January 18, 1923
away from the old mechanical way of teaching music. A musical program was given by Carl MacDonald, pianist; Blanche B. Hubbard, harpist, and Irene Hubbard, cellist.
New York Symphony Gives Beethoven Program. Walter Damrosch gave a lucid and interesting talk on the Eroica symphony of Beethoven when the New York Symphony Orchestra gave its Beethoven program, in the Academy of Music. Mr. Damrosch talked in a very informal manner, frequently illustrating his point on the piano. The Leonore overture, No. 3, was the other number on the program.
The Philadelphia Music Club.
The Philadelphia Music Club gave a Christmas program at the December meeting. The chorus sang eight numbers under the direction of Stanley Addicks, with Mrs. W. D. Pallatt at the organ. The soloists appearing with the chorus were Edna Harwood Baugher and Bessie Phillips Yarnall. Blanche Hubbard, harpist, accompanied the chorus in one number.
Edith Wells Bly, pianist, played most admirably the Prelude, chorale and-fugue by César Franck. Oscar Langman, violinist, gave pleasure by his rendering of two movements of the violin sonata, ■by César Franck, Arthur Hice accompanying him. Frederic Homer, baritone, appeared in two numbers, accompanied by Frances Bennett.
Jascha Heifetz in Recital.
Jascha Heifetz recently gave a program of works by Nardini, Mozart, Glazounoff, Wieniawski, Achron, Sarasate, Sgambati and Paganini. Samuel Chozinoff was a remarkably fine accompanist.
Metropolitan Opera Company Madame Butterfly was a recent offering of the Metropolitan Opera Company, with Florence Easton singing the *title role in a most delightful manner. Mario Chamlee was Pinkerton, Antonio Scotti scored as Sharpless and Flora Perini took the part of Suzuki. Roberto Moranzoni was the conductor.
Mildred Dilling and Vada Dilling Runs.
Mildred Dilling, harpist, and Vada Dilling Runs, pianist, were greeted by a capacity audience at a recital at the Art Alliance recently. Miss Dilling’s playing was delightful. Her program included Handel’s Harmonious Blacksmith, Beethoven’s adagio from the Moonlight sonata, Perilhon’s Chausson de Quillot Martin, compositions by Granados, Debussy and others. Mrs. Runs pleased in numbers by Rameau, Scarlatti, Bach, Scriabin, Debussy and several Russians.
Claire Dux at Monday Morning Musicale The second of the Monday Morning Musicales had Claire Dux as soloist. Her program included Voi Che Sapete by Mozart, two Swiss folk songs, Spring Morning (Wilson), compositions by Bachelet, Bruneau, Bizet, Rimsky-Rorsakoff, Puccini, Hageman, Carpenter and Densmore and closed with Caro Nome from Rigoletto. Miss Dux graciously responded with several encores.
Matinee Music Club Introduces New Feature A number of interesting features were introduced at a meeting of the Matinee Music Club. They were the Junior Harp Ensemble, under Dorothy Johnstone Baseler; the Junior and Juvenile Chorus (directed by Elizabeth Gest and accompanied by the harps), and The Message of the Star, an allegory in pantomine, dance and spoken word. This was written and produced by Mary Hill Brown, who adapted music from eleven composers for the accompaniment, using-strings and piano. Loretta Rerk, pianist; Ella Hartung, contralto; Mary Gaston, soprano, and Eugenia Smith, harpist, appeared on the program giving various numbers.
M. M. C.
No Program at Samaroff Recital
Olga Samaroff will give a piano recital without a program at Town Hall, New York, on Saturday afternoon, February 3. Instead of issuing a set list of works to be played, she has announced a selection of major works from which her program will be chosen. The choice of these works, as well as the shorter compositions to be performed, will be determined by Mme. Samaroff and her audience.
“It seems to me,” says the pianist, “that the spontaneity of the concert may be increased by permitting the artist to play conpositions in accord with the moocf of the hour, rather than to be confined by a choice predetermined long in advance. The gathering wealth of masterpieces for the piano has eliminated the ‘improvising’ which artists were expected to do several decades ago; but an improvised list of selections might add to the value of the concert, especially if the audience had the opportunity to present requests regarding the works which it would like to hear.
“To those who are to attend the recital at Town Hall, a list of major works for the piano is offered, from which choices may be made by members of the audience, such requests to be made in writing addressed to the management. It will not be possible to comply with all requests, of course, but they will be followed as far as possible. Suggestions for shorter pieces from the standard concert repertory sent in at the same time will- be fulfilled as far as my repertory permits within the space of time usual to piano concerts.”
The_ list of major works includes Beethoven’s sonatas in D major, op.^ 10, No. 3; C major, op. S3, and C minor, qp. Ill; Brahms’ sonata in F minor, op. 5; Chopin’s sonatas in B flat minor, op. 35, and B minor, op. 58; Franck’s prelude, chorale and fugue; Liszt’s sonata in B minor, op. 45; and Schumann’s fantasia in C major, op. 17, and sonata in G minor, op. 22. Requests are to be sent to Concert Management Arthur Judson at the Fisk Building, New York City.
Thelma Given to Play in Newark
Thelma Given, the violinist, will play for the Newark Teachers’ Association in the New Jersey City Auditorium this evening, January 18. Her last recital at Williamsport, Pa., was unusually successful.
Raymond Havens in Recital Here
Raymond Havens, the young American pianist, who has been heard here once each year during the past three or four seasons, will give another piano recital in Town Hall on Monday afternoon, January 22.
MUSICAL COURIER
Rich, Harry Aleinikoff, Romain Verney and Hans Rindler), Mildred Jones Schneider, accompanied by Loretta Rerk, and Lillian Holmstrand Frazer, accompanied by Ray Daniels Jones. The program upheld the high standards for which the Matinee Musicale Club stands.
Fortnightly Club in Concert.
The Fortnightly Club, a chorus of male voices conducted by Clarence R. Bawden, gave a delightfiul concert at the Academy of Music, January 3, ably assisted by Helen Buchanan Hitner, soprano; James F. Swarty, tenor, and George C. A. Deturler, bass. Among the choral numbers, the Hymn to Apollo and the Musical Trust were outstanding features. Each of the soloists contributed a short group of songs.
Ralph Rinder Organ Recital.
Ralph Rinder, the organist of Holy Trinity Church, gave the first of his mid-winter organ recitals on January 6 before a large audience,
Frieda Hempel’s Recital.
One of the most pleasing recitals of the season was given at the Academy of Music, January 6, by Frieda Hempel, assisted by Coenraad V. Bos at the piano and Louis P. Fritze, flutist. Her program included songs of Schumann, Brahms and Meyerbeer. The third group was composed of old songs of the seventeenth century, while five Irish songs made up group four. The program closed with the Beautiful Blue Danube by Strauss. Her final encore was Oh Robin, Little Robin, by a Philadelphia composer, Frances McCollin.
Alfred Cortot With Philadelphia Orchestra.
Alfred Cortot was the soloist at the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts, December 29 and 30. He played the Saint-Saëns concerto, No. 4, in C minor, with fire and vigor, arousing storms of applause from the audience. The other numbers on the program were the Beethoven symphony, No. 7, in A major, and the tone poem, Don Juan, by Strauss. This was the last concert which Dr. Stokowski conducted before his departure for Europe. After insistent applause, at the close of the concert, he made a brief speech.
Mr. Cortot was gtiest of honor at a reception given by Mrs. Harold Yarnell, January 1, at which he played several numbers.
Choral Society Sings Messiah.
The Choral Society, under the direction of Henry Gordon Thunder, gave its twenty-sixth performance of Handel’s Messiah at the Academy of Music, December 27, with Dicie Howell, soprano; Elizabeth Hood Latta, contralto; Royal P. MacLellan, tenor, and Henri Scott, bass, as soloists.
Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus Sings Carols.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus, which has done such splendid work in the past eight years under the direction of Leopold Stokowski, sang Christmas carols in City Hall Plaza and four of the different squares in the city on Christmas Eve.
Remarkable Concert at Wanamaker’s.
The concert in the grand court of Wanamaker’s Philadelphia store on December 26 was one of unusual interest. Marcel Dupré and Charles M. Courboin were the soloists on the great organ, assisted by the Philadelphia Orchestra, directed by Stokowski. The first two numbers were the second chorale and finale in B flat by César Franck, whose one hundredth anniversary is being celebrated this month. The second chorale was played by the orchestra, with Mr. Dupré at the organ.
Loreley for First Time at Academy
The Metropolitan Opera Company presented Catalani’s Loreley for the first time in Philadelphia, December 26, with Frances Alda in the title role. Marie Sundelius appeared as Anna, Edward Johnson as Walter, Jose Mardones as the Margrave and Giuseppe Danise as Herman. Madame Alda made an entrancing Loreley and the Rhine maidens were fascinating. Rosina Galli, Giuseppe Bonfiglio and the corps-de-ballet gave delightful incidental dances. Moranzoni conducted.
The program presented by the Philadelphia Orchestra, December 22 and 23, opened with the Shepherd’s Music from the Christmas Oratorio by Bach. The concerto in G minor by Bach, for violin and orchestra, followed with Jacques Thibaud, soloist. The third number was the Passacaglia in C minor (Bach), with a new orchestration by Leopold Stokowski. Mr. Thibaud appeared after the intermission to play the lively Symphonie Espagnole (Lalo) in faultless manner. The program closed with a fine interpretation of the end of Act III from Die Walküre.
Chamber Music Concert
The Boyle-Gittelson-Penha Trio provided an afternoon of delightful music at a meeting of the Chamber Music Association. The trio is composed of George F. Boyle, pianist; Frank Gittelson, violinist, and Michael Penha, cellist. The program consisted of the Beethoven trio in E flat, Ravel’s A minor trio and Dvorak’s F minor trio.
Jeanne Behreaud with Philharmonic Orchestra in Startling Performance
The audience which assembled at the Academy of Music, December 17, to hear the Philharmonic Orchestra, under Josef Pasternack, was surprised and delighted with the performance of little eleven-year-old Jeanne Behreaud, who played Mozart’s A major piano concerto. She is a pupil of Julius Leefson, the Leefson-Hille Conservatory; the beautiful cadenza which she played in the concerto was written by Maurits Leefson. She was obliged to play two encores.
The other soloist of the evening was Giuseppe Argentino, a young tenor whom Mr. Pasternack discovered. His voice is very high and sweet. He sang two airs, from Tosca and II Trovatore, adding two encores. The orchestra played Beethoven’s overture Coriolan, Bach’s air and gavotte from the suite in D major, the Weber-Weingartner Invitation to the Dance, Verdi’s overture to Forza del Destino and the Rimsky-Korsakoff Capricqio Espagnol.
Philadelphia Music Teachers’ Association.
Mrs. Harriet Seymour of New York was the speaker at the meeting of the Philadelphia Music Teachers’ Association, December 19. She made a strong appeal for the development of rhythm and freedom in children and urged getting
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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Enesco, Hempel, Cortot, Dupre, Courboin, Thibaud, Heifetz, Dux and Metropolitan Opera Artists Are Heard
Philadelphia, Pa., January 7.—In the absence of Leopold Stokowski, the Philadelphia orchestra programs, January 5 and 6, were conducted by Georges Enesco, conductor, composer and violinist. The first and last numbers on the program, the Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2, in D major, and the symphony in E flat, were compositions by Mr. Enesco, while in the second number he appeared most delightfully as violin soloist, playing the Brahms concerto in D. Thaddeus Rich, concertmaster of the orchestra, conducted the latter number.
Matinee Musical Club.
The Matinee Musical Club held a luncheon on January 2, followed by a concert. Georges Enesco, the Roumanian composer, conductor and violinist, was a guest of honor and spoke to the club in French, Mrs. Henry M. Tracy translating. Other distinguished speakers were Herbert Tily, president of the Musical Art Club; Bruce Carey, the new director of music at Girard College; Commander Graham, of the United States Navy; Mrs. Harold Butler, president of the Modern Club, and Mrs. James Lichten-berger, president of the Philomusian Club. The features in the concert were the Rich Quartet (composed of Dr.
EUGEN
PUTNAM
AmericanlComposer’s Works Acclaimed by the Critics
“The folk humor of Eugen Putnam’s song, ‘I’d Rather Have a Young Man,’ is equal to anything that comes from . Europe.”
—Musical Courier (N. Y.)
“A pianistic composition called ‘Novelette,’ by Eugen Putnam, is ingeniously and brilliantly conceived and makes for optimism, even in August ‘dog days’.”
•—Musical Digest (V. Y.)
“Eugen Putnam, in his excursion into the musical past, has come back with a very charming result, ‘Quill Dance,’ as he calls his effective piano composition.”
—Musical America (N. Y.)
“The ‘Humoresque,’ by Eugen Putnam, offers admirable opportunities for advanced concert artists in search of solo material which is entirely away from the beaten track.”
—Musical Observer (N. Y.)
“ ‘Love’s Springtime,’ by Eugen Putnam, is a song that seems more like the upwelling utterance of a bird which greets the smiling morn.”
—Musical Observer (N. Y.)
“The audience so much appreciated Mr. Putnam’s ‘Quill Dance,’ played by Marguerite Monnot, that it had to be repeated.”
•—Paris Edition N. Y. Herald.
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