Music Trade Review
Issue: 1903 Vol. 36 N. 23 - Page 4
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
VJOBODY talks or thinks about music
*^ except the very narrow circle to whom
music is a profession or a business. Among
these even there is nothing except specula-
tion going on as to how many tenors Mr.
Conried will engage, or whether Pierpont
Morgan will retain his box at the opera,
and matters of that momentous im-
portance.
This season will see very large assort-
ment of orchestral schemes in the market,
but none will be so interesting as the one
which will go on record with the multi-
conductori of New York.
The most astonishing thing that hap-
pened this season was the withdrawal of
the Kneisel quartet from the Boston Sym-
phony in order to be able to fill more en-
gagements in America and also in Europe,
as it may not be necessary to state again
that the Kneisel organization has no su-
perior and few equals. The only serious
rival in the world of music is the Bohe-
mian quartet. As a successor to the chair
of concert-master left vacant by Mr.
Kneisel's resignation many have believed
that Charles Martin Loeffler would be the
man. Perhaps it will be still more surpris-
ing to know that Mr. Loeffler resigned
from the Boston Symphony Orchestra be-
fore the Kneisels did. It is his desire to
work more assiduously at composition and
notwithstanding the fact that we will miss
him very much from his seat beside the
concertmasterwe must rejoice to know that
he will do more in the world of composi-
tion as it is not extravagant to say that
Mr. Loeffler is to-day one of the greatest
composers living. From him we may ex-
pect anything within reason and take
chances of not being disappointed. He will
remain in Boston where he has a very large
class of violin pupils.
Mr. Conried has given New York ma-
terial for thought as well as for discus-
sion in his announcements for the fall sea-
son of opera. The probability is that when
he gets down to the final arrangements
there will be nothing that corroborates
that what he intended to do from the
start, and the principal item of interest and
the most dependable one is that we will
have opera. He promises a school of opera
for America and we can do nothing but
wait and hope—also incidentally wait and
see.
To Parsifal or not to Parsifal—that is the ques-
tion :
Whether 'tis nobler for New York to suffer
The slings and arrows of i rate Cositna
Or to take on a sea of tro ubles
And by playing oppose them? To present; to pro-
duce;
To give; and by giving en d
The curiosity and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To present; to produce
To produce—perchance the law; ay there's the
rub;
For in the toils of law what dreams may come
When Parsifal has shuffled off the boards.
Those who know say that the foregoing
is a photograph in words of the symptoms
of Mr. Conried on the subject.
Now is the heyday of festivals and con-
ventions in the world of music, indeed, the
number of festivals through the country
would hardly be possible to record. The
Confederation of Women's Musical Clubs
have just held forth in Rochester. They
had a successful session and are due every
respect for what influence they have wield-
ed upon the musical situation in America.
But the work is not completed by any
means; in fact having accomplished so
much with the possibilities open, it is re-
markable that they do not accomplish
more. The best only is good enough for
the aim of the musical club. That they
have some appreciation of the best was evi-
denced by their selection of the great artist
Joseffy as pianist at the convention. This
was a master-stroke as he stands at the
head of the world's pianists and he is an
American citizen.
One of the Rochester papers designates
his playing as "illegitimate." Illegitimate!
Joseffy! Perhaps the learned scribe would
deign to enlighten us upon what he con-
siders legitimate playing—however, per-
haps he has done that by his comment. To
him "A Hot Time in the Old Town" must
stand for the Beyond-which-nothing in
music.
"Old King Cole was a merry old soul
and he called for his fiddlers three."
In this particular does King Edward dif-
fer from the merry old soul, because he
suspended animation of his fiddlers three
and the rest of the band. For three cen-
turies the "King's Band" discoursed music
at court. This band consisted of thirty
musicians now under direction of Sir Wal-
ter Parratt. It is true that their recom-
pense was more materially in the honor of
the situation than in the financial end of it,
but they were permitted to accept other
engagements, and it may be understood
that the prestige was one which carried
tremendous weight with those to whom
"the nobility" means everything. Now their
only visible means of sunoort has been
withdrawn by the decision of the king who
decrees that he would rather see the money
thus spent fall into the coffers of the au-
tomobile, and he will take his music in the
chu-chu of the instruments of torture as
they whizz over the King's Band, or any
other trash like musicians.
Let us be happy that we live under a cul-
tured ruler.
There will be an imposing Handel festi-
val in London, June 20-23-25-27. It will
be under the patronage of the King and
Queen of England. One cannot help won-
dering why—under the conditions as they
exist.
Summer music and sea bathing! What
a delightful combination to contemplate.
Manhattan Beach and Shannon versus
Madison Garden and Duss. But perhaps
there will be no swimming at the Garden
which is a startling example of American
inventive genius. "Venices manufactured
while you wait," and there is considerable
wetness visible. Nordica is tired. We can
well imagine this to be the case. The ques-
tion arises whether it would not have been
worth money to her (because money is her
only consideration), to have rested up for
her German appearances instead of going
on this very severe trip with Duss. But
there is nothing so hard to resist as temp^
tation.
Among those who will appear at these
concerts are Charlotte Maconda and Car-
rie Bridewell.
A new arrival is announced in the home
of musical journalism. The latest edition
comes from San Francisco in the form of
a monthly. La Bohemienne is its name,
and that very clever writer, Alfred Metz-
ger is the editor. He is- capable and the
field is good, ergo there is no reason why
the little one should not grow up.
Mr. Clopton's $30,000! ! ! If only he could
cash that $30,000 he could indulge himself
in several violins like the one that won Ko-
cian, and he could buy some one to play
them besides. The lad arrived with the
instrument and after all this advertising
we may expect to see at an early date the
violin up for sale, or it is as likely that
Kocian will be able to induce the owner to
sell him the coveted beauty. Kocian and
his retinue in the shape of his uncle and a
violin arrived on the Deutschland on
Thursday a week ago, and everybody is
happy including the newspapers that were
short on "copy."
The development anent conductor for
the Philharmonic is startling to say the
least, as it now appears that no one will
be the conductor of the Philharmonic So-
ciety. It will not be forgotten that every-
body's business is nobody's business, con-
sequently the Philharmonic Society will be
peculiarly situated. The statement is made
that it has been agreed to engage the con-
ductors that Mr. Conried will bring for
the opera. What an olla podrida! And how
enervatingly original!
Patti has written to her nephew, Alfred
Barilli, of Atlanta, that she will spend a
short time with him during her forthcom-
ing tour in America. Barilli is a vocal
teacher in that city and he is the favorite
nephew of the diva.
EMILE FRANCES BAUER.
ft
CARL GOLDMARK'S LATEST WORK.
/ ^ A R L GOLDMARK received a great
ovation in Budapest recently when he
conducted his latest work, a Hungarian
tone-poem, entitled "Zrinzi," which he es-
pecially composed in honor of the fiftieth
birthday of the Philharmonic Society of
that city. According to the European
papers it was a great occasion for the
music lovers of the Hungarian capital;
speeches were made by Count Apponyi
and others, and the programme also includ-
ed an Idyll and a Gavotte by Eugen Hu-
bay, part of a symphony by Edmund
Mihalovichs, and Liszt's Hungarian_ Fan-
tasia, which was played by Dohnanyi who
had to add an extra—Liszt's third
rhapsody. Among the musicians who
have heretofore taken part in these Phil-
harmonic concerts are Wagner, Liszt,
Nikisch, Mahler, Colonne, R. Strauss,
Muck, Schuch and Sucher.
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
VJOBODY talks or thinks about music
*^ except the very narrow circle to whom
music is a profession or a business. Among
these even there is nothing except specula-
tion going on as to how many tenors Mr.
Conried will engage, or whether Pierpont
Morgan will retain his box at the opera,
and matters of that momentous im-
portance.
This season will see very large assort-
ment of orchestral schemes in the market,
but none will be so interesting as the one
which will go on record with the multi-
conductori of New York.
The most astonishing thing that hap-
pened this season was the withdrawal of
the Kneisel quartet from the Boston Sym-
phony in order to be able to fill more en-
gagements in America and also in Europe,
as it may not be necessary to state again
that the Kneisel organization has no su-
perior and few equals. The only serious
rival in the world of music is the Bohe-
mian quartet. As a successor to the chair
of concert-master left vacant by Mr.
Kneisel's resignation many have believed
that Charles Martin Loeffler would be the
man. Perhaps it will be still more surpris-
ing to know that Mr. Loeffler resigned
from the Boston Symphony Orchestra be-
fore the Kneisels did. It is his desire to
work more assiduously at composition and
notwithstanding the fact that we will miss
him very much from his seat beside the
concertmasterwe must rejoice to know that
he will do more in the world of composi-
tion as it is not extravagant to say that
Mr. Loeffler is to-day one of the greatest
composers living. From him we may ex-
pect anything within reason and take
chances of not being disappointed. He will
remain in Boston where he has a very large
class of violin pupils.
Mr. Conried has given New York ma-
terial for thought as well as for discus-
sion in his announcements for the fall sea-
son of opera. The probability is that when
he gets down to the final arrangements
there will be nothing that corroborates
that what he intended to do from the
start, and the principal item of interest and
the most dependable one is that we will
have opera. He promises a school of opera
for America and we can do nothing but
wait and hope—also incidentally wait and
see.
To Parsifal or not to Parsifal—that is the ques-
tion :
Whether 'tis nobler for New York to suffer
The slings and arrows of i rate Cositna
Or to take on a sea of tro ubles
And by playing oppose them? To present; to pro-
duce;
To give; and by giving en d
The curiosity and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To present; to produce
To produce—perchance the law; ay there's the
rub;
For in the toils of law what dreams may come
When Parsifal has shuffled off the boards.
Those who know say that the foregoing
is a photograph in words of the symptoms
of Mr. Conried on the subject.
Now is the heyday of festivals and con-
ventions in the world of music, indeed, the
number of festivals through the country
would hardly be possible to record. The
Confederation of Women's Musical Clubs
have just held forth in Rochester. They
had a successful session and are due every
respect for what influence they have wield-
ed upon the musical situation in America.
But the work is not completed by any
means; in fact having accomplished so
much with the possibilities open, it is re-
markable that they do not accomplish
more. The best only is good enough for
the aim of the musical club. That they
have some appreciation of the best was evi-
denced by their selection of the great artist
Joseffy as pianist at the convention. This
was a master-stroke as he stands at the
head of the world's pianists and he is an
American citizen.
One of the Rochester papers designates
his playing as "illegitimate." Illegitimate!
Joseffy! Perhaps the learned scribe would
deign to enlighten us upon what he con-
siders legitimate playing—however, per-
haps he has done that by his comment. To
him "A Hot Time in the Old Town" must
stand for the Beyond-which-nothing in
music.
"Old King Cole was a merry old soul
and he called for his fiddlers three."
In this particular does King Edward dif-
fer from the merry old soul, because he
suspended animation of his fiddlers three
and the rest of the band. For three cen-
turies the "King's Band" discoursed music
at court. This band consisted of thirty
musicians now under direction of Sir Wal-
ter Parratt. It is true that their recom-
pense was more materially in the honor of
the situation than in the financial end of it,
but they were permitted to accept other
engagements, and it may be understood
that the prestige was one which carried
tremendous weight with those to whom
"the nobility" means everything. Now their
only visible means of sunoort has been
withdrawn by the decision of the king who
decrees that he would rather see the money
thus spent fall into the coffers of the au-
tomobile, and he will take his music in the
chu-chu of the instruments of torture as
they whizz over the King's Band, or any
other trash like musicians.
Let us be happy that we live under a cul-
tured ruler.
There will be an imposing Handel festi-
val in London, June 20-23-25-27. It will
be under the patronage of the King and
Queen of England. One cannot help won-
dering why—under the conditions as they
exist.
Summer music and sea bathing! What
a delightful combination to contemplate.
Manhattan Beach and Shannon versus
Madison Garden and Duss. But perhaps
there will be no swimming at the Garden
which is a startling example of American
inventive genius. "Venices manufactured
while you wait," and there is considerable
wetness visible. Nordica is tired. We can
well imagine this to be the case. The ques-
tion arises whether it would not have been
worth money to her (because money is her
only consideration), to have rested up for
her German appearances instead of going
on this very severe trip with Duss. But
there is nothing so hard to resist as temp^
tation.
Among those who will appear at these
concerts are Charlotte Maconda and Car-
rie Bridewell.
A new arrival is announced in the home
of musical journalism. The latest edition
comes from San Francisco in the form of
a monthly. La Bohemienne is its name,
and that very clever writer, Alfred Metz-
ger is the editor. He is- capable and the
field is good, ergo there is no reason why
the little one should not grow up.
Mr. Clopton's $30,000! ! ! If only he could
cash that $30,000 he could indulge himself
in several violins like the one that won Ko-
cian, and he could buy some one to play
them besides. The lad arrived with the
instrument and after all this advertising
we may expect to see at an early date the
violin up for sale, or it is as likely that
Kocian will be able to induce the owner to
sell him the coveted beauty. Kocian and
his retinue in the shape of his uncle and a
violin arrived on the Deutschland on
Thursday a week ago, and everybody is
happy including the newspapers that were
short on "copy."
The development anent conductor for
the Philharmonic is startling to say the
least, as it now appears that no one will
be the conductor of the Philharmonic So-
ciety. It will not be forgotten that every-
body's business is nobody's business, con-
sequently the Philharmonic Society will be
peculiarly situated. The statement is made
that it has been agreed to engage the con-
ductors that Mr. Conried will bring for
the opera. What an olla podrida! And how
enervatingly original!
Patti has written to her nephew, Alfred
Barilli, of Atlanta, that she will spend a
short time with him during her forthcom-
ing tour in America. Barilli is a vocal
teacher in that city and he is the favorite
nephew of the diva.
EMILE FRANCES BAUER.
ft
CARL GOLDMARK'S LATEST WORK.
/ ^ A R L GOLDMARK received a great
ovation in Budapest recently when he
conducted his latest work, a Hungarian
tone-poem, entitled "Zrinzi," which he es-
pecially composed in honor of the fiftieth
birthday of the Philharmonic Society of
that city. According to the European
papers it was a great occasion for the
music lovers of the Hungarian capital;
speeches were made by Count Apponyi
and others, and the programme also includ-
ed an Idyll and a Gavotte by Eugen Hu-
bay, part of a symphony by Edmund
Mihalovichs, and Liszt's Hungarian_ Fan-
tasia, which was played by Dohnanyi who
had to add an extra—Liszt's third
rhapsody. Among the musicians who
have heretofore taken part in these Phil-
harmonic concerts are Wagner, Liszt,
Nikisch, Mahler, Colonne, R. Strauss,
Muck, Schuch and Sucher.
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