The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-19
MUSICAL GOSSIP.

the most attractive works written for cello:
Mr.. Xanuer gave three "fantasy'' pieces by
Schumann, and Mr. Rakeman two short num-
bers for violin. The vocalists were Mr.. Hern-
don Morsel, formerly member of the club,
and Mrs. Gerritt Smith, of New York. Mrs.
Smith has fresh soprano voice of great purity
and is one Of the best parlor singers In the
country. She was heard to best advantage in
group of songs by Chadwick, Jadassohn, and
Gori. This concert closed the clubs second
season, and It is to be hoped that the results
will warrant a continuance Of these pleasing
entertainments
Mr.. Paul Miersch has made many friends in
the few years since he came to this city, not
only by cello playing, but also by his modest
demeanor and sincerity of purpose. He sails
for Europe about the middle of May having
been engaged for the Bayreuth festival of this
year. The month of June will be spent in re-
hearsals, and during July and August there
will be four performances a week. ''Tann-
haeuser," "The Maistersinger," and "Parsi-
fal'' are the works to be given. Mr. Miersch
expects to be back about October l.
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The Santley concert attracted only small
audience. The reason is difficult to assign.
In England, Australia, and Canada Santley's
name has been sufficient to crowd the concert
halls. He is still the great artist of former
years and sang the Handel aria, ''Ruddier than
the Cherry" in style that was a revelation
to most of the audience He was apparently
somewhat out of sorts because of the small
house and was not sin touch' with those who
were present. The artistic playing of Herr
Franz Wilczek called forth the most deter
mined applause, of the evening. Mrs. Ida
Bond Young and Mr.. Thomas Impett were
also well received.
The accompanist of the Santley company
succumbed to ''la grippe in Cleveland, and
Mrs. Carl E. Martin filed her place here Mrs.
Martin is the wife of DR.. Carl Martin, the
popular basso, who will be remembered as
singing in "The Light of Asia'' when first
given by the Choral Society.
When the Choral Society gave the s'Spectre's
Bride" two years ago the solo parts were sus-
tanned by Mrs. George Henschel, George j.
Parker, and DR.. B. M. Hopkinson. This year
Mrs. s. G. Ford, Of Cleveland; William j.
LAWN, and William Ludwig have been en-
gagged. The baritone part is the most exacting
and will give the admirers of Mr. Ludwig an
abundance of opportunity to study his voice
and methods. "The Spectre's Bride'' was
written for the Birmingham festival of 1885,
kAuSubI duu WIS SlV0U III UUlS country
November Is by the Arion Club, of Providence,
of which Jules Jordan is the conductor No
other modern work has achieved so great and
instantaneous success. A second hearingis
always better than the first and the members
of the chorus discover new beauties with each
rehearsal
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The Choral Society will follow out its Gus
tom of printing the words of the cantata in
the book programme. The cover will be in
keeping with the poem, bearing design pre-
pared by Miss Viola W. Hyam, member of
the soprano choir These programmes are
treasured by the friends of the society and
very few of them are found in the house after
q concert.
Pittsburg is to have five days music fes-
tival, beginning May 12, with Anton Seidl
conductor. The programmes are very at
tractive and are noticeable from the fact that
no oratorio will be given and no concert will
be given up to any one work. Several short
works will be presented, among them Haydn's
"Imperial Moss" Schumann's ''Gypsy Life"
the first two parts OF st. Saens' 'The
"Deluge," Grieg's sat the Cloister Gate"
Gade's Message of Spring. "The Diver,''
by Vogrich; 'Thc Flight to Egypt Max
Bruch; Rossini's ''Stabat Mater,1' and an
engaged are Mrs. Mielke, Miss De We're, Mrs.
WyInan, and Mrs Jennie Patrick Walker, So
pranos; Rosa Linde, contralto Andreas Dip
pei and A. l.. Guile, tenors; Theodor Reich
man, baritone, and Emil Fischer, bass.
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The death of Eben Tourjee removes from
the musical world one of its most energetic
workers. He was best known as the founder
of the New England Conservatory of Music,
but his work In other directions was equally
as important. The class system of instruc-
tion originated with him. He organized and
directed in part the Peace Jubilee of 1859 and
the Worlds Jubilee of 1872. He has been an
invalid for the last two or three years, break
ing down under the strain of his severe and
continued labors.
Hyphens seem to be considered essential to
a singers success At the Walker-Gunn
concert in New York last week among the as
sisting artists were Mrs Anna Bulkeley- Hills
and Mrs. Sarah Baron-Anderson, who took the
ing too i'll to appear, and Miss Ella Detz-
Clymer, who gave recitations.
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~ W Scharwenka sails for home this week and
will return in September, bringing his family
to the house in Brooklyn which ne has al
ready leased,
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Jadassohn is reported to have accepted an
engagement with New York conservatory,
and there is rumor that Rheinberger is also
coming.
Arthur Fredhem, the great Liszt player, is