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Musical Courier 1900-11-28: Vol 41 Iss 1079, 1900
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1CINCINNATI, November 24, 1900.
3THE performance of the Marien String Quartet, with Romeo Gorno at the piano, in the first of their chamber concerts in the Odéon on Thursday evening, November 22, was artistic in many respects. I shall give a review in detail in my next letter.
5The students of the School of Expression of the College of Music will give their third invitation recital in the Odéon on December 8. These recitals are to be given each month by this department.
7The first concert of the College Chorus and Orchestra will be given in the Odéon on December 20.
9Dr. Wade Thrasher closed his series of lectures on the voice on Saturday afternoon at the College of Music. Both Mr. Sterling and the doctor are to be congratulated.
11"The Music of the Early Christian Church" is the subject for Mr. Gantvoort's lecture on the History of Music for Monday afternoon. The series embodies twenty lectures.
13The November issue of the College Courier is interesting, not only to college students, but to musicians in general.
15The second of the students' recitals of the College of Music at the Lyceum this afternoon offered the following program:
16Piano, Allegro from Concerto in C minor…………………Mozart (Cadenza by Hummel.)
17Orchestra part on second piano.
18Recitation, The Soul of the Violin…………………Margaret M. Merrill
19Mabel Brownell.
20Voice—
21The Alpine Rose…………………………………………….Sieber
22Love Song…………………………………………………….Chaminade
23Tillie Pursell.
24Piano, Tone Pictures………………………………………Grieg
25Milton Plaut.
26Recitation, Tommy…………………………………………Field
27Stella Coon.
28Organ, Grand Chœur in D major…………………….Guilmant
29Alma Roberta Sterling.
31An ensemble evening by Miss Frances Shuford, pianist, and LeRoy McMakin, violinist, of the Conservatory of Music faculty, on Thursday evening, November 22, was an event of unusual interest. The three sonatas for piano and violin by Edvard Grieg were played in a rounded and finished style which reflected honor upon these young performers. Miss Shuford was formerly a pupil of Theodor Bohlmann, and continued her studies under Karl Klindworth in Berlin. Mr. McMakin was a pupil of Mr. Tirindelli. He is earnest and intelligent in his work. The program was as follows:
32Sonata, op. 8, F major.
33Sonata, op. 13, G major.
34Sonata, op. 45, C minor.
36The genuine Grieg spirit breathed through the movements of the first sonata—the peculiarity of rhythm was well marked and the contrasts were well accentuated. The individuality of the sonata was well grasped and the ensemble showed careful preparation and study. The first movement of the second sonata (G major) was a gem in sympathetic expression.
38Guilmant's Messe Solennelle, No. 3, edited by Prof. Wm. H. Reussenzech, was given at St. Peter's Cathedral last Sunday in honor of St. Cecilia, patron saint of music. Among the musical numbers at the vesper service were Kaim's "Magnificat," Buck's "Salve Regina," Rosewig's "O Salutaris," Giorza's "Ave Maria" and Schubert's "Tantum Ergo."
40A military concert band department has been added to the Auditorium School of Music. It is under the supervision of Herman Bellstedt, Jr., the distinguished concert band director and famous cornet soloist. It presents an opportunity for bandsmen to acquire the drill and style necessary to perfect ensemble playing. The extensive library of Mr. Bellstedt will be at the disposal of this department. The course of study includes both class and private instruction, and there will be full band rehearsals.
42Charlotte Maconda, soprano, will be the soloist at the Orpheus Club concert, December 6. Maconda is a great favorite in this city. She has not only the voice but a charming personality.
44Oscar J. Ehrgott, baritone, gave a delightful musical at Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy's, Wyoming, on November 23. He was assisted by Mrs. Bennett, soprano, and Signor Romeo Gorno, pianist, in the following program:
45Nocturne…………………………………………………….Liszt
46Thine Eyes…………………………………………………D'Hardelot
47Air on G string…………………………………………..Bach
48Thy Beaming Eyes………………………………………MacDowell
49Who Is Sylvia?…………………………………………..Schubert
50Sing, Smile, Slumber……………………………………Gounod
51Spring Song……………………………………………….Becker
52Waltz………………………………………………………..Rubinstein
53My Dreams……………………………………………….Tosti
54For All Eternity (violin obligato)………………………..Mascheroni
56Louis Schwebel, who studied for two years under De Pachmann, and who is one of the esteemed members of the piano faculty of the Conservatory of Music, will give a recital on Wednesday evening, December 5, in the Scottish Rite Hall. He will be assisted by Romeo Frick, baritone, who, besides a group of songs, will be heard in a new song composed by Mr. Tirindelli and dedicated to him.
58The Interstate Grand Concert Company gave a delightful concert on the evening of November 19 at Norwood. The following program was rendered:
59Trio, Allegro, Andante, Scherzo………………………..Weber
60Miss Maguire, Mr. Holstein, Mr. Buschle.
61Song, Cavatine from Queen of Sheba, More Regal in His Low Estate……………………………………………..Gounod
62Miss Tudor.
63Violin solo, Ballad et Polonaise………………………….Vieuxtemps
64Mr. Holstein.
65Reading, The Littlest Girl……………………………Richard Harding Davis
66Miss Adams.
67Piano solo, Impromptu, op. 28………………………….Reinhold
68Miss Maguire.
70Trio—
71Ase's Death…………………………………………………Grieg
72Dance of Anitra…………………………………………..Grieg
73Miss Maguire, Mr. Holstein, Mr. Buschle.
74Song—
75The Willow……………………………………………….Goring Thomas
76Marinella…………………………………………………….Randegger
77Miss Tudor.
78'Cello solo, Murmuring Breezes (Spanische Tanze)………..Popper
79Mr. Buschle.
80Reading—
81The Maid and the Weathercock………………………..Longfellow Selected.
82Miss Adams.
83Finale—
84Miss Tudor, Miss Maguire, Mr. Holstein, Mr. Buschle.
85Members of the company are the following: Miss Bessie Tudor, soprano; Alois C. Buschle, 'cellist; Miss Cora Rand Maguire, pianist; Charles Holstein, violinist, and Miss Emelie Ehret Adams, reader. J. A. HOMAN.
87Bach's Mass in B Minor.
88Second Presentation in New York by the Oratorio Society.
90READERS OF THE MUSICAL COURIER will recollect the scholarly review of the first New York performance of the Bach Mass in B minor published in this paper last spring. The first presentation of this beautiful work in the United States, however, was at Bethlehem, Pa., last March, or, to be exact, March 27. A week later, April 5, the New York Oratorio Society presented the work for the first time in New York. Last Saturday evening, at Carnegie Hall a sympathetic audience listened with due reverence to the second metropolitan presentation by the Oratorio Society. The quartet heard last spring at Carnegie Hall included Joseph S. Baernstein, Sara Anderson, Nicholas Douty and G. M. Stein.
92Last Saturday evening Mrs. Hissem de Moss was the soprano and Ellison Van Hoose the tenor. The basso and contralto were the same singers heard at the spring concert.
94As this master work was fully reviewed in THE MUSICAL COURIER last April, all the comment required here on the performance last Saturday evening relates to the singing of the society, the soloists and the playing of the orchestra. The latter was handled in a most bungling fashion. Several times it was "at war" with the organ, and the tone generally was rough and uneven. Strange to say, the best work was done by the oboi, and as the score calls for five of these dulcet instruments a few excellent effects were produced. A number of the choruses were well sung, particularly the "Credo" and the "Sanctus," but there were moments when the uncertainty of the chorus made it plain that many more rehearsals are necessary before New York can hope for a smooth performance. Another defect of the choral singing was its lack of devotional feeling.
96Mrs. De Moss, who was heard for the first time at Carnegie Hall, possesses an agreeably light soprano voice, and she sings with intelligence and taste. The quality of her voice may be better suited to the recital room than to oratorio, although in justice to her it must be stated that she sang the Bach music with an apparent appreciation of its import, and thus her début may be recorded as a success. Baernstein's beautiful, flawless basso, and his dignified and reposeful presence, made a picture delightful both to the eye and ear. A remarkable voice has this young artist. When he sings oratorio his voice appears to have just the right dramatic color into his voice, and his Lieder singing is quite as acceptable as his work in either oratorio or opera. The four last numbers of
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