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Issue: 1905 Vol. 41 N. 14 - Page 4
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OUR MUSICIANS IN LONDON.
GRAND OPERA IN BROOKLYN.
How They Have Won a High Place in English
Estimation.
On last Monday night at the new Montauk
Theatre, Brooklyn, Henry W. Savage's Grand
Opera Co., inaugurated its tenth season in a
repertory of popular operatic masterpieces, with
a revival of Verdi's "Aida," which attracted a
very large and fashionable audience, who keenly
enjoyed a capital performance of this ever popu-
lar opera. It was magnificently presented, and
the leading singers as well as the entire com-
pany scored a great success. "Lohengrin" was
sung on Tuesday, and on Wednesday was pre-
sented the chief revival of the season—Verdi's
brilliant "Rigoletto," with a tremendously strong
cast, including all the favorite singers of the or-
ganization. "Tannhauser" was sung on Thurs-
day and will be repeated at to-day's matinee,
while "La Boheme" was sung on Friday and
"Faust" is scheduled for this evening.
Mr. Savage has this year one of the best com-
panies in his career, including many new artists
of decided ability. In all, there are over 150
people, with an orchestra of fifty musicians. An
extended tour of the country will be made after
the company's appearance in Brooklyn. The mu-
sical direction of the operas is divided between
the three conductors, Messrs. N. B. Emanuel, El-
liott Schenck and Eugene Salvatore.
The steady rise of American artists in the rec-
ognition and appreciation of the English musi-
cal world during the last few years has been
much enhanced during the London musical sea-
son this summer, says the correspondent of The
Sun. It is not unjust to say that this is as
much due to the broadening catholicity of Eng-
lish taste as it is to the undoubted merits of the
artists themselves.
The day has almost passed when an Italian or
a German name is necessary to win appreciative
attention from an English audience. A change
is taking place, too, in the treatment of capable
vocalists and players by the average British au-
dience.
American musicians have visited London in
greater numbers this season than ever before.
In concert halls and drawing rooms they have
been equally prominent.
It is a difficult task to select even the most
successful. None, however, has won more un-
qualified appreciation than Francis Rogers, the
well-known New York baritone. The London
critics were unanimous in describing his work
in all its features in language which for them
is extravagant and which one never sees in the
English papers except in reference to great art-
ists. He did a patriotic as well as an artistic
thing in giving at one of his concerts a selec-
tion of songs by American composers which won
high commendation by audience and critics.
Mrs. Rollie Borden-Low was one of the fa-
vorite American sopranos in concert and draw-
ing room during the season. Herbert Wither-
spoon's sweet and sonorous bass voice won him
recognition as the peer of "Plancon or any other
of the great singers."
Clifford Wiley's rich and powerful baritone
won for him at a Savage Club Saturday night
a demonstration of enthusiasm such as rarely
is accorded any artist by that critical audience.
Mr. Wiley unfortunately did not give the Lon-
don public an opportunity to hear him.
In instrumental music one of the striking suc-
cesses of the season was that of Mme. Samaroff
an American pianist whose recitals at Steinway
Hail drew full houses even in the height of the
concert season. Bruno Huhn gained instant rec-
ognition as a composer, and his Irish songs
have been permanently added to the repertoire of
some of the best English singers.
Altogether, American talent has now a high
place in London estimation and its best ex-
ponents are more than welcome.
STAR" CONDUCTORS NOW THE VOGUE.
The policy of the Philharmonic Orchestra to
bring over star conductors has been paid the
compliment of imitation this season. Walter
Damrosch has provided for some good concerts
for his patrons by engaging Herr Weingartner.
The Cincinnati Festival directors have secured
Dr. Elgar, of London, for some of next May's
concerts; and, lo and behold! even conservative
Boston is about to follow suit. Vincent d'Indy,
the eminent French conductor and composer, has
been invited to preside over the Boston Symphony
Orchestra in a series of its regular concerts. He
has accepted the call, and will be heard in De-
cember in New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, in programmes de-
voted entitretly to modern French compositions,
including some of his own.
JOINS BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Three new faces will be seen among the princi-
pal musicians of the Boston Symphony Orches-
tra this year. Heinrich Warnkee, the new cellist,
comes from Munich, where he was principal cel-
list with the Keim Orchestra; P. Sadony, the
new first bassoon, Is considered a celebrated piay-
The London Edition of
THE
MUSICIAN
We shall publish in London, November 1st. 1905, an edition of The
Musician,
by arrangement with The Vincent Music Co., Ltd.
20,000
copies
will be printed of the first issue, which will be the same as
the American edition, except the advertising pages.
Jtny article, of interest to persons of education and refinement, may be profit-
ably advertised in this London Edition of The
Musician.
For Music Teachers, Conservatories, Piano Manufacturers, and Dealers in Music
and Musical Merchandise, it is the best medium published*
Rate card upon application to The Vincent Music Co., Ltd., London W«, Eng-
land, 60 Berners St.
Forms closed fot the London Edition the (5th and for the American Edition
the 6th of the month.
Send
Copy
Now
All correspondence in regard to advertising in the American Edition should be addressed to
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, Boston, Mass.
er from Germany, while Max Hess, the n^w
first horn, has also been connsctea with the Keim
Orchestra. He is no relative of Prof. Willy
Hess.
CONCERT BY IRISH LADIES' CHOIR.
At the Academy of Music a concert will be
given by the Irish Ladies' Choir, from Dublin, on
Sunday afternoon and night, October 29. This
organization has won, on several occasions, the
prize at the Dublin Musical Festival (Feis Ceoil).
Mme. Cosslett-Heller, who is the conductress,
formed this choir several years ago to produce
Irish songs on the concert stage. The choir leaves
Ireland a fortnight prior to its opening in New
York, and will tour this country, giving concerts
in all the important cities.
PUCCINI COMING TO NEW YORK.
Puccini, the composer of "Manon Lescaut" and
other well-known operas, who has just arrived in
Berlin from South America, has expressed his de-
termination to sail again soon for New York, In
order to direct personally the mise en scene of
his opera on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera-
House. He is now at work on a new opera,
"Marie Antoinette."
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA'S PLANS.
The Philadelphia Orchestra of eighty musi-
cians under the direction of Fritz Scheel, will
be heard in New York at Carnegie Hall, on the
evening of November 6. The soloist will be Olga
Samaroff, one of the most brilliant young pianists
of the day, and who has made a profound impres-
sion in London and the Continental centers. It
will be remembered that the band from Philadel-
phia visited the metropolis during the winter of
1902-1903, with Mark Hambourg as soloist, fol-
lowed by a second visit with Mme. Melba, during
1903-1904. Fritz Scheel has triple duties this sea-
son, having succeeded Frank Damrosch as leader
of the Orpheus Club and the Eurydice Chorus.
$1,000 PRIZE FOR AMERICAN SONGS
In offering $1,000 for original American songs,
to be printed In the Ladies' Home Journal, Lil-
lian Nordica insists particularly on two things:
They must be short, and "melodious, melodious,
melodious." It Is well thus to emphasize the
melodious. The melodic faculty Is by far the
weakest among composers of to-day, and it
should be made a penal offence to print a new
song with a commonplace melody. Then would
the price of works of genius go up to where It
should be, and the two Edwards—Grieg and Mac-
Dowell, the two most original and melodious of
living song writers—would soon be wealthy. It
would be like clearing a garden of luxuriant,
pushing weeds and giving the delicate flowers a
chance to grow. Most of the singers, instead of
aiding the flowers, do all they can to propagate
the weeds, and then they wonder why the music-
lovers so persistently remain at home when there
are song recitals. Some day these singers will
discover that songs which display their own pri-
vate and particular best notes are not what con-
cert-goers are primarily Interested in, and then
they will begin to cultivate the melodious songs
of the day, and their recitals will be crowded.
MME. OLGA SAMAROFF.
Mme. Olga Samaroff, who has won a position
of great eminence in Russia, France and Eng-
land, as a pianist of marked ability, will be one
of the many eminent soloists who will visit
these shores the coming season. She is an
American by birth, and the critics claim that her
playing Is distinguished for warmth and sym-
pathy as well as for brilliant execution. She Is
under the management of J. E. Francke, of Stein-
way Hall.
Victor Herbert announces the beginning of his
fall and winter season of Sunday night concerts
at the Majestic Theatre on October 22. The con-
certs this season will be given on an even more
elaborate scale than In the past.
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OUR MUSICIANS IN LONDON.
GRAND OPERA IN BROOKLYN.
How They Have Won a High Place in English
Estimation.
On last Monday night at the new Montauk
Theatre, Brooklyn, Henry W. Savage's Grand
Opera Co., inaugurated its tenth season in a
repertory of popular operatic masterpieces, with
a revival of Verdi's "Aida," which attracted a
very large and fashionable audience, who keenly
enjoyed a capital performance of this ever popu-
lar opera. It was magnificently presented, and
the leading singers as well as the entire com-
pany scored a great success. "Lohengrin" was
sung on Tuesday, and on Wednesday was pre-
sented the chief revival of the season—Verdi's
brilliant "Rigoletto," with a tremendously strong
cast, including all the favorite singers of the or-
ganization. "Tannhauser" was sung on Thurs-
day and will be repeated at to-day's matinee,
while "La Boheme" was sung on Friday and
"Faust" is scheduled for this evening.
Mr. Savage has this year one of the best com-
panies in his career, including many new artists
of decided ability. In all, there are over 150
people, with an orchestra of fifty musicians. An
extended tour of the country will be made after
the company's appearance in Brooklyn. The mu-
sical direction of the operas is divided between
the three conductors, Messrs. N. B. Emanuel, El-
liott Schenck and Eugene Salvatore.
The steady rise of American artists in the rec-
ognition and appreciation of the English musi-
cal world during the last few years has been
much enhanced during the London musical sea-
son this summer, says the correspondent of The
Sun. It is not unjust to say that this is as
much due to the broadening catholicity of Eng-
lish taste as it is to the undoubted merits of the
artists themselves.
The day has almost passed when an Italian or
a German name is necessary to win appreciative
attention from an English audience. A change
is taking place, too, in the treatment of capable
vocalists and players by the average British au-
dience.
American musicians have visited London in
greater numbers this season than ever before.
In concert halls and drawing rooms they have
been equally prominent.
It is a difficult task to select even the most
successful. None, however, has won more un-
qualified appreciation than Francis Rogers, the
well-known New York baritone. The London
critics were unanimous in describing his work
in all its features in language which for them
is extravagant and which one never sees in the
English papers except in reference to great art-
ists. He did a patriotic as well as an artistic
thing in giving at one of his concerts a selec-
tion of songs by American composers which won
high commendation by audience and critics.
Mrs. Rollie Borden-Low was one of the fa-
vorite American sopranos in concert and draw-
ing room during the season. Herbert Wither-
spoon's sweet and sonorous bass voice won him
recognition as the peer of "Plancon or any other
of the great singers."
Clifford Wiley's rich and powerful baritone
won for him at a Savage Club Saturday night
a demonstration of enthusiasm such as rarely
is accorded any artist by that critical audience.
Mr. Wiley unfortunately did not give the Lon-
don public an opportunity to hear him.
In instrumental music one of the striking suc-
cesses of the season was that of Mme. Samaroff
an American pianist whose recitals at Steinway
Hail drew full houses even in the height of the
concert season. Bruno Huhn gained instant rec-
ognition as a composer, and his Irish songs
have been permanently added to the repertoire of
some of the best English singers.
Altogether, American talent has now a high
place in London estimation and its best ex-
ponents are more than welcome.
STAR" CONDUCTORS NOW THE VOGUE.
The policy of the Philharmonic Orchestra to
bring over star conductors has been paid the
compliment of imitation this season. Walter
Damrosch has provided for some good concerts
for his patrons by engaging Herr Weingartner.
The Cincinnati Festival directors have secured
Dr. Elgar, of London, for some of next May's
concerts; and, lo and behold! even conservative
Boston is about to follow suit. Vincent d'Indy,
the eminent French conductor and composer, has
been invited to preside over the Boston Symphony
Orchestra in a series of its regular concerts. He
has accepted the call, and will be heard in De-
cember in New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, in programmes de-
voted entitretly to modern French compositions,
including some of his own.
JOINS BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Three new faces will be seen among the princi-
pal musicians of the Boston Symphony Orches-
tra this year. Heinrich Warnkee, the new cellist,
comes from Munich, where he was principal cel-
list with the Keim Orchestra; P. Sadony, the
new first bassoon, Is considered a celebrated piay-
The London Edition of
THE
MUSICIAN
We shall publish in London, November 1st. 1905, an edition of The
Musician,
by arrangement with The Vincent Music Co., Ltd.
20,000
copies
will be printed of the first issue, which will be the same as
the American edition, except the advertising pages.
Jtny article, of interest to persons of education and refinement, may be profit-
ably advertised in this London Edition of The
Musician.
For Music Teachers, Conservatories, Piano Manufacturers, and Dealers in Music
and Musical Merchandise, it is the best medium published*
Rate card upon application to The Vincent Music Co., Ltd., London W«, Eng-
land, 60 Berners St.
Forms closed fot the London Edition the (5th and for the American Edition
the 6th of the month.
Send
Copy
Now
All correspondence in regard to advertising in the American Edition should be addressed to
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, Boston, Mass.
er from Germany, while Max Hess, the n^w
first horn, has also been connsctea with the Keim
Orchestra. He is no relative of Prof. Willy
Hess.
CONCERT BY IRISH LADIES' CHOIR.
At the Academy of Music a concert will be
given by the Irish Ladies' Choir, from Dublin, on
Sunday afternoon and night, October 29. This
organization has won, on several occasions, the
prize at the Dublin Musical Festival (Feis Ceoil).
Mme. Cosslett-Heller, who is the conductress,
formed this choir several years ago to produce
Irish songs on the concert stage. The choir leaves
Ireland a fortnight prior to its opening in New
York, and will tour this country, giving concerts
in all the important cities.
PUCCINI COMING TO NEW YORK.
Puccini, the composer of "Manon Lescaut" and
other well-known operas, who has just arrived in
Berlin from South America, has expressed his de-
termination to sail again soon for New York, In
order to direct personally the mise en scene of
his opera on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera-
House. He is now at work on a new opera,
"Marie Antoinette."
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA'S PLANS.
The Philadelphia Orchestra of eighty musi-
cians under the direction of Fritz Scheel, will
be heard in New York at Carnegie Hall, on the
evening of November 6. The soloist will be Olga
Samaroff, one of the most brilliant young pianists
of the day, and who has made a profound impres-
sion in London and the Continental centers. It
will be remembered that the band from Philadel-
phia visited the metropolis during the winter of
1902-1903, with Mark Hambourg as soloist, fol-
lowed by a second visit with Mme. Melba, during
1903-1904. Fritz Scheel has triple duties this sea-
son, having succeeded Frank Damrosch as leader
of the Orpheus Club and the Eurydice Chorus.
$1,000 PRIZE FOR AMERICAN SONGS
In offering $1,000 for original American songs,
to be printed In the Ladies' Home Journal, Lil-
lian Nordica insists particularly on two things:
They must be short, and "melodious, melodious,
melodious." It Is well thus to emphasize the
melodious. The melodic faculty Is by far the
weakest among composers of to-day, and it
should be made a penal offence to print a new
song with a commonplace melody. Then would
the price of works of genius go up to where It
should be, and the two Edwards—Grieg and Mac-
Dowell, the two most original and melodious of
living song writers—would soon be wealthy. It
would be like clearing a garden of luxuriant,
pushing weeds and giving the delicate flowers a
chance to grow. Most of the singers, instead of
aiding the flowers, do all they can to propagate
the weeds, and then they wonder why the music-
lovers so persistently remain at home when there
are song recitals. Some day these singers will
discover that songs which display their own pri-
vate and particular best notes are not what con-
cert-goers are primarily Interested in, and then
they will begin to cultivate the melodious songs
of the day, and their recitals will be crowded.
MME. OLGA SAMAROFF.
Mme. Olga Samaroff, who has won a position
of great eminence in Russia, France and Eng-
land, as a pianist of marked ability, will be one
of the many eminent soloists who will visit
these shores the coming season. She is an
American by birth, and the critics claim that her
playing Is distinguished for warmth and sym-
pathy as well as for brilliant execution. She Is
under the management of J. E. Francke, of Stein-
way Hall.
Victor Herbert announces the beginning of his
fall and winter season of Sunday night concerts
at the Majestic Theatre on October 22. The con-
certs this season will be given on an even more
elaborate scale than In the past.
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