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Musical Courier 1901-12-11: Vol 43 Iss 1133, 1901
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1Mathes and Mrs. Boesch, four accomplished musicians. Thomas' overture, "Raymond," was the work rendered.
3Gerardy with Philharmonic Society.
5The celebrated 'cellist adds another triumph to the list already won this season. His playing was the event of the concert. The critics paid tribute to his genius in the following glowing terms:
7After the symphony Jean Gérardy played Saint-Saëns' A minor Violoncello Concerto. Of this young artist nothing new can be said without falling into the troubled sea of superlatives. His intellectual sobriety is coupled with a lyric, poetic temperament that will save him from emotional shipwreck and safely convey him to abiding artistic glory. His tone, like a rich, full throated contralto's, his phrasing, that of a great singer in cantilena and diabolically agile in gymnastics, are they not both unique? The concerto does not contain great music. It is sweet, polite, polished, graceful, well made; but the young man interpreting it sang meanings into its surface smoothness that would have astonished the composer. Gérardy is the Ysaye of the violoncello. He was recalled several times, but wisely refused an extra number.—New York Sun.
9M. Gérardy's "large" singing tone and finished technic shone to admirable advantage in the Saint-Saëns Concerto, and he had numerous recalls.—New York Herald.
11Jean Gérardy, the gifted 'cellist, was the solo artist. He played a concerto by Saint-Saëns in his most finished and musicianly manner.—New York World.
13Gérardy's performance yesterday was that of a master of the first rank, rich and luxurious, yet noble in tone; lovely in gracefulness of phrasing and brimming with poetic feeling. The audience was well pleased with the playing.—New York Times.
15The only ray of sunshine amid all this gloom was the dainty, charming, original and exquisitely musical concerto for violoncello by Saint-Saëns. This was played by Jean Gérardy with perfect technical skill and consummate art on the side of phrasing and expression in general. As a feat of interpretation it was worth all the rest of the concert.—Evening Post.
17KREISLER TO ARRIVE.—The last of the visiting geniuses to arrive in this country is Kreisler, who will come to-morrow on the Kaiser Wilhelm from Bremen. The demand for his services has been such that Manager Henry Wolfsohn was compelled to cable him twice to change his European engagements so as to accept important engagements here. A third cable was necessary last week, when it was announced that Plançon would not come to this country to sing at the next Philharmonic concert. Then the society decided that the next concert should have Kreisler as the soloist, and Kreisler cancelled his Berlin recitals, which were announced for December 4 and 7, and sailed on the 5th. Kreisler has selected the Bach E major Concerto for his reintroduction to the New York musicians, and in the second part of the program will be the Caprice by Guiraud. His reappearance will be on December 20 and 21 in Carnegie Hall.
19FLAVIE VAN DEN HENDE.—Flavie Van den Hende, the 'cellist, played on December 5 in Brooklyn; December 6, in Bridgeport. Algonquin Club; December 7, in New York, Ladies' Aid Society, Terrace Garden; December 8, in New York, Society l'Esperance.
21She will play at two private musicales this week. December 12 at New York Knickerbocker Club.
23"World" Cables.
25(New York World, Sunday, December 8.)
27Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Invalid.
29Berlin, December 7.—Physicians of the great Charity Hospital in Berlin are convinced that music has power to solace and helps patients toward recovery. They have arranged concerts for the whole of the coming winter. Solo players on the harp, the violin and the piano will alternate with quartets and orchestral music. Every patient well enough to attend will be asked to do so. Many of the musicians are selected from among the patients. Others are professionals, who will give their services gratis.
31WAGNER'S "FORBIDDEN LOVE" TO BE REVIVED AT MUNICH.
33MUNICH, Bavaria, December 7.—"Forbidden Love," an opera by Richard Wagner, which has not been sung since 1836—when it was at Magdeburg before the then youthful composer himself—is to be revived shortly at the Court Theatre here. The composer's son, Siegfried Wagner, is modernizing some passages in the opera and elaborating others. There are some strikingly beautiful airs in the opera, which deals with the German renaissance period. one of two readings
34Munich, Bavaria, December 7.—"Forbidden Love," an opera by Richard Wagner, which has not been sung since 1836—when it was at Magdeburg before the then youthful composer himself—is to be revived shortly at the Court Theatre here. The composer's son, Siegfried Wagner, is modernizing some passages in the opera and elaborating others. There are some strikingly beautiful airs in the opera, which deals with the German renaissance period. one of two readings
36PADEREWKI CONQUERS THE DOUBTING VIENNESE. one of two readings
37PADEREWSKI CONQUERS THE DOUBTING VIENNESE. one of two readings
39VIENNA, December 7.—Paderewski has excited more enthusiasm on his first performance in Vienna than any pianist has done since Rubinstein. Paderewski's two concerts were treated as social functions of the first magnitude. The Viennese had the conceit to think that because his reputation was mainly American made it was unmerited. one of two readings
40Vienna, December 7.—Paderewski has excited more enthusiasm on his first performance in Vienna than any pianist has done since Rubinstein. Paderewski's two concerts were treated as social functions of the first magnitude. The Viennese had the conceit to think that because his reputation was mainly American made it was unmerited. one of two readings
42McCall Lanham.—McCall Lanham, the baritone, recently gave a number of recitals in Tennessee, with great success. The papers spoke of them as follows:
44The program rendered by Mr. Lanham, with Mrs. Henry Lupton at the piano, was one of the choicest ever enjoyed by a Clarksville audience. Mr. Lanham has a baritone voice of rare excellence, full, sweet and true, and the appreciation of the audience was evidenced by frequent recalls.—Daily Times-Journal, Clarksville, Tenn.
46The musical portion of Pulaski enjoyed a rare treat in the recital given at the Opera House by McCall Lanham last Friday evening. Mr. Lanham, who has been called the coming rival of Campanari, possesses a voice phenomenal both in range and quality, and his interpretation is superb. In the Toreador's Song, from "Carmen," his singing was magnificent; but in his rendition of that gem of Granier's, "Aurore," he surpasses himself in the beauty and brilliancy of his tones.—The Giles County Record, Pulaski, Tenn.
48An expectant, music loving audience was assembled last evening at the Court House to greet Mr. Lanham. After the first number of the program, it was a wildly enthusiastic audience which listened with intensest interest and pleasure to the artist's magnificent singing, and bestowed the most vociferous applause, calling him out again and again. Of the program every number was again, rendered with the most finished art. Especially beautiful was the artist's rendering of the diminuendo and pianissimo. Nothing like Mr. Lanham's voice, wonderful in range, sympathetic, resonant and cultivated to the highest degree, has ever been heard here.—Daily Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tenn.
50HENRY XANDER.—The concert by the Washington Saengerbund, conducted by Henry Xander, will be reported in the next number of The Musical Courier. The soloists will be Miss Estelle Liebling, soprano, and Max Bendix, violinist.
52MISS ESTHER FEE, VIOLINISTE.
54(PARIS—IN AMERICA NOVEMBER 1st.)
55Exclusive Management CHARLES R. BAKER, Fine Arts Building, CHICAGO.
57ARNOLD SOMLYO, Manager
58Has the honor to announce the following distinguished Nu-ral Artists:
60LIZA DELHASE-WICKES,
61The Brilliant Belgian Pianiste.
62GERTRUDE VON BETZ,
63Pianiste. (First Prize Leipzig Conservatory)
64ALFRED DONALDSON WICKES,
65Violinist.
67BALDWIN PIANO USED.
69CARNEGIE HALL,
70NEW YORK CITY.
72HENRIETTE WEBER,
73Pianiste and Accompanist.
74FLORENCE SAGE, Pianiste,
75In Historical Recitals.
76MINNE HUMPHRYES,
77Soprano.
79Mme. Matja von Niessen-Stone
80MEZZO SOPRANO.
81VOCAL RECITALS—
82in English, French, German, Italian and Russian.
83For terms and dates address
84ALICE E. JOSEPH, 7a Hanover St., London, W., England.
86ACCOMPANIST.
87F. W. RIESBERG.
88INSTRUCTION.
89Piano, Organ, Harmony.
90With THE MUSICAL COURIER.
91Organist Roseville Avenue Presbyterian Church, Newark.
92Secretary New York State M. T. A.
93Residence-Studio: 954 Eighth Ave., cor. 56th St., NEW YORK.
94TELEPHONE: 452 COLUMBUS.
96The London Press says of Mr. Tew's singing:
98In America one of two readings
99November, one of two readings
100December one of two readings
101And January. one of two readings
102Ladies' Field.—That fine bass singer, Mr. Whitney Tew, gave the first of his recitals in Steinway Hall. Madame Lehman's 'In Memoriam' was a great test of Mr. Tew's manner and inflection, and he sustained the interest of his audience well throughout it; and it is a superbly written work, a single piece—fragmentary, intimate, monody, with its pedal-note of deep sorrow. Mr. Tew is fortunate in possessing a powerful voice of fine quality, and he has both the voice and brains for success.—May 25, 1901. one of two readings
104The Stage—"Mr. Whitney Tew proved himself a singer of excellent capabilities. His voice, which is a bass of great compass, is delightfully sympathetic—now full of tenderness, now instinct with passion and joy. He could not have been surpassed in his rendering of Schumann's 'Der Erlkönig' and de Willebrord and Liza Lehmann's curiously weird 'Myself when Young.'"—July 4, 1901 one of two readings
106London Musical Courier—"Mr. Whitney Tew's singing was marked by a wealth of intelligence. He is one of the few singers before the public who possesses the many qualifications that mean success. Besides a voice powerful and sympathetic he has a remarkable memory, and is able to render an intimate knowledge of the poetic and dramatic significance of the text. In four songs by Bach, Brahms, Schubert and Schumann he exhibited great powers of vocalization and expression, and a style in singing German so thoroughly Teutonic that it was impossible to mistake the American origin. . . . Three songs in English were equally impressive."—July 5, 1901. one of two readings
108Ladies' Field—"That fine bass singer, Mr. Whitney Tew, gave the first of his recitals in Steinway Hall. Madame Lehman's 'In Memoriam' was a great test of Mr. Tew's manner and inflection, and he sustained the interest of his audience well throughout it; and it is a superbly written work, a single piece—fragments of a dramatic monody, with its pedal-note of deep sorrow. . . . Mr. Tew is fortunate in possessing a powerful voice of fine quality, and he has both the voice and brains for success."—May 25, 1901. one of two readings
110Daily Telegraph—"Mr. Tew is an artist who commands attention and deserves praise. Especially has he the gift of rendering with the power of conveying it to others, while in matters of intelligence he learns but little to desire. Mr. Tew essayed last evening songs of widely contrasting kinds and of various countries, but the manner and spirit proper to each were equally revealed, and the result was a conspicuous success."—July 28, 1901. one of two readings
111Daily Telegraph.—Mr. Tew is an artist who commands attention and deserves praise. Especially has he the gift of rendering with the power of conveying it to others, while in matters of intelligence he learns but little to desire. Mr. Tew essayed last evening songs of widely contrasting kinds and of various countries, but the manner and spirit proper to each were equally revealed, and the result was a conspicuous success.—July 28, 1901. one of two readings
113Sole Representative:
114Henry Wolfsohn
115131 East 17th Street
116NEW YORK.
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