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Musical Courier 1902-08-27: Vol 45 Iss 1170, 1902
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1Mobile," his splendid knowledge of his instrument was shown. The "Rhapsodie" was received with so much enthusiasm that he was obliged to repeat it three times.—César Cui, in St. Petersburg Nowosty.
3We had thought that only a pianist can play for a whole evening, but M. de Sicard has shown us that it is also possible for a violinist. He sustained a program of twenty-two pieces alone. He has a singing tone, the wrist action of the right hand is wonderful, and his left hand has reached the highest degree of excellence. His staccato is like pearls, and every detail is perfect. The hall of the Société du Crédit was entirely full, and this concert was for our celebrated violinist a veritable triumph. After the third concert in St. Petersburg a big tour of over eighty towns throughout Russia was arranged for M. de Sicard.—Salovief, in Birgevie Vedomosti.
5VIENNA.
7De Sicard has again given a concert in Vienna and made a brilliant success with his handling of the instrument. He is an artist of the first rank, and he has a powerful and fine tone, and one cannot but admire his extraordinary technic.—Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
9A very interesting violinist is the Russian M. de Sicard. He has a strong, full tone and an excellent technic. His success was undoubtedly great, and we can only congratulate him.—Neues Wiener Tageblatt.
11M. de Sicard is a strong nature, and he shows it most in Wieniawski's D moll Concerto; but he also is capable of playing with sweetness, and we never heard before Schumann's "Abendlied" played with such a pianissimo, and we as the audience were enthused.—Vienna Fremdenblatt.
13M. de Sicard, from Kiew, gave his first concert in the Musik Vereins Saal yesterday. He made a great success with Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto in D minor. He was obliged to come again and again at the platform, and at last he had to give an encore. He is an absolute sovereign of the violin. Other items on the program were compositions by Tenaglia, Schumann, Nachéz, Riess and two of his own compositions, which were all of great interest in his hands.—Vienna Montags Zeitung.
15A violinist who must make a great success is M. de Sicard. We must say that he is better than the French violinist Rivarde in connection with his tone and his sweetness. He is undoubtedly master of the technical difficulties in Wieniawski's Concerto in D minor; also could we admire Schumann's "Abendlied" in his hands.—Vienna Reichswehr.
17PARISIAN CRITICISMS.
19Michel de Sicard gave his concert in the Salle Erard and it was a great success. The eminent Russian violinist played with a remarkable virtuosity the Concerto of Mendelssohn, and very effectively Wieniawski.—Le Figaro.
21Michel de Sicard, the eminent violinist, gave his concert in the Salle Erard before a very animated and enthusiastic audience. He has undoubtedly made the greatest success of the season.—Le Temps.
23M. de Sicard's concert at the Salle Erard was an undoubted success. He is an eminent artist of the greatest talents, and we can only congratulate him and wish to hear him in Paris very often.—La France.
25M. de Sicard's concert at the Salle Erard was an immense success, and it was a pleasure to listen to his playing.—Le Soir.
27Obituary.
29Emil Gramm.
31Emil Gramm, the viola player, died Sunday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Louise Ehrlicher, 240 East Nineteenth street. He was born in Bonn, Germany, about fifty-five years ago, and came to this country in childhood with his parents. Mr. Gramm was for many years connected with the Xaver Scharwenka Conservatory of Music, and was one of the leading orchestral players, having appeared at different times with Thomas, Seidl and other conductors. He also at one time conducted an orchestra and a school of music. Mr. Gramm was an original member of the Philharmonic Quartet and more recently a member of the Richard Arnold Sextet. His wife, a prominent church soprano, died last year. A son and daughter survive this musical couple. The son, Arthur, is a promising violinist. The funeral was held from Mrs. Ehrlicher's home yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.
33Carl F. W. P. Mosbrugger.
35The San Francisco Examiner of August 15 published under a display head the announcement of the death in the county almshouse of Carl Frederick Willibald Peter Mosbrugger, a noted German tenor. The article states that but for the interest of a cousin, Marie Mosbrugger, of Rombach Canton, Switzerland, the remains of the singer would have been buried in Potter's Field. The Rev. Mr. Vogel, pastor of the Swiss church in San Francisco, acted for the cousin in taking charge of the funeral. After giving these details the Examiner article continues with a description of his last days, his meeting with Melba, his lost fortune, his son and his marriage, as follows:
37"At the time of Melba's latest visit to this city the diva learned of Mosbrugger's plight, and did him a kindly turn. Melba had sung with Mosbrugger in Europe and Australia, and when she learned that her former companion was an inmate of the almshouse, the prima donna sent a carriage to the door of the institution for the purpose of conveying him to the Grand Opera House, where she was to sing. The delight of the old man was pathetic in its intensity, and his dearest recollection for the remaining portion of his life was this action of the prima donna.
39"Mosbrugger's life was an eventful one. The favorite of William I and the Czar of Russia, he amassed a fortune of $60,000, which he deeded to his son, August Leonard, in the belief that the latter would care for him in his old age. He was disappointed, however, and although his son is living in comparative luxury the old man died at the almshouse in abject penury.
41"The deceased was married in 1876 to Marie Charlotte Eck, a celebrated soprano. Mosbrugger has for the last years of his life been of a taciturn disposition, and the authorities at the almshouse have extracted from him the interesting details of his life with difficulty."
43Our contemporary must know that if all stated in the story is authentic, then the souls of all who love mercy and justice revolt at the sad fate of the old singer.
45OSCAR SAENGER ABROAD.
47OSCAR SAENGER has been traveling for the past month through Norway and Sweden. The first two weeks he spent on board the yacht Prinzessin Victoria Louise, cruising among the magnificent fjords on the Norwegian coast.
49While at Molde he had the pleasure of going with a number of others on board the German Emperor's yacht, then in the harbor, and of being presented to His Majesty, who, he says, possesses a wonderfully keen eye and a most fascinating manner. Mr. Saenger purposed calling upon Grieg and other Norwegian composers.
51Before leaving the yacht an entertainment was given one evening. Mr. Saenger contributed some songs, while Baumeister, Reimers and Zeska, members of the Hofburg Theatre, in Vienna, and considered the best actors in Austria, recited selections. Here is the program:
52AN BORD DER YACHT PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE.
53DEN 28 JULI, 1902.
54Marsch ………………………………………………………..Felix Dahn
55Germanenlieder ……………………………………………..Felix Dahn
56Gesprochen von S. E. Herrn Generalleutnant v. Liebert.
57Melodie ………………………………………………………..Tchaikowsky
58Impromptu …………………………………………………..Chopin
59Prof. Georg Proctor.
60Die drei Reusche …………………………………………..Oscar Saenger.
61Gesprochen von Herrn K. K. Hofchauspieler und Regisseur Bernhard Baumeister.
62Gedichte …………………………………………………….Frau Gabriele v. Rochow
63Erzählungen …………………………………………………Fürst Philipp zu Eulenburg
64Gesprochen von Herrn K. K. Hofchauspieler Georg Reimers.
65Lieder ………………………………………………………..Oscar Saenger.
66Humoristische Gedichte …………………………………….Vorgetragen von Herrn K. K. Hofchauspieler Carl v. Zeska.
67Violin-Vorträge ……………………………………………..Prof. Carl Petrescu.
68Lieder ………………………………………………………..Frau Gräfin Palfy-Schlippenbach.
69Schluss-Walzer ……………………………………………..Schluss-Walzer.
71MADAME GROSSE-THOMASON IN THE CATSILLS.—Mme. Berta Grosse-Thomason, the pianist and teacher, is spending her vacation in Santa Cruz Park in the Catskills. She will return to Brooklyn the first week in September and reopen her school on Fulton street.
73Residence Studio: 571 Park Avenue.
75HERBERT WITHERSPOON
76Bass
77Management HENRY WOLFSOHN,
78131 East 17th Street, NEW YORK.
80First American Tour of the Great Italian Composer,
81MASCAGNI
82CONDUCTING HIS OWN OPERAS,
83—INCLUDING—
84"Cavalleria Rusticana," "L'Amico Fritz," "Ratcliff," "Iris," Etc.
85A Great Cast of Eminent Artists. Complete Orchestra and Chorus.
86160 PEOPLE!
88Opening METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK.
89Wed. Eve'g, Oct. 8. Thurs. Eve'g, Oct. 9. Sat. Mat., Oct. 11. Sat. Eve'g, Oct. 11.
90Management: MITTENTHAL BROS. and S. KRONBERG, Rooms 201-2 Knickerbocker Theatre Building, NEW YORK.
92SEASON 1902-1903—For Concerts, Recitals and Oratorio.
94SEMBRICH, SUZANNE ADAMS (Soprano Soloist Worcester Festival, October, 1902)
95GADSKI AND MAX BENDIX.
97MANAGEMENT
98THE C.L. GRAFF CO.
99Carnegie Hall,
100NEW YORK.
102CAMPANARI, LLOYD RAND, LEO STERN AND BISPHAM.
104WILLIAM FISHER,
105351 W. 114th Street,
106NEW YORK, N. Y.
107Announces the Exclusive Management of
109SARA ANDERSON-BAERNSTEIN Soprano.
110JOSEPH ANDERSON-BAERNSTEIN Basso.
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