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Musical Courier 1902-01-29: Vol 44 Iss 1140, 1902
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1Walter Spry, W. C. E. Seeboeck, Grieg, Margaret R. Lang, Horace Ellis, Joseph Gahm, Chas. Willeby, C. Milligan Fox, F. S. Hastings, Clayton Johns, A. W. Korthauer, J. A. Carpenter, Clayton Thomas, C. Moderati and Arne Oldberg.
3C. Milligan Fox's arrangement of "Kelly's Cat," sung by William A. Willett, was encored.
5THIRD CONCERT BY THE SPIERING QUARTET.
7Glazounow's Quartet in A minor, op. 64, was the Spiering Quartet's first contribution at its concert in the Music Hall, Fine Arts Building, on Tuesday evening, January 21.
9The work was magnificently played, and, on the whole, made a very favorable impression. At this event it was heard for the first time.
11Tschaikowsky's Andante Cantabile, from Quartet in D major, op. 11, was then given. It was refined, artistic, appealing. Mr. Spiering displayed much wisdom in placing this number between two of much heavier character.
13Brahms' Quintet in F minor formed the third section of the program. To quote the words of an enthusiastic local critic, who has favored THE MUSICAL COURIER with his estimate of the program's various features:
15"In the very brilliant Quartet by Glazounow the four artists were afforded an opportunity to present their musicianship to the public in a really complex work, and to indulge in some effective virtuosity by the way. Especially was the latter apparent in the movement marked 'Vivace.'
17"And what a magnificent climax to a season's work was that found in the Brahms Quintet! Truly, it was as a breath of heaven, so serene, so noble and so satisfying!
19"As to Mr. Bohlmann, the pianist, his tone is unusually mellow, and he knows the submission necessary for a perfect ensemble with strings."
21The following item of news will be read with interest in the East as well as the West:
23"On Saturday afternoon, January 11, Theodore Spiering conducted the Castle Square Company's production of the operas 'Cavalleria Rusticana' and 'I Pagliacci' without an opportunity for any rehearsal whatever. So far from things falling to pieces under such a hazardous condition, the 'Cavalleria' went without a hitch, and Mr. Spiering actually secured a spirited performance of the 'Pagliacci.' It was an opportunity of a lifetime to distinguish himself under high pressure and Mr. Spiering did this with something to spare.
25"The incident was occasioned by the sudden illness of Signor Morreale, the regular conductor."
27Two carloads of costumes and scenery for George Ade's Philippine opera, which will be heard here in March, have arrived at the Studebaker Hall, Fine Arts Building, from New York, where they were completed under the supervision of Mr. Ade in the Castle Square studios.
29JANUARY 25, 1902.
31AMY MURRAY SINGS FOR THE FORTNIGHTLY CLUB.
33On Thursday afternoon, January 23, Amy Murray, the gifted Scottish-American interpreter, gave an interesting and very artistic program before the Fortnightly Club, in the Fine Arts Building. So emphatic was Miss Murray's success that several additional Western engagements were the immediate result.
35KUBELIK'S TRIUMPHS IN CHICAGO.
37Kubelik, the young violinist, has taken Chicago by storm. At his recital last Saturday afternoon, January 18, he was greeted by a tremendous audience at the Auditorium. And to-day, at a third recital there, his triumphs have been repeated.
39A fourth Kubelik recital is announced to take place at the Auditorium next Saturday.
41Yesterday the local manager, F. Wight Neumann, estimated that the receipts at to-day's concert would amount to over $7,000. And he stated further that never in the world's history had any artist been greeted by three consecutive audiences in one city, as great as those audiences which have assembled on Kubelik's behalf in Chicago.
43MAY HAMILTON.
45The Spiering Quartet.
47THE Spiering Quartet has successfully completed its ninth regular series of concerts in Chicago. An increased amount of appreciation has been displayed by concertgoers, who, throughout past seasons, have watched this organization rise higher and higher in artistic attainment. The ensemble in the very carefully prepared programs is now exquisite. Theodore Spiering is a remarkably gifted leader.
49The last concert given by the Spiering Quartet occurred on January 21, when Theodore Bohlmann, of Cincinnati, assisted in the Brahms Quintet in F minor. A full account of this event will be found in THE MUSICAL COURIER's Chicago columns.
51A summary of works presented at the Spiering Quartet's Chicago concerts this season will be of special interest:
53Quartets—
54C major…………………………………………..Mozart
55E flat major (first time)………………………..D'Albert
56A major, op. 18, No. 5………………………….Beethoven
57A minor, op. 64 (first time)…………………….Glazounow
58Walzer, G major, op. 73 (first time)………….Kiel
59Andante Cantabile, from D major, op. 11……..Tchaikowsky
60Quintet, F minor, op. 34, for piano and strings…Brahms
61Piano and 'cello, Sonata, op. 36………………Grieg
62Piano and violin, Rondo Brillante, op. 70………Schubert
63Soprano Songs………………………………….Schumann, Grieg, Spiering
64Baritone Songs…………………………………Schumann
66Assisting artists were Bertha M. Kaderly, Sidney Biden, W. C. E. Seeboeck, Walter Spry, Theodore Bohlmann and Mrs. Frank Hoffmann.
68A FEW OF MADAME TORPADIE-BJORKSTEN'S TEACHER-PUPILS.—Among the pupils of Madame Bjorksten who are now carrying on most successfully the work planned along the lines suggested in her instruction are Miss Nannie Trowbridge, Miss Edith Mason and Miss Josephine Aumotle.
70Miss Trowbridge has taught for more than three years in Miss Dana's School, in Morristown, N. J., and has also a large class of private pupils in the same city.
72Miss Edith Mason has a class numbering thirty-five students in Arkadelphia Methodist College, Ark., while Miss Aumotle's professional work is carried on in Springfield, Mo., where she is instructing a large and increasing class.
74The successful results of these teachers are due to Madame Bjorksten's analytical training, and on the principles based on her method of breathing and vocal control.
76AN ALVES PUPIL.—Mrs. Magdalene Perry MacBride, a talented pupil of Mrs. Carl Alves, was heard at a recital given at the Waldorf-Astoria last Friday evening. She has a good stage presence and a voice of fine quality, which she handles well. She sings her mezzo-voce passages especially well, and it is then that her voice is at its best. She sang the following songs with taste and feeling:
78Morgen…………………………………………..Richard Strauss
79Widmung……………………………………….Schumann
80Im Herbst……………………………………….R. Franz
81My Heart Is Weary……………………………Goring-Thomas
82The Bonny Curl……………………………….Chadwick
83A Maid Sings Light……………………………MacDowell
84Lullaby…………………………………………..Hanscom
86Hadden-Alexander Pupils' Recitals.
88A NOTHER of the regular monthly pupils' recitals, for students only, occurred at Mrs. Hadden-Alexander's handsome studios last week, with this program:
90Fantaisie, D minor……………………………….Mozart one of two readings
91Mrs. Hugh Grosvenor Curran……………………Heller one of two readings
92Etude…………………………………………….Lichner one of two readings
93On the Meadow…………………………………Mrs. J. P. Cobb. one of two readings
94To a Wild Rose…………………………………MacDowell one of two readings
95Der Schmetterling……………………………..Spindler one of two readings
96Valse Lente…………………………………….Schütt one of two readings
97Miss Josephine Graub…………………………..Heller one of two readings
98Four Preludes…………………………………..Glück-Brahms one of two readings
99Gavotte…………………………………………..Miss Marie Scheper. one of two readings
100Sonata (violin and piano)……………………….Mozart one of two readings
101Fantaisie, D minor………………………………Mozart one of two readings
102Etude…………………………………………….Mrs. Hugh Grosvenor Curran. one of two readings
103On the Meadow………………………………..Heller one of two readings
104To a Wild Rose………………………………..Lichner one of two readings
105Der Schmetterling…………………………….MacDowell one of two readings
106Valse Lente…………………………………….Spindler one of two readings
107Four Preludes…………………………………..Schütt one of two readings
108Gavotte…………………………………………..Glück-Brahms one of two readings
109Sonata (violin and piano)……………………..Mozart one of two readings
110Ballet Mignon…………………………………..Wachs
111Waltz……………………………………………..Raff
112Le Printemps…………………………………..Grieg
113Santa Lucia…………………………………….Kuhe
114Au Matin……………………………………….Godard one of two readings
115Au Matin………………………………………..Godard one of two readings
116Tarantelle……………………………………….Mills one of two readings
117Tarantelle………………………………………Mills one of two readings
118Heather Rose…………………………………..Lange
119Witches' Dance…………………………………MacDowell
120Sonata, E flat (first movement)………………..Haydn one of two readings
121Sonata, E flat (first movement)………………Haydn one of two readings
122Air de Ballet…………………………………..Wachs
123Etude de Style…………………………………Ravina
124Dance of the Gnomes……………………………Earle Scott. one of two readings
125Dance of the Gnomes………………………….Grieg' one of two readings
126Reverie…………………………………………..Schütt one of two readings
127Reverie…………………………………………Schütt one of two readings
128At Evening…………………………………….Schytte
129Frühlingsrauschen……………………………..Sinding one of two readings
130Papillons, op. 2………………………………..Schumann one of two readings
131Miss Marie Scheper…………………………..Hummel one of two readings
132Frühlingsgruss, for left hand…………………..Rachmaninoff one of two readings
133Frühlingsrauschen……………………………Sinding one of two readings
134Papillons, op. 2……………………………….Schumann one of two readings
135Frühlingsgruss, for left hand…………………Hummel one of two readings
136Prelude…………………………………………..Rachmaninoff
137Miss Cora Guild……………………………….Rachmaninoff one of two readings
139Miss Cora Guild. one of two readings
141Where so many participated, all doing well, it is hard to particularize; however, we will do so in several cases, mentioning the others at a future recital.
143Mesdames Hugh Grosvenor Curran, of Denver, Col.; J. P. Cobb, John D'Auby Higgins and Nicholas J. Cosgrove, all contributed especially well played numbers; despite home duties, these married ladies are earnest and careful students.
145Miss Josephine Grant, a graduate of Miss Middleberger's School, Cleveland, Ohio, and a student at the Chase Art School, played with extreme delicacy of touch and beautiful taste. Miss Marie Scheper, of South Carolina, and her sister Agnes, the latter a violinist (pupil of Miss Allen, the violin teacher at the Powers-Alexander studios), are both a credit to the South; they have pronounced talent, Miss Marie having studied seriously for four years at the well-known school at Spartanburg. Another Southern lady is Miss Lulu Walton, of Augusta, Ga., who plays with much refinement and delicacy. Miss Frances Perley, a Raif (Berlin) pupil, who has taught at Waverley, N. Y., is taking some finishing lessons, and played very well, indeed. Miss Molly Palmer is a graduate of the Elmira Female College, also taking finishing lessons, a musical nature and intelligent student combined. Miss Cora Guild's playing of the Hummel piece for left hand alone was remarkable.
147A feature of the recital was the playing of some of the pupils of those who themselves played, those represented in this way being Misses Perley, Gerry, Guild, Drew and Palmer.
149The next regular fortnightly recital, by the advanced students only, to which outsiders are bidden, occurs February 1, when some interesting music, well played, may be expected.
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155SPECIAL DEPARTMENT FOR BEGINNERS.
156All instrumental and vocal students receive free instruction in harmony, counterpoint, vocal sight reading, ensemble playing and free admission to concerts, lectures, etc., etc.
157Students received daily. Catalog sent on application.
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