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Musical Courier 1901-01-23: Vol 42 Iss 1087, 1901
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1MUSIC IN BROOKLYN.
3A FORMIDABLE array of singers will appear to-night (Wednesday) at an operatic concert in Association Hall, under the direction of the Brooklyn Institute. Miss Minnie Tracey, Theodore Van Yorx, Gwilym Miles and other artists will be heard in selections from Beethoven's "Fidelio," Massenet's "Herodiade," Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Gounod's "Queen of Sheba," Wagner's "Meistersinger," Verdi's "Aida," Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" and last but not least Gounod's "Faust." Doubtful about the artistic results from such a program, the popular and financial success promises to be overwhelming.
5Thirteen years ago Hugo Troetschel, the Brooklyn organist and teacher, left his home in Weimar and came to this country. He settled in Brooklyn, and secured the position of organist at the German Evangelical Church on Schermerhorn street. One year after coming to this church Mr. Troetschel started to give free organ recitals every season, and for twelve years continued in this musical good work.
7Monday evening, January 14, Mr. Troetschel gave his 100th recital, and this double golden jubilee was made an occasion at which the modest and highly talented musician was fittingly honored. The church was crowded with music lovers, and during the evening the church committee presented Mr. Troetschel with a magnificent lyre made of American Beauty roses and laurel leaves tied with a huge rose-colored satin bow. He was also presented with a check for a generous amount.
9The musical program, one of unusual interest, was as follows:
11Toccata in F……………………………………………..Bach
12Angelus…………………………………………………….Liszt
13Carillon, op. 56, No. 7………………………………….De Lange
14Soprano solo, Elsa's Dream (Lohengrin)…………….Wagner
15Organ Sonata, No. 3, in A minor, op. 23………………Ritter
16Violin solo……………………………………………..J. S. Bach
17Air………………………………………………………..Schumann
18Pilgrims' Chorus, Tannhäuser………………………….Wagner-Liszt
19Andante from Fifth Symphony………………………….Beethoven
20Arranged by A. W. Gottschalg.
21Ave Maria……………………………………………..Schubert
22Soprano, violin, piano and organ……………………….Miss Hoffmann, Mr. Schradieck and Mrs. Schradieck.
23Gavotte…………………………………………………..Neustedt
24(Arranged by Wm. C. Carl.)
25Swedish Wedding March……………………………….Soederman
26Final from Sonata No. 1, op. 42……………………….Alexandre Guilmant
28Last Monday evening, January 21, the private pupils of Mr. Troetschel gave a concert at Wissner Hall. Details of this concert next week.
30For the third time in two months Earl Gulick, the boy soprano, has sung at concerts in his native Brooklyn. In December the sweet voiced lad was heard at the concert by the Brooklyn Apollo Club, at the Academy of Music. At the Christmastide concert by the Brooklyn Institute Earl divided honors with Miss Ida Branth, the violinist. Last Tuesday evening, January 15, Earl gave a recital at the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church, under the auspices of the Boys' Mission Band, assisted by Harry Stewart Briggs at the piano. The program for the evening was as follows:
32Concert Polka (piano)………………………………….Bartlett
33If in Thy Dreams………………………………………Dudley Buck
34The Little Bird…………………………………………Grieg
35Japanese Lullaby………………………………………Neil
36Murmuring Zephyr…………………………………….Jensen
37The Butterfly…………………………………………..Lavallee
38By request, a group of familiar songs which have made Earl Gulick famous—
39The Last Rose of Summer……………………………..Moore
40I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls……………………..Balfe
41Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana…………………Mascagni
42Waltz…………………………………………………….Sauer
43Angels Ever Bright and Fair…………………………..Händel
44Earl Gulick.
46Of course Master Gulick was compelled to respond with encores, and by special request sang "The Holy City," by Adams. The audience was large and enthusiastic. The recital was arranged by Miss Cecelia Jennings, a prominent member of the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church.
48The University Glee Club, of Brooklyn, gave its first concert, at the Pouch Mansion, Tuesday evening, January 15. The choral numbers included compositions by Abt, Pache, Little and Gounod.
50Last Wednesday evening advanced pupils of Henry Schradieck and Alexander Rihm gave a joint recital at Wissner Hall. It was impossible for the reviewer to attend, but from those who were there come flattering reports about the playing of the young musicians. The program follows:
51Sonata in D major for piano and violin, op. 12, No. 1……Beethoven
52The Misses Louise Manning and Edith Roberts.
53Piano solo, Movement from D major Concerto (vivace)……Haydn
54Miss Clara Osterland.
55Violin solo, Movement from A minor Concerto, No. 22…….Viotti
56Thomas Ball Couper.
57Piano solo, Movement from D minor Concerto………………Mozart
58Allegro. Cadenza by Hummel.
59Miss Martha Gissel.
60Piano solo, Valse de Concert, E major, op. 34, No. 1……Moszkowski
61Miss Louise Manning.
63Mrs. Henry Schradieck played the piano accompaniment for Mr. Couper.
65The Hoadley Musical Society gave a concert at the Germania Club house last Thursday evening.
67Friday evening, January 18, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its January concert at the Academy of Music. Hugo Becker, the German 'cellist, who played with the orchestra in Manhattan the night before, was the soloist. Becker repeated his wonderful performance of the Haydn Concerto, reviewed on another page in this number of THE MUSICAL COURIER. The orchestral numbers at the Brooklyn concert were the Mozart Symphony in G minor, "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," and Liszt's "Les Preludes." Geriske gave an ideal reading of the symphony and his noble band never played better. With the Wagner and Liszt numbers, however, it was different. It was all very finished, even exquisitely performed, but the memory of Anton Seidl could not be effaced.
69Miss Henriette Weber, the talented pianist, accompanist and teacher, will play at the next meeting of the Progressive Education Club, to be held Monday, February 11, at the home of Mrs. Alfred F. Wise, 182 St. John's place.
71For Monday afternoons, January 21 and 28, Dr. Henry G. Hanchett arranged the subjoined programs for his lecture-recitals at Adelphi College:
73January 21—Subject: "Characteristic and Romantic."
74Sonata in D, op. 28………………………………….Beethoven
75To a Wild Rose……………………………………….MacDowell
76From Uncle Remus……………………………………MacDowell one of two readings
77From Uncle Remus…………………………………..MacDowell one of two readings
78Poem…………………………………………………….MacDowell
79Knight of the Hobby Horse…………………………..Schumann
80Child Falling Asleep………………………………….Schumann one of two readings
81Child Falling Asleep…………………………………Schumann one of two readings
82Evening……………………………………………….Schumann
83Aspiration……………………………………………..Schumann
84Bird as a Prophet…………………………………….Schumann one of two readings
85Bird as a Prophet……………………………………Schumann one of two readings
86Spinning Song, from The Flying Dutchman……………..Wagner-Liszt
87Rhapsodie Hongroise…………………………………List
89January 28—Subject: "Concert and Bravoura."
90The Ruins of Athens………………………………….Beethoven-Liszt one of two readings
91The Ruins of Athens…………………………………Beethoven-Liszt one of two readings
92Toccata di Concert……………………………………Dupont one of two readings
93Toccata di Concert…………………………………..Dupont one of two readings
94Scherzo, D flat (often called B flat)…………………..Chopin
95Etude……………………………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
96Etude…………………………………………………..Rubinstein one of two readings
97Waltz, from Faust…………………………………….Gounod-Liszt one of two readings
98Waltz, from Faust……………………………………Gounod-Liszt one of two readings
100The recital by Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian violinist, under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute, will be given at Association Hall Wednesday evening, January 30. Leopold Winkler will assist and these artists together will present this program:
101Sonate, A major, op. 47……………………………….Beethoven one of two readings
102Sonate, A major, op. 47………………………………Beethoven one of two readings
103(Dedicated to Kreutzer.)
104Messrs. Kreisler and Winkler.
105Concerto No. 2, F sharp minor………………………..Vieuxtemps
106Fritz Kreisler.
107Auf dem Wasser zu singen……………………………Schubert-Liszt
108Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 7…………………………..Liszt
109Leopold Winkler.
110Larghetto……………………………………………….Mozart one of two readings
111Larghetto……………………………………………..Mozart one of two readings
112Allegro…………………………………………………..Nardini one of two readings
113Allegro………………………………………………..Nardini one of two readings
114Sarabande……………………………………………..Corelli one of two readings
115Sarabande…………………………………………….Corelli one of two readings
116Serenade Espagnole………………………………….Chaminade-Kreisler one of two readings
117Serenade Espagnole…………………………………Chaminade-Kreisler one of two readings
118Non Piu Mesta………………………………………….Paganini-Kreisler one of two readings
119Non Piu Mesta……………………………………….Paganini-Kreisler one of two readings
120Fritz Kreisler.
122Tuesday evening, February 12, is the date of the mid-winter concert by the Brooklyn Apollo Club.
124Winkler Plays with the Brooklyn Arion.
126THE Arion Singing Society, of Brooklyn, gave a delightful concert at its clubhouse in Brooklyn last Sunday evening. Leopold Winkler, the pianist, appeared as soloist, and there were also tenor solos by Williams Bartels and Joseph Hensel, members of the society. Arthur Claassen conducted the choral numbers, and played the piano accompaniments. The Arion Society and the Ladies' Chorus of the society sang folksongs of different nationalities.
128Winkler was received with enthusiasm, and played with his customary skill and finish the Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody, by Liszt. After this stirring solo he added an encore, and later in the evening played a group, including an etude by Chopin, a minuet by himself and Joseffy's "Spring," revealing in each a quality to arouse admiration and applause.
130The singing of the male chorus was beautiful, and in particular, "In linem Kühlen Grunde," by Gluck, and the familiar "Haidenröslein," by Werner, showed the perfect training for which the society is noted. The Ladies' Chorus, on the other hand, did not sing as well as usual. An interesting feature of the concert came at the close, when the two choruses and a solo quartet sang Foster's arrangement of "The Suwanee River" and "My Old Kentucky Home."
132Gregory's Recital Tour.
134Heathie Gregory, the young basso, whose recital at the Waldorf-Astoria was reported in last week's MUSICAL COURIER, has been engaged for a recital to include the City of Mexico. The young singer also appeared last week at Miss Leary's "At Home," and at other musicales in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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