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Musical Courier 1909-06-02: Vol 58 Iss 22, 1909
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1the end of the piano accompaniments. These accompaniments were played by Arthur Nikisch, which leaves not another word to be added as to the masterly way in which they were done.
3Lady Pearson is organizing a concert to take place at Grosvenor House this week in aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Last year a large sum was obtained by Lady Pearson at a similar concert, and she hopes to receive nearly as much this year. Blanche Marchesi is singing at this concert, for there are two or three charities to which Madame Marchesi always contributes her services during the London season, the Dr. Barnardo's Homes being one of these charities.
5The program of the fourth of the Thomas Beecham Orchestra concerts included two tone poems by British composers, as well as an "Arcadian Suite" by another Englishman, W. H. Bell. The first number was Mozart's symphony in C, and this was followed by Holbrooke's "Ulalume," than which there could have been no greater contrast. If Mozart stands for simplicity, Holbrooke is the most modern of the modern, and "Ulalume" is the height of modernity.
7The "Arcadian Suite" and "Grey Galloway" have been heard recently at other orchestral concerts, and are of the orthodox English type. César Franck's "Variations Symphoniques" was played by the orchestra, with Hilda Saxe at the piano. The orchestra now is thoroughly established in the favor of London audiences, and also has a large following in the Provinces, where a tour is to be made in the autumn.
9At their second concert of Old Chamber Music, Miss Sunderland and Mr. Thistleton included works by English composers. Some "Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Airs," by Anthony Holborne, one time gentleman usher to Queen Elizabeth, bore the sub-titles of "The Honie-Suckle," "Paradise," "The Marie-Golde," etc. This music was published in 1599.
11"Mietje," a two act opera by Benoit Hollander, was recently sung at the London Academy of Music by pupils of the operatic class.
13Vernon d'Arnalle, who was heard in London about two years ago, appeared at a concert given by Erna Schulz on Monday afternoon. Miss Schulz comes as "the favorite pupil of Joachim," and made a favorable impression upon her audience. Mr. d'Arnalle was warmly greeted by many friends, who congratulated him heartily upon the marked advancement he has made in his art. His voice is a fine one, and he possesses, in addition to careful training, great musical intelligence. On the continent he has had many successes, notably so at Vienna recently.
15John Powell, a gifted young American pianist, has just given an important concert at Queen's Hall, important from the fact that his program consisted of the B minor sonata of Chopin, the "Waldstein" of Beethoven, Bach's "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue," and the Handel 'Variations of Brahms.' Four such heavy numbers by a young pianist were calculated to show his possibilities to the greater advantage. Mr. Powell has a fine technic, and there is a great delicacy about his playing, while he has all the necessary power to eliminate any charge of weakness in his interpretations. He had a large audience, who constantly testified to their pleasure.
17"For the benefit of Miss Mozart, of thirteen, and Master Mozart, of eight years of age, prodigies of Nature, Hickford's Great Room, this day, May 13, will be a concert of vocal and instrumental music, with all the overtures of this little boy's own composition, concertos on the harpsichord by the little boy and his sister, each singly and both together," is the copy of a notice that appeared in the Public Advertiser of May 13, 1765. As Hickford's Great Room is still standing, Mathilde Verne gave a student's concert there on Thursday of last week to commemorate the 144th anniversary of the Mozart benefit. All the music played was that composed by Mozart during his stay in London.
19Ysaye and Pugno devoted the program of their third and last recital to Beethoven. Three sonatas were played.
21A new Quartet comes forward for notice: the Lucas String Quartet. These four English sisters have studied in London, Prague and Vienna, and have given concerts on the continent with success.
23The memorial to Denis O'Sullivan now has been completed, the bronze bust of the late singer, by F. Derwent, having been placed in the National Portrait Gallery of Ireland, at Dublin. Copies of the medal are to be presented annually for competition to two Irish singing societies in which Mr. O'Sullivan took a warm interest.
25CCNCERTS OF THE WEEK.
27Sunday.—London Symphony Orchestra, Albert Hall; Queen's Hall Orchestra, Queen's Hall.
28Monday.—Madame Donald's song recital, Marian Jay and Isabel Hirschfeld's violin and piano recital, Thomas Beecham Orchestra, Erna Schulz and Vernon d'Arnalle's violin and vocal recital, London Choral Society, complimentary concert to Arthur Fagge; Leonid Kreutzer's piano recital, Miss Grainger-Kerr and Isabel Purdon's vocal and violin recital, Sunderland-Thistleton concert of old chamber music, Cyril Scott's concert of his own compositions, Ulph Smith's recital.
29Tuesday.—Concert for Ladies' Work Society, Elena Gerhardt's song recital, Francis Macmillen's violin recital, Ernest Groom's vocal recital, Handel Society, Queen's Hall.
30Wednesday.—Ysaye-Pugno sonata recital, Clara Butt and Kennerley Rumford's song recital, Sevick Quartet and George Herschel, Cathie String Quartet, English String Quartet.
31Thursday.—London Symphony Orchestra, Ethel Leginska's piano recital, Madame Larcom's vocal recital, Countess Starbeck's vocal recital, Symphony Concert, Cecilia and Elsa Satz's piano recital, Maurice Meyers' recital of Child Poetry.
32Friday.—Kristina Frey's violin recital, Kathleen and Adelaide Rind's dramatic and vocal recital, Alice Verlet's operatic recital, Mrs. George Swinton's song recital, Gail Gardner's vocal recital, Jan. Mulder's concert, Lucas String Quartet, Eldina Bligh's orchestral concert, Queen's Hall; Wolftmann Orchestra.
33Saturday.—Empire Day Concert, Pachmann's Chopin recital, Sergei Kussewitzky's double bass recital, Miss d'Auvergne Upcher's vocal recital; Royal Academy of Music, "The Wolf and 'The Demon's Bride."
35A. T. KING.
37The Schwerin Opera's best performances last season were those of "Madam Butterfly," "Kobold" (Siegfried Wagner), "The Mute of Portici," "Rienzi," "Bohème," "Aida" and "L'Elisir d'Amore."
39Burritt Studio Notes.
41The last class meeting of the season, Tuesday night, May 18, ended a memorable year of study in the Burritt studios. These programs given each Tuesday evening are a feature of Mr. Burritt's method of teaching, which stamps earnestness of purpose and enterprise in his every effort. In an interesting talk given to his students at the end of the program Mr. Burritt announced that during the present year at these Tuesday evenings 262 new compositions had been sung, aside from the number of old classics appearing on each program. The work last Tuesday evening seemed more that of artists than students, every singer showing even and intelligent voice giving, an interpretative power resulting from thoughtful study, an enunciation clean cut and distinguished, a repose of manner and dignity of style which always marks a Burritt student. The studios were crowded to their limit with an audience most enthusiastic. The program was sung by Mrs. Rudolph Rabe, the Misses Edna Patterson, Boethell-Ayers, Waldo and Shriver; Messrs. Berryman, Frank and Dodmum. The songs, arias and concerted numbers were by Grieg, Brahms, Gluck, Holmes, Verdi, Lassen, Quilter, Becker, Waddington, Wilson, Cadman, Tours and Clough-Leigher.
43Lilly Koenen in Budapest.
45The following foreign encomiums on Tilly Koenen's art prove her ever increasing popularity with her audiences:
47Tilly Koenen belongs undeniably to the greatest of her art. She has a powerful, sonorous, contralto voice, which, especially in the lower registers, is of an unusually voluptuous charm, and which can soar upward, too, to corresponding heights, and it is equipped with a never failing technic that is equal to the most subtle delineations. The froth of life's pleasures, the poise of courage, or gray gloomy moods—all these are the natural heritage of her art.—Pester Lloyd.
49Tilly Koenen has again allowed us to hear her warm, majestic contralto voice. As often as the young Dutch woman has been heard of late years, she always knows how to stir our hearts anew with deep and lasting feeling. Because she herself has a deeply artistic nature, springing from her inmost being, she can offer us the treasures of her genuine emotion and her wealth of temperament.—Pester Lloyd.
51Wager Swayne Decorated.
53Wager Swayne (son of Gen. Wager Swayne, of New York), the well known piano pedagogue of Paris, has just received the Palmes Académiques from the French Government, being the first American pianist, so far as is known here, to receive such a distinction.
55"Rheingold," "Die Abreise," "Marie" (by Hummel), "Sawitri," "Queen of the May" (Gluck), "Versiegelt," and "Sampson and Delilah," were given at the Braunschweig Opera within the past few weeks.
57Rachmaninoff scored a big success in Amsterdam, where he played his second piano concerto.
59THE VAN BROEKHOVEN SCHOOL OF VOCAL CULTURE Based on his new principles of voice training. Just published THE TRUE METHOD OF TONE PRODUCTION With six books of exercises. Send for illustrated circular and press notices. J. VAN BROEKHOVEN, 21 East 17th St., New York City.
61MAUDE WEST BRANSFORD MEZZO SOPRANO CONCERTS AND RECITALS For Bookings, address RICHARD F. BACH, 257 West 104th Street J. FRED WOLLE, ORGANIST Address THE WOLFSON MUSICAL BUREAU, 1 West 34th T. New York Manhattan Grand Opera School AND VOCAL STUDIO Under the Direction of GUSTAV HINRICHS (Conductor of American, National and Metropolitan Opera.) MR. HINRICHS will be assisted by a corps of the best assistants and the best Opera Stage Manager in America. Practical stagework daily; TRIAL PERFORMANCES WEEKLY. 2228 BROADWAY, near 79th Street Date of Opening October 1st, 1908 Mr. Hinrichs will be at the Studios daily from 10 to 4. Send for circular.
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