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Musical Courier 1908-01-15: Vol 56 Iss 3, 1908
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1Vienna
3Lacknergasse, 100.
4Vienna, December 27, 1907.
6Dagmar Walle-Hansen, the Norwegian pianist, and Leschetizky assistant, played a recital in Bösendorfer Saal. Fräulein Hansen has been for fourteen years one of the very few Leschetizky assistants. During that time she prepared many pupils for the "master," and has had the pleasure of developing well known pianists, such as Friedmann, who is now assistant to Leschetizky, and Martha Schmidt, both brilliant performers at the classes. Fräulein Hansen is well known as a pianist and plays frequently in most of the large European cities. Her recital in Bösendorfer Saal was a success, artistically and otherwise. But her pianistic qualities are eclipsed by her eminent teaching ability. Her pianism, of course, enhances her value as a teacher. Fräulein Walle-Hansen does not attempt to be masculine in her playing. In technic, she inclines more to fluency than to force. Her program, a Bach fugue, a Beethoven andante, a Scarlatti sonata, the Chopin D minor sonata, Schumann's "Papillons," a Halfdan Cleve ballad, and a Leschetizky scherzo. In her tone, Walle-Hansen is to be commended for singing quality, and in her readings, for well ordered simplicity and individual interpretation. Here are some daily press opinions from Vienna and Berlin:
8An always welcome appearance in concert is Fräulein Dagmar Walle-Hansen, the excellent assistant of Leschetizky. At her concert, which took place in the Bösendorfer Saal, the artist showed again her great powers and her versatility to the best advantage. Every number in the well chosen program found in Fräulein Walle-Hansen a delightful interpreter.—Robert in the Vienna Sunday Courier.
10Fräulein Walle-Hansen, a distinguished pianist whose interpretations testify to the intellectuality and taste of the artist, showed in her last concert her high artistic ability. The carefully chosen program, in which the most artistic performances were Beethoven's "Appassionata" sonata, and Chopin's poetically rendered D flat major nocturne, was excellently given by the sympathetic artist and called forth much applause during the evening.—Fremden Blatt, Vienna.
12Fräulein Dagmar Walle-Hansen is a Norwegian pianist of great gifts. Her Beethoven interpretation shows deep understanding and earnest study. She had even more success with some smaller compositions which she played with great charm.—Berlin Neueste Nachrichten.
14Ethel Newcomb, the only American assistant of Leschetizky, appeared in Bösendorfer Saal. Miss Newcomb is an accomplished pianist, with powerful technic, facility, and innumerable nuances, and her playing, although well polished, is distinguished by genuine depth of feeling. Her program consisted of works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Leschetizky, and Strauss-Schütt. Miss Newcomb's is a pleasing personality, and one adapted to help her in attracting and holding audiences. She was the recipient of much applause. After her appearance in Vienna, Miss Newcomb played in Paris and London.
16While wandering about in the rooms of the International Exhibition in Venice, last summer, and admiring the many interesting and beautiful paintings from many lands, I happened into the Austrian room, where I was pleasantly surprised to find a large, full length portrait of Miss Newcomb, by Boltz. The work took its full share of prominence and largely because the artist has succeeded in putting into his canvas some of Miss Newcomb's graciousness and soul.
18Eugen Blanchard, an American, made his Vienna debut in a recital given by the pupils at the conservatory. Blanchard did the F minor Von Weber "Konzertstück," and displayed impressive technical powers.
20Monica Dailey, for some years a favorite pupil of Leschetizky in Vienna, and a frequent participant at the classes, gave a concert in London, and was successful with the public and the press, as already told in THE MUSICAL COURIER. The following is but one of the London press tributes to Miss Dailey's art:
22The concert given last night by Monica Dailey with the Queen's Hall Orchestra, under the young Polish conductor, Mr. Birnbaum, was an entertainment of an unusually interesting character. Its program was of a model kind; it introduced two artists of first rank to England. * * * Miss Dailey, an American lady, has been made by Leschetizky, a perfect mistress of the piano. Though obviously too nervous to throw herself with fullest abandonment of self into her Franck variations, she played them, nevertheless, with admirable technic and phrasing. In Schumann's concerto she seemed quite at her ease, and played all the movements quite beautifully, with repose of style, intimate feeling and plenty of impulse. Her debut was one of the most successful kind.—London Tribune.
24Professor Leschetizky has returned from Wiesbaden and enjoys good health. M. MARVIN GRODZINSKY.
26Guilmant Commends Carl's Work.
28William C. Carl's new work, "Master Studies for the Organ," recently reviewed in THE MUSICAL COURIER, is meeting with unusual success. Colleges and schools of music throughout the country are adopting the method, and many well known teachers of the organ have already begun to teach from the book, and are using it with their pupils. Last week Mr. Carl received the following letter from Alexander Guilmant:
30MEUDON, le 29 Decembre, 1907.
32Mon cher Carl:
33Je vous remercie de m'avoir envoyé votre nouvel et excellent ouvrage: "Master Studies for the Organ."
34Je pense que ce livre rendra beaucoup de services à ceux qui veulent étudier sérieusement l'orgue et notamment avoir un doigté (si l'on peut dire ainsi) un doigté rationnel pour le clavier de pédale. Je suis aussi charmé d'y voir figurer mon Prélude-Choral: "Valet will ich dir geben." Je souhaite donc beaucoup de succès à ce recueil que je suis heureux de recommander.
35J'espère que Dieu vous accordera la santé pour continuer bien votre œuvre, si artistique et si utile, et je vous prie de croire, à ma vieille et sincère affection.
37(Signed) ALEX. GUILMANT.
39à Mr. William C. Carl.
41(Translation.)
43My Dear Carl:
44I thank you for having sent me your new and excellent work, "Master Studies for the Organ." I think the book will render excellent service to those who study the organ seriously, and notably to have a fingering (if one could so express it), a fingering that is rational for the pedal board.
45I am also charmed to see in the collection my prelude-choral, "Valet will ich dir geben." I wish, therefore, the best of success for the work which I am happy to recommend. I hope God will give you health to continue your work, so artistic and useful, and I beg to remain, with my long and sincere affection.
47(Signed) ALEX. GUILMANT.
49Among the prominent organists in America who have sent testimonials to Mr. Carl, speaking in high praise of the work, are: Clarence Eddy, New York; Samuel P. Warren, New York; Wilhelm Middleschute, Chicago; George Whitfield Andrews, Oberlin College; Archer Gibson, New York; Harrison M. Wild, Chicago; Charles Galloway, St. Louis; Louis H. Eaton, San Francisco; Harry B. Jepson, Yale College; J. Warren Andrews, New York; James H. Rogers, Cleveland; Will C. Macfarlane, New York; Clarence Dickinson, Chicago; R. Huntingdon Woodman, Brooklyn; Everett E. Truette, Boston; Clement R. Gale, New York; F. Flaxington Harker, Asheville, N. C., and John Hyatt Brewer, Brooklyn.
51A much cherished idea of Rubinstein is about to be realized at St. Petersburg. A number of singers of both sexes have combined on a cooperative basis to establish a popular Opera next winter in that city. These artists will manage to manipulate without any theatrical agencies, and offer admission at the most reduced prices. They propose to present works as yet unknown to the public and also works of standard merit.
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