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Musical Courier 1905-10-18: Vol 51 Iss 1334, 1905
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1DRESDEN.
3FRANKLINSTR. 20, October 3, 1905.
5WOLF-FERRARI'S opera, "Inquisitive Women," was the first operatic novelty produced here after the summer vacations. The music is fine, of excellent workmanship, melodic and full of rhythm and spirit, yet very uniform in pattern and lacking in contrasts. Count Sugara furnished the libretto from Galdoni's "Le Donne Curiose." It is harmless and more insignificant even than the plots of Smetana's and Mozart's operas. This is very much to be regretted, for the book actually gives no support to the musical part, which is remarkably well done. Wolf-Ferrari is an exquisite musical painter, the small episodes being capital illustrated. What the work lacks is soul, color, concentration and accents. The mounting was beautiful, and Von Schuch conducted with his wonted virtuosity. The incomparable orchestra did admirable work; the soloists were first rate. Among them were Perron, who is a master of characterization; Wedekind, Chavanne, Seebe (new member), and our splendid Anton Erl. The work was well received.
7All the talk now is of the coming event at the Opera, Felix Draeseke's "Herrat," which, restudied—in celebration of the composer's seventieth birthday—will be brought out on October 7. Previous to the operatic representation several other festivities are announced to take place. The beginning was made (yesterday) at Bertrand Roth's, who devoted the entire program to Draeseke. It ran as follows: Sonata, op. 6, played by Roth; Lieder, presented by Erik Wedekind, and the quintet, op. 48, performed by Roth, Frohberg, Wilhelm, Lindner and our famous 'cellist, Prof. Ferd. Boeckmann, whose magnificent tone is rivaled only by few. To say the recital gave immense pleasure is superfluous. The composer was present and received ovations. In the afternoon there was a grand reception at his home, attended by many distinguished persons. The Tonkünstler-Verein plans a "Draeseke Abend" next Friday, and a matinee in the same style is to follow on the 8th, and so on.
9A very talented pupil of Draeseke is Nicolai von Struve, a young Russian, who lately published his op. 1, 6, 7, all compositions (songs) which give great promise. The chief feature of Struve's music is a rare gift of creating "Stimmung." His songs are short poems full of soul. As to form and conception they reveal originality, strength of emotion and the power to characterize. He also is very successful in the picturing of evanescent moods of the clair-obscur trend, such as is the fine specimen, "Es war einmal."
11Eduard Reuss, in the Musik-Wochenblatt (Leipsic), publishes a series of interesting articles on "Die natürlichen Grundlagen der Claviertechnik," in which the author, an enthusiastic Liszt pupil, in convincing style displays the advantages of the Liszt school. Mr. Reuss, before long, intends to publish a whole book on the principles of Liszt's instruction, a work to which we look forward with much pleasure.
13Willy Olsen's Orchestra in a Belvedere recital played a most attractive composition by a young Finnish woman composer, Agnes Tschetschulin, a former pupil of Joachim. It is entitled, "Berceuse." Her other compositions are: "Alla Zingaresca," "Valse Caprice" and "A Prayer." Miss Tschetschulin some time ago appeared on the concert platform with great success in London and in Berlin, also in Helsingfors.
15Richard Burmeister, who spent the summer at the seashore and in Switzerland, during the vacation completed an arrangement of Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz," for piano and orchestra, which he intends to perform in symphony concerts in Munich, Weimar and Dresden. The famous pianist is booked for a number of recitals.
17Dresden is getting more crowded every day. One of the best vocal teachers is Mme. Natalie Haenisch, who has several good voices to train.
19Mrs. Elsa Gipser, one of our best pianists, will devote part of her time to teaching and part to concert touring all over Germany. Young as she is, Mrs. Gipser is coming rapidly to the fore.
21At C. A. Klemm's, the biggest of music shops here, one can watch the increasing number of publishing firms, who are sending about their catalogues containing new works by Max Reger, Richard Batka, Joseph Haas, Enna G. von Keussler, Bantock, Suk, Selim Palmgren, Tuhkimo and Van der Stucken, whose songs are arranged for piano by Burmeister.
23A. INGMAN.
25HANS KRONOLD, SOLO 'CELLIST'
27It was not so long ago that the observing music lover saw Hans Kronold playing in orchestras, a highly useful, but artistically deadening occupation. It did not matter that it was the Philharmonic Orchestra, or the Symphony Society, or the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; he had higher aspirations. Encouraged by Paur, Damrosch, Sayre, Campanari and Hekking, he devoted himself to study, giving up altogether the wearisome orchestra playing in favor of solo performance.
29Born in 1872, of Polish descent, he was educated in Leipsic. He is related to Moszkowski, and Selma Kronold, the operatic soprano, is his sister. Anton Hekking, the great 'cello player, aided and directed Kronold, and it is to this artist that he owes much. He has traveled through most of the States of the Union, meeting with success everywhere. It is unnecessary to quote the press, as this paper has done this so often. Noteworthy is it that Kronold is not simply a cellist, but a student always. The writer finds him always at work, enlarging and perfecting his already vast repertory, so that he can at any time play anything called for. At various concerts and festivals he sometimes astonishes by his virtuoso piano accompaniments. As a quartet player his broad experience makes him comparable with the best. As a teacher he has great success, and he has very seriously studied composition. He is working now on a comic opera.
31The Wolfsohn Bureau has charge of his bookings, as usual, and he will appear at some prominent concerts, among others November 28 at St. Louis, Mo., for the Apollo Club, then in several large Western cities, in Ohio, the New England States, and most likely in Canada. He possesses a remarkable repertory, including all the classic and modern concertos, such as the Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Davidoff and Laio concertos, a new suite by Percy Grainger, "La Skandinavia," and a concertstück, by Herman Spieler, which he regards as an addition of much value to the 'cello literature. Some characteristics of his playing are immense technic, overcoming bristling difficulties with ease, soulful expression, reflected in his mobile features, and an elegance of style which shows him the true artist.
33The Banner-Kronold String Quartet will be as active as usual, an organization, each one of which is a solo artist, yet imbued with that self abnegation which sinks individuality in the ensemble. He plays a Guillaume 'cello, prized beyond everything. His family life is ideal—and one has only to see him in his home surroundings to realize this—a beautiful, sympathetic wife and two fine children crowning a life full of varied activities.
35Mrs. Witherspoon as Teacher.
37MRS. HERBERT WITHERSPOON is busily occupied at her new residence studio, 149 East Sixty-third street. Mrs. Witherspoon, together with her husband, the famous basso, spent a profitable summer season in London, where she studied with Henry Wood and other famous musicians, and where many of her old pupils returned to her to profit by her instruction. Mrs. Witherspoon is now in the position of practicing her profession as a vocal teacher on both sides of the Atlantic, and will hereafter teach in London as well as in New York. Mrs. Witherspoon is a former pupil of the late Madame de la Grange, and other noted singers and teachers, and is an exponent of the clear, natural and free emission of the voice, which is the valuable relic of the real Italian school of singing.
39Her method, the same as that which has made her husband, Herbert Witherspoon, famous, together with her charming and refined personality, brings her numerous pupils, and her class for this season is nearly complete. Mrs. Witherspoon is an authority on the English traditions of oratorio singing, as well as on French opera and songs, many of which she has studied with the composers, from whom she has testimonials.
41Budapest will hear some new operas by Hungarian composers this winter. Among them will be "The Tiger," by Stanovitch; "Lavotta's First Love," by Hubay; "Monna Vanna," by Abranyi, and the ballet, "Maladetta," by Paul Vidal.
43MAESTRO P. FLORIDIA
44Piano-Opera-Chamber Music.
45Studio: 134 Carnegie Hall. Tuesdays and Fridays, A. M
46RUBIN GOLDMARK
47Lecture Recitals with Piano Illustrations
48144 WEST 127th STREET, NEW YORK
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