Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 33 N. 10 - Page 5
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Emma Nevada is, after Mme. Lehmann,
to be the most notable of women concert
singers. She is to reach Boston and begin
a tour of the principal cities in November
accompanied by Signor Pablo, an Italian
'cellist. Mme. Lehmann will arrive here
early in November and begin her season of
recitals at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 8th. She
will sing in recital in all the principal cities
before returning to Germany in April. She
will also be heard in Wagner recitals with
Reinhold Hermann. Mme. Lehmann may
go to San Francisco in the spring. Mme.
Seygard-Fischer, soprano, and her husband,
Emil Fischer, basso—an old favorite, by the
way—will be heard and welcomed during
the season. Mr. Fischer, who for many
years was identified with the German opera
at the Metropolitan Opera House, went
abroad three years ago to manage the Opera
in Hamburg. He will be heard this coming
season in concerts. Fischer will also give
much of his time to preparing singers for
the operatic stage and will give instruction
in Lieder singing. Miss Estelle Liebling,
the young prima donna of the Dresden Royal
Opera, will also make a short tour commenc-
ing in October.
A NEW PRIMA DONNA ARRIVES.
JV/I ISS ESTELLE LIEBLING, the young
*" * prima donna soprano, who enjoyed
remarkable success in the opera at Dresden
and later was heard in a number of operatic
concerts in Berlin arrived last week from
Hamburg on the steamer "Columbia." She
comes to this country to sing under the man-
agement of Mr. Henry Wolfsohn, who is
MUSIC AT THE "PAN."
JV/l USIC at the Pan-American Exposition
is now proving apparently a greater
source of attraction to visitors than in the
opening months. It is the regular occur-
rence these days to have the Temple of
Music crowded at the organ recitals in the
afternoon, and the people do not empty out
after each number as formerly, while in the
evening the orchestral concerts are also well
attended, and the same appreciation is shown
the work of the performers. This is a
straw which shows how the wind blows,
and it must be gratifying to all interested
in musical matters at the "Pan."
These recitals and concerts are doing
splendid missionary work in inculcating a
greater love for good music, and the thou-
sands who visit the Exposition will return
to their homes not only pleased with the
sights seen, but with the fine programs en-
joyed in the Temple of Music. The authori-
ties at the "Pan" are to be congratulated
on the good work accomplished in getting
such a roster of eminent organists to take
part in these recitals. The success which is
now being achieved must be some reward
for the efforts made in this connection.
THE PHILHARMONIC'S DATES.
'T 1 HE dates selected for the New York
Philharmonic Society's concerts dur-
ing the coming season are Nov. 15 and 16,
Dec. 6, 7, 20 and 21, Jan. 10, 11 and 31,
Feb. 1, 14 and 15, March 14 and 15 and
April 14 and 15. They will be given a^
usual at Carnegie Hall. These dates include
the concerts and the public rehearsals. Josef
Hofmann is to be the soloist at the first
concert.
MISS ESTELLE LIEBLIiNG.
now arranging a tour for her in the United
States and Canada. Negotiations are also
pending for her to appear with the Maurice
Grau Opera Company in the beginning of
the season, as well as in a series of concerts
with both Kubelik and Josef Hofmann.
THAT
PECULIAR
ARTISTIC
TEMPERAMENT.
A RTISTS, it is said, possess a tempera-
^ ^ ment of a peculiar kind, without which
they could never reach the Parnassus of their
profession. Webster defines temperament
as "the peculiar physical and mental char-
acter of an individual." Webster also de-
fines artist as "one who professes and prac-
tices one of the liberal arts in which science
and taste preside over the manual execu-
tion."
Men and women possessing this so-called
"artistic temperament" are excused for many
short-comings; every sort of idiosyncrasy
is charitably overlooked. The world is ac-
customed to regard a person following any
of the liberal arts as a crank or a half-idiot.
If an artist be a slave to drink, tobacco, mor-
phine or opium, the artistic temperament is
blamed.
In our enlightened age we ought to find
more artists than we do, who are physically,
mentally and morally equally developed. If
it is an absolute necessity for men and wo-
men artists to be cranky or crazy, it were
better that we stop cultivating art for a
century. It can not be denied that an artis-
tic temperament is indispensable to those
who follow the liberal arts, but it must be
the result of inspiration and enthusiasm.
The pianist who lacks these qualities finds
his superior in the new invention called the
'self-playing piano." The organist without
these qualities might change place with the
organ grinder on the street without harm
to the hand organ. Let the young men and
women attend to the mental and physical
development foremost, and the "artistic tem-
perament" will take care of itself. Proper
physical exercises will aid a healthy growth
of mentality or thinking power. Of course,
the instrumentalist has to avoid such exer-
cises as would interfere with the flexibility
of wrists and fingers. There are many ex-
cellent physical exercises, other than dumb-
bells, horizontal bars, punching-bags, etc.,
which develop the muscles.
It is often asked: Why are artists almost
without exception, cranks? Does the pur-
suance of art cause men and women to be
such ? Does the pursuance of the liberal arts
make men and women immoral? Is it pos-
sible for any sane man to believe that God
endows his creatures with the highest gifts
known to humanity, and at the same time
inflicts upon them sin and sorrow-bringing
vices? No orthodox or advanced thinker
will dare to affirm this. Without dipping too
deeply in the philosophic side of this ques-
tion, it can be asserted that the early train-
ing of an artist is in a great degree respon-
sible for his future. Parents who detect an
artistic tendency in their child, begin by
fondling, caressing, and spoiling it, before
it can take the first rudimental steps toward
the temple of art.
The prodigy, or wonder-child, must not
conform to conventionalities in dress or
style. If a boy, the hair must be long; if
a girl, it must be short; the boy must look
like a girl, and the girl like a boy; feminin-
ity is encouraged in the boy, masculinity in
the girl. The wonder-child can have no
companions, physical culture is not tolerated,
because if, perchance, the boy is a violinist
and became an artist, it would hardly do to
see a finely shaped and well-developed man
on the platform; people might not believe
him to be an artist.
The assertion that parents are directly re-
sponsible for the future of the child with the
artistic temperament may sound very harsh,
but nevertheless it is true. When parents
and educators realize the importance of their
mission and duty toward the new genera-
HANNAH L. KEENE
SOP
RAN
O
Exclusive Management of
CHARLES L. YOUNG
[123 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Emma Nevada is, after Mme. Lehmann,
to be the most notable of women concert
singers. She is to reach Boston and begin
a tour of the principal cities in November
accompanied by Signor Pablo, an Italian
'cellist. Mme. Lehmann will arrive here
early in November and begin her season of
recitals at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 8th. She
will sing in recital in all the principal cities
before returning to Germany in April. She
will also be heard in Wagner recitals with
Reinhold Hermann. Mme. Lehmann may
go to San Francisco in the spring. Mme.
Seygard-Fischer, soprano, and her husband,
Emil Fischer, basso—an old favorite, by the
way—will be heard and welcomed during
the season. Mr. Fischer, who for many
years was identified with the German opera
at the Metropolitan Opera House, went
abroad three years ago to manage the Opera
in Hamburg. He will be heard this coming
season in concerts. Fischer will also give
much of his time to preparing singers for
the operatic stage and will give instruction
in Lieder singing. Miss Estelle Liebling,
the young prima donna of the Dresden Royal
Opera, will also make a short tour commenc-
ing in October.
A NEW PRIMA DONNA ARRIVES.
JV/I ISS ESTELLE LIEBLING, the young
*" * prima donna soprano, who enjoyed
remarkable success in the opera at Dresden
and later was heard in a number of operatic
concerts in Berlin arrived last week from
Hamburg on the steamer "Columbia." She
comes to this country to sing under the man-
agement of Mr. Henry Wolfsohn, who is
MUSIC AT THE "PAN."
JV/l USIC at the Pan-American Exposition
is now proving apparently a greater
source of attraction to visitors than in the
opening months. It is the regular occur-
rence these days to have the Temple of
Music crowded at the organ recitals in the
afternoon, and the people do not empty out
after each number as formerly, while in the
evening the orchestral concerts are also well
attended, and the same appreciation is shown
the work of the performers. This is a
straw which shows how the wind blows,
and it must be gratifying to all interested
in musical matters at the "Pan."
These recitals and concerts are doing
splendid missionary work in inculcating a
greater love for good music, and the thou-
sands who visit the Exposition will return
to their homes not only pleased with the
sights seen, but with the fine programs en-
joyed in the Temple of Music. The authori-
ties at the "Pan" are to be congratulated
on the good work accomplished in getting
such a roster of eminent organists to take
part in these recitals. The success which is
now being achieved must be some reward
for the efforts made in this connection.
THE PHILHARMONIC'S DATES.
'T 1 HE dates selected for the New York
Philharmonic Society's concerts dur-
ing the coming season are Nov. 15 and 16,
Dec. 6, 7, 20 and 21, Jan. 10, 11 and 31,
Feb. 1, 14 and 15, March 14 and 15 and
April 14 and 15. They will be given a^
usual at Carnegie Hall. These dates include
the concerts and the public rehearsals. Josef
Hofmann is to be the soloist at the first
concert.
MISS ESTELLE LIEBLIiNG.
now arranging a tour for her in the United
States and Canada. Negotiations are also
pending for her to appear with the Maurice
Grau Opera Company in the beginning of
the season, as well as in a series of concerts
with both Kubelik and Josef Hofmann.
THAT
PECULIAR
ARTISTIC
TEMPERAMENT.
A RTISTS, it is said, possess a tempera-
^ ^ ment of a peculiar kind, without which
they could never reach the Parnassus of their
profession. Webster defines temperament
as "the peculiar physical and mental char-
acter of an individual." Webster also de-
fines artist as "one who professes and prac-
tices one of the liberal arts in which science
and taste preside over the manual execu-
tion."
Men and women possessing this so-called
"artistic temperament" are excused for many
short-comings; every sort of idiosyncrasy
is charitably overlooked. The world is ac-
customed to regard a person following any
of the liberal arts as a crank or a half-idiot.
If an artist be a slave to drink, tobacco, mor-
phine or opium, the artistic temperament is
blamed.
In our enlightened age we ought to find
more artists than we do, who are physically,
mentally and morally equally developed. If
it is an absolute necessity for men and wo-
men artists to be cranky or crazy, it were
better that we stop cultivating art for a
century. It can not be denied that an artis-
tic temperament is indispensable to those
who follow the liberal arts, but it must be
the result of inspiration and enthusiasm.
The pianist who lacks these qualities finds
his superior in the new invention called the
'self-playing piano." The organist without
these qualities might change place with the
organ grinder on the street without harm
to the hand organ. Let the young men and
women attend to the mental and physical
development foremost, and the "artistic tem-
perament" will take care of itself. Proper
physical exercises will aid a healthy growth
of mentality or thinking power. Of course,
the instrumentalist has to avoid such exer-
cises as would interfere with the flexibility
of wrists and fingers. There are many ex-
cellent physical exercises, other than dumb-
bells, horizontal bars, punching-bags, etc.,
which develop the muscles.
It is often asked: Why are artists almost
without exception, cranks? Does the pur-
suance of art cause men and women to be
such ? Does the pursuance of the liberal arts
make men and women immoral? Is it pos-
sible for any sane man to believe that God
endows his creatures with the highest gifts
known to humanity, and at the same time
inflicts upon them sin and sorrow-bringing
vices? No orthodox or advanced thinker
will dare to affirm this. Without dipping too
deeply in the philosophic side of this ques-
tion, it can be asserted that the early train-
ing of an artist is in a great degree respon-
sible for his future. Parents who detect an
artistic tendency in their child, begin by
fondling, caressing, and spoiling it, before
it can take the first rudimental steps toward
the temple of art.
The prodigy, or wonder-child, must not
conform to conventionalities in dress or
style. If a boy, the hair must be long; if
a girl, it must be short; the boy must look
like a girl, and the girl like a boy; feminin-
ity is encouraged in the boy, masculinity in
the girl. The wonder-child can have no
companions, physical culture is not tolerated,
because if, perchance, the boy is a violinist
and became an artist, it would hardly do to
see a finely shaped and well-developed man
on the platform; people might not believe
him to be an artist.
The assertion that parents are directly re-
sponsible for the future of the child with the
artistic temperament may sound very harsh,
but nevertheless it is true. When parents
and educators realize the importance of their
mission and duty toward the new genera-
HANNAH L. KEENE
SOP
RAN
O
Exclusive Management of
CHARLES L. YOUNG
[123 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK
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