The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13
In Music S Realm.

The array OF artists offered for the library
! Schubert concerts, TO be given under the
auspices OF the Commercial cub at the Peo-
/ pies church in st. Paul. is quite the mcst
/ brilliant ever gathered in one season.
The series will be opened the evening OF
| Dec. by the Theodore Thomas Chicago or
/ chestra This orchestra viii give three con-
1 certs-the evenings of Dec. l and AMI
matinee Saturday afternoon. Dec. 3.
George Hamlin, the famous tenor, assisted
/ by the Schubert club chorus and orchestra,
Will appear about Jan. 10. At this concert
| the latest musical fad which IS attracting
much attention in the East. The Persian
/ Garden" will be given. The date for Rosen-
! thai is Feb. g. and that Of Saur is Feb. 20.
Each deserves a separate paragraph. as each
demands q separate and entire programme
! Both are brilliant, and the difficulty vii not
! be before, but after. hearing. TO decide wAich
! is the more brilliant which greater. Each
has been called by worthy critics 1.-THE great
est living pianist Technique is with each a
god Both play the compositions which no
one else can compass. Maurice Rosenthal
/ is the cousin OF Fannie loomheld-Zeigler.
\ the Chicago pianist. and therefore a Hebrew
/ He has been unfortunate In his American
| journeys twice they have had TO be given
| up on account OF sickness. Therefore all
America has been agog for two years. Emil
Saur is not s. wei known in the states as
this is his first tour; but in Europe he equals
the greatest.
critic. calls him in blsek and white the
greatest living pianist" SO Rosen.hal ard
Paderewskl Will have 10 look to their laurels.
are to appear in one concert March ?. Blo-d,
name, fame and art unite IN Nine Marchesi.
She IS the daughter OF Marchesi the Great,
but she is not a great singer, she Is a per-
feet singer. She has not the voice OF Msr-
chest OF Meib1, OF SandersOn or Gerst. r.
But. better than they, she knows how TO
sing. Her art is perfect. That she is the
idol OF artistic London. where she spends
most of her time is proof OF her worth.
Krehbiel thought her coming so necessary to
Americas education that ne had determined
on bringing her here himself.
Marteau has been heard IN this city be-
fore. lie played here a boy. and again
as a man, each time winning many laurels.
One OF the most delightful OF last year 3
memories the appearance OF FfrancOn
Davies with the Minneapolis Philharmonic.
lie sang as no other man sings, with
richness OF culture which lifts everything
he does above mere vOcalism. He IS WEIGH
man, Oxford graduate. having been edu-
Gated for the cloth. He has a mighty iu-
teligence and spirited temperament. He In
PRODUCED "cantiiations or the reading OF
poems to a piano accompaniment And. by
the way he can sing Father O'Flynn" In
way TO make one forget Plunkeit Green.
! Davies will be assisted by the Schubert club
/ chorus and orchestra.
Nine Johanna GadsN who will also be
assisted by the Schubert club chorus and
! orchestra. viii appear 10 the last concert Of
! the series, April q. she has been for three
\ seasons the leading soprano Of the Damrosch
/ German Opera company. She sang here in
( January, 1896 IN 'Tannhauser' ard ''Lsohen-
grin But she is not the singer now that
I she was then. A rich fullness has ceme over
her art; she has more warmth. more sat
isfying quality OF emotion. a more psrfect
\ vocal development. She Is one OF the rare
( sort. equally attractive IN opera or concert
/ But her balcony aria In 'Lohensr,n," or the
/ "Dich Theure Halle" Of "Tannhauser,' are
/ things never TO be forgotten. She is a ORA
matte German soprano. but she never sacri-
I fees voice for effect. Except Marcella 6 m
4 brich, soprano Will be in America thu ;
/ season who is more worthy OF hearing than
I Gadski.
! After this week no more series tickets will
/ be sold.
A highly interesting feature OF the Schubert
clubs Wednesday afternoon recital will be
/ Miss Edith Frances Whipples exposition OF
the natural methods OF teaching music. Her
/ system is known as the Fletcher system
/ IL enables the pupils % progress pleasantly
and surely over all technical difficulties, not
/ without labor. but without realizing any Of
these terrors.
I In beginning the work the child is given
/ all the signs IN musical notation. cut out
] OF thin Sins OF back wood. with which he
becomes familiar by handling The names of
! all the characters are Dleasingly impressed
/ by means OF stories about Miss Treble Clef,
! Mr.. Bass Clef and Mrs. Whole Note and her
I large family 81 Notes. The home OF the Note
| family is the STAFF House, which is construct
/ ed on the kindergarten table By means OF
tapes fitted into frame al each end. The
I lines and spaces are learned without conscious
I effort. and any number OF ledger lines have
/ no tes'Tors for the children. The Note family
I is then moved in and each member is given
! its own peculiar name according TO Its place
| in the house. A number OF other Kindergarten
I devices are used to impress the idea OF nota-
I ton without letting Il become nonotoDous
( and wearisome 10 the pupil. While learning
I 20 place the notes I'm their place tho stan
he Is also learning their sound ct the same
, time fer It Is sounded for him on the
piano or sung until he recognizes II with sc-
/ euracy ana knows that the sound belongs TO
/ A note in a fixed position on the stan.
The piano pupils OF Mrs. Jeanette Milford
! gave the first Of 4 series OF matinee recitals
! Friday at Dyer's music rooms
Numbers were played by Miss Grace Nelson,
I Miss Des LaunerS. Miss Hill. Miss Bailey and
1 Miss Heising.
Mrs Avery Smith and Nh De Lorme VIII
J give their first pupils recital Tuesday even
! ing IN Conoyer hail.
Olaf Halls the yiollnist viii give his first
1 concert in ST. Paul Thursday evening in
4 Anaaute and Fnele lfrom the Concerto), Mem
delssohn. Olaf Halls: "A Song OF Thanks
1 giving" Allison. Miss Pace: ray Prelude (E
/ minor Nendalssohn tb} Bsllade lOp a. No
! Thome. 90 Po.onaise. NienisNski, Olaf Halls;
I The Muleteer OF Tsrrssona." Henrlon Mr..
! Churchill. "Sunshfns Song. Greg. Miss Pace:
/ Russian airs. Wieniavsk Olaf Halls: Miss
/ Minnie Bergh sccompanfst.
The Derthic Musical Literary club win meet
/ tomorrow evening with Samuel IveTson and
/ the Misses iyerson. apartment 81. The Buck
ingham. Mrs. Campbell has charge Of the
works OF Mende,ssOhn. Miss Corot will read
I an essay on Mendelssohn. Mrs. p W Nell
son will give the analysis OF the illustrative
numbers. a ousrtetts VIII sing The Sky
/ lark ans Il Would That My Love- and a
/ trio will render Lift Thine Eyes" The last
meeting OF the club was spent in the study OF
Chopin and the following participated: Ars.
A 2 Campbell. Miss n Fayeryezther. Miss
Miller Mrs c. X Harmon. Miss Ada liver
son. E B Perry and J. d. Van cIeve. Mss
Z Wfi@E was chaiIm man.