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Musical Courier 1927-11-10: Vol 95 Iss 19, 1927
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1THE PICK OF THE PUBLICATIONS
3(Universal-Edition—Vienna)
5Three Paganini Caprices, arranged for violin and piano by Ignatz Friedman.—The caprices so arranged are No. 1, No. 9, and No. 19. The violin parts have been revised and edited by Joseph Szigeti. These arrangements will no doubt serve to bring the caprices to a wider audience than they have reached heretofore. There seems to be a demand with the public that violin music shall be accompanied. It is needless to say that the work is splendidly done.
7(Carl Fischer, New York)
9Bach arrangements and transcriptions by Alexander Siloti.—Mr. Siloti continues his series of Bach arrangements and transcriptions. At hand is an interesting arrangement for solo piano of the Andante from the Sonata for Violin-Solo, in A minor, and the Andante from the Concerto No. 3, in C minor, for two pianos. This piece was originally written for two pianos and orchestra. Mr. Siloti has arranged it for two pianos, omitting the orchestra part.
11Nightingale Singing, Whippoorwill Winging, a song with accompaniment for piano, by Harvey Gaul.—This song consists of a simple melody supported by a very brilliant accompaniment in which the voices of the birds are imitated. It is an attractive vocal number and is dedicated to Mme. Jeritza.
13Musical Bon Bons, for piano solo, by Joseph Gahm.—There are ten of these, in the first and second grades.
15The tunes are attractive and they will be found useful for teachers of little children.
17Menuetto by Mozart, for violin and piano, transcribed by Michael Press.—This piece needs no commendation, the composer and transcriber both being so well known. The violin part runs up to the sixth position, but is otherwise not difficult.
19(White-Smith Music Publishing Co.—Boston)
21Melodic Fundamentals for the Violin, by Louis A. Peragallo.—Mr. Peragallo is a fellow of the Royal Philharmonic Academy, Bologna. In a foreword he states that his long experience as a teacher has proved to him that melodic studies seem to be a never-failing incentive to the young student. His method, which is based on this principle, is elementary, beginning with the open strings and leading, through the usual gradual stages, to popular tunes and original exercises of a melodic nature. The book will not only teach children the violin, but will familiarize them with a great many tunes which they should know.
23Lines and Spaces, six piano studies for pupil and teacher, by A. B. Keene.—As the name indicates, this music is extremely elementary. The pupil plays sometimes in the treble clef and sometimes in the bass clef. The tunes are interesting and are well arranged.
25(J. Fischer & Bro., New York)
27Indienne, a suite of Eastern impressions for the piano, by Lily Strickland.—There are five of these with the following titles: The Snake Charmer, Caravan Dance, Nautch Dance, The Fakir, and From A Temple. They are in the style which this composer has made so familiar. The oriental flavor is obvious in all, and the music is colorful and characteristic. It is of moderate difficulty and will be within reach of the average pianist.
29(Carl Fischer, New York)
31Gavotte, for violin and piano, by Louis Marchand.—The transcriber, Michael Press, has done his work with the usual care and skill, and the piece is effective. It may be played mostly in the first position and presents no special difficulty except a series of double harmonics at the close.
33German Critics Doubt Crooks' Operatic Debut
35After every important musical performance there are always more or less trite newspaper criticisms that come to the attention of the interested public; then there are the informal reports that seldom do. For instance, after Richard Crooks made his formal opera debut at the former Royal Opera in Hamburg, Germany, on September 20, a reliable eyewitness reported on the performance as follows: "Well, the Hamburg performance went off with a bang. Crooks is a born actor and he got the crowd with him from the start. Plenty of encores between the acts and sixteen honest to heaven recalls at the end of the opera. He could have had more but the lights were put out. The critics doubted that it was his first performance on the operatic stage. Everybody did. After the opera about 150 or 200 people waited for him at the stage-door and about twenty-five ran to the hotel entrance (two blocks away) when they heard him give the name of the hotel to the taxi-driver."
37Mortimer Captures Sweden and Norway
39Following her appearance in Copenhagen on October 4, Myra Mortimer, American lieder singer, proceeded to Scandinavian territory and with recitals in Stockholm, Bergen, Oslo and Christiania added new laurels to her successes throughout Europe. A radiogram received by her managers, Baldini & Tremaine, New York, states that her appearance in Christiania resulted in an extraordinary triumph and that the audience bestowed upon her a tremendous ovation. Sailing for America the end of October, Mme. Mortimer will arrive in New York early in November to open her four months' tour here with a recital in Carnegie Hall on November 7.
41Ware Program for Brooklyn Choral
43On President's Day, at the Morning Choral of Brooklyn, Herbert Stavely Sammond, conductor, Harriet Ware gave a program of songs, assisted by her young artist-pupil, Sally Johnson, who sings the Ware songs exquisitely, with understanding and remarkable poise and charm. A trio of solo voices from the Morning Choral (Katherine Crocco, Mrs. Williams Schneider, and Marion Witcover) assisted, winning success, especially in the well known Boat Song, arranged as a trio. Miss Ware played the accompaniments with special effect. Beside many familiar songs of this American composer, Joy of the Morn and Iris were heard, Miss Ware prefacing each group with explanatory remarks, making the entire program charmingly informal and enjoyable. So definite was her success that an early re-appearance at a club concert is planned.
45Grete Stückgold and George Liebling
47Grete Stückgold, new soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, is not only celebrated in Europe as an operatic star of the first magnitude but also as a concert artist. A few years ago she made a tour with George Liebling, when the "All Liebling Program" contained twelve songs of the composer's. The success for both singer and composer was so spontaneous that Grete Stückgold had to repeat "by demand" nearly all of the songs—an unusual triumph with modern novelties. The singer chose from his numerous songs the most difficult ones—in fact a highly artistic selection, in which her voice, style and interpretation had full scope. To the utter surprise of the composer Mme. Stückgold declared before the second concert that she would sing all the songs by heart. Mr. Liebling was more than delighted.
49Marie Morrisey to Feature New Hageman Song
51A feature of Marie Morrisey's Chicago recital on November 13 at the Studebaker Theater will be the first performance of a new song recently written expressly for this popular contralto by Richard Hageman. For his text he has used a poem by Ernest Lawson, entitled Grief.
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