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Musical Courier 1906-12-19: Vol 53 Iss 1395, 1906
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1"Sea Wreck," sung by Ada Crossley; Balfe's "The Arrow and the Song," that Philip Ritts gave as his first song, afterward singing Stephen Adams' "Roses." Amy Castles and Ivor Foster also received enthusiastic applause for their singing. The Folk Song Quartet, Marie Hall and W. H. Squire were also heard, while S. Liddle and F. A. Sewell played the accompaniments.
3Germaine Arnaud, the young French girl who, at the age of fourteen, took first prize for piano playing at the Paris Conservatoire, was heard at Aeolian Hall last Wednesday and made a favorable impression by her work.
5Sandor Raab, who gave his first piano recital in London on Tuesday afternoon, is a Hungarian who began his studies in the old Vienna Conservatoire when he was only six year old. There he remained for twelve years under Hans Schmitt, for piano, and Robert Fuchs, for theory; he took the Goldmark prize twice and also the Beethoven prize. When he left the Conservatoire, Goldmark gave him a personal introduction to Leschetizky, with whom he completed his studies. He has given recitals with success in Vienna, Budapest and other cities on the Continent.
7Hugo Heinz last Saturday began his recital with four English songs, the first of which was a setting by Hamish McCunn of "To Julia Weeping." This was succeeded by the first performance of Septimus Webb's "An Evening Song"; "Snow and Sun," by Frederic Cliffe, followed, the fourth song of the group being "Light," by J. C. Ames. The remainder of the program consisted of selections from Dvorák—six examples being sung—Richard Strauss and Weingartner.
9Stewart MacPherson's six songs based on "Iroquois Melodies," were sung by Charles Phillips the other day, when they made their first public appearance. Among them were "Snow Song," "Battle Dirge" and "The Reedy Shore."
11When Horatio Connell was engaged to sing before the Balliol College Musical Society at Oxford he was requested to make his program entirely from the German classics, for the interpretation of which he has made a reputation. At the concert on November 25 he included in the three groups of songs selected several Brahms, three Schumann, two Mozart and two Schubert numbers. The four "Serious Songs" and "Verrath" of Brahms were among those given. Mr. Connell was enthusiastically received and recalled several times.
13Balliol College is one of the oldest and largest at Oxford; it was founded in the year 1282, and Sunday evening concerts have been given there for the past twenty-five years during the terms. These concerts take place in the hall of the college and are attended by the undergraduates of all the colleges. Only the best classical music is heard or allowed on the programs, so the education musically is of great benefit to the collegians. Dr. Ernest Walker has charge of the concerts.
15The triennial musical festival at Cardiff is to take place next year on September 25, 26, 27 and 28, when several novelties will be given. Among the works to be then performed for the first time will be the second part of Granville Bantock's "Omar Khayyam," the first part of which was given this autumn at Birmingham. Dr. Cowen will be the festival conductor and will furnish a new work for contralto and chorus, "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep." New choral works by Sir Hubert Parry and David Evans, new orchestral works by Arthur Hervey and Vaughan Williams are also announced. The program promises to be of an interesting character, with the "Messiah," "The Kingdom," "The Golden Legend," Bach's "Phcebus and Pan," César Franck's setting of the 150th Psalm, Schubert's Mass in E flat, Haydn's cantata "Spring," the third act of "Tannhäuser," Berlioz's "Romeo and Juliet," the "Grail Scene" from "Parsifal," Mozart's "Glory, Honor, Praise and Power," Strauss' "Don Juan," Beethoven's C minor symphony and "Leonora" overture, Tchaikowsky's fifth symphony, Dr. Cowen's "The Butterfly Ball," all being promised.
17Mischa Elman! So much has been written and said of this young violinist that there is but little to add to the remarkable record he has made both in England and on the Continent, from which he has just returned with fresh triumphs and successes. His only recital that can be given in London this autumn took place at Queen's Hall yesterday afternoon before an audience that almost packed it to the doors. His program included, or rather began with, the G minor concerto of Max Bruch, which was played charmingly, and the "Variations" of Corelli (arranged by Leopold Auer, Elman's teacher), which included an amplification of the cadenza forming the last variation, the difficulties being accomplished with ease. After this number a laurel wreath was given the young violinist, and he played another piece. The last group was composed of an aria by Bach and two Sarasate Spanish dances, but still the audience clamored for more, a clamor that was only satisfied by his playing another number, and then the lights were turned down to put an end to the enthusiasm. Incidentally Eleanor Felix sang, and Mr. Keith—who was the accompanist—played some piano solos, but the interest of the concert centered in Mischa Elman.
19Alcibiade Anemoyanni included in his recital the other evening violin solos by Fiocco, Massenet's "Meditation de Thais" and the "Legende" of Wieniawski. In the sonata of César Franck Madame O'Neill took part and Mlle. de Langlois, vocalist, assisted.
21Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, has signified her intention of being present at John Bromley's vocal recital next Monday afternoon.
23At Geoffrey Besant's last chamber concert today a piano and string quintet by Percy Brook will be heard for the first time.
25An event that is unique in degree ceremonies at Oxford will take place this week. A. Williams, the Welshman, who conducts the band of the Grenadier Guards, is a Bachelor of Music in the University of Oxford. Recently he qualified for the higher degree, and on Thursday will receive his Doctor's hood from the Vice-Chancellor. The whole Grenadier Band, sixty in number, intends to be present when the degree ceremony takes place, and to commemorate the event they have offered to give a concert in the evening for the benefit of a local charity.
27Blanche Marchesi was honored by a summons from the German Emperor to sing at the Imperial Palace (Berlin) last week, and she gave twelve songs before the Court circle. She also sang at concerts in Hanover and Berlin, achieving great success.
29The Sunday Concert Society, founded in 1898, will celebrate its eighth anniversary next Sunday. Beethoven's "Coriolanus" overture; the theme, variations and rondo from Mozart's serenade in B flat for wind instruments; Debussy's prelude, "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune"; a Wagner selection, and Saint-Saëns' piano concerto in G minor are to be the program, the solo parts being undertaken by Mlle. Tosta de Benici.
31At the song recital next week, when Reinhold von Warlich and Rudolf Zwintscher will give a program including Schubert's lieder cycle "Winterreise," the Duchess of Connaught has announced her intention of being present.
33At Exeter last week an oratorio by Henry J. Edwards was performed for the first time. Dr. Edwards is a resident of Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, and his oratorio, which it may be said at once achieved a success, is modeled on the old structural lines of the great past, with only slight modifications of that old classical plan. The sections are not numbered, chorales are introduced after the manner of Bach, and it is individual in its harmonic method. The composer was warmly congratulated, and
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