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Musical Courier 1905-11-29: Vol 51 Iss 1340, 1905
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1tions of the singer, and adapted herself admirably to his various moods. She should be heard oftener.
3Nicoline Zedeler, a pupil of Theodore Spiering, who came with him from Chicago to Berlin, played the Bruch romance between the vocal numbers. Miss Zedeler is a remarkably gifted girl. She has a specific violin talent—a talent that promises much for the future. She drew a tone that was very pure and full, and at the same time of soft and sympathetic quality. In the few runs that the composition calls for her technic was clean cut and reliable, and her intonation was remarkably true. In the double stopping this was especially noticeable. Miss Zedeler is a big talent, and is richly deserving of encouragement.
5The complete concert and opera list of the week is as follows:
7SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5.
8Bechstein Hall—Matinee, Dr. Henning, "Parsifal" lecture; evening, Sven Scholander, vocal.
9Beethoven Hall—Recital on the "Mignon" piano-player.
10Philharmonie—Philharmonic "Pop."
11Royal High School—Wietrowitz Female String Quartet.
12Royal Opera—"Margarethe."
13West Side Opera—"The Magic Flute."
15MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6.
16Bechstein Hall—Nora, Boas, piano.
17Beethoven Hall—Arthur Hartmann, violin.
18Philharmonie—Bernhard Stavenhagen, conductor, with the Philharmonic Orchestra.
19Singakademie—Willy Merkel, vocal.
20Royal Opera—"The Flying Dutchman."
21West Side Opera—"The Magic Flute."
23TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
24Bechstein Hall—Emilio Puyans, flute.
25Beethoven Hall—Lentine de Ahna, vocal.
26Philharmonie—Large Hall, Philharmonic "Pop."
27Philharmonie—Small Hall, Elan Thoiss-Knacke, vocal.
28Singakademie—Waldemar-Meyer String Quartet.
29Royal Opera—"Auf allerhand Befehl."
30West Side Opera—"The Daughter of the Regiment."
32WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8.
33Bechstein Hall—Theodor Lemba, piano.
34Beethoven Hall—St. Petersburg String Quartet.
35Philharmonie—Large Hall, Oskar Fried, conductor, with Philharmonic Orchestra, and Stern Singing Society.
36Philharmonie—Small Hall, Helena Moratyn, piano.
37Singakademie—David Popper, 'cello.
38Royal High School—Bertha von Türcheim, vocal.
39Royal Opera—"Der Schwarze Domino."
41THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9.
42Bechstein Hall—Carl Flesch, violin.
43Beethoven Hall—Max Puchat, piano, with Philharmonic Orchestra.
44Philharmonie—Berlin Teachers' Singing Union.
45Singakademie—Joachim String Quartet.
46Hotel de Rome—Malwine Wiegner, vocal.
47Royal Opera—"Hobengrin."
49FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.
50Beethoven Hall—Concert of compositions by Robert Wiemann, with Philharmonic Orchestra.
51Philharmonie—Large Hall—Lilli Lehmann, vocal; small hall, Philharmonic Trio.
52Singakademie—Clara Erler, vocal.
53Royal Opera—"Robert der Teufel."
55SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11.
56Bechstein Hall—Waldemar Meyer, violin.
57Beethoven Hall—Adolf Rebner, violin, with Philharmonic Orchestra.
58Singakademie—Alexander Heinemann, vocal.
59Royal Opera—"Der Schwarze Domino."
60West Side Opera—"A Santa Lucia."
62Eugen d'Albert's new opera, "Flauto Solo," according to a telegram from Prague, achieved a big success at the première in the Bohemian capital. The music is said to be melodious and the instrumentation discreet. The house was sold out and the singers, conductor and the composer all received ovations.
64José Vianna da Motta has been honored with the title of Ducal Saxon Court Pianist by the Duke of Coburg. Da Motta played in a symphony concert of the Court Orchestra on Wednesday and so pleased the young duke that his Highness called the artist into his private box and congratulated him and bestowed upon him the title.
66Dr. Otto Neitzel's new rocco opera, "Barbarina," will be brought out next week at the Wiesbaden Royal Opera. Both libretto and music are by Dr. Neitzel and the text treats of "Barbarina," a charming Italian dancing girl at the court of Frederick the Great, and of political intrigues that resulted because two monarchs fell in love with the bewitching maiden. Neitzel's other operatic novelty, entitled "Walhall in Not," will probably soon be performed here at the West Side Opera.
68ARTHUR M. ABELL.
70Maria Speet, Exponent of the Natural in Singing.
72M ARIA SPEET, the distinguished singing teacher of Berlin, is above all things a believer in natural methods. She advocates instruction in speech as a preliminary to vocal study on the ground that good speech is the natural forerunner of good song. She supports abdominal breathing on the ground that it is the natural and hence the easiest method of taking breath. In the same way Madame Speet requires easy and natural methods in her teaching of singing proper. At first she allows the pupil to be seated during her work, on the ground that thus the abdominal breathing is made simple and easy. She refuses to lay nagging emphasis upon a pupil's technical faults, because she is well aware that such treatment forces the pupil unconsciously into the very broad path of destruction which she was meant to avoid. She follows Lilli Lehmann in her discarding of the unnatural register division, and makes it her aim to smooth away all tonal differences between the higher and lower tones, in order that natural evenness of scale singing may result. By such seemingly rudimentary and genuinely rational methods as these Madame Speet is constantly giving her pupils that endurance and vocal quality which can be attained only through singing naturally; and it were to be wished that more of the vocal world might follow her example and cultivate such simple means for effecting the complicated end of finished and artistic vocalism.
74Joachim Andersen, the eminent Danish conductor, was decorated by the King of Denmark with the Knight's Cross of the Dannebrog Order.
76PORTLAND.
78PORTLAND, Ore., November 23, 1905.
80JENNIE NORELLI yielded to the opportunities of her friends and gave a farewell recital on the eve of her departure for Europe. The musicians of Portland were invited by Mrs. Warren E. Thomas to attend a reception in honor of Madame Norelli.
82Beatrice C. M. Hidden, the talented pianist has returned to Portland after sojourning in Berlin, Germany, where she was for two years the pupil of Xavier Scharwenka.
84Invitations are out for a song recital by H. S. Allen Goodwin. He will be assisted by two pianists, Miss Thomas and little Beatrice Evelyn Wilson. The recital will be given at the residence of Miss Marie Soule.
86The song cycle "Eliland," by Von Fielitz, was given by the pupils of Mrs. Walter Reed at the last meeting of the Tuesday afternoon class. Kathleen Lawler sang the first two numbers, "Stilles Leid" and "Frauenworth," Ethel M. Shea "Rosenzweige" and "Heimliche Gruesse," Miss Slice Justin "Am Strande," "Kinderstimmen" and "Mondnacht." Mrs. Reed herself sang the last three numbers, "Wanderstraume," "Anathema" and "Erge Bung."
88At the meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon Glee Club at the residence of Rose Bloch Bauer, the soloist was Jess B. Park. Her numbers were "Thou Art Like Unto a Lovely Flower" (Schumann), and "I Do Not Ask." The members of this club this season are: Grace Gilbert, Jess B. Park, Edwina Mastick, Almo Swason, Mrs. Louis Meade, Mrs. W. A. Viggers, Elsie Barr, Estelle Meyer, Harriett Johnson, Edith Harmon, Enid Rothschild, Daisy Small, Mildred Meyer, Mrs. Eisfelder, Mrs. Graves, Maude Mastick, Alta Mastick, Madeline Stone, Elsie Barr, Nora Barrett, Louise Wells, Ethel Abrams, Gretchen Kurth.
90Portland has seven flourishing musical organizations: Professor Spitzner's Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of eighty pieces; Rose Bloch Bauer's Tuesday Afternoon Glee Club, Professor Boyer's chorus, Professor Graham's orchestra, Mrs. Reed's Treble Glee Club, H. S. Allen Goodwin's quartet and the Portland Philharmonic, under the direction of Professor Goodrich. Each club is rehearsing enthusiastically and contemplates bringing out some fine music during the winter. Dates are already set for Professor Spitzner's first concert, which will be early in December. Among other numbers will be given Verdi's "Requiem," and for Mr. Goodwin's opening concert, which will occur on the 2nd inst., at which Lehmann's "In a Persian Garden" will be sung.
92EDITH L. NILES.
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