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The violinist, 1900
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1but pleasing. His inventive vein is not strong and he often appeals to the fame of other authors such as Wagner, Grieg, Strauss, etc. The best and the most interesting were the songs to words from Lermontoff, the music suggesting the weird strains of Russian folklore music. Frau Bender-Shäfer was the singer, who succeeded well in the rendering of the sad music. A "Prologue," a "Fantasie funèbre," a "Summernight," a "Sinfonietta" and a "Balletsuite," op. 49, were on the program.
3Miss Starr, a pupil of von Auer, owns a magnificent tone, her technic is remarkable and her musical conception such as to suggest an artist of significance. Yet she is very young, looking almost a child. I do not hesitate to prophesy a big future for her as a violinist "Starr."
5Two other Americans created just attention. They are the pianists Rose and Ottilie Sutro, who interpreted some interesting musical literature for two pianos, such as: Alg. Ashton, op. 50, a prélude of decided artistic merit. Two pieces, op. 19, by Pierre Maurice and a Sonata, op. 22, from Rich. Roessler, further followed selections from Saint Saëns and Arensky, "Silhouettes," a charming composition, which called for lively applause and three encores. The ensemble playing of the two sisters are deserving of undivided recognition. They had brilliant press notices.
7The Petersburg quartette made little short of a sensation. The union is composed of Carl Grigorowitsch, Kranz, Wm. Pakaleimkoff and Sieg. Butkevitsch. They played: Glazounow, op. 64 (great success), R. Gliève, op. 20, as well as a "Passacaglia" for violin and "Bratsche" (2nd violin), by Händel, a virtuoso selection of indescribable charm, which was given in a tempo and with a pianissimo that defies description. It was instantaneously redemanded. A Russian singer, Mme. Kobelatzky-Fllyna, interpreted songs by Gretschaninoff, Tschaikowsky and Rachmaninoff. The accompaniments were given in a model way by Miss Gladys Seward, the prominent American pianist, who is touring Germany presently. She will soon leave for a tournée in Hungary. one of two readings
8The Petersburg quartette made little short of a sensation. The union is composed of Carl Grigorowitsch, Kranz, Wm. Pakaleimkoff and Sieg. Butkevitsch. They played: Glazounow, op. 64 (great success), R. Gliève, op. 20, as well as a "Passacaglia" for violin and "Bratsche" (2nd violin), by Händel, a virtuoso selection of indescribable charm, which was given in a tempo and with a pianissimo that defies description. It was instantaneously redemanded. A Russian singer, Mme. Kobelatzky-Fllyna, interpreted songs by Gretschanninoff, Tschaikowsky and Rachmaninoff. The accompaniments were given in a model way by Miss Gladys Seward, the prominent American pianist, who is touring Germany presently. She will soon leave for a tournée in Hungary. one of two readings
10An interesting recital was arranged by Mme. Rappaldi-Kahrer, Dresden's famous pianist. On the occasion a former pupil of Ners, Miss Honoria Traill of London with supreme mastery of the technical and spiritual content, played MacDowell's "Witches Dance," and a study by Shriabine (for the left hand alone). Among other very prominent present pupils of the maestra should be mentioned Mr. Sigurdson, the Misses Huebler and Eiben.
12Two new operas were produced at the court opera: Wolf Ferraris' "Jewels of the Madonna," and Edw. Kueneke's "Coeur As."
14The former had a strong success at the first representations, but the interest soon lessened off. It was, meanwhile, magnificently given with first rate soloists and v. Schuch at the conductor's desk. Kueneke's opera made no decided impression, but was well presented in a model way.
16The Verdi centenary was marked by a non-plus-ultra performance under v. Schuch's lead of the composer's "Falstaff." The performance was a marvel of finish, élan and spirit.
18A. INGMAN.
20In a lecture delivered at the University of Oxford, Professor McKendrick stated that "while the intricate connections of the auditory nerves are only just being unraveled, it is probable that the roots of those nerves are more widely distributed and have more extensive connections than those of any other nerves in the human body. Researches on the auditory nerves indicate that there is scarcely a function of the body which may not be affected by the pulsations and harmonic combinations of musical tones."—Max Klemmer.
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