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the limitations of the piano. Always a past- this pianist's chief resources, and it was not
grand-master in the matter of technic he has now surprising that she rose superbly to the rushing
expanded emotionally so that he has reached the climaxes of the fiery concerto. Perhaps even a
very apex of his art. His program on Thursday greater triumph was the velvety elegance and the
included Mendelssohn's Prelude and Fugue in E absolute purity of tone with which she read the
minor, Sgamtoatti's "Vecchio Minuetto," Beet- quieter passage in the first movement and the
hoven's "Sonate Apassionata," Rachmaninoff's whole of the andantino. The pianist who can
Barcarolle in G minor, Stojowski "Orientale," play those portions as she played them and then
Balakireff's "Au Jardin," Liapunoffs "La Tam- get through the terrifying speed of the last move-
pete," Chopin's Sonata in B minor, and the Liszt ment without blurring, yet with a power and
arrangements of two scenes from "Die Walkiire," freedom which stirs an audience profoundly, is
and the "TannMuser Overture." Needless to say indeed a great artist, and the audience did right
he was called out time and time again and to acclaim her performance heartily. Mr. Dam-
received every demonstration of affection from rosch and his men won a fair share of that ap-
those who had the pleasure of hearing him.
plause for their playing of the orchestral por-
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tion of the work, which is far more than an
The second concert of the Vienna Quartette accompaniment."
will be given on Thursday evening, January 2 at
Cooper Union. This organization is under the
management of J. E. Francke.
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Musical Creations Presented to the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art by King Leopold of
A Viennese writer named Josa Will has sued
Belgium That Will Interest.
Mascagni for $5,000 for a libretto which she gave
for examination. He cannot now find one under
A most interesting gift, in the form of a col-
her name among his Ms. librettos. There are
lection of art and industrial objects used by the
over 2,300 of these, and, as Mascagni's lawyer
sarcastically notes, their worth, at Josa Will's natives of the Congo Free State, has just been
presented to this country by King Leopold of
valuation, must be over $1,000,000.
Belgium, and placed in the Museum of Natural
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History in this ci|y. According to reports, the
A new chamber music organization, to be
African piano, or marimba, consisting of a small
known as the New York Trio, has been formed
and will be under the direction of Loudon Charl- rectangular piece of wood, with a number of
metal keys, is perhaps the most interesting of
ton. Its three members are: Alexander Sas
the
many Congo musical instruments sent over
lavsky, violinist; Henry Bransen 'cellist, and
Paolo Gallico pianist. The first two are mem- by King Leopold. The keys are usually of iron,
bers of the New York Symphony Orchestra, Mr. and of varying width or length. By striking
Saslavsky being its concertmeister. The organi- these the natives produce sounds of different
zation is now ready for its first public appear- pitch. The blacks are highly musical, according
ance, which is announced for Friday afternoon, to their lights, and the collection embraces drums
of nearly every imaginable size and shape, some
December 27, at Mendelssohn Hall.
very long and narrow and others squat shape;
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numerous mandolins or guitars, clanking tron
The closing of Carnegie and other halls on bells, gongs and like primitive noise making de-
Sunday in New York City interfered very seri- vices used both for social and ceremonial occa-
ously with the arrangements scheduled for the sions. There are two great ivory war horns,
different pianists. For instance, Carreno was each made from a single tusk of an elephant and
booked for an afternoon concert at Carnegie very valuable, which when blown into by a per-
Hall last Sunday, and other well-known pianists
son with good lungs give forth a terrifying sound
were engaged for other Sunday afternoons dur-
not unlike that of the familiar automobile siren.
ing the season, but through the desire of our
municipal authorities to enforce the blue laws
of a century ago, all their plans have been set
MADIS0N-KURTH MUSIC CO.'S SUCCESS.
at naught and many engagements have been can-
celed. We are glad to report that our Aldermanic
The Madison-Kurth Music Co., Denver, Col.,
wiseacres having changed front this week, we will since their start in the piano business last Spring
be able to hear Ca^reno at Carnegie Hall to- have met with great success in every way. They
morrow with the New York Symphony Orchestra. are the only music house located in that section
of the city known as South Denver and have
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made
every effort to take advantage of the fact.
Chaminade, whose fame as a composer is
known wherever music is loved, will visit the Both members of the firm are experienced piano
United States for the first time next season. She men and know how to get and also handle trade.
will be heard in a number of concerts and will Mr. Kurth, in fact, at the present time conducts
play the Everett piano. Dr. Neitzel, the well- two stores on his own account, one of them in
known musical writer, critic and pianist, who Cripple Creek and the other in Victor. The Den-
was heard here some time ago, will probably ver concern handle the Adam Schaaf, Davenport
visit us again next year. He is also a great ad- & Treacy, McPhail, Clough & Warren, and other
mirer of the Everett piano, one of which in- pianos, the Victor and Columbia lines of talking
struments he carried with him to his home in machines and records and a complete line of
musical merchandise.
the Fatherland.
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Teresa Carreno and the Everett piano were THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR STARR BUYERS.
acclaimed in a most emphatic way at the New
The Starr Piano Co., in Indianapolis, Ind., have
York Symphony concert given at the Baptist
Temple, Brooklyn, last Saturday afternoon. She resumed their offer of a free scholarship in the
played the Tschaikovsky Concerto with all her Indianapolis Conservatory of Music to everyone
old-time vigor, majestic breadth and satisfying who purchased a Starr piano. The scheme was
technique. This wonderful artist seems to be discontinued last month, but when its influence
unaffected by the years, for she is still the upon sales was fully, realized it was decided to
advertise the offer again.
"lioness of the keyboard." Under her fingers the
Everett grand gave forth a wealth of tone that
Pelle Larson, of Ashland, Wis., who for some
enabled the artist to paint the most fascinating
time
has managed the Cable Co.'s agency in that
tone pictures. Carreno was admirably supported
by Walter Damrosch and his orchestra. Speak- city, has resigned from the services of that com-
ing of the concert, the critic of the Brooklyn pany. At the present time Geo. Johnson has tem-
porary charge of the agency.
Daily Eagle said: "The pianist is in as fine
form this year as when she played here eight
The Goldsmith music store, of Columbus, Ohio,
years ago, and aside from her fine musicianship
have
a fine collection of instruments on hand for
and fluent technique she has a temperamental
the holidays, consisting of the Emerson, Estey,
sympathy with Tschaikovsky which counted for
Hardman, Schulz, and other pianos, and also a
much in the warmth and attractiveness of her
number of Angelus player-pianos.
interpretation. Strength has always been one of
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