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Issue: 1881 Vol. 4 N. 2

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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
February 20th, 1881.
to the satisfaction of the dilettanti. The compositions of Mr. Joseffy are very
effective, but hardly of sufficient musical interest to have a place in a piano
recital. Mr. Joseffy gave his second recital on Wednesday afternoon, Feb.
16, with the following programme: Variations, Handel; Variations, Haydn;
STEINWAY HALL.
Variations Serieuses, Mendelssohn; Sonata—Op. 53, C major, Beethoven.
Mazurka—B flat minor; Nocturne—F Minor; Chant Polonais; Valses in E
FOURTH OOKOEET OP THB SYMPHONY SOCIETY—OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
minor and F major; Impromptu—A flat major, Chopin. Second Concert
E concert given by this society on Saturday night, the 5th instant, was Study, Joseffy. Valse Caprice—No. 2, Strauss-Tausig ; Paraphrase (on Gil-
JL the occasion of the introducing to our music loving public, under pro- more's "Columbia"), R. Joseffy. The third and last recital will take place
per surroundings, of the boy-artist, Maurice Dengremont. The expression, on Tuesday evening, February 22d.
" boy-artist," mnst however be applied to him only on account of his age
Georg Henschel closed his series of vocal recitals on Thursday after-
and stature, for in his art he is a man fit to rank with Wieniawski, since noon, Mr.
February 10th, before a large audience, and appeared on the occasion
whom, with the exception of White, the Cuban, no such violinist has been as composer,
and vocalist. The vocal numbers of the programme
heard here. Even White has nothing like the extent of technique possessed were entirely pianist
from
Mr.
pen, and some very charming works we
by the young Brazilian. Mention is made of Wieniawski and. White, found among them. As Henschel's
there
is
a
chance
Henschel's settling in Boa-
because, like Dengremont, they chose the Mendelssohn " Concerto " for their ton, we hope to see him next season again of in Mr.
New
his sterling quali-
debut at a Symphony conoert here and are excellent standards of comparison. ties as an artist made him a great favorite here. The York;
programme of the last
It is not surprising that this work i» frequently presented since there is recital contained :
no other which can so truly be called a perfect violin concerto. It requires
Six songs from the Cyclus "Der Trompeter von Sakkingen," Georg
not alone a mastery of execution, but it also calls for musical intelligence and Henschel—Mr. Georg Henschel. '' Hommage a Handel," for two pianos, Ignaz
artistic feeling on the part of the performer. Dengremont possesses all these Moscheles—Messrs. Henschel and Sherwood. Three songs from Kingsley's
attributes and made them apparent in his presentation of the work.
" Waterbabies" (MS.), Georg Henschel—Miss Lillian Bailey. Two duets,
In the first movement he exhibited a verve and completeness of detail a, " Lass dich nicht gereu'n " (from op. 33); b, " Kein Feuer, keine Kohle,"
only second to that of Wieniawski, and in the andante, barring an occa- (from op. 4), Georg Henschel—Messrs. Chas. R. Hay den and Georg Hen-
sional faulty intonation and slightly exaggerated sentiment, he proved him- schel. Piano solos—Scherzo, E flat minor, from Sonata op. 35, Fred.
self a worthy rival of the Cuban, whose conception and performance of this Chopin; Romanza, F sharp, op. 28, Robert Sclmmaun. Toccata di Concerto,
movement may well be classed as a model. The pace at which the last move- op 36, A. Dupont—Mr. W. H. Sherwood. " Serbisches Liederspiel" (op.
ment was taken would be open to criticism if it had resulted in unclearness— 32), Georg Henschel (a Cyclus of ten Servian romances for one and more
although Mendelssohn in this class of writing will bear hurrying—but no voices)—Miss Bailey, Miss Homer, Messrs. Hayden and Henschel.
such fault could be noted. Here was opportunity for sparkling, crisp, clear
On Thursday evening, Feb. 10th, several of our German male-voice
execution, flexibility of wrist, independence of fingers. All these were found societies,
Jura, the Griitti, the Beethoven Maennerchor and the Harmo-
here in perfection. We may also say that Dengremont's tone, if not so nia gave a the
for the purpose of aiding the Swiss Benevolent Society.
resonant as Wilhelmj's, (who sacrifices everything to resonance,) is sound, They gave concert
fine entertainment, of which the chief feature was the larger
full, pure, and sympathetic. His execution is clean and facile, though we portion of a
second act of " William Tell," composing the trio and the
must not omit as before remarked a slight and occasional faulty intonation. finale. The the
result
of the singing of nearly 200 voices was inspiring and
His conception is musical and artistic. In a word, he is a virtuoso.
grand. The concert was largely attended, and probably gave substantial aid
We are sorry that he did not for his second appearance select another to the Swiss Benevolent Society.
violin piece, instead of the "Nocturne" of Chopin (transcription by Sarasate),
although he was thereby enabled in a " Cadenza," introduced by the Spanish
METROPOLITAN CONCERT HALL.
violinist, to demonstrate the neatness and chic which are such pleasant
HE last two Sunday concerts at the Metropolitan Concert Hall drew
features of his general excellence.
crowded audiences, the chief attraction being the young violinist,
The orchestral pieces, selected by the talented conductor of the
Society, Dr. Damrosch, were Schumann's "Symphony " in D minor; over- Maurice Dengremont. This boy with his wonderful tone and poetical con-
ture, " Leonore" (No. 3), Beethoven; and "March of the Three Kings" ception has been the rage in New York, and especially when in popular
( "Christus"), Liszt. Of Schumann, Moscheles has, with truth, said, "in places he performs on Sunday nights for a comparatively small admission
his symphonies he is great." In this work, and it is as strongly individ- fee, people flock to listen to his performances on the violin. The manage-
ualized as any of the works of this wonderful tone-poet, we find the very ment of the Metropolitan Concert Hall, (if there is such a thing as manage-
embodiment of not only fancy and passion, but also pure and romantic ment at that place,) recognized the attractive powers of the young artist,
imagination. This Symphony was sketched in 1841, and one of the instru- and re-engaged him for the next two concerts. Indeed, his drawing powers
ments designed to be employed in the " Komanza " was a guitar, where, in are too obvious for anybody to easily overlook them; thousands come to
the final orchestration (completed in 1851), the violins, pizzicato, are used. listen to his playing, and as soon as he has finished his performances at the
The orchestral performance was not up to the usual standard of excel- end of the second part, the hall becomes nearly empty, and the third i^art,
lence in ensemble which Dr. Damrosch as a rule set up before the auditors at consisting of orchestral music is performed before a small congregation of
these concerts, the strings being so inaccurate as to leave no room for musical enthusiasts, who like to get their money's worth. This may not be
very complimentary to Mr. Rudolf Bial, the conductor pro tempore at the
doubt that the rehearsals had not been frequent or thorough enough.
The rendering of the overture was less disturbed by the fault spoken of Metropolitan Concert Hall, but such is human character. The soloist
above except in the cadenza leading up to the presto {finale), where it becomes the star, and the orchestral performances are accepted as something
which must necessarily exist in order to fill the gap between the different
required the utmost tact of the Doctor to preserve the equilibrium.
The march which closed the concert may, perhaps, be ingenious, but it solo exhibitions.
On Sunday last Maurice Dengremont played Vieuxtemp's " Fantaisie
would not be surprising to find a large number of those who heard it, ready
Caprice " with so much verve and refined taste, that even the average listener
to exclaim, " Bequiescatin pace."
VHITE.
The seventh concert of the present series arranged by Mr. Saalfield, was struck by the earnestness and vigor of this juvenile player. His render-
took place on Monday night, February 7th. The hall was crowded, and ing of the Recitative in the beginning of the piece was an excellent work,
the smaller hall had to be thrown open. Mme. Anna Bishop was the attrac- and showed the enormous talent of the young artist. As second piece he
tion of the concert, as it was very stupidly called: "Jenny Lind Concert." played "Souvenir de Bade" by Leonard, which he played in the same
Mme. Bishop is a remarkable woman; generally it may be considered indeli- artistic manner. We have no doubt that, provided he does not go astray,
cate to speak of a lady's age, but in this special case it cannot make the Maurice Dengremont ten years hence will be one of the greatest violinists of
slightest difference, as the artiste is known to several generations. Mme. the world. Monsieur Le Blanc, the pianist and accompanist of the Dengre-
Bishop was a great singer, and is still a great artiste. Her voice, of course, mont troupe gave a very artistic performance of Weber's "Concertstiick;"
is faded, especially in the middle tones; but her style is so excellent, her unfortunately New Yorkers have so much piano playing this winter, that it
manner of phrasing so highly artistic, that it is a great pleasure to listen to takes a great reputation to command attention, and Sunday night audiences
her singing. Mme. Bishop shows us clearly how degenerated the art of are not very much in favor of piano playing. Monsieur Le Blanc is in an
singing has become of late, and all our young singers would do well to learn unfortunate position. He is a good artist and hardly anybody ever men-
from the great artiste the secret of style and phrasing. Mme. Bishop was tions him.
enthusiastically received, and was obliged to sing several encores. We pub-
Mr. Rudolf Bial has a fine orchestra which he leads with his wonted
lish the programme in full: Piano solo, Rondoletto, Henselt, Mme. Pupin; vigor and energy. The programmes are light and the performances spirited.
aria from " Ernani," Infelice, Verdi, Mr. Franz Reminertz; song, "Storm Some of Mr. Bial's new compositions are played, and the public receive
and Sunshine," Buck, Mrs. Geo. W. De Lano; ariabuffa, " L'Asiniao," Mat- them with kindly acknowledgments. The " Geistinger Polka " is among the
tiozzi, Signor Godoy; ballad, " She Wore a Wreath of Roses," Knight, Mme. novelties, although it occurred to us, as if we had met with this piece before.
Anna Bishop; duo, " I would that my love," Mendelssohn, Mrs. De Lano But, of course, we are mistaken. The treasure of Mr. Bial's invention is so
and Signor Godoy; German song, " Der Wanderer," Schubert, Mr. Franz abundant that he is able to furnish original works for many years to come,
Remmertz; piano solo, a, " Harmonious Blacksmith," Handel, b, Mazurka, and we hope that he will do so.
Chopin, Mme. Pupin; soprano aria, "Angels Ever Bright and Fair," Handel,
Mme. Anna Bishop; cavatina from " Maria de Rohan," Alma Soave, Doni-
CHICKERING HALL.
zetti, Signor Godoy; song, " The Old Street Lamp," Molloy, Mr. George
CONCERT OP THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC CLUB.
W. De Lano; duo, "Guarda che Bianca Luna," Campana, Mme. Anna
Bishop and Mr. Franz Remmertz. At the next Saalfield concert, which was r p H E New York Philharmonic Club gave their Fourth Soiree this season
announced for Saturday, February 19th, Mile. Maria Litta and Signor Brig- _L on Tuesday evening, Feb. 8th, before an audience which seemed to be
noli were to appear as the principal features of the entertainment.
unusually large. Chamber music is making friends here, and as the Phil-
On Wednesday night, February 9th, Mr. Rafael Joseffy gave the first of harmonic Club is the best organization of its kind, the members devoting a
his three recitals, the receipts of which are devoted to charitable institutions. great deal of time and practise to enseniblc playing, we are glad to see their
The audience was numerous and of excellent quality, and Mr. Joseffy went merits deservedly recognized. The programme of the last concert was com-
through a programme of difficult pieces with untiring energy. The pro- posed of works belonging to three different periods. Mozart represented
gramme of the evening was: (1) allegro and passacaille, Handel; sarabande, the classical epoch, Scharwenka was the representative of the new German
school, and Scliuniann was the exponent of the romantic period. The
Handel, and sonata op. 57, F minor, Beethoven, (2) des
Prophet, and toccata, Schumann; (3) two studies, No. 1 in E flat, No. 2 in A name of Beethoven was not on the programme, and we may add, to the
major; melodie and tanz arabesque, Joseffy; serenade, " Hark, Hark the advantage of the concert, as the interpretation of Beethoven is generally the
Lark! " Schubert-Liszt; (4) Rhapsodie Hongroise, from the eleventh and weak point of the Philharmonic Club. The concert opened with Mozart's
String Quartette in C, No. 6. It was exceedingly well rendered; the clear-
thirteenth rhapsodies, with additional candenzas by R. Joseffy, Liszt.
Mr. Joseffy's abilities are two well known to require any further ness of the phrasing was conspicuous, and the delicacy of the shading made
comment. Whatever ten fingers can do he is able to accomplish, and itself felt in the most prominent manner. In the tempo of the Menuetto they
even more than is generally considered possible. His conceptional powers failed, as so many modern conductors and players fail. A Menuetto is an
are less developed, and, consequently, the Beethoven Sonata was not played old dance, the stateliness of which must appear grotesque to our modern
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.
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views. This character of stateliness can only be preserved by a certain
dignity of rhythm. They try now very often to modernize the old Menuetto
by hurrying the time; but they not only spoil the effect, but do an injustice
to the composer. The Scherzo is a more modern invention; it is quite dif-
PHILADELPHIA.
ferently conceived, and consequently rendered in an entirely different
manner. People who try to make a Scherzo out of a Menuetto confound COL. GRAY AND THE REPORTERS.—THE MAPLESON TKOUPE.—CHAMBER MUSIO.—
THE ABBOTT TROUPE.—FIRE.—DENGREMONT.
musical ideas, and rob some of the old masterpieces of their charms. A
modernized Menuetto is like a whig with a chignon. The Mozart Quar-
PHILADELPHIA, February 15, 1881.
tette was followed by the Trio in F sharp, Op. 1, by Xaver Scharwenka, Mr.
HE able president of the Schomacker Piano Company, Col. Gray, is just
Richard Hoffman being the pianist of the occasion. This Trio is the work of
now being treated to quite a lot of gratuitous advertising. Besides
younger years of this now renowned writer, and it hardly deserves more than a
passing mention. The work is uneven, and the beginning of the first move- being the active head of his own large business, the Colonel finds time
ment makes promises which are entirely disregarded later on. The first move- to be also an active member of the City Health Board. And at a recent sit-
ment shows a degree of manliness in themes and treatment which is effec- ting of the Board, he was so hasty as to declare against ever, any more,
tive. But there is even in this movement so much common-place work that admitting reporters to their meetings. Just fancy the number of para-
the listener feels at times somewhat depressed. The second movement, an graphs which our newspaper men have devoted to that subject ever since.
Andanti.no quasi Allegretto reminds of the second movement of Franz Nothing touches so tender a point in the newspaper man as to doubt his
Schubert's "Ninth Symphony." Scharwenka has done some nice bits of capacity for keeping a secret. Gen. Butler (who is not musical like Col.
work in it, but the odium of plagiarism cannot be wiped out so easily. Gray) once said that he would trust a reporter with untold sums of gold,
The audience, whether the compliment was meant for Schubert, Schar- but never with a secret. The great military chief has been soundly berated
wenka, or the performers, encored this movement so vigorously that it was ever since. Col. Gray mustn't make such a mistake again, and it is your
played over again. The last two movements are really insignificant, and if duty and mine to tell him so before it is too late. The quill-scratching
must hold together in these matters. As Benjamin Franklin, the
the Trio is kept before the public the only excuse for doing so is the popular guild
"thrifty," said to his compatriots at the singing of the Declaration of
garb of the second movement. Mr. Richard Hoffman played with great Independence,
" gentlemen we must all hang together in this matter or—we
finish and his famous clear touch. The Schumann Quartette in F, op. 41, shall all hang separately."
However, the Schomacker factory is not likely
No. 2, brought the entertainment to a close.
The Fifth Soiree will take place on the evening of March 8th, with Mr. to go into mourning while the vigilant Col. Gray has it in hand.
As your Chicago correspondent has probably informed you ere this, the
9. B. Mills as pianist.
Mapleson troupe did not find their lines cast in places so pleasant there as
EOSTEE & BIAL'S CONCERT HALL.
while they were in this city. I learn that there were severe disappoint-
INCE Maurice Dengremont left the Concert Hall in Twenty-third street ments caused by the illness of one or another artist, thus making changes
things have come back to their original basis. The price of 25 cents of opera necessary at short notice. The season here, as I told you two
admission (on Sundays 50 cents) has been adopted, smoking and drinking in weeks ago, was a lucky one in this as well as in other respects. Think of
the hall has been again allowed, and the system of reserved seats has been ten consecutive operas without a single change of cast or a single appear-
discontinued. We think that the management did a wise thing to return to ance of the manager's representative before the curtain, either for explana-
the former standard, and will reap benefits from the change in time. The tion or apology! It was an agreeable novelty. " They say " that the Weber
character of the audience has changed since Gilmore's Band furnished the representative here, Mr. J. A. Goetze, grew furiously enthusiastic on the
the music. Formerly, when Rudolf Bial wielded the baton, the Teutonic great " Favorita " night. Picture our worthy and staid old friend leaping
element was prevalent; now, the majority of the patrons are Americans. As upon his seat and waving his hat at the end of the third act! Two sympath-
Americans have been docile scholars for the last twenty years, and learned izing friends went over the next day to inquire after the welfare of the hat
io drink lager beer, we do not think that Messrs. Koster & Bial care what and its good-natured owner. Mr. Goetze sent a Weber upright, fresh from the
nationalities their audiences represent. Mr. P. S. Gilmore is a great favor- factory, to Signor Campanini's hotel for the tenor's use during his stay.
ite with a large class of New Yorkers, and he deserves success. His When it came back again the handsome case was almost ruined, apparently
band is well organized, and those who like noisy music will enjoy the con- by the incisive claws of a dog or a cat, moral; legs are cheaper than cases.
certs which take place nightly. The programmes are varied and comprise Next time don't send an upright.
many popular "pieces. Mr. Walter Emerson, the cornet virtuoso, improves
Just as I began to lament over the dearth of chamber music, in my
on acquaintance, and develops into a fine player. Miss Henriette Maurer, a letter of four weeks ago, the tide set in again. Among the unexpected con-
young pianiste, is heartily applauded for some piano performances which certs of this character is a series of six to be given during the winter by Mr.
are hardly suitable to the surroundings. On Sunday nights the hall is gen- G. Guhlmann. The first one took place at the Academy of Fine Arts on the
erally crowded, and the performances of the band are specially enjoyed by 29th of January. Mr. Guhlmann, who has been a resident here for ten years
people who, without being called exactly musical, are fond of music, well past,is a Leipsic graduate. He was "imported " by Miss Anna Jackson, an
played.
excellent musical enthusiast, who gave for eleven years chamber con-
certs of great interest. Mr. Guhlmann came as a violinist to lead her string
quartette, bringing a splendid certificate of recommendation from David &
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Reinicke. He proved at once to be a better pianist than violinist, and has
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
busy with both instruments ever since his arrival. For several years
TJ^HE programme presented by this society at its fourth concert last Satur- been
past
he
has been the organist of St. Clement's Church.
JL day night, "A Stronghold Sure," Bach, and Beethoven's "Ninth
At
the
above-mentioned concert there was a choice but not specially
Symphony," was altogether too severe. This class of music does not
instruct the ignorant and spoils the musical digestion of even the novel programme, opening with one of Haydn's string quartettes, and
closing with Schumann's piano quartette. Mr. Guhlmann played the last
cognoscenti.
movements of F. Hiller's piano concerto in F sharp, minor, which, I
Bach's " Cantata" which Mr. Thomas claims to have adapted, but two
has not been played here before in public. Being encored, the
which has been adapted, that is reinforced by modern instrumentation, by think,
gave us Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso, which he rattled off at
many local German conductors, Rietz Rust, Nottebohm and others, is a pianist
furious pace, taking it more rapidly than Mr. Ritter used to do, which was
work which, except in the choruses, is not only uninteresting, but absolutely a quite
needless. Miss Abbie Wliinnery sang Beethoven's " Kennst du das
fatiguing. I am confident that a majority of the audience last Saturday
" and a song by Robert Franz, and did particularly well with both
night, if questioning would confirm this statement, not that the composition Land
The remainining artists who took part were Mr. R. Hennig, who
is not great, but that our audiences, with the exception of a very few. do numbers.
played two short violoncello pieces; Mr. R. Graner, violin, and Mr. F. Der-
not, and, without further fundamental experience, cannot be expected to leth,
viola.
appreciate the manifold and severely intricate beauties of this formal
The Emma Abbott Opera Company wes here for two weeks at the Chest-
example of counterpoint.
The chorus, which the society's indefatigable conductor brought forward nut Street Theatre, and did remarkably good business, closing on the 12th
to assist in the rendering of the programme, did its work reasonably well; but inst. There were twelve evening and four afternoon performances during
that it was properly balanced or paid much attention to shading, or that it the fortnight's engagement, so there was plenty of work to do for the
produced the body of tone one would expect from so great a collection of artists and not a little for the faithful listener who attended regularly. The
singers, cannot, with truth, be asserted. I am not surprised. Mr. Thomas repertoire was larger than usual. It included the " Bohemian Girl " three
is but a human being and cannot, nor can any one else, in six months pro- times, "Martha," "Maritana," "Lucia" and " Trovatore" each twice,
" Paul and Virginia," Romeo and Juliet," and "Fra Diavolo." Miss Emma
duce perfection in a chorus which normally must take much longer.
displayed the same unlimited endurance, the same abundant gush in
The Oratorio Society, with which this Chorus is not to be compared, Abbott
acting, and the same vocal faults as heretofore. In " Martha " her " Last
worked faithfully, long and hard before any claim of more than average at- her
" was extravagantly applauded. She sang it indifferently—
tainment was made for it, and it was guided by quite, in that direction, as Rose of Snmmer
of the roses as " fa-ha-ded and deh-hed." She had a pecuniarly
talented a leader and encouraged by quite as enthusiastic and energetic sym- speaking
successful benefit in "Maritana," and her " Scenes that were brightest " was
pathies.
very prettily rendered. The other principal singers of the troupe were of
The singers forming the quartettejof the evening were Miss Hubbell, so- little account, excepting always Brignoli, who stood among the whole tribe,
prano; Miss Winant, alto; Mr. Fritch, tenor, and Mr. Remmertz, bass. In as a giant among dwarfs. There was more than the usual amusement over
the cantata both gentlemen exhibited a painful lack of any idea of this class his acting, which certainly never was worse, and over his few laughable
of music; the latter, in the duett with Miss Hubbell, demonstrating, more lapses into the English tongue. These latter were seldom, as he clung to
than ever, the entire absence of this style of vocalization, without which his the mellifluous Italian as does his countryman, Salvini. He sang "Fair
part therein cannot be even approximately rendered. The ladies did their Land of Poland," however, in English, or what was supposed to be English.
share of the work much more satisfactorily.
His method of singing was resplendent by the side of his companions. Mr.
So far as the orchestra is concerned its performance was of such excel- Castle did only one role really well while here—that of Bon Cesar de Bazan
lence both in the cantata and the symphony, " a giant's gigantic work," in "Maritana." That he always gave'with fine'.effect, and does yet. The
that nothing should be recorded of it but unstinted praise. The choral receipts for the two weeks were quite large. On the benefit night over
part, on this occasion, as it always does, exhibited the unsoncern of the $2,300 was reported as the total, and Morrissey wasn't in town to figure it up
great master for, or his ignorance of, the capabilities of the voice. Mozart either.
was by far greater in knowledge ioi how that organ should and can be
We came near losing our Academy of Music the other day. A very
treated, and would never have been chargeable with having written such
vocal impossibilities as we find here, which we tolerate and even find pleas- handsome Baptist church, half a block below it on Broad street, took fire in
ant; or believe we do, merely because they are found in the score of the grey of the morning from the old cause, a defective flue. The flames
wiped out the huge church in less than an hour, and also succeeded in
Beethoven.
VHITE.
destroying Horticultural Hall, a large and handsome building, the main
Mr. Theodore Thomas wil give a series of concerts in Chicago, begin- auditorium of which was about the size of Stein way Hall. This brought the
ning February 23. The programmes will include " La Damnation de Faust" fire up almost to the walls of the Academy, only a narrow street intervening.
(twice), a Beethoven night and two miscellaneous concerts.
After a hard battle the building was saved. There was a very handsome and.
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