………..Martini
82Trio, op. 8, for violin, viola and 'cello (Serenade) ……….Beethoven
83Quintet for strings and clarinet ……………………………….Mozart
85The Nardini Sonata was written nearly 150 years ago, and is a decidedly quaint work. It was played by Henri Ern and Max Liebling.
87In the trio the ensemble work was only tolerable. Mr. Ern was very rough and his intonation was not impeccable.
89The best number was the quintet. It is a composition with a pronounced Mozart flavor, fresh and joyous and melodic. It was played with spirit and abandon and the audience seemed to enjoy it more than anything that preceded it.
91Success of Professor Scherhey's Pupil Abroad.
93Professor Scherhey's most talented pupil, Dr. Otto Jacob, the possessor of an excellent baritone voice, who graduated from Professor Scherhey's school last May, has made a two years' contract with the Stadttheater, Dortmund, known as a very wealthy city in Germany. This for a beginner is a very promising contract. Dr. Otto Jacob made his debut as Vater Germont in "Traviata," together with the well-known prima donna soprano, Sigrid Arnoldson. The following were a few criticisms which this young American received:
95The Lokale Nachrichten in Dortmund said the following, November 20: "As Father Germont in 'Traviata,' Dr. Jacob impersonated the part wonderfully. This young man has an astonishing high baritone, of soft coloring, and a voice which speaks to the heart, and even in all registers; although a beginner, his acting was cleverly done, which shows another great talent." The same paper gave the following criticism on his second appearance as Valentine in "Faust": "Dr. Jacob as Valentine showed that he had a thorough knowledge of the part, and sang his role with great bravura; the death scene was sung with dramatic fire."
97D'Irsa's Concert.
99Beatrice Roderick, one of the numerous talented pupils of Madame Murio-Celli, will assist at Andrew Irsay d'Irsa's concert on Tuesday evening, December 5, at Assembly Hall. Miss Roderick is a mezzo soprano of charming personal appearance, whose singing at Madame Murio-Celli's musicales has pleased. D'Irsa is fast making a name for himself as an excellent pianist. Robert Hosea will also assist at this concert, with F. W. Riesberg as accompanist.
101Arthur Voorhis Recital.
103Arthur Voorhis last series inaugurated a series of piano recitals at St. Catherine's Hall, Brooklyn, to audiences rather limited in numbers in the beginning. These, however, grew in size, until at the first one of this season, given a week ago, standing room was at a premium. As Mr. Voorhis repeats nothing, this presupposes a large repertory. He will give several recitals at his home in Jersey City this season.
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