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Musical Courier 1906-12-19: Vol 53 Iss 1395, 1906
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1STARS SING AND PLAY IN BROOKLYN.
2BROOKLYN, December 17, 1906.
3Madame Gadski and Francis Rogers, who appeared in joint recital at the Baptist Temple Wednesday evening of last week, repeated some of the gems heard at their Manhattan recitals. Madame Gadski sang two groups of the songs she gave in Carnegie Hall Tuesday afternoon, and readers of this column are referred to an extended report of that concert on another page. The prima donna's closing program number was the Liebestod from "Tristan and Isolde." This young soprano is a magnificent interpreter of Wagnerian parts. Her appearance as Isolde, at the Metropolitan Opera House, will be a matter of supreme interest to the many admirers of this singer. As encores in the Brooklyn concert Madame Gadski sang Schumann's "Widmung," "Year's at the Spring," by Mrs. Beach, and after the Isolde number she gave the thrilling "Valkyrie Calls" from "Die Walküre." Mr. Rogers shared with Madame Gadski in the plaudits of the enthusiastic audience. The American baritone was in the best of voice, and his sincere and beautiful singing won many new friends for him. He sang "Sir Olaf," by Loewe, Liszt's "Liebestraum," Haydn's setting for "She Never Told Her Love," "Onaway, Awake!" by Cowen; "The Relief of the Sentry," by Hollander; two Venetian songs, by Schumann; "Turn Ye to Me," an old Highland song; "O, White's the Moon Upon the Loch," by MacCunn, and "Border Ballad," by Cowen. As encores Mr. Rogers added "My Native Land," by Cowen, and "Little Irish Girl," by Locke. Madame Gadski was accompanied at the piano by Frank La Forge, while Mr. Rogers had the assistance of Bruno Huhn.
5Wednesday evening, December 12, the Hammond Choral Society, William G. Hammond conductor, gave the first concert of the second season at the First Reformed Church, corner of Seventh avenue and Carroll street. The society had the assistance of Julian Walker, basso; Franz Kaltenborn, violinist, and the Kaltenborn String Quartet. The new society disclosed admirable tone and precision in the singing of five choruses, showing wide contrast—"A Rose in a Garden," by Leslie; "Land Sightings," Grieg; "Harold Harfager," by Horatio Parker; "Ring Out, Wild Bells," Gounod, and "Hail, Bright Abode," from "Tannhäuser." Mr. Hammond displayed good skill as a leader, but he won greater triumphs in two of his beautiful songs sung by Julian Walker, "My Dearie" and "Love's Springtime." "My Dearie" was redeemed. This song ought to make a small fortune for the composer, and doubtless will be heard on many programs in the course of the next year or two. Mr. Walker's voice, an organ of rich quality, warm and true and of great range, was equally enjoyed in "Lungi dal caro bene," by Secchi. The singer imparted a strong dramatic spirit to "The Two Grenadiers," of Schumann, and in the incidental solo in "Land Sight- ing." Mr. Kaltenborn played tastefully the "Adagio" and "Perpetual Motion," from the familiar Ries suite. As an encore the violinist added an arrangement of the Rubinstein romance in E flat, written originally for piano. The quartet performed numbers by Tschaikowsky, Bazzini, Schumann and Rubinstein. Charles Albert Baker was the accompanist. Mr. Hammond played the piano parts for his own songs.
7A third concert Wednesday night to engage the attention of the music loving public, was the song recital given in Memorial Hall, by Elsie Ray Eddy, a young and talented soprano, a pupil of Oscar Saenger. Miss Eddy was assisted by Saul Brant, violinist, and Carl O. Deis, at the piano. She displayed a light and pleasing voice, and showed much improvement in her art. Miss Eddy's list of songs and arias included a group by American composers—Nevin, MacDowell, Mrs. Beach, R. Huntington Woodman, William G. Hammond and William Armour Thayer. Miss Eddy sang under the patronage of many prominent women, including Mesdames Camden C. Dike, Samuel Bowne Duryea, H. Brooks Day, Edward Gibb, Sophie L. Meserole and John Van Buren Thayer.
9Rosenthal dominated the musical horizon on Thursday night, when the great pianist played for a widely enthusiastic house at the Baptist Temple. Josephy, America's most famous resident pianist, was there to applaud the master he had taught as a child. Among the younger fraternity of pianists and students were some who realized that it would require at least one hundred more musical reincarnations before they could hope to approach Rosenthal. Such piano playing is of the greatest educational advantage, but it must also discourage the mediocre strugglers who cannot improve their technic, no matter how long and hard they practice. The shallow minded who think that technic is only a question of practice will be likely to change their opinions after they behold and hear Rosenthal. Such skill is superhuman. But it is higher, infinitely higher, art than mere skill. The gods alone know whence such powers come. In view of the fact that extended reviews of Rosenthal's concerts and recitals in Manhattan have been published in previous numbers of THE MUSICAL COURIER, there is no need here for detailed criticism of the works played last Thursday night. In addition to the appended program, Rosenthal played the dazzling Chopin "Valse" a second time, the Schubert "Moment Musicale," in F minor, and one final number (by general request, the pianist played instead of the "Don Juan" fantasia, his own arrangement of the Strauss waltzes, under the title, "Humoresque and Fugato, on the Strauss Waltzes"):
11Sonata, op. 109 …………………………………………….. Beethoven
12Sonata in B minor ………………………………………….. Chopin
13Berceuse ……………………………………………………….. Chopin
14Deux Nouvelles Etudes ……………………………………… Chopin
15Scherzo, B flat minor …………………………………………. Chopin
16Valse (arranged as contrapuntal study in thirds by Moriz Rosenthal) …………………………………………….. Chopin
17Romanze ……………………………………………………….. Rosenthal
18Papillons ……………………………………………………….. Rosenthal
20Mary Wood Chase, of Chicago, will be the assisting pianist at the Kneisel Quartet concert in Association Hall, Thursday night. The program includes the Mozart Quartet, in A major, No. 9; the Schumann Quartet, in F major, op. 41, No. 2, and the Goldmark Quintet, in B flat major, op. 30.
22The performance of "The Messiah," at the Baptist Temple, Tuesday night, will be reviewed next week.
24MUSIC IN COLUMBUS.
25COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 9, 1906.
26The first recital of the week is that of Mme. Corinne Rider-Kelsey, who comes to Memorial Hall Tuesday night under the auspices of the Women's Music Club. Her program for Columbus is the following:
28Ancient Arias—
29Deh più a me Vascondete (1640-1703) ……………….. Bononcini
30Se tu niamti (1710-1736) ……………………………………… Pergolesi
31Caro mio ben (1743-1798) ……………………………………… Giordani
32Lusinghe più care (1685-1759) ………………………………. Handel
34Modern German Lieder—
35Die Blume der Ergebung ……………………………………. Schumann one of two readings
36Die Blume der Ergebung ……………………………………… Schumann one of two readings
37Aufträge ……………………………………………………….. Schumann
38Wie Melodien zicht es mir ……………………………………. Brahms
39Mit einer Wasserlilie ………………………………………….. Grieg
40Das Rosenband ………………………………………………… Strauss
41Heimliche Aufforderung ……………………………………… Strauss
43Old English Songs—
44I've Been Roaming ……………………………………………. Horn
45It Was a Lover and His Lass ………………………………… Morley
46Should He Uphraid ……………………………………………. Bishop
48Modern English Songs—
49The Clover ……………………………………………………… MacDowell
50The Bluebell …………………………………………………… MacDowell
51Long Ago ……………………………………………………… MacDowell
52The Rainbow ………………………………………………….. Henschel
53Loveliest of All ………………………………………………… Henschel
54Spring ……………………………………………………….. Henschel
56Miss Charlotte Robinson will be the accompanist. This will be the third artist's recital in the club season.
58Last Tuesday afternoon a very charming concert was given by a division of active members of the Women's Music Club. Those who were on the program were Mesdames Edith Sage MacDonald, Maude Wentz MacDonald, Henry C. Lord, Hedwig Theobald, Lillian Miller, Mabel Oredaugh and Emily Benham. Charles T. Howe, flutist, furnished a beautiful obligato for Miss Theobald's number.
60The Royal Welsh Male Choir will give a concert Friday evening in the Board of Trade Auditorium.
62The Columbus Oratorio Society will give "The Messiah" Christmas evening. One hundred trained singers in the chorus, accompanied by Neddermeyer's Festival Orchestra, will make a significant occasion. The soloists will be Edith Sage MacDonald, Maude Brent, Robert Eckhardt and Alfred R. Barrington.
64A large number of Columbus music lovers will go down to Cincinnati December 14 and 15, to hear and see the great French composer, Saint-Saëns, in a program of his own compositions, given by the Symphony Orchestra.
66Madame Gadski came and saw and conquered. The concert was a great artistic success, but the inclement weather prevented the possibility of financial success. Madame Gadski's first Columbus recital, however, was memorable to music lovers.
68Anne E. Skinner's pupils gave a recital Saturday afternoon. Twenty-six pupils participated in the program.
70Third Street Methodist Church is making elaborate preparations to present the cantata "Belshazzar" (Butterfield) Wednesday evening, December 12, under the direction of George W. Moore. An orchestra of fifteen pieces, with organ, will make a good accompaniment for the chorus of 150 voices. The solo parts will be sung by Cecil Fanning, Ray Lovell, Alfred Preston, Warren Glass, Hazzlett Petty, Ethel Johnson, Elizabeth Reardon, Mrs. Clyde Huff, Mrs. O. T. Broun, Mrs. Dr. Boynton, Olive Sparks, Mrs. H. D. Evans, Mrs. George Moore and Marcella Donaldson.
72Cecil Fanning, with Harry B. Turpin at the piano, has been giving a cycle of song recitals in Chicago. Mr. Fanning has been very favorably received and several return engagements have been the result of these visits.
74One of the most promising of the younger Chicago pianists is Louise Love, an instructor in Bush Temple, Chicago, and a pupil of Harold von Mickwitz. I had the pleasure of hearing both teacher and pupil while in Chicago last week, and can frankly say that Mr. Mickwitz may be very proud of his work with Miss Love. She is just eighteen and has been with Mr. Mickwitz since she was eleven. A Texas girl, she has brought some of the warmth of her State up North, and adds daily to her technic (which is already big) and steadily grows in grace toward that goal of all young pianists—the concert stage. Several years ago she played the G minor Saint-Saëns concerto with the Thomas Orchestra, and has this season given many recitals. Mr. Mickwitz and Miss Love give some beautiful two-piano recitals, which are marvels of clean ensemble playing and well matched moods. Miss Love has a large and constantly growing repertory, a reliable memory, a sensitively intelligent grasp of things musical, and to unusual poise, refined sentiment and dainty phrasing may be added a virility that surprises and charms. Miss Love must be reckoned with among American pianists.
76In THE MUSICAL COURIER recently an extended account of Harold von Mickwitz and his sterling pianism and pedagogic excellence was given, but it may not be amiss to add now that he is undoubtedly one of the most authoritative teachers in America. With a marvelous repertory at his mind's and fingers' ends, he is so excessively modest that he is liable to say if you seem surprised at his classic and musical erudition: "Oh! that's nothing. To read and speak in many languages is not wonderful." Though Mr. Mickwitz had many teachers, he considers Leschetizky the greatest of them all. Like Leschetizky, Mr. Mickwitz will one day prefer to be known by his pupils or his compositions. Two of his compositions which bid fair to be much used by concert pianists are "Concert Etude" and "Twilight," a mood. Mr. Mickwitz's compositions will live long after he has ceased to play or teach.
78ELLA MAY SMITH.
80From Mrs. Alves' Leipsic Studio.
81The gifted young contralto, Marie Wirth, of Frankfort-am-Main, spent some weeks last April under Mrs. Catl Alves' instruction, and has been in Leipsic again for a number of week's daily work in the same studio. She sings the Cornelius "Weihnachtslieder" in the Garrison Church of Hanover this month, but will resume her study under Mrs. Alves after New Year's.
82The contralto, Beatrice Brooks, of Gambia, Ohio, accompanied by her mother, has returned for another year's work. She has a fine voice and excellent musical intelligence.
84Felix Hughes in the Middle West.
85Felix Hughes, the baritone, who spent a part of the last summer in England studying under Henry Wood, is now in the Middle West, singing in recitals. The press reviews of papers in Illinois, Iowa and Ohio all testify to Mr. Hughes' delightful voice and refined art. He has a big repertory of songs in four languages.
87Fagnani Engaged for the San Carlo Company.
88Guglielmo Fagnani, the Italian baritone, brought here by R. E. Johnston, and who achieved such success at the recent Sunday evening concerts at the Hippodrome, has been engaged for some performances in January with the San Carlo Opera Company in New Orleans.
90Stender and Kellert in Mount Vernon.
91Frieda Stender, soprano, and Raphael Kellert, violin, both under the management of R. E. Johnston, will appear in joint recital at the Grand Opera House in Mount Vernon, N. Y., on January 15. A portion of the receipts will go to the Mount Vernon Day Nursery.
93Mrs. Lunt's Return.
94Fannie Goodwin Lunt, the distinguished composer and prima donna, who spent the summer in the Catskills and has been at Ashbury Park for several months, returns to New York today. Arrangements are making for the production of one of Mrs. Lunt's grand operas.
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