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Musical Courier 1902-02-12: Vol 44 Iss 1142, 1902
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1CINCINNATI, February 8, 1902.
3A exceptionally successful concert was given recently at Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio, by Frederick Shailer Evans, pianist; Pier Adolfo Tirindelli, violinist, and Miss Ada Ruhl, soprano, of the Conservatory of Music. A decided impression of high musical art was made by the participants in the following program:
5Sonata for Piano and Violin, op. 8, F major…………………….Grieg
6Song, Come, My Own Dear Love……………………………Chaminade
7Aria, Quin la Voce, I Puritani……………………………Bellini
8Soli for violin—
9 Romance…………………………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
10Romance…………………………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
11 Serenade…………………………………………………Saint-Saëns one of two readings
12Serenade…………………………………………………Saint-Saëns one of two readings
13 Momento Capriccioso………………………………….Tirindelli one of two readings
14Momento Capriccioso………………………………….Tirindelli one of two readings
15Soli for piano—
16 Nocturne, op. 37, No. 2……………………………Chopin one of two readings
17Nocturne, op. 37, No. 2………………………………….Chopin one of two readings
18 Frühlingsnacht………………………………………Schumann-Liszt one of two readings
19Frühlingsnacht…………………………………………Schumann-Liszt one of two readings
20 Song, Mystic…………………………………………..Tirindelli one of two readings
21Song, Mystic……………………………………………..Tirindelli one of two readings
22 (Violin obligato.) one of two readings
23(Violin obligato.) one of two readings
24 Suite for Piano and Violin, op. 44……………………..Schuett one of two readings
25Suite for Piano and Violin, op. 44………………………….Schuett one of two readings
27A few weeks ago the Conservatory of Music moved into their new and palatial home on Mt. Auburn. They have the pleasure of knowing that both as to location, residence and teaching force they have one of the best appointed music schools in the country, where everything surrounds the student conducive to bring out his talent and congenial to his progress.
29The sixth Symphony concert yesterday afternoon and evening in Music Hall presented Harold Bauer as the soloist and the following program:
31Symphony in C minor, No. 1……………………………Brahms
32Concerto in G minor, No. 2……………………………Saint-Saëns
33 Harold Bauer. one of two readings
34Harold Bauer. one of two readings
35Orchestral Phantasy, Midnight by Sedan…………………Zöllner
36Indian Rhapsody, op. 19……………………………P. Th. Miersch one of two readings
37Indian Rhapsody, op. 19……………………………….P. Th. Miersch one of two readings
39The orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Van der Stucken, gave the symphony a reading that revealed its complicated beauties and depth of intellectual force in every detail. Through all the tremendous difficulties clearness and precision were predominating qualities of the interpretation. The cohesiveness in the divisions was as strong and yet as pliable as steel. Each responded promptly to its task, and the ensemble was of a close texture, which can only be appreciated by those who have studied the difficulties of the work. It was, in fact, a superb test for the orchestra—an ordeal through which it passed to the realization of a genuine triumph. There was a time in the history of the orchestra when the brasses were uncouth and unsteady, but it has passed. They were fully equal to the demands of the symphony and the other numbers of the program, and commanded a tone quality that was full, rich and powerful. The horn passage in the finale was beautifully played.
41The American compositions presented a curious contrast in the program. Zoellner's "Midnight by Sedan," an interlude from the opera of the same name, is a succession of musical pictures on the order of program music. The instrumentation is clever and much of the coloring intense, but it lacks unity of idea and definiteness of purpose. The orchestral forces came into full play, and the trumpet solo at the close, played behind the stage, gave a tinge of romance to an agreeable climax.
43The "Indian Rhapsody" shows considerable talent in the instrumentation, but if the themes are Indian they cannot all lay claim to originality. The phrases of one of them are evidently borrowed from "Carmen."
45Few pianists who have yet appeared in Cincinnati left so much of an impression of gifted endowment and finished maturity as Harold Bauer, the soloist. He played the much exploited Saint-Saëns Concerto, G minor, which has become one of the stock pieces of virtuosi, but as it is brilliant and grateful in the line of pianistic display, it served the purpose very well. Harold Bauer's distinction lies conspicuously in the direction of combining great force with great delicacy. He has a superb sense of values and never forces his tone. His virility is never in doubt, but one feels always through it the charm of the poet-musician. He makes the keyboard respond to melody at all times—whatever the runs or harmonic passages may be, the singing tone always asserts itself supreme. He has an exquisite sense of color and rigid grasp of rhythm. The way in which he played the cadenza of the first movement showed him to be a master of clean, polished technique. The shading and expression which he imparted to the Scherzando was of the most pronounced poetic character.
47On next Thursday the Marien String Quartet will give the second of the series of three chamber concerts of the season in the Lyceum of the College of Music. The personnel of the Marien Quartet comprises José Marien, first violin; Ralph Wetmore, second violin; Richard Schliewen, viola, and Lino Mattioli, violoncello.
49An artistic performance is assured. The program is as follows:
50Quartet for Strings, in D major, No. 19……………………..Mozart
51Trio for Piano, Violin and 'Cello, in D minor………………Mendelssohn one of two readings
52Trio for Piano, Violin and 'Cello, in D minor…………….Mendelssohn one of two readings
53Cinq Novelettes, for Strings, op. 15……………………….Glazounow
54 Ernest Wilbur Hale will be the pianist. one of two readings
55Ernest Wilbur Hale will be the pianist. one of two readings
57"The German Opera and Opera in Germany" will be the subject of the next lecture in the History of Music course to be delivered on next Monday afternoon in the Lyceum at 1:30 p. m. by A. J. Gantvoort.
59Edmund A. Jahn will be a soloist at the second concert this season given by the Orpheus Club on the 27th of this month.
61Bessie Taylor Mellor, a post-graduate of the Conservatory of Music, gave an interesting recital on Saturday evening, February 1, in the Auditorium at Marietta, Ohio, where she formerly resided and where her late father was a prominent and respected physician. Her friends turned out in full force and were delighted with her talent. She was assisted by her former teacher, Georg Krueger, of the Conservatory faculty, and Harry M. Hart, tenor, in the following program:
62Rondo Brillante, E flat major, op. 29……………………..Mendelssohn
63 (Orchestral part on second piano.) one of two readings
64(Orchestral part on second piano.) one of two readings
65Song—
66 Recitative, Deeper and Deeper Still, Jephtha………………Händel one of two readings
67Recitative, Deeper and Deeper Still, Jephtha………………Händel one of two readings
68 Aria, Waft Her, Angels, Jephtha………………………..Händel one of two readings
69Aria, Waft Her, Angels, Jephtha………………………..Händel one of two readings
70 Magic Fire Scene, Die Walküre………………………….Wagner-Brassin one of two readings
71Magic Fire Scene, Die Walküre………………………….Wagner-Brassin one of two readings
72 Kammenoi Ostrow, op. 10………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
73Kammenoi Ostrow, op. 10………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
74 Hark, Hark, the Lark!…………………………………Schubert-Liszt one of two readings
75Hark, Hark, the Lark!………………………………….Schubert-Liszt one of two readings
76 Marche Militaire………………………………………Schubert-Tausig one of two readings
77Marche Militaire…………………………………………Schubert-Tausig one of two readings
78 Song, I Arise from Dreams of Thee……………………..C. Whitney Coombs one of two readings
79Song, I Arise from Dreams of Thee……………………..C. Whitney Coombs one of two readings
81Concerto, E minor, op. 11………………………………….Chopin one of two readings
82Concerto, E minor, op. 11………………………………..Chopin one of two readings
83 (Orchestral part on second piano.) one of two readings
84(Orchestral part on second piano.) one of two readings
86Asa Howard Geeding, baritone of the Oscar Ehrgott Vocal School, is achieving considerable reputation in different parts of the country as soloist. He is an intelligent musician, of breadth and versatility.
88Prof. Edward Ebert-Buchheim, formerly of the College of Music faculty, and for the past year and more in charge of the musical department of Danville Normal College, Danville, Ind., has been concertizing this season with much success. A critical review of one of his recitals at Danville says that "his playing reached a degree in which he seemed to excel himself and was a marvel to his listeners. The different movements of Schumann's 'Carneval' were so artistically given and so fully appreciated that the listeners sat spellbound." He recently played at the Männerchor concert in Indianapolis. A criticism reads: "He displayed a finished technic. He produced the fine shadings from the lightest pianissimo to a powerful forte." Another review says: "He made a decided impression by his poetic conceptions and his resonant, beautiful tone. Mr. Buchheim is so cultivated a musician that it is to be hoped he will play here frequently."
90What is the matter with the Ladies' Musical Club? It formerly brought to this city many first-class artists, and took the initiative step in everything that was of high musical art and standing in this city. Latterly its energies seem to have become as dead as a door nail. It has deteriorated into the encouragement of the most mediocre talent and a mutual admiration society. The chairman of the music committee is Mrs. Carrie Bellows Breed. The name of Carrie Bellows revives pleasant memories of an energetic and artistic past. Can it be that this energy has lapsed into "innocuous desuetude"?
92Prof. George Schneider, pianist, is ever the same laborious, conscientious pianist. His educational recitals never cease to be interesting and of broad value to the music student as well as the music lover. A recent recital included among other things the Beethoven Sonata, op. 53, a Nocturne by Woysch, "Sketches to Goethe's 'Faust,'" by Winterberger; Etudes by Reinbold and Brahms' Scherzo, op. 4.
94Prof. John Yoakley recently gave a delightful organ recital at Springfield, Ohio. He proved himself a serious organist, with lofty purposes and splendid technical endowment. The program included an Offertoire in D flat, by Salome; March, "Consecration of the Colors," from Berlioz's "Te Deum"; a prelude by Chopin and selections from Reinecke, Dubois and Saint-Saëns.
96Asa Howard Geeding, baritone, recently made a short concert tour through West Virginia. J. A. HOMAN
98CHILD PIANISTS.—Master Hans Barth Bergman and little Beatrice Pollak were the child solo pianists at a concert given at the People's Church, 225 East Eightieth street, on last Friday evening.
100These little players are both pupils of the Virgil Piano School, and have received most of their instruction from Mrs. Virgil, the director of the school.
102They each have a great deal of playing ability and much taste and discretion. They have already attained as much proficiency as most players have at twice their age, and it is a real pleasure to hear them, they are so certain, so easy, and withal so thoroughly musical.
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