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Musical Courier 1910-03-02: Vol 60 Iss 9, 1910
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1minor piano concerto, which was played a great deal for a time; today it is used only in the conservatory classroom. Bronsart was an intimate friend of Peter Cornelius, Rubinstein, Liszt and Bülow. It was through Bronsart's initiative that Cornelius' "Barber of Bagdad," which had such a fiasco at its première under Liszt at Weimar, in 1858, was resurrected, and this time it made its way over the German stages with marked success.
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5The piano quintet by Edgar Stillman-Kelley, about which I lately wrote, made such a splendid impression on the occasion of its recent performance here by the Waldemar Meyer Quartet that there have been demands on all sides to have it repeated, and Prof. Meyer is contemplating giving an extra concert for this purpose.
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9The Stern Conservatory announces a public pupils' performance of its operatic department, which will be given at the Neues Schauspielhaus, Nollendorf Platz. The first act of Nicolai's "Merry Wives of Windsor," the duet of the second act of "Lohengrin," the entire second act of the "Taming of the Shrew," by Goetz, and the big duet from the fourth act of the "Huguenots" will be given by pupils of the school under the direction of Prof. Gustav Hollaender.
11ARTHUR M. ABELL.
13American Indian Music.
15Charles Wakefield Cadman, the Pittsburgh correspondent of THE MUSICAL COURIER, and Paul Kennedy Harper, are doing valuable missionary service for American music. Mr. Cadman has spent much time among the Indians and is an authority on their music. These two young men give a most entertaining and instructive entertainment, which has met with pronounced success and their services are much in demand. Regarding their appearances a few press notes are herewith appended:
17Mr. Cadman has spent much time among the Indians, especially the Omaha tribe, and his talk about their music was not only most interesting, but a true literary treat. He is also a composer, and many of the numbers presented instrumentally by himself at the piano and by Mr. Harper, tenor, vocally, were by him. He has caught the spirit of the music and in his idealization of themes he showed himself as innately poetical as the red man of whom he spoke. Mr. Harper is one of the best and most pleasing of tenor singers. His voice is musical and true, flexible and of wide range.—Indianapolis News, February 17, 1910.
19Mr. Cadman not only writes music, but plays it with much sympathy and technical skill. Mr. Harper has a ductile tenor voice of excellent quality, which he handles effectively. Together Mr. Cadman and Mr. Harper demonstrated the complicated rhythm of the Indian's music and the difficulty of the task performed in singing in different time from that in which he beats accompaniment on his drum. Mr. Harper played four Omaha flute songs on an Indian flute.—Canton Repository, February 16, 1910.
21Paul Kennedy Harper gave the Indian songs in a most effective manner. He has an excellent voice, well trained, and understands to perfection the style demanded by these songs. Mr. Cadman's piano solos and accompaniments were all that could be desired, and both received many encores.
23Mr. Cadman is one of the best authorities on Indian music. His own compositions, of which there were seven on the program, are beautiful and inspiring, particularly that one entitled, "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water."—Canton Morning News, Canton, Ohio, February 16, 1910.
25NAPLES MUSICAL NEWS.
27NAPLES, Italy, February 6, 1910.
29At the second concert of the Società di Concerti Giuseppe Martucci, given Sunday afternoon, January 23, at the Politeama Giacoso, Perosi directed his symphonic poems, "Florence" and "Rome," also including in the program his "Elegia" for piano and cello and a trio for piano, violin and cello. In the latter two numbers the composer played the piano parts. The symphonic poems are most effective and dignified works, yet in his capacity as a composer of cantatas and oratorios, Perosi seems to reach greater heights. The chamber numbers showed the composer's highly poetical nature and both are delightful bits of tone coloring. As a pianist, Perosi displayed a good technic and a splendid command of tonal contrast. He was assisted by Gaetano Fusella, violinist, and Sergio Viterbini, cellist. In the spring Don ballet also received its Neapolitan première this week. The piece is made up of six scenes by Pratisi, is elaborately staged and the music written by Marengo most effective. Anita Mauri was the prima ballerina. In "Don Carlos," Madame de Cisneros, Madame Agostinelli, Stracciari and Vignas repeated their successes of earlier in the season, and a new tenor, Krismer by name, with an unusually fine voice, was heard in the Puccini opera with Emma Druetti as Mimi. Next week "La Traviata" will be given with Baronat, Cristalli and Stracciari, and "Lohengrin" with Druetti, de Cisneros and Vignas.
31The remarkable young Hungarian violinist, Franz von Vecsey, last week gave two most interesting recitals at the Politeama Giacoso. Although a lad of but twenty years, von Vecsey is, in every sense, a matured artist. His strong and sonorous tone, perfect intonation, extraordinary musical talent and proficient technic stamp him as a virtuoso of high rank. His first program on the afternoon of January 30 embraced the Paganini concerto in D with cadenza by Sauret; the Tartini sonata (the "Devil's Trill"); a Bach air and prelude; "Rêve," Vieuxtemps; "Scenes de la Czardas," No. 3, Hubay; and Paganini's "Witches' Dance." At the second recital, February 6, von Vecsey played the Vieuxtemps concerto in E; "La Follia," Corelli; "Ave Maria," Schubert-Wilhelmj; "Humoresque," Dvorák; "La Legère," Fiocco; "Rondo des Lutins," Bazzini, and "Di tanti palpiti," Paganini.
33On January 21, Leoncavallo's new operetta, "La Canzone di Malbruk," was given its première at the Teatro Nazionale, Rome. From the flattering criticisms of the Roman press, the work seems to be a considerable success. On the opening night the composer was several times brought before the footlights and vociferously applauded.
35The initial performance of Giordano's new opera, "Marcella," which was scheduled for the current week at the San Carlo, has been postponed until the early spring, when the composer will come to Naples to personally superintend the production of the work and to direct the orchestra at the première.
37During the first week in March, Maestro Campanini will conduct an orchestral concert at the San Carlo, the program to be made up entirely from the works of Richard Wagner. Without doubt, the concert will draw a very large public, for Maestro Campanini's popularity as a musical director is as great in Naples as in the many other cities where his finished art and highly refined musical taste are known.
39CLAUDE REDDISH.
41Mrs. Busoni Sails.
43Sailing on the George Washington of the North German Lloyd line on Thursday morning of last week was Mrs. Ferruccio Busoni, who returns to Europe in advance of her husband. Mr. Busoni has been compelled to lengthen his stay in the country by some two weeks, and will not leave until May.
45Oscar Hammerstein has acquired the rights to Massenet's "Don Quixote," which was sung recently with great success at Monte Carlo. It is probable that Maurice Renaud will create the title role.
47THE TEATRO SAN CARLO.
49Perosi will return to Naples to present his new oratorio, "In Patris Memoriam," which will also be given by the Società di Concerti.
51The schedule at the San Carlo during the past week included Catalani's "Loreley," "La Boheme," "Don Carlos" and the ballet "Bacco and Gambinus." "Loreley" was given its initial performance in Naples, and as Maestro Campanini seemed to direct the Catalani masterpiece con amore and with such an exceptional artist as Salomea Krusceniski in the title role, a most excellent performance was given and the work was much applauded.
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