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Musical Courier 1905-03-08: Vol 50 Iss 1302, 1905
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1BOSTON.
3BOSTON, March 4, 1905.
5PRISCILLA WHITE'S pupils at Lasell gave an informal evening of music early in the week. The chapel was filled and the young women were called upon to sing just the things they are at present studying. The students of last year were specially commended for the progress they have made during the winter, while those who have only studied during the present season showed how well they have worked under Miss White.
7Last week some of Miss White's Boston pupils, also those of Katherine Merrill, gave an impromptu recital in Miss Munger's studio which was much enjoyed. With these frequent recitals the progress of the students from month to month and year to year is interesting to hear.
9Clara Munger and Priscilla White will sail from Boston on June 1 for Europe, where they will spend the summer. After a stay in Paris they will travel through France, visiting Normandy and Brittany, returning to Boston in time to resume their work in the autumn.
11Carl Sobeski gave an evening concert on Wednesday to introduce his pupil, Mollie Weston Kent, who was assisted by Evelyn Kendall, Florence Homer, Rosetta McVey, Louis Levigne; 'cello obligatos by Walter Kendall; Evelyn Kendall and Grace Miles at the piano. Mrs. Kent is a third year student and is now singing professionally; she has a good voice which is under perfect control, and she sings with artistic taste. The program showed great variety; her first group of songs was perhaps the one in which she did her best work, although all was so well done. Her closing song, "Farewell to Summer," was greatly enjoyed and Mr. Sobeski had reason to be proud of his pupil's success. Evelyn Kendall, who acts as Mr. Sobeski's assistant in the studio, took the place of Mrs. Flinn, who was unable to appear owing to illness, and sang well. All Mr. Sobeski's pupils did him great credit. There will be two more recitals before the season closes.
13Alvah Glover Salmon gave a piano recital at Bradford Academy, Wednesday afternoon, his program consisting entirely of works of Russian composers.
15Heinrich Gebhard's second recital is to take place at Potter Hall on the afternoon of March 14. Included in the program will be groups of songs by C. M. Loeffler for voice, viola and piano, in which Mr. Gebhard will be assisted by Bertha Cushing Child and Nina Fletcher. These songs have only recently been published and have previously only been sung in public two or three times from the manuscript. On March 16 Mr. Gebhard will assist in the Belcher String Quartet concert, playing the Brahms A major sonata.
17Ernest Schelling will give his second Boston piano recital in Jordan Hall Saturday afternoon March 11. The program includes the fantasy of Schumann, sonata op. 31. No. 3, Beethoven; seven Chopin numbers, barcarolle of Rubinstein, the "Soirée de Vienne," Schubert-Liszt, and rhapsody No. 10, Liszt.
19Mme. Franklin Salisbury's pupil, Mrs. A. Andros Hawley, made a great success in her third appearance in Troy this season and the critics were unanimous in their praise of her singing. Helen Allen Hunt, another pupil of Madame Salisbury, has been engaged as soloist of the Christian Science Church for the coming year.
21Paderewski will give a piano recital in Symphony Hall on Saturday afternoon, April 1.
23The Pension Fund concert takes place in Symphony Hall Sunday evening, when the Boston Symphony Orchestra will have the assistance of Madame Gadski, Theodore van Yorx and a small chorus of mixed voices.
25There was a concert Friday evening in Jordan Hall, given by the chorus and the string orchestra of the New England Conservatory of Music, George W. Chadwick conductor. Members of the choir of St. James' Church assisted.
27The Apollo Club's third concert of this season took place Wednesday evening in Jordan Hall. The club was assisted by Marie Nichols, violinist, and John O'Shea and Grant Drake, pianists. Mr. Mollenhauer conducted.
29The Hoffman Quartet gave their third concert of the season on Wednesday evening.
31Elsa Worthley sang "Hear Ye, Israel" and "With Verdures Clad" at the 137th organ recital, by John Hermann Loud, and the forty-fifth of his free recitals in the Harvard Church, Brookline, on February 27.
33An Apollo recital was given Wednesday afternoon. Charles D. Waterman was the soloist.
35The second of Miss Terry's chamber concerts was given Monday afternoon in Jordan Hall by the Olive Mead Quartet (Miss Mead, Elizabeth Houghton, Gladys North and Ralph Smalley (who played the 'cello on account of the sickness of Miss Littlehales) and Francis Rogers, baritone.
37Felix Fox gave his postponed piano recital Tuesday afternoon in Steinert Hall.
39MUSIC OF THE WEEK.
41Sunday—Chickering Hall, 3:30 p. m., tenth Sunday chamber concert; the Ondricek String Quartet and Emilio de Gogorza. Symphony Hall, 8 p. m., concert in aid of the pension fund of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Gericke, conductor; Madame Gadski, soprano, and Theodore van Yorx, tenor, will assist.
42Monday—Steinert Hall, 3 p. m., musical talk on "Parsifal" by Mrs. Raymond Brown, Boston Theatre, 8 p. m., opening night of the Metropolitan Opera House Company Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Jordan Hall, 8 p. m., fifth concert of the Boston Symphony Quartet.
43Tuesday—Boston Theatre, 5 p. m., Wagner's "Parsifal."
44Wednesday—Boston Theatre, 8 p. m., Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." Jordan Hall, 8 p. m., second concert of the Boston Singing Club, H. G. Tucker, conductor.
45Thursday—Boston Theatre, "Parsifal" matinee. Boston Theatre, 8 p. m., Johann Strauss' opera, "Die Fledermaus."
46Friday—Symphony Hall, 2:30 p. m., eighteen public rehearsal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boston Theatre, 8 p. m., Ponchielli's "La Gioconda."
47Saturday—Boston Theatre, 2 p. m., Meyerbeer's "Huguenots." Boston Theatre, 7:30 p. m., "Die Meistersinger." Symphony Hall, 8 p. m., eighteen concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; program as on Friday afternoon. Jordan Hall, 2:30 p. m., Ernest Schelling's second piano recital.
49ANOTHER PADEREWSKI PICTURE.
51THE great Paderewski passed through New York recently, and the artist of THE MUSICAL COURIER office was able to get a close view of the famous pianist and to record a pictorial impression which is herewith reproduced. Paderewski has gone West again, and will not return to New York until March 25, when his recital is to take place at Carnegie Hall. Paderewski is delighted with his reception in all the Western and Southern towns, and says that the enthusiasm of the public for his playing shows absolutely no diminution. Paderewski is traveling in his private car as usual, and is carrying an unusually large retinue, besides being accompanied by Mrs. Paderewski, her son, and several friends. The great artist looked and seemed to feel in the best of spirits, and expressed the utmost pleasure at being able soon to present himself again to his legion of admirers here.
53PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
55AT Carnegie Hall on Friday afternoon, March 3, and Saturday evening, March 4, we had the seventh pair of Philharmonic concerts, under the direction of Prof. Karl Panzner, of Bremen.
57As has already been told in THE MUSICAL COURIER, Professor Panzner is a conductor of wide experience in Europe, and has there earned the reputation of being one of the best leaders of today, particularly in works of the modern school. At the Philharmonic concerts last week the Bremen director's performance fully justified all the enthusiastic reports that had preceded him here. He is a man of impulsive temperament, energetic beat, strong intellect, and refreshing independence in the style and manner of his readings. Panzner revealed himself as a strong personality in the very first measures of his opening number, and thereafter, until the close of the program, he sustained a veritable crescendo of interest and effect. His reception on the part of the public could hardly have been exceeded in spontaneity and noisy enthusiasm.
59The Tchaikowsky symphony in E minor was given a vivid, passionate reading that brought out all its latent beauties. Panzner delved deep into the score, and nothing escaped his attention that savored in the slightest degree of theme or melody. A more complete reading of this symphony has never been heard in New York. In the heavenly andante Panzner showed that he can "sing," too, with an orchestra. The other number that aroused immense enthusiasm was the prelude and finale of "Tristan und Isolde." It was read with a whirlwind sweep and the most poignant intensity. Panzner is a con amore interpreter of Wagner, and reminds one strongly of Seidl, not only in appearance but in other ways as well. The "Euryanthe" overture was played with delightful buoyancy and spirit, and received new life under Panzner's vital treatment. The orchestra responded with the utmost enthusiasm to Panzner's every slightest wish, and his command over his forces was absolute. The Philharmonic has never played better than it did under Panzner, and the two concerts were a delight from start to finish.
61Ysaye contributed no small share toward the enjoyment of the audience. He played Bruch's G minor concerto and Bach's G major concerto for violin and two flutes, and he played both those works with all the matchless tone, technic and temperament that have made his fame as one of the world's greatest violin masters. It were idle to go into any particulars about Ysaye's performance. In the face of such consummate art, it becomes the reviewer's privilege to sheath his pen and to admire in silence. Ysaye is a master. Does not that tell all the story? What more would one ask of a violinist?
63The Bach concerto is a gracious work, in rather a light vein, but undeniably effective. Ysaye and Bach are always a winning combination, and the wonderful Belgian violinist stirred his hearers to such excessive applause that it seemed as though they were willing to have him play the work all over again. It was said that the Bruch concerto was a "first time in public" for Ysaye. It certainly will not be a last, after such a superb performance.
65Madame Ackte Sally.
67MADAME ACKTE sailed for Europe last week on La Bretagne. Before her departure she arranged by cable that she would sing six times at Covent Garden in June. She will appear as Marguerite, Juliette, Elizabeth and Eva. She is to meet Mr. Conried in Paris to settle the arrangements for her return to the Metropolitan next winter.
69YSAYE
70ASSISTED BY
71JULES DE BEFVE
72Pianist and Accompanist.
73R. E. JOHNSTON,
74Sole and Exclusive Manager for America and Australia,
75St. James Building, NEW YORK CITY
76EMILE LEVY, Traveling Representative.
78NOTE.—All records broken. YSAYE has already played ten times in New York and has eleven more engagements yet to fill.
80YSAYE will play 110 Concerts in America before June 10th.
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