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Musical Courier 1902-02-12: Vol 44 Iss 1142, 1902
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1England a year or two ago, gave a recital at St. James' Hall. It must be confessed that the promise which he displayed at his first appearances has not been fulfilled. At that time he was very young, and he bade fair to stand in the front rank of modern pianists. Since then he seems to have stood still. One would have expected that the years would have given him a deeper insight into music and a command over a wider range of feeling. Such, however, has not been the case. He plays Beethoven well, and his performance of the Sonata, op. 106, was quite interesting. The reading, however, which he gave of Schumann's "Etudes Symphoniques" was dull and colorless. One could not help remembering the remarkably fine performance which Harold Bauer gave of these studies when he was over here, and the comparison was fatal to Dohnányi. Bauer's reading was full of variety, and every bar that he played was interesting. Dohnányi's, on the other hand, was cold and monotonous, and the contrasts that exist between the various sections were not brought out well. He is, in fact, artistically undeveloped, and, though time may yet work wonders for him, his progress at present is not what it ought to be.
3Minor concerts were given on Thursday by Pauline Varda and Marienna Tostia at the Salle Erard, and on Friday by Miss Agnes Stewart-Wood at the Bechstein Hall.
5The program of Tuesday evening's promenade concert was decidedly interesting. It contained two novelties, one being a piano concerto from the pen of Ludwig Schytte, and the other a symphonic poem, called "Alastor," by Ernest Blake. The concerto calls for little comment, for originality is not its strong point. If it had been better played than it was by Mme. Riss-Arbeau its effect would probably have been greater, for she entirely missed the fiery, rhapsodical character of the last movement. It is, however, never likely to rank among the classics. Ernest Blake's work is interesting, as being an endeavor on the part of a young musician to catch some of the spirit of Richard Strauss. His tender years—he is only twenty-three—probably has much to do with the fact that he is not altogether successful. He does not as yet quite understand his instruments, and many of the experiments with which the work abounds failed to come off. If this work has to be laid aside, as being something of a youthful indiscretion, Mr. Blake need not be discouraged. He has made a step in the right direction, and if "Alastor" is only Strauss and water he may do better later on.
7Broad Street Conservatory of Music.
9An interesting event took place at the Broad Street Conservatory of Music, 1329 and 1331 South Broad street, Philadelphia, Wednesday evening, February 5, when Miss Viola F. Moffit, of Wilmington, Del., gave a recital, assisted by Mr. Combs and Edmund Thiele, which was much appreciated by the audience. Miss Moffit, who has been under Mr. Combs' instruction for some time, is a pianist of exceptional ability.
11The program included selections by Chopin, Schumann, Bach and Mendelssohn, and was played entirely from memory:
13Prelude and Fugue, B flat………………………………………Bach
14Sonata, op. 7…………………………………………………….Grieg
15Etude, op. 10, No. 12…………………………………………Chopin
16Nocturne, op. 15, No. 2………………………………………Chopin
17Fantaisie Impromptu, op. 55…………………………………Chopin
18Valse, op. 42……………………………………………………Chopin
19Ballade, op. 23…………………………………………………Chopin
20Nachtstücke…………………………………………………….Schumann
21The Maiden's Wish…………………………………………..Chopin-Liszt
22Love Dreams…………………………………………………..Liszt
23Trio, op. 49…………………………………………………….Mendelssohn
25the recital, played Schubert's "Moment Musical," a Gavotte by Bach, transcribed by Saint-Saëns; the "Liebestraum," by Liszt, and "March Wind," by MacDowell, and if he had not later attempted the great Liszt Polonaise in E major all would have been well. Mr. Jervis is not technically equipped nor by nature fitted for such a composition—a composition, it should be said, that requires hands and the understanding of a Paderewski or a Gabriowitch. As it was Mr. Jervis' performance of the Polonaise was a sad travesty on piano playing. However, the plan of engaging local artists for some of the Institute concerts is one that should be heartily encouraged.
27The next recital in the series will be given Thursday evening, February 27, by Mrs. Marie Zimmerman, soprano; Mme. Gertrude Stein-Bailey, contralto; Ellison van Hoose, tenor; Julian Walker, baritone, and Herman H. Wetzler, piano.
29Hugo Troetschel gave his 106th organ recital in the German Evangelical Church last Monday evening. Mrs. Katherine Noack-Fiqué was the assisting vocalist. Three new compositions were on the program, which follows:
30Fantaisie Dialoguée (new)………………………………………Böllman
31Intermezzo, from Sonata No. 20 (new)………………………..Rheinberger
32Melody in B flat (new)………………………………………..A. Jonas
33Solo, Song of Penitence………………………………………Beethoven
34Mrs. Katherine Noack-Fiqué.
35Toccata in D (Doric)…………………………………………..S. Bach
36Vorspiel to Act III, Meistersinger……………………………..Wagner
37Carillon de Louis XIV. (1668)…………………………………Neustedt
38Allegro, from Reformation Symphony………………………..Mendelssohn
39Soli—
40Thou Art My All……………………………………………..Bradsy
41Good Night, Rhenish Serenade……………………………….Ancient
42Mrs. Katherine Noack-Fiqué.
43Adagio, from the Second Organ Symphony…………………..Widor
44Ride of the Valkyries, from Walkure………………………..Wagner one of two readings
45Ride of the Valkyries, from Walkire………………………….Wagner one of two readings
46More about this recital next Wednesday.
48The Venth-Kronold String Quartet, assisted by August Arnold and William E. Bassett, pianists, gave a concert at Wissner Hall Monday evening. A criticism will be published next Wednesday.
50Miss Augusta Cottlow, the brilliant young pianist, is announced as the soloist of the second concert for young people at the Academy of Music next Saturday afternoon, February 15. With the orchestra, Miss Cottlow will play the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, and later she will add a group of soli.
52The next visit of the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Brooklyn will be Monday evening, February 17. Fritz Kreisler will appear as soloist. Mr. Gericke has arranged this program:
53Overture to Racine's Athalie, op. 74………………………….Mendelssohn
54Symphony No. 6, Pathétique in B minor, op. 74……………..Tchaikowsky
55Concerto for Violin, No. 1, in G minor, op. 26………………Bruch
56Prelude to Die Meistersinger………………………………..Wagner one of two readings
57Prelude to Die Meistersinger…………………………………Wagner one of two readings
59By invitation from the Brooklyn Institute, the Brooklyn Arion will give a concert at the Academy of Music on March 13. Before that date, on March 9, the Arion will give at the clubhouse of the society a Heinrich Heine matinee. In April the Arion Society will present Schumann's "Rose Pilgrimage," and a "Te Deum" by a German composer. Arthur Claassen, the conductor of the Brooklyn Arion, and formerly the conductor of the United Singers of Brooklyn, is winning considerable fame in Germany as a composer. The Sängerbund, the journal of the Sängerbund of Germany, published a review by the German critic Heinrich Schöne, in which two choruses by Mr. Claassen were highly praised. The Staats-Zeitung of Feb-
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