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Musical Courier 1901-04-24: Vol 42 Iss 1100, 1901
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1ones of tenderness and grace. She is one of the most promising of all the young women violinists.
3With last Sunday night's concert the series of Sunday night concerts in the Metropolitan Opera House ended. Sousa's Band has resumed its tour, and will be busy until it returns to New York in time for the summer season at Manhattan Beach. At the close of this engagement Sousa and his men will again cross the ocean and invade the musical strongholds of the Old World.
5The Liederkranz Spring Concert.
7THE spring concert of the New York Liederkranz, given at the clubhouse of the singing society last Sunday night, attracted a very large audience. Dr. Paul Klengel presented an excellent program, rather too long, but enjoyable nevertheless.
9Arthur Friedheim played the Liszt Concerto in E flat major, and played it with marvelous virtuosity. The playing of this wonderful artist at this stage of his career illustrates the awakened soulful man over the undeveloped and impetuous youth. The fire now is mellowed by poetry and thought, and altogether the listener sits spellbound under the beautiful playing. Recalled with cheers and enthusiasm, Friedheim added the Sixth Rhapsody, by Liszt.
11Karl Schlegel, the baritone, a pupil of M. I. Scherhey, showed marked improvement in the use of his noble voice. Besides singing an incidental solo in a work by Volbach, Schlegel sang "Abendgang," by Louis V. Saar, and "Es hat die Rose Sich beklagt," Mr. Saar playing the piano accompaniments very artistically.
13Despite the good singing by the Liederkranz and the soloists, the Volbach work, "Vom Pagen Unter der Konigstochter," proved a commonplace composition. The soloists were Karl Schlegel, baritone; George Hamlin, tenor, and Miss Edith Chapman, soprano. Mr. Hamlin's finely placed voice and intelligent style were also heard to advantage in an Aria from Tschakowsky's "Eugen Onegin." In the last half of the program, Miss Chapman added a group of songs in German and English.
15The Liederkranz choral numbers included "Waldweben," by Gustav Weber; "Abendlied," by Adam; "Beim Gewitter," by Krug; a Finnish Folksong, arranged by Dr. Klengel, and "Waldmorgen," by Reinhold Becker; the latter was sung with orchestral accompaniment and solo male quartet, Ferdinand Freytag, Dr. Toeplitz, Karl Schlegel and Fr. Bornemann. The work by Volbach was also sung with orchestra, and the ladies' chorus assisted the Maennerchor.
17The orchestral numbers of the concert were the "Leonore" Overture, No. 3; a new Intermezzo, by Charles Becker, with horn solo, and a Slavonic Dance, by Dvorak. The horn solo was played sympathetically by Hermann Dutchke. Indeed, the Becker composition is a grateful and happy composition.
19Tenor Strong Busy.
21THE tenor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Edward Strong, has been pretty busy for a new comer, some recent dates being: Concert at Grace M. E. Church; solo tenor in "The Messiah" at Northfield, Minn.; concert of the Mount Morris Baptist Church Choral Society; "Stabat Mater" at Grace M. E. Church, March 31; musicale of the New York State M. T. Association; musical tea of the Woman's Club; Presbyterian Union, Savoy Hotel. Some engagements for the immediate future are "Elijah," at White Plains, April 18; song recital in Boston, May 15; Chautauqua Lake Assembly, from July 3 to 17; Robert Hosea morning concert, Holland House, 23d inst.
23A Vivian Pupil.
25GARTH BRISTED, a pupil of Mrs. Wadsworth-Vivian, is a young singer who is fast gaining laurels both for himself and for his teacher. He was soloist at the Apollo concert given at the Waldorf-Astoria last month. March 1 he took part in a concert at the M. E. Church, Huntington, L. I., and was specially engaged for the solo work in "The Crucifixion" as given Palm Sunday at St. Bartholomew's Chapel.
27Mr. Bristed has a rich, sympathetic baritone voice which he uses most effectively, and shows a style particularly adapted to church and oratorio work.
29W. Legrand Howland.
31LEGRAND HOWLAND, composer, singer and teacher, a musician of sound training and experience, has had an eventful and successful career. He studied composition in Berlin with Philip Scharwenka and vocal music with Felix Schmidt, head master of the singing department in the Berlin Hochschule.
33After leaving Berlin Mr. Howland went to Milan and studied singing with Signor Morretti. Later he went to Paris and studied with Mr. Baar and Signora de Piccota, teacher of Emma Eames and Suzanne Adams. Thus it may be said that Mr. Howland is qualified to speak on the German, French and Italian methods.
35For five years Mr. Howland served as musical director of St. Joseph's Church, Paris. His compositions first attracted the attention of the public when his oratorio, "The Resurrection," was first presented in New York by the greatly applauded, and Mr. Howland was obliged to appear before the audience, which gave him a real ovation. His music shows a quality rich and easy, with expressive melody, and is characterized above all by variety of color.—Paris Herald (dispatch from Monte Carlo).
37Monte Carlo—Eighteenth Classical Concert—Legrand Howland's Opera "Nita."
39The great success of the concert was for Mr. Howland. The Prelude, "Ave Maria," love duet and finale were rich in melody, and sung with exquisite expression by Miss Minnie Tracey and Mr. Queyla. The "Ave Maria" had to be repeated. The duet, with its grand style and intensity, brought forth such prolonged applause that for the first time since the classical concerts have been given at Monte Carlo the composer was obliged, with his two interpreters, to salute the audience, who gave him a warm ovation.—Le Gaulois, Paris.
41"Nita," Opera by Legrand Howland.
43This very interesting debut was received with unanimous applause, and permits the hope that Mr. Howland will rapidly take his place among our best composers. The "Ave Maria" and love duet were beautifully sung.—Paris Figaro.
45Owing to the success of Mr. Howland's opera "Nita," given at the last two symphony concerts, Mr. Goundrey will mount the whole opera. He desires to show his sympathy for the young composer, being an American. Miss Tracey will be engaged, owing to her success.—Paris Herald (from Aix-les-Bains).
47Musical Salon Concert at the Astoria.
49Undoubtedly the artistic success of the affair was Legrand Howland's selections from his opera "Nita."—Musical Courier, March 5, 1900.
51A Pupil of Mme. Von Klenner.
53MRS. KATHERINE NOACK-FIQUE is one of Madame Von Klenner's most gifted pupils. She possesses a beautiful soprano voice, which has been admirably developed under the eminent New York vocal instructor's competent guidance. Charming personality, attractive stage presence and exceptional musical talent combine to make Mrs. Fique very popular. Her recent engagements have included the following events, the numbers sung by the soprano being given in each case:
55March 21, Concert at the Dutch Arms, Brooklyn: "Tatters," Lane; "Oh, Were I Rich and Mighty," Loehr; "The Wild Rose," Bruckner; "A May Morning," Denza.
57March 22, private musicale, Brooklyn: "Damon," Stange; Villanelle," Dell' Acqua.
59March 31, concert for the Hudson Hospital: "Dame Nightingale," Taubert; "A May Morning," Denza; "Hungarian Song," Fique; "Good Night," Rhenish serenade.
61April 11, Fique recital, Brooklyn: "From Autumn to Spring," Fique; "The Angel," Rubinstein; "Estudiantina," Lacome.
63April 13, Harmonie concert, Newark: "Hungarian Song," Fique; "Lucia" sextet, Donizetti.
65April 14, Brooklyn Quartet Club concert; Solos from the cantata "Fair Ellen."
67April 15, church concert, Hempstead, L. I.: "With Verude Clad," from "The Creation"; duet and four quartets.
69During May Mrs. Fique will take part in the Jersey City Teutonia's performance of Lorenz's comic opera "The Treasure Diggers."
71Josef Hofmann to Return.
73BEFORE sailing for Europe last Thursday Josef Hofmann, the pianist, signed a contract with Henry Wolfsohn to return to this country in November next for an extended tour. It will begin in New York and extend to the Pacific Coast, with visits to Mexico and a tour in Canada. His first New York, Chicago and Boston appearances will be with orchestra.
75Drury Gives "Il Guarany" May 6.
77Theodore Drury will shortly present the opera "Il Guarany" at the Carnegie Lyceum, Fifty-seventh street and Seventh avenue. Mr. Drury is calculating upon eclipsing his effort of last year, and to support him he has in the cast Mme. Desseria Plato, Mr. Horner, Mr. Sheldon, Mr. Navaro and others. The piece was first produced in La Scala, Milan, in 1870, with great success. The story deals with the war between the Portuguese and Indians, and the scene is laid in Brazil, near Rio de Janiero.
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