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THE: MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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TEACHERS AND EFFICIENCY.
FRANKO SECURING ANCIENT MUSIC.
MOTTL WILL MAKE EXTENDED STAY.
C E L I X MOTTL, who is to be the first "7^ H E Berliner Tageblatt prints a long in- HP H E second annual convention of the In-
ternational Musical Union closed last
Wagnerian conductor at the Metropoli-
terview with Sam Franko, of this city,
tan Opera House next winter, has been en- who is at present in Berlin, in which the con- week at Chicago. A resolution was adopted
gaged by Heinrich Conried for five years and ductor gives his views as to American music to bring before State Legislatures the propo-
not for one, as was generally supposed. He and musicians. Speaking of his American sition to enact a law which will compel teach-
ers of music to attain a certain standard of
is not to resign his post at Carlsruhe, but he Symphony Orchestra, composed only of
has received from the Grand Duke of Baden American-born musicians, he said: "The efficiency. The constitution was changed to
the same sort of leave of absence as that idea as such aroused hardly any interest. permit the organization of State associations
which enables Mme. Schumann-Heink, al- We succeeded not because we were Ameri- and local unions, composed of musicians who
though a member of the company at the cans, and if had not attempted to offer some- derive competence from their knowledge of
Royal Opera House in Berlin, to spend most thing special, nobody, through any consid- music. The next meeting will be held at
of her time in the United States.
eration of nationality, would have paid any St. Louis. These officers were elected:
Herr Mottl will be here from November attention to us. The average American has President, F. C. Watrous, of Iowa; secretary,
until April and will conduct during the other no strong National feeling in the matter; he W. J. Shurtleff, Cleveland; first vice-presi-
months of the year at Carlsruhe. Since An- is no Chauvinist in the Old World meaning." dent, P. K. Wilson, Newark, N. J.; second
Mr. Franko's European visit is for the pur- vice-president, C. H . Beeker, Little Rock,
ton Seidl no such noted conductor as Herr
pose
of carrying on studies in the Berlin Ark.; third vice-president, S. W. Bently,
Mottl has been here for any great length of
Royal
Library, in connection with his pro- Conneaut, Ohio.
time. However fine the opera and the in-
ductions
of old and little known music. H e
strumental soloists may be, a great city re-
ANOTHER DIRECTOR HERE TO STAY.
is
also
going
to consult Dr. Erich Prieger,
quires at least one great orchestral conductor.
p
O
R N E L I U S VAN DER LINDEN, di-
an
authority
in
the
matter,
in
Heidelberg,
In view of the large sums yearly expended on
rector of the Royal Dutch Opera, Am-
music in New York, it is surprising that concerning the performance of certain pieces
sterdam,
Holland, who came to New York
there has been nobody to take the place of of ancient music in manuscript. The Ber-
several
weeks
ago with a complete score of
liner Tageblatt notes that Mr. Gericke is also
Anton Seidl.
Wagner's
"Parsifal"
in his possession, has
Berlin has Arthur Nikisch, Richard in Berlin. The Boston conductor had to de-
resigned
his
position
and will remain in
Strauss and Felix Weingartner among its prive himself of his vacation in Maine to seek
America
permanently.
He believes that this
permanent conductors, with visits from all for a concert-meister and a first 'cellist in
country
offers
a
better
field for his work.
the noted leaders of other European coun- Europe.
Herr
Van
der
Linden
has
been offered the
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tries. Fortunately for New York, Herr Mottl
TO MAKE TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUR.
directorship
of
the
French
Grand Opera
ranks among the four or five great European
Company
of
New
Orleans,
managed
by F .
*TpHE
Loudon
G.
Charlton
Concert
Co.
will
conductors, whatever New Yorkers may
make
a
transcontinental
tour
this
sea-
Charley,
but
he
has
not
as
vet
decided
to ac-
think of his methods, ^ e is an Austrian,
son of all the principal cities, including those cept the position. He has hopes of estab-
born at Unter St. Veit, near Vienna, in
in Canada, Texas and on the Pacific coast. lishing a conservatory of music in this city,
1856.
The personnel consists of Maude Reese- or becoming identified with some metropoli-
German newspapers say that Felix Mottl
Davies, coloratura soprano, well and widely tan orchestra.
will get $25,000 for his services in America.
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known through her seven seasons as soloist
His place at Carlsruhe will be taken by Gort-
KUBELIK'S
DOUBLE.
with Sousa; Ida Simmons, also known as
ner and Lorentz.
T
T
appears
that
Kubelik,
the celebrated vio-
solo-pianist on the Gerome Helmont tour;
H
linist,
has
a
double
in
Franz Wister, of
and Flave van der Hende, Belgian 'cellist,
UNITED SINGERS NEED LEADER.
Prague,
who
also
plays
the
violin. A short
'TpHE executive committee of the United who has been featured since she came to this
time
ago
an
impresario,
Jassinski
by name,
*
Singers of New York held several meet- country as soloist with the Damrosch,
took
him
for
a
tour
in
Russia.
When
they
ings recently anent securing the services of Thomas, Van der Stucken and other orches-
arrived
at
Kamenetz
Podolsk,
the
young
vio-
a musical director of ability. The contract tras, and the leading musical societies of the
linist
discovered
that
Jassinski
advertised
with Arthur Claassen expired with the close big cities.
him as Kubelik himself. He refused to play,
of the recent National Singing Festival at
LISZT'S GREAT MASS.
paid the expenses incurred, and broke his en-
Baltimore, and under his agreement with the
I ISZT'S superb mass, known as the Gran- gagement with the impresario. For some
Eichenkranz of Manhattan and the Arion of
er-Festmesse, which is still music of the time he wandered about the streets unable to
Brooklyn, he is not permitted to conduct for
future for this country, was one of the no- get money enough to return home. Finally,
anv other society.
table features of the recent music festival at his music and his likeness to Kubelik at-
The principal obstacle in the way of secur-
Basle, where it made a deep impression. This tracted attention, and, on his story being
ing really desirable talent has been a para-
is the work of which Liszt used to say that he told, he obtained enough money to take him
graph in the constitution, limiting the annual
"prayed rather than composed" it. It is per- back to Prague.
salary of the musical director to $300. Mr.
K
vaded by an almost ecstatic ardor of religious
MME. ALICE ESTEY'S TOUR.
Claassen would never have thought of accept-
feeling, and the critics, to most of whom the
U ME. ALICE ESTEY, the distinguished
ing the position except for the hope of carry-
mass was a novelty, were delighted with the
dramatic soprano, has been secured by
ing off a prize at the Saengerfest.
evidence of genuine inspiration that pervades
Loudon G. Charlton for a short concert tour
-It is understood that the paragraph in ques-
its pages. One of them refers to its impres-
in this country next season. Mme. Estey, al-
tion will be repealed. If the delegates ap-
sionistic character and the happy thoughts
though a native of Boston, Mass., has been
prove of this course, the fixing of the sal-
that appear here and there in it like impro-
so continuously engaged in Europe since her
aries will be left to the discretion of the
visations.
professional
career in London began some
Musical Committee. Requests are to be sent
years
ago,
that
she has never before been able
TO
ATTEND
WAGNER
UNVEILING.
to all desirable directors to submit their
to
find
time
to
return to America for a con-
A
CCORDING
to
Siegfried
Wagner,
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terms.
Americans are to attend the week's fes- cert tour. As it is, she cannot leave England
BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR NAHAN FRANKO
tivities in connection with the unveiling on until Christmas, and will only be available
X J A H A N FRANKO, the violinist and Sept. 30 of the Richard Wagner Monument.
for concert oratorio and recital on this side of
concert master of the Metropolitan The list includes Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W.
the water in January, February and March,
Opera House Orchestra, was 42 years old on Vanderbilt, William Rockefeller and family,
July 23, and his associates gave him an im- Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Harriman, Mr. and 1904.
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mense wreath of flowers and a five hundred Mrs. Morris K. Jesup, Mrs. Joseph Drexel,
Pablo
Casals,
the
Spanish 'cellist, who
dollar silver service.
Charles L. Tiffany, United States Senator toured this country with the Emma Nevada
Wetmore, and many other well-known resi- company three years ago, will come over in
Miss Mabel Daniels, of Boston, and Miss
dents
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and February next. While here he made numer-
Clara Bartholomay, of Buffalo, have received
Washington.
The list certainly represents ous friends, all of whom will be glad to wel-
bronze medals at the Munich Academy of
wealth, but where are the musicians?
Music.
come his return.