MUSICAL COURIER
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June 21, 1923
Colin O’More Heard at Music Trades Convention
Colin O’More finished his first concert season with an appearance before the members and guests of the Allied Music Trades Convention at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Besides several numbers in French, Mr. O’More sang by special request some of the more popular numbers which he has recorded for the Vocalion records, among which were Little Town in Ould County Down; Heaven at the End of the Road (by H. O. Osgood), the famous Three O’Clock in the Morning, which is said to have had a sale in the hundreds of thousands, and a new Irish song called Take a Look at Molly, which delighted the audience.
Mr. O’More will spend the summer with his manager, Arthur Hadley, at their famous stock farm near Goshen, N. Y., opening the coming season at Brockton, Mass.
Nikisch’s American Orchestral Debut with Boston Symphony
Mitja Nikisch will make his first orchestral appearances in this country with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conductor, on November 2 and 3. A sentimental interest is attached to this engagement in view of the fact that his father, the late Arthur Nikisch, was a former conductor of the Boston Orchestra. His New York debut with the New York Symphony will follow a week later, and he will be soloist also with the Cincinnati Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra during the month of November.
Pittsburgh Post Critic Commends Sundelius
Marie Sundelius, especially chosen to sing at the May Festival and Concert of the Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church of Pittsburgh, appeared there on May 7, giving one of her characteristic recital programs. It was Harvey B. Gaul, of the Post, who in part wrote as follows after he had reviewed the Metropolitan soprano’s performance: “For sheer beauty of single tones, I know of no one who excels this soprano. There is the same ravishing loveliness in one of her tones that one achieves when touching a brush full of pure madder or magenta to canvas; it is as exquisite as a single sunbeam or moonray.”
Wilhelm H. Leib Dead
The death of Wilhelm H. Leib, veteran voice teacher and choral conductor of the Central West, occurred at his suburban home in Joplin, Mo., May 1. For the past forty years he has lived in Kansas City and Joplin where his work as a teacher and conductor has been a strong factor in the development of vocal music.	J. B. V.
Weingartner at Zurich
Felix Weingartner, after a successful concert in London, left for the Continent on his way to Zurich, where, as already announced in the Musical Courier, he was especially engaged to conduct the Meistersinger performances at the International Music Festival.
Dux Sails
Claire Dux, heard here this season as guest artist with the Wagnerian Festival Singers, sailed for Europe on the S. S. Resolute on Tuesday, June 12. Miss Dux will return in the fall for a long concert tour, which will include her first appearances on the Coast.
Hughes to Tour South
Edwin Hughes’ southern tour next season will open in Washington, D. C., with a recital, under the auspices of the Fine Arts Society, after which he will continue from there through the eastern part of the South.
Easton Recital for Boulder, Col.
Florence Easton, among other engagements prior to reporting at the Metropolitan for rehearsals on October 29, will sing in Boulder, Col., on October 25, giving a full recital program.
Keener Makes 78th Appearance of Debut Year
Suzanne Keener, coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, made the seventy-eighth appearance of this, her debut year, in South Norwalk, Tuesday evening, June 12. As usual, she scored a tremendous success.
L. E. Behymer in New York
L. E. Behymer has sufficiently recovered from the effects of the automobile accident of which he was a victim to undertake a trip to the East. He was due in New York yesterday (June 20).
William Thorner to Sail
William Thorner will sail for Europe on July 4 on board the Leviathian. He will spend the summer there.
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triumphant reappearance, London, Queen’s Hall, Saturday, receiving overwhelming ovation from capacity house. Was in glorious voice. Compelled give seven encores, at end of concert, people crowding stage and street cheering.”
Szigeti Scores in Berlin and Vienna
The appended criticisms of Joseph Szigeti give a very vivid idea of his success in Berlin and Vienna:
Busoni’s concerto in D major was played by Szigeti with towering mastery.—Die Zeit, November 22, 1922.
Busoni’s violin concerto, under the master hands of Szigeti, became a truly grand improvisation of brilliant finish.— Vorwärts, November 23, 1922.
Szigeti played Busoni’s concerto absolutely perfectly, full of beauty and in pure style. He is without a rival in this work and was feted a great and noble artist. Besides this, we were happy to applaud Busoni himself who had to repeatedly acknowledge the applause; the audience would not rest until he came to the platform where he was tendered a prolonged ovation. Berliner Morgenpost, November 26, 1922.
The grand style in which Szigeti played Busoni’s violin concerto was admirable.—Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, November 25, 1922.
Joseph Szigeti played with brilliant tone and “Rattenfänger” technic. Busoni, too, was called to the platform and shared the applause together with Szigeti.—National-Zeitung, November 22, 1922.
Szigeti played Busoni’s concerto in truly brilliant style.—Vossische Zeitung, Berlin, November 21, 1922.
Szigeti displayed the charms of his sweet and elegant tone.—Ber-linger Zeitung am Mittag, November 21, 1922.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Terry Entertain
On June 6, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huntington Terry gave the last informal reception of the season at their studio in the Metropolitan Opera House building. These receptions are attended by many prominent musicians, and in fact the Terrys have gathered around them quite a coterie of interesting people. As a usual thing there are many singers who render impromptu programs—not one of those set affairs where one has to listen for a couple of hours to a long drawn-out program, but at the Terry Studio it is so delightfully spontaneous that it is one of the features of their receptions. A few of the artists taking part in this last gathering of the season were Paule le Perrier, who sang Mr. Terry’s Reveries, and a Japanese Fantasie; Ellis Boyle, tenor, who also sang two numbers by Mr. Terry— The Sky Is Always Blue, and the Morning Is Calling— and Tilla Gemunder, who gave Mr. Terry’s well known The Answer. Among the guests were Sue Harvard, Ethel Watson Usher, Beatrice Fine, Grace Hoffman, Lois Long, Baroness Katharine Evans von Klenner, Tilla Gemunder, Eleanor Owens, Bobby Besler, Ann Sims Glusker, Minnie Carey Stine, Margot Samoranya, Ida Geer Weller, Idelle Patterson, Jean Stockwell, Martha Fine, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Shulz, Franklin Riker, Manly Price Boone, Justin Lawrie, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tuckerman, Mr. and Mrs. Paul le Perrier, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Tasker, B. Bosworth, Robert S. Childe, Ernezt W. Appleby, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hemstreet, and Mrs. Wallace Briggs.
Szigeti played Busoni’s concerto absolutely faultlessly, with precision and respect for the polyphony, with eminent musical understanding and noble virtuosity, so as to expound its soul and spirit.—Berliner Bosenzeitung, November 24, 1922.
The violin star, Szigeti, shone brightly in Busoni’s violin concerto.— Welt am Montag, November 27, 1922.
The thundering applause applied to Szigeti’s fascinating playing as well as to Busoni who had to come back to the platform again and
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again. Ansermet accompanied with great adaptive skill.—Berliner Bosenzeitung, November 24, 1922.
It was superbly played by Carl Freidberg and the Kreisler-like Szigeti.—E. Dunton Green in The Chesterian.
A really great violinist. ... A singing fiddler—a fiddling singer, who conjured up Leopold Mozart’s opinion:	The violin has been
invented by Orpheus, the son of Apollo; and the poetess Sapho imagined the bow spanned with horse-hair.—Dr. Ernst Decsey in Wiener Tageblatt.
He played the Brahms concerto with crystalline purity of intonation, formidable technical mastery and soulfulness with a simplicity which alone is suited to the style of this work. Szigeti’s tone is loaded with energy, and, on the other hand, of rare mellowness and luminosity. He belongs to those violinists who give the impression that the strings of the violin have a higher tension as if the length of the bow was ever-changing.—Neue Freie Presse, Vienna.
J. Szigeti belongs to the world’s really great violinists. He played the Chaconne as it is rarely heard; and every thing—whatever its character—in equally masterly manner and in perfect style.—Wiener Mittag-Zeitung, Vienna.
Why is not this Dohnanyi concerto oftener played also by our great violinists Busch, Szigeti, Kreisler? It is full of fascinating ideas and gives the soloist all imaginable opportunities to shine on the technical and interpretative side.—Deutsche Zeitung, October 17, 1922.
Technically perfect and musically on a high plane, sparkling temperament.—Reichspost, Vienna.
Mine. Soder-Hueck Begins Summer Master Glasses
Mme. Soder-Hueck, the well known vocal teacher and coach, began her summer master classes the first part of this week with a fine enrollment, including a number of out-of-town singers and teachers.
Northrup Sings at Jubilee Celebration
Margaret Northrup, soprano, was assisting artist at the Silver Jubilee Concert given by the People’s Chorus of New York at Town Hall on the evening of May 28. She was enthusiastically received and well merited the applause given her.
Elman’s Tour Next Season Booked Solid
Max Endicoff, manager of the Mischa Elman Concert Direction, announces that he has closed his books for Mr. Elman’s concert tour of this country next season. The celebrated violinist will open his tour with an engagement at the Auditorium, Chicago, on October 7, and will close at a recital in Carnegie Hall on April 27.
Mr, Elman recently arrived in Paris, where he was heard in recital on June 13, after which he was scheduled to leave for London to fill a concert date at Albert Hall on June 20. Other concert engagements in Western Europe will keep him abroad until early August, when he will return to prepare his programs for the season here.
Mr. Endicoff is now preparing the routing for Mr. Elman’s American tour during the season of 1924-25 and is accepting applications for engagements during that period.
Denishawn Dancers to Give Three Performances in Toronto
Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers have been engaged for two nights and a matinee by Norman M. Withrow, manager of Massey Hall, Toronto, on April 25 and 26. This will conclude a week of Canadian engagements as the company is filling a similar schedule in Montreal on April 21 and 22 and will appear in Ottawa and Kingston en route to Toronto.
Kathryn Meisle’s Success Brings Results
Kathryn Meisle’s superb singing of Brahms’ rhapsodie wi,th John T. Watkins’ famous chorus at Scranton, Pa., has not only resulted in engagements as a direct result of Mr. Watkins’ influence, for he surely was delighted, but also in the fact that two other male choirs have now decided to present this great work and have requested Miss Meisle’s services as soloist.
Brailowsky to Debut Next Fall
An interesting pianistic newcomer next season is Alexander Brailowsky, a Russian artist who will make his debut in the fall. Brailowsky has been heard in South America, where he is a great favorite, having played more than forty concerts there in each of the past two seasons.
Frederick Gunster Resting (?)
When Frederick Gunster left for the Blue Mountains of Tennessee he said he was going to take a rest, but when he is not singing in the privacy of his studio he may be found hunting and fishing, motoring, or playing golf. Is this what is called rest?
D’Alvarez Wins Ovation in London
Evans and Salter received the following cable from Ibbs and Tellett of London last week: “D’Alvarez made most
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