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Musical Courier 1906-09-05: Vol 53 Iss 1380, 1906
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1CONCERT AT FAR ROCKAWAY.
2THE GROVE CLUB,
3FAR ROCKAWAY, L. I., August 27, 1906.
4A concert under the direction of Hans Kronold, the cellist, who on this occasion appeared also as expert accompanist in "A Persian Garden," at the Grove Club, August 25, was most interesting and successful. The program was declared the best ever given to the members of this club, who know what good music is. Michael Banner played Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" with brilliancy, and with Mrs. S. Salomon and Kronold, the Mendelssohn trio, op. 49. This was so heartily applauded that the last movement had to be repeated as encore. Mr. Kronold met with his usual ovation, delighting his audience with a finished performance of "Le Cygne," a Chopin nocturne, and Popper's "Vito." The second portion of the program consisted of "In a Persian Garden," with Hans Kronold at the piano, as before stated. May Penfield was the soprano, Katherine Dewey-Hanford the contralto, Albert Quesnel the tenor, and L. F. Haslanger the bass. Mrs. Hanford's singing was a delight to the audience. Mr. Quesnel's singing of "Moon of My Delight" was highly artistic. Baritone Haslanger became a favorite, singing an encore, and his work in the "Garden" was very musically. A great surprise to the singers and audience was the masterly interpretation of the difficult piano part of the Lehmann work by Hans Kronold, who has made his reputation as solo cellist, but proved on this occasion that he is fully as capable as a pianist, as well as musical director. Bertrand Fox rendered efficient aid as accompanist of the first part of the program.
6Kronold as Coach.
7Hans Kronold intends to devote a great portion of his time to coaching and accompanying artists during the coming season. He has been greatly encouraged in this field by the success he met with when he gave ten lecture-musicales during the Lenten season of 1906, illustrating the music at the piano, and accompanying the various soloists. Mr. and Mrs. Kronold were the guests on a three days' trip on the yacht of Captain Imlach, Franklin B. Ware, the architect, and Mrs. Ware, also being of the company. Returning, Mr. Kronold resumes his regular practice, and making engagements for the season, which promises to be his best.
9New Piano Compositions.
10J. Louis Von der Mehden, Jr., has just issued two books (his op. 5) of piano compositions in the small and useful forms.
12Von der Mehden possesses the lyrical gift in liberal measure, and the dozen pieces in the two books abound in felicitous touches of melody and graceful musical sentiment. Added to his easy flow of thematic inspiration, Von der Mehden possesses also the inestimable advantage of ripe and tactful musicianship, and, in consequence, his works are not only pleasing to the ear, but they answer as well to the most finical artistic requirements. Teachers will find in the op. 5 of Von der Mehden rich material for instructive purposes, as the music is of the kind from which the pupil not only learns, but also derives pleasure. Von der Mehden publishes his own compositions at 26 O'Farrell street, San Francisco, Cal.
14Birdice Blye Programs.
15The following are three of the programs that Madam Blye has arranged for her recitals this season. As these are selected from but a very small part of her repertory, she will enlarge and vary them as occasion may require.
16Fantaisie, C minor ………………………………………Bach
17Sonata, op. 22 ……………………………………………..Schumann
18So rasch wie möglich, Andantino, Scherzo, Rondo.
19Fantaisie, Op. 49 …………………………………………..Chopin
20Etude, op. 10, No. 3 ………………………………………Chopin
21Scherzo, op. 39 ……………………………………………..Chopin
22Carillon …………………………………………………….Liaipounov
23Berceuse …………………………………………………….Liadow
24Der Spring quell von Bachschissarai ……………………Arensky
25Waltz in A …………………………………………………..Tschakowsky
26Polonaise from Eugen Onegin ……………………………Tschakowsky-Liszt
27Fantaisie and Fugue, G minor ………………………….Bach-Liszt
28Sonata, B flat ……………………………………………..Scarlatti
29Variations Seriuses ……………………………………….Mendelssohn
30Ballade, G minor …………………………………………Chopin
31Prelude, A flat …………………………………………….Chopin
32Prelude, B flat …………………………………………….Chopin
33Barcarolle …………………………………………………..Chopin
34Invitation to the Dance ………………………………….Weber-Tausig
35The Princess ……………………………………………….Grieg
36Etude in F ………………………………………………….Neupert
37Etude in B minor …………………………………………Neupert
38Dornröschen Paraphrase ……………………………Tschakowsky-Pabst
39Intermezzo, op. 118, No. 1 ……………………………….Brahms
40Intermezzo, op. 117, No. 1 ……………………………….Brahms
41Sonata, op. 57 ……………………………………………..Beethoven
42Impromptu, A minor …………………………………….Rubinstein
43Romanze, op. 44, No. 1 …………………………………Rubinstein
44Mazurka, op. 75, No. 10 ………………………………..Rubinstein
45Barcarolle, A minor ………………………………………Rubinstein
46Lesginka, from The Demon ……………………………Schubert-Heller
47Die Forella …………………………………………………Schubert-Heller
48Arion ………………………………………………………..E. R. Kroeger
49Romanze …………………………………………………..Schumann
50Tu m'attires, op. 2, No. 8 ……………………………….Henselt
51Arabesques sur des Themes des J. Strauss, An der Schönen Blauen Donan ………………………………………Schulz-Evler
53Wiley in Maryland.
54MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md., September 1, 1906.
55Clifford Wiley, the New York baritone, a great favorite here, and consequently a regular annual soloist at the Mountain Lake Chautauqua, made many new friends through his fine singing. It seems his voice was never in as good condition. August 29 the musical season closed with a big Grand Army Day, a large chorus and orchestra, under Silas G. Pratt, flags everywhere, with Mr. Wiley as soloist.
56A charming concert was that of August 26 at Loch Lynn Hotel, Loch Lynn, Md., high up on the mountain top. The great ballroom was packed to hear Clifford Wiley, soloist, and the orchestra, under Herman Rakemann, director. Mr. Wiley sang "For All Eternity," "The Palms" and numerous encores, repeating his Mountain Lake experience in popularity. The orchestra played works by Weber, Wagner, Elgar, Donizetti and Mozart, and a fine audience listened most appreciatively.
58Tenth Season for the Von Kunits Quartet.
59The Von Kunits String Quartet, of Pittsburg, will enter upon its tenth season this autumn. At some concerts this winter the quartet will have the assistance of Emil Paur (conductor of the Pittsburg Orchestra) as pianist. The personnel of the quartet, composed of soloists of the Pittsburg Orchestra, will be: Luigi von Kunits, first violin; Leo Altman, second violin; Jean de Backer, viola, and Henry Bramsen, violoncello.
61The Goodrichs at Lake George.
62A. J. Goodrich and Mrs. Goodrich are enjoying an ideal vacation at Lake George.
64De Witt C. Garretson, recently choirmaster at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Perth Amboy, N. J., has accepted a position in Parkersburg, W. Va., where he will act as choirmaster and organist at Trinity Episcopal Church with a vested choir of forty mixed voices, conduct the Wednesday Musical Club of forty women's voices and the Y. M. C. A. Glee Club of twenty-five men's voices. The choir and the women's club will give concerts, with professional artists assisting, during the season, and Mr. Garretson will find himself busy with these various organizations.
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