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MUSICAL COURIER
May 11, 1922
RAYMOND HAVENS,
Ike admirable pianist, is being heavily booked for next season. Among the engagements already announced are his appearance in Chicago on March 18, under the management of F. Wight Neumann, and in Minneapolis on March 25 as soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
technical gronds as well as on the matter of spiritual content, and to which the composer saw fit to publish an answer supported by the “expert” opinions of some well known musicians. There is beginning to be felt in the musical press a distinct hostility to the composer and the manner in which this work has been “pushed” in Germany
H. M.'
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who is caught by a cannibalistic woodman, who shuts her into a pen and prepares for his meal. . But a tame bear, escaped from his master, together with a hare and a goat, unite with three brave boys to save the girl’s life. In using the language of gesture in place of the spoken word the composer has created a new style for the musical fairy play. His music is simple but highly characteristic, the dance of the cannibal, for instance, being particularly apt in its grotesque wiidness. The piece had a great success with the public.	H. U.
Another “Strauss Week.”
Freiburg, i. B., Germany, April 8.—The city of Freiburg will organize a festival week devoted to the compositions of Richard Strauss early in July.	N. B.
Busoni Opera in Rostock.
Rostock, Germany, April 10,—Busoni’s comic opera, “Arlecchino,” has been performed with success at the municipal theater here. Its charming style, going back to the old commedia del’ arte, and its clever parody of romantic sentiment aroused lively interest.	'	R. P.
Schubert Festival on the Rhine.
Cologne, April 11.—There will be a Schubert Festival to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the composer’s birth in Neuss-on-the-Rhine.	H. U.
Swiss Tonkünstler Festival.
Zürich, April 10.—The Swiss Tonkünstler Society will hold its twenty-third annual congress in the town of Zug this year. Two chamber music concerts and a special festival church service, consisting entirely of Swiss composi-tions, are the principal features of the event.	H. D.
London Season Planned for Vienna Staatsoper Company..................................
Vienna, April 12.—The efforts of a local concert bureau to_ bring about a London season of the Vienna Staatsoper will probably result in an arrangement whereby the entire company of _ the Staatsoper, including the Philharmonic Orchestra, will give a series of performances in the English capital next year. According to today’s papers, the representative of a London theatrical agency has arrived here to negotiate the plan with the directors of the Staatsoper. Richard Strauss is to conduct the majority of the London performances.	p. B.
Boy Singer for “Siegfried” Bird.
Berlin, April 17.—Wagner’s original direction that the voice of the bird in “Siegfried” be sung by a boy soprano is to be followed in the near future at the Berlin Opera. Director Schillings has discovered a boy named Fritz Hänel in Chemnitz, Saxony, who is pronounced to be capable of singing the music properly and who is now being trained for the role.	c. S.
Swedish Ballet Again in Berlin.
Berlin, April 15.—The Swedish Ballet, after its engagement in Vienna, has returned to Berlin and is now installed for some weeks at the Theater des Westens. Its success is steadily growing, and even its ultra modern offerings are beginning to find favor. The latest of these is a revolutionary creation by Paul Claudel and Darius Milhaud, entitled “Man and His Longing.” It is an attempt at a sort of rhythmic counterpoint in which various types of motion are super-imposed. Milhaud’s music is ultra modern, of course.
C. S.
New Kunnecke Operetta a Success.
Berlin, April 26.—The latest Künnecke operetta, “Verliebte Leute” (“Folks in Love”), which was produced at the Nollendorf Theater last night, had unequivocal success with public and press. It is based on an old Schönthan farce and plays in Charlottenburg about 1818. The plot is negligible, but_ the music is far above the musical comedy average. It is extremely well scored and uses the pianoforte as an orchestral instrument. Staging and performance are of the highest grade.	C. S.
Offenbach as Operetta Hero.
Berlin, April 26.—An operetta put together out of Offenbach’s music, in which the composer himself is the hero, had its first performance at the Berlin “Comic Opera” last night. It is entitled “The Master of Montmatre” and its authors are Clarisson and Habe (probably pseudonyms). It had a good success owing largely to the catchy music, far superior to the usual contemporary product. The principal character was sung by Walter Staegemann, baritone of the Dresden Opera, who scored a personal triumph.
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Another Bloch Work in Germany.
Wiesbaden, April 15.—Ernest Bloch’s “Psalm 22” has just had its first German performance here under the direction _ of Karl Schuricht. The soloist was Mme. Charles Cahier. This is the fifth work of Bloch to be given in Germany, having been preceded during this season by “Hiver-Printemps,” “Trois Poèmes Juifs,” the viola suite, and the string quartçt—all in Berlin.	L. K.
Opposition to Korngold in Germany.
Breslau, April 15—Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” had its first performance here this week, under the able direction of Kapellmeister Pritwer. The production was good, the principals fair. The work had a friendy reception, but achieved no real success. A subject of comment was the severe criticism which recently appeared in the Frankfurter Zeitung, in which the work was attacked on musical and
FOREIGN NEWS IN BRIEF
Stravinsky’s Ragtime Danced Despite His Protest.
London, April 5.—Igor Stravinsky, composer of the musical satire, “Ragtime,” which has just been put on at Covent Garden by the new Russian ballet organized by Massine and Mme. Lopokova, has entered a strenuous protest against the use of his work for dance purposes. The publishers, Messrs. J. & W. Chester, having let the rights for the performance, the protest of the composer was of no avail and the performance went on, despite the extra personal warning issued to the conductor, Eugene Goossens. It made an excellent impression and the huge audience drawn to Covent Garden by the movies, for which the ballet furnishes, relief, was greatly amused. Incidentally the press discussion served as a tremendous advertisement for the show.	M. S.
New Reiner Triumph in Rome.
Rome, April 5.—The newly studied and staged performance of “Tannhäuser” at the Costanzi was a triumph for the conductor, Fritz Reiner, whose work is one of the sensations of the Season here. The press is unanimous in its praise and the public tendered Reiner a clamorous ovation. The young conductor is engaged for a season of German opera in Barcelona this Spring.	L. S.
Naples Offers Composition Prizes.
Naples, April 2.—The Allessandro Scarlatti Association of Naples announces three national prize competitions. The first is for an orchestral competition, the prize being 1,000 lire and public performance ; the second calls for a chamber music work (quartet, piano quartet, violin or cello sonata) for which 500 lire is offered; and the third for a poem for voice and piano or a group of songs (at least three), which will fetch 300 lire. The competition closes June 30, 1922.	P. R.
Strauss Won't Leave Vienna.
Vienna, April 10.—Richard Strauss has rejected a post offered him by his native Munich, to succeed Bruno Walter at the Opera of that city, announcing at the same time his firm resolve of never again leaving “his beloved Vienna.”
P. B.
Strauss Aids Suffering Artists.
Vienna, April 6.—Richard Strauss has donated his entire salary for a period of several months as director of the Staatsoper to the pension fund of the suffering veteran singers of that theater.	P. B.
More Strikes in Vienna.
Vienna, April 7.—In addition to the “rehearsal strike” at the Staatsoper—which is still in force—we had an orchestral strike last night when the subscription concert of the “Konsertverein” was delayed for almost an hour because, with the audience waiting, the members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra refused to play until a raise of their monthly salary had been granted them.	P. B.
Wagner Society Joins Concertgebouw.
Amsterdam, April 10.—The Wagner-Society of Amsterdam, which has given annual Wagner performances (virtually the only Wagner operas to be heard in Holland), has been joined to the Concertgebouw Society, of which Men-gelberg is the musical director. Its next series of performances, beginning with “Tristan,” will be under the direction of Dr. Karl Muck.	R. K.
Nether-Rhenish Music Festival Revival.
Cologne, April 10.—It is fairly certain now that the Nether-Rhenish Music Festival, which was to have been revived last year but was put off for economic reasons, will celebrate its resurrection this year. It will probably take place at the end of June.	H. U.
Liszt Relics Stolen.
Weimar, Germany, April 11.—The thieves who broke in to the Liszt Museum here some months ago have just been sentenced (over two and three years in prison respectively) in the Weimar state court. One of them is a music student named Wolfgang Saal ; the other his brother, a mechanic. The thieves succeeded in getting away with some valuable Liszt relics, including a golden Lyre, a walking stick handle set with diamonds, and a samovar cover, also decorated with diamonds.	M. S.
“Rosenkavalier” in Polish.
Warsaw, April 10.—Richard Strauss’ “Rosenkavalier" is to have its Polish première here during the current month. It will be sung in Polish, and conducted by Emile Mly-narski.	S.	P."
Rozycki Popular in Scandinavia.
Warsaw, April 11.—Ludomir Rozycki, the Polish composer, has just returned from an extended tour of Scandinavia, where his compositions enjoy great popularity, thanks to the active interest of the publishing firm of Wilhelm Hansen, of Copenhagen. This firm has just issued a whole cycle of Rozycki’s works, including some “Polish Dances,” "Laguna,” a poem for piano, a piano concerto, etc. Both his symphonic poems, “Anhelli” and “Mona Lisa,” have been performed under Schnedlerpetersen in Copenhagen and Ignaz Neumarck in	Christiania.	S. P.
“Tyrol Prize” Goes to Musician.
Innsbruck, Tyrol, April 2.—The Artist’s Prize of the people of the Tyrol has been conferred for the first time to a musician, namely the pianist and composer, Josef Pembaur, who has aroused considerable attention throughout Central Europe, and who is also the head of the Innsbruck Conservatory. The prize, destined to go to the leading creative artist of Tyrol, has been awarded three times before, of which once was to the famous painter, Defregger and once to the sculptor, Klotz.	R. P.
A Fairy Tale Dance-Pantomime.
Duisburg, Germany, April 12.—An unusually interesting work was produced for the first time in the Duisburg Opera House, being a dance-pantomime entitled “Der Wald,” by Christel Lahusen, a young composer living in Munich. It pictures a little girl who has lost her way in the wood and
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