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Musical Courier 1928-04-12: Vol 96 Iss 15, 1928
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1April 12, 1928
3Foreign News in Brief
5PROGRAM OF THE TONKÜNSTLERFEST IN SCHWERIN
6BERLIN.—The program of this year's Tonkünstlerfest, to be held in Schwerin, has been officially announced. It includes seven world premieres, namely a Triple Fugue for Orchestra by Kurt von Wolffurt; Hymnus an die Sonne, for coloratura soprano and orchestra, by Paul Amadeus Pisk; Partita for Orchestra, by Berthold Goldschmidt; Stabat Mater, for solo, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra, by Joseph Leichter; Madrigale nach Walter von der Vogelweide, by Wilhelm Weismann; Chorsuite a-cappella, by Hugo Hermann, and Motette, by Karl Marx. The rest of the works are as follows: an opera, Die arme Mutter und der Tod, by Felix Petyrek; a ballet pantomime, Glasbläser und Dogarresse, by August Reuss; Gerhard von Keussler's C-major symphony; Gustav Geierhaas' Variations for Orchestra; Wilhelm Maler's concerto for harpsichord and orchestra; Paul Höffer's Symphonie; Paul Hindemith's viola concerto; Hermann Reutter's Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra; Karl Prohaska's Theme, Passacaglia and Fugue for Orchestra (In Memoriam); Gunther Raphael's String Quintet in F-sharp minor; Max Butting's Four Piano Pieces; Max Gebhardt's Sonatina for Piano; Anton von Webern's String Trio; Hans Ebert's Biblical Ballads for solo voice, wind instruments and strings; Walter Geiser's Suite for Violin and Piano and Erich Walter Sternberg's second string quartet.
8DUBLIN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SMETERLIN
9DUBLIN.—Jan Smeterlin, Polish pianist, drew a record audience at his recent appearance before the Royal Dublin Society. Enthusiasm ran so high that the artist was forced to break the "no encore" rule.
11SILESIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL IN JUNE
12BERLIN.—The twentieth Silesian music festival will be held this year from June 1-3 in Görlitz. These festivals cover a period of fifty years, the first one having been held in 1830.
14DÜRER CELEBRATIONS TO INCLUDE BACH FESTIVAL
15BERLIN.—As a part of the Albrecht Dürer festival to be held in Nürnberg this year, a Bach festival will be held from July 13-15. The programs are now being arranged.
17VIENNA GETS "WORLD MUSIC ARCHIVE"
18VIENNA.—The Music and Song League of the World, with its seat at Vienna, has resolved to erect in this city an International Music Archive to comprise music and everything pertaining to it from all countries of the globe, such as manuscripts, posters, programs, magazines, books and photographs on musical subjects. The archive is to represent a "museum of the world's music."
20THE "STRAUSS BILL"
21VIENNA.—The Austrian parliament has passed a law confirming the arrangement existing between the Staatsoper and Dr. Richard Strauss, whereby Strauss will become the owner of the ground—situated in the ex-Imperial Belvedere Castle—belonging to his new villa, at the end of his present Staatsoper contract. The contract calls for a total of 100 appearances as conductor at the Vienna Opera within five years. The original MS. of Strauss' new opera The Egyptian Helena, will become the property of the Vienna National Library, the price being $25,000, not $10,000, as recently stated.
23SUCCESS OF SWEDISH BARITONE IN ROME
24ROME.—The second concert of the distinguished Swedish baritone, Gunnar Grip, in the presence of the King of Sweden was, if anything, an even warmer success than the first, the King and local musical authorities complimenting him on his artistry and well-schooled, sympathetic voice. His program comprised Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Wolf, Verdi, Sarasate-Mercianto, Sinding and others.
26MUSIC AT THE VENICE EXPOSITION
27ROME.—The Presidency of the International Exposition of Venice has offered three prizes—the first of 3,000 Lire and the second of 1,500 Lire, for a symphonic prelude written for band instruments, to be performed at the expense of the exposition. The third prize consists only of the performance of the work.
29NO CLEMENS KRAUSS FOR VIENNA
30FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN.—Clemens Krauss' negotiations with the Vienna Staatsoper have, after all, led to no result. It is still a question whether he will remain at Frankfort.
32PROPOSED NEW OPERA HOUSE FOR KREFELD
33CREFELD.—The Municipality has resolved to modernize the old and insufficient opera house now in operation. Two plans are under consideration, namely partial reconstruction at a cost of $200,000, or more thorough improvements at twice that cost. Most likely, however, it will be decided to build a new house at an estimated expense of a million dollars.
35MAY FESTIVAL WEEK FOR WIESBADEN
36WIESBADEN.—Wiesbaden will hold a Festival Week from May 6-13. During this time there will be performances of three one-act operas by Ernst Krenek, namely Der Diktator, Das geheime Königreich, and Schweregewicht; Madonna Imperia, by Franco Alfano; Mandragola, by Castelnuovo Tedesco; Lohengrin; Ernani and Rosenkavalier. Two Kurhaus concerts will be conducted respectively by Carl Schuricht and Hans Weisbach.
38SCHUBERT OPERAS FOR BRAUNSCHWEIG
39BRAUNSCHWEIG.—The Landestheater here has announced the production of two of Schubert's operas in honor of the composer's centenary. They are Der vierjährige Posten and Der häusliche Krieg.
41SCHUBERT COINS FOR VIENNA
42VIENNA.—Five million Schubert double-schillings are to be coined here for the Schubert celebration next autumn.
44GERMAN MUSICIANS AND TEACHERS CONGRESS IN DARMSTADT
45BERLIN.—The Reichsverband deutscher Tonkünstler und Musiklehrer will hold its annual congress from Oct. 1-6 this year in Darmstadt. The occasion will also celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the society's existence.
47LEO BLECH TO CONDUCT AT MUNICH FESTIVAL
48MUNICH.—Leo Blech, musical director at the Staatsoper in Berlin, will conduct Lohengrin and Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Munich Opera Festival this summer.
50GERMAN SCHOOL MUSIC CONGRESS FOR MUNICH
51BERLIN.—The seventh Reichs-Schulmusik-Woche (National School Music Week) will be given in Munich from October 15-20.
53BLIND PRINCE'S CONCERTO WINS SUCCESS
54FRANKFORT-ON-M.—The piano concerto of Prince Alexander von Hesse, the blind composer, was warmly received at its recent performance here at the eighth of the Monday Concerts. It was beautifully played by Emma Lübecke-Job with the Symphony Orchestra under Wendel and achieved a genuine success. At the following concert Paul Hindemith's Chamber Music (op. 36, No. 4) for viola and chamber orchestra made a deep impression. It was played by the composer, one of the leading viola players today, who also gave a splendid rhythmic performance of an old Vivaldi concerto.
56Josef Hofmann Re-wed
57Announcement was made last week of the divorce of Josef Hofmann and his marriage to Miss Betty Short. Both events took place secretly several years ago but were not made public at the time.
58The second Mrs. Hofmann was a piano pupil of Alexander Lambert when she met her present husband, and is reported to be a very gifted young artist. The couple have an apartment at the Park Central Hotel in New York, and are building a permanent home at Merion, Pa., near Philadelphia, where Mr. Hofmann is the artistic head of the Curtis Institute of Music. There is a three year old child born of the union, a boy, named Anton, after Anton Rubinstein, teacher of Hofmann père.
59As will be seen from the accompanying picture, Mrs. Hofmann, aged twenty-two, is a beautiful young woman. The couple are ideally devoted and happy.
61La Forge-Berumen Studio Notes
62Artist pupils from the La Forge-Berumen Studios gave a recital in the Aeolian Company branch hall at 150th Street on March 17. The customary large audience was attracted and demonstrated appreciation by spontaneous applause. Among those taking part in the program were Eleanor Edison, Rose Stuhlmann, Norman Bleakley, Phil Evans, Adriana Morales and Erna Luetscher.
63Frank La Forge assisted Frances Alda in the High School Auditorium in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., on March 21. In addition to playing Mme. Alda's accompaniments, Mr. La Forge gave two groups of solos, and was received with enthusiasm by the audience and the press.
64Ernesto Berumen, pianist and pedagogue, has been presenting a series of class recitals at the La Forge-Berumen Studios during the past few weeks. Several new pianists have appeared for the first time, displaying excellent training and fine musicianship. Among the newcomers are Amy Paget, Rosaline Smith, Rose Peisch and Phil Evans. Other pianists who have appeared recently at Mr. Berumen's classes are Emilie Goetze, Norma Krueger, Helen Schaefmeister, Alpha Kinzie, Howard Lindbergh and Arthur Warwick. Mr. Berumen will remain in New York during the entire summer, teaching at the La Forge-Berumen Studio. one of two readings
65Ernesto Berumen, pianist and pedagogue, has been presenting a series of class recitals at the La Forge-Berumen Studios during the past few weeks. Several new pianists have appeared for the first time, displaying excellent training and fine musicianship. Among the newcomers are Amy Paget, Rosaline Smith, Rose Peisch and Phil Evans. Other pianists who have appeared recently at Mr. Berumen's classes are Emilie Goetze, Norma Krueger, Helen Schafmeister, Alpha Kinzie, Howard Lindbergh and Arthur Warwick. Mr. Berumen will remain in New York during the entire summer, teaching at the La Forge-Berumen Studio. one of two readings
67Ruth Ray's Playing Likened to "Playing Angels"
68After a recent recital at Kemper Hall, Chicago, Ruth Ray received a letter saying that, hearing her, the writer had been reminded of Fra Angelica's "playing angels" and had been convinced that the Heavenly chorus must surely be a stringed choir. This recital was such a pronounced success that the gifted violinist was immediately engaged for a recital at Saint Katharine's, an associated school.
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