The herald., 1898-02-27
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At the third concert by the Los Angelo.
symphony orchestra, which VIII take place
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in Musl,
hall, Edward Grleg's Peer Gynt Suite
will take the place OF symphony. Thi:
suite, which was originally written as
Ibsen's comedy of the same name,' wa,
first produced in New York by Theodor,
Thomas orchestra in 1889
or this suite w. s. B. Mathews in the De
cember number of "Music" has this tt
say. after first thus introducing the com
poser: ''Gricg is one of the most interest
Ing composers of the, present time, anc
has found wide acceptance outside of hi.
native Norway He has made marked
impression, and has brought into the mu
sic of the world what may be termed q
characteristic note lie has written in al
most every department of music, and be.
longs conspcuously to the modern roman.
tic school, in that he has derived the sug
6estion or inspiration of very many of his
compositions from poetic suggestion.
Peer Gynt Is q ne'er do weel in Ibsen's
poem. He had variety of adventures IN
the course of his Improbable life. few
OF which are alluded to in the suite here
under consideration. For example, 1t be-
gins with somewhat pastoral movement
designated. In English The Morning
Mood In this the flavor of Norwegian
folk song Is only very family perceptible
and Is more to be ina gned from the some
what unusual succession of chords thar
from anything very characteristic in the
melody.
me second movement of the suite, The
Death OF Ase.' is practically funeral
march of sad and grief-laden character
Ase Is the poor mother of Peer Gynt, whC
was left alone In her cottage on the noun
tains while her ne'er-do-weei son was OF
tn.,x 4. ~ tx<x,L
ner, desolate and alone, on the bleak noun
tain-sidc. This Is the story of the march
and Its pathos Is vividly expressed In the
music.
"'Anitra's Dance constitutes the third
movement. Anltra In lbsen's story was
fascinating mink Of the desert, who
When Peer Gynt was masquerading as q
prophet. encountered him, and beguiled
rom him one gift after another, until she
hnally took from him his rings and his
horse, and capered off with them like the
winds of the morning, while the pseudo
prophet pursued his sandy and inglorious
way on foot. In this music of Grieg we
have simply the sparkling lightncss OF
Antra, the unaccustomed charm which In
auced her victim to yield to her the things
ne most valued. 1t Is simply a sort of
Iuick waltz or mazurka. and the whole
movement forms delightful contrast to
The sadness of the previous one
The fourth of the tone pictures Is en-
titled, In the Hall of the Mountain King.
II relates to an episode in Peer Gynt's life
when, in exploring the mountain. he came
,pon one of the original owners of the
country a gnome, who took him into the
tavern where the gnomes had their home.
Il Is the queer and uncanny music of these
humorous. prankish people that Grieg has
Irought out in this closing movement of
ais suite. 1t is n rapid, dance-lilSe move
nent, which is extremely grotesque in tone
ioloring. The whole composition Is poetic
N conception, and even In its eltlshncss is
wonderfully musical and beautiful
There will be two sooists at this next
concert. A song by Miss Beresford JOY
md violin number by Miss Edna Foy.
The orchestra will accompany both. The
mtire program follows:
Grand march, from "Tannhauser" (Wag-
ier).
Overture, "Ruy Bias" (MendessOhn).
Ballet music from Malta" (Delibes),
Aria, "Mon Occur s'ouvre a la voix.' -
Samson ct Dalila" (Saint -Saens), Miss
Beresford Joy.
Peer Gynt Suite, op. 49, Break of Day"
Asses Death" "Anitra's Dance" "In the
Halls of the Mountain Kings" (Grieg)
Violin. ".Souvepr de Bade" Ueonard)--
Miss Edna Foy.
Hungarian Tahtaise (Brahms).
O O O
Miss Gertrude Auld-Thomas will pre-
ent delightful program at her second rev
ntal tomorrow evening at the Blanchard
Fitzgerald hall. Among other things she
will sing the Air du Rassignal' from Han
lel's "L'Allegro II Pensieroso' for her
endition of which in Paris the Anglo
american of that city says: Her sing
ng was perfection" and again In London
he Morning Post says: Miss Auld dis
,layed great hexibility and fine quality of
roice In her rendering Of the air from
L'Allegro II Pensieroso" of Handel"
Here is the full program:
I. (a),"A disappointment" (Helen Hood);
b., "a Violet" (Helen Hood; (c) Ghosts"
Margaret Ruthven Lang.
2. "Pleurez Mes Yeux" (MassaneD.
8. (a), "Berceuse" Dopple); (b). Concert
Talzer" BuechneT.
4. (a) Sunday" (Brahms); (b). "Lull-
Iby" (Brahms).
s. "Air du Rossignol" from "L'Allegro
/, II Pensieroso" HandeD.
g. (a), "A Sonnenlicht, Sonnenschein"
Scharwenka): (b), ''Tumederals" (Cham-
nade) (c), "Dormez-vous" (Wekerlin).
Z. "Canzonetta" (Meyer-Helmund)
A recital will be given by the ]. o. c.
,horus OF thirty-six voices, under the di-
lection of Myrtle Martin. at the Pco
Heights Congregational church on the
wening of March 3D.. Miss Dora James
riolin, and Miss Ada Davenport. piano, will
issist The following program will be pre-
tented: Chorus, 'Song of a Triton" q. L.
Malloy); violin solo, Simple Aveu" (Fran-
iis Thome), Miss Dora James; quartet
sSlumber Song" Misses Martin, Book
Lowder, Davenport; solo, "The Summer
song" (Wm. Chapman)-Miss Myrtle Mar
I'm; reading, Diamond Cut Diamond
Miss Edna Davenport; chorus, Eat Even
ide" (W. B. Goate), violin obligato--Miss
Dora James; vocal solo. 'In Seville" a.
oressauer)-Miss Maud Roney; chorus,
THE Vesper Bell" (Theodore Podbert-
lky); violin solo. "Alla Zingaresca" Ca
rschetzchulin)-Miss Dora James; double
luartet "Angel Chorus (Mendelssohn)-
Misses Martin. Book, Lowder Davenport
Lawson, McClary, Palmer, Falls.
o O O
Miss Arley c. Mott of Santa Paula. a
member of the silver-meda class of June
1898, of the Los Angeles Conservatory of
Music and Arts, gave an interesting piano
iecitai Tuesday afternoon at the Y. M. C.
4. nall Earl b. Valentine violin; as
listed. The recital was given under the
Erection of Mrs. Emily J. Valentine. A
arge audience was present and Miss Mott
VINO is but IL, presented a program of am
bilious numbers. creditably.
Music at the Churches
At Unity church the r,,us,o xh,. -