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Musical Courier 1905-11-29: Vol 51 Iss 1340, 1905
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1JERSEY CITY.
2JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS, November 25, 1905.
3If an earthquake could sweep over Jersey City (without destroying a single precious life) in a decade we might have one of the most beautiful residential communities in the world. From the Hudson River we can see a splendid elevation, and at a distance the houses do not look so ugly—so distressingly ugly as they seem when one walks or rides through "The Hill." It is unfortunate that the Jersey City fathers of fifty years ago did not have the wisdom to organize an art commission to make a City Beautiful. Nature intended that Jersey City Heights should be beautiful, but man has done his best, or his worst, in laying out streets regardless of design, and putting up houses in defiance of taste and comfort.
5Musically, Jersey City is fifty years behind Western towns of one-fourth the population. Residents of Jersey City who crave the artistic life come to New York to find it. There are occasional concerts given here, and if well advertised they attract large audiences. That would seem to indicate that there is a field here after all for concerts, recitals, &c. It is the journey by night that deters many of Jersey City's best people from going to New York as often as they would wish, and so it does seem worth while to bring the music to these men and women.
7Two concerts worthy of note were given this week at Hasbrouck Hall. Thursday evening Katherine Jaggi, a young pianist from Brooklyn, who has studied for some years with Joseffy, as the star performer. The pianist had associated with her in the program Albert E. Wier, violinist, and the Countess Von Boos Farrar, soprano. The concert was managed by J. W. Cresswell, of Wissner Hall, Brooklyn. Miss Jaggi played Bach's toccata and fugue in D minor, a Schumann arabesque, Chopin's "Revolutionary" etude and ballade (op. 47), "Theme and Variations," by Rameau; a "Love" waltz by Moszkowski, and Liszt's eighth rhapsody. Miss Jaggi disclosed neat technic, intelligence, and a soothing touch. With Mr. Wier, Miss Jaggi performed Grieg's sonata for piano and violin, op. 8. The ensemble was fairly good. As solo Mr. Wier played Zarzycki's mazurka, and played it well. The Countess, who had filled another engagement early in the evening, arrived late, and that may account for the quality of her singing. Her numbers were "Gypsy Maiden," by Parker; a Swedish song, and Tosti's "Good-bye, Summer," Mrs. Ward Bell accompanying for the singer.
9Friday night the faculty of the Hasbrouck School of Music, of which Gustav L. Becker is the musical director, gave an excellent concert before a large audience. Besides Mr. Becker the performers and singers were: Moritz E. Schwarz, Rudolf Jacobs, Benjamin Monteith, Emil W. Mueller, William G. Jones, Fred E. Eggert, Malvina A. Herr and Bessie Rowland. The program follows:
10Duo for two Pianos, Andante and Variations………….Eilenberg
11Violin Solo, Sielanka………………………………….Wieniawski
12Piano Solos—
13Impromptu……………………………………………..Liszt
14Abendlied……………………………………………….Herman Perlet
15Malvina A. Herr.
16Vocal Solo, Song of Thanksgiving……………………Allitsen
17Fred E. Eggert.
18Trio for Violin, 'Cello and Piano—Serenade in B flat……Widor
19Messrs. Jacobs, Müller and Schwarz.
20Piano Solos—
21Along the Brook………………………………………G. L. Becker
22If I Were a Bird………………………………………Henselt
23Second Tarantelle…………………………………….Mills
24Mr. Becker.
25'Cello Solo, Passepied……………………………….Gillett
26Mr. Müller.
27Organ Solo, Toccata………………………………….Homer N. Bartlett one of two readings
28Organ Solo, Toccata…………………………………Homer N. Bartlett one of two readings
29Mr. Schwarz.
30Violin Solo, Legende…………………………………Wieniawski
31Mr. Jacobs.
32Vocal Solo (accompanied by violin, 'cello and piano),
33The Secret……………………………………………..F. E. Eggert one of two readings
34The Secret…………………………………………….F. E. Eggert one of two readings
35Mr. Eggert.
36Violin Duos—
37Cradle Song…………………………………………..Godard
38Serenade……………………………………………….Godard
39Midnight……………………………………………….Godard
40(With piano accompaniment.)
41Messrs. Jacobs, Jones and Becker.
43Olga Samaroff's Second Recital.
44AFTER her exceptional performance the week before, it was but natural that Olga Samaroff's second recital at Mendelssohn Hall, on November 21, should have attracted a larger audience and one that had gathered in the expectation of hearing the message of the piano sounded by one of its chosen prophets. In no measure were the listeners disappointed, for Madame Samaroff again displayed the virility of conception, the finish of technic and the wealth of tonal resource which were commented upon in THE MUSICAL COURIER after her first recital. The Bach G minor organ fugue was read with authority, the Schumann fantaisie, op. 17, had all the sweep and passion and poetical imagination required by that piano epic, and the shorter Chopin and Liszt numbers found a most sympathetic and effective interpreter in Madame Samaroff. The "Liebestraum" and "Waldesrauschen" (Liszt), were tonal gems of purest ray serene. The thirteenth rhapsody (Liszt), brilliantly done, closed the program in approved virtuoso style, but the audience insisted on more, and the encores commenced just as the present reviewer left the hall. The Chopin numbers included the rarely heard C sharp minor nocturne, three preludes, and an etude. The Schumann novelette, op. 21, was also on the program.
46MAESTRO P. FLORIDIA
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48Studio: 134 Carnegie Hall. Tuesdays and Fridays, A. M.
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74EMIL GREDER
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79The Greatest American Mezzo-Soprano
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81Principal Mezzo Soprano, WORCESTER FESTIVAL, Sept. 1905
82Recitals, Opera, Oratorio, Concert
83Address 154 West 141st Street, New York City
84Phone 2863-R Morningside
85AMERICAN TOUR,
86Feb. 1—June 1, 1906.
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88F. WIGHT NEUMANN, Manager,
89Kimball Hall, CHICAGO
91Rio in Boston, Lynn and Salem.
92ME. ANITA RIO was the soloist at the Chickering chamber concert, Boston, Mass., on November 12. She also gave song recitals for the choral societies of Lynn and Salem, Mass., on November 6 and 8. Following are the press criticisms:
93Madame Rio, whose present tour is to be her last in America for some time, was enthusiastically greeted. Her voice, a high soprano, in best condition yesterday afternoon, gave great pleasure. It is of singularly winning quality, smooth, pure and sweet, a quality particularly suited to the naïveté of the early works, as the song from Wekerlin's opera and Mozart's air. The numbers which in themselves gave most pleasure were Strauss' ever charming serenade and Hahn's song, "If My Rhymes Had Wings," and those were sung with pretty sentiment and winning tone.—The Boston Herald.
95For Anita Rio sang again in Boston yesterday. She did more; she repeated the Strauss serenade with which she made people cry last season. She sang in English, in delicious French, in German and in Italian; Schubert, Dvorák, Strauss, Mozart, Raynaldo Hahn and good old Wekerlin, dead this double hundred years—but who knew a tune when he heard it—all these she sang.
97Madame Rio is to be counted among the great singers, for a beautiful violin quality of voice, for a production that makes the hearer forget that it is art, and believe again in the natural, untaught voice; for infinite good taste, for hopping plump into the middle of the pitch, for a voice of generous range and only one register—Rio doesn't change cars while crossing a phrase—and last and best of all, for a gratifying absence of the mannerisms, the tricks, the foxy choice of things to sing, of the egotist who chooses rather winning the admiration of an audience for herself and her powers than giving the audience pleasure in the music only.
98Madame Rio sang here with the Handel and Haydn Society last spring, and in Mr. Tucker's Sunday concerts during the winter. Yesterday she was better than ever.—The Boston Globe.
100MADAME RIO'S VOICE RICHER THAN EVER.
101Chickering Hall suits Madame Rio's voice very well and she is able to sing there easily and naturally without forcing tones or bothering about quantity. Since last year her voice seems to have taken on a richer, mellower tone; it was always clear and true and full of expression. She sang her numbers yesterday daintily and delightfully. She was especially worth hearing in the famous aria from the "Marriage of Figaro," "Dove Sono."—The Boston Journal.
103We Hope So, Too.
104WORCESTER COUNTY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION,
105WORCESTER, MASS., November 21, 1905.
106To The Musical Courier:
107I am sending you, enclosed herewith, subscription of this association to THE MUSICAL COURIER for one year.
108We have very much appreciated the good words you had to say for us in regard to the Festival of September last and trust that our work in the future may be such as to merit a continuance of your favor.
109Yours very truly,
110PAUL B. MORGAN, President.
112December Dates for Gamble.
113THE Ernest Gamble Concert Party are in the East until the first of the year. Some of their December dates are: Troy, Hancock, N. Y.; Ridgeway, Pa.; Tonawanda, N. Y.; Plymouth, N. H.; Dover, N. Y., and Lowell, Mass. After January 1 they go through the Southwest to the Pacific Coast. Last week they appeared in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Trenton.
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