The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
MUSICAL COMMENT.

The management of the Artists series.
In announcing the coming of Alexander
Petschnikoff for the fifth concert in their
course, takes the responsibility of saying
| that it VIII be the very greatest event
in its remarkable list of superb en-
| gagements. Indeed, it is to be one Of
| the greatest events ever known in the
| city for st. Paul for Petschnikoff is one
| Of the men who appears but once in a life
| time. 1t is feeble praise to say that he
| Is regarded in Europe as the greatest vio-
| ltnist, and has won in a few weeks the
| same unanimous verdict in this country
| But he is not simply a great violinist,
| he is a man OF universal musical genius
! and one of the very highest masters of
| harmony.
! Born in the very meanest circumstances
| of life, the child of obscure Russian peas
| ants, he haS~risen before thirty years Of
| age to the very foremost rank Of fame
! and honor, combined with quite as much
! wealth As can ever be good for any one
| man. When he went to Berlin to play
| he was absolutely unknown to any but
| few critics, he awOke the next morning,
| like Byron, to find himself famous, for
| all the papers were teeming with praise.
| His visit there was veritable sensa-
| ton.
After his great success IN Berlin Pet
| schnikon was called upon to visit Co.
| penhagen which he did that same winter
| After his first concert there criticism by
| Sophus Michaelis In the Avisen said: An
! Orpheus has entered our city alive under
| the Russian name Of Petschnikoff. For,
| If ever playing has sounded that could
| conquer everything mortal and immortal
| could even make streams and trees listen,
| 1T must have been the violin tone with
| which the young Russian conquered the
| large audience Of the Koncert PaIais last
| evening. This violin tone surpasses in
melting beauty, IN thrilling power, every
| thing, any instrument or singing voice
that We have yet heard. The tone of
! Petschnikoff belongs to a finer sphere
than any other music; it is purer and
sublimer than any we have ever heard;
with this tone the young master could
| enter the neither world and bring relief
| to 'Tantalus and to all other damned.
/ ''Petschnikoh plays with closed eyes, a.
in darkness his soul clings to the tones
I as the only living, the only luminous
| thing on earth. And to the nearer moth
| Ing remains but TO listen to this ethereal,
delicate song. To speak Of mastership
| wouldzbey profane. sPetschnikoff's playing
/ Is far more than mastery 81
| In New York his success has been i'm
mediate and overwhelming. Krehbiel
| says of him: 'sThe man is an artist of
| the kind that We have the privilege of
| welcoming only twice or thrice in a gem
1 -
| at least, has won so complete triumph"
! This is the man who comes here to the
| Peoples church on Tuesday night, Dec
| II, with Lachaume, the eminent French
! pianist.
| Miss Alice B. Schoch. daughter of An
| drew Schoch, will give an Evolutionary
! and musical recital next Thursday even
| ing at Raudenbush- hall. The Century
I Mandolin orchestra and the Regal Man
| dolin quintette will partictpat to-:
| Miss Schoch VIII speak, How Lucy
I Learned to SWIM How Salvador Won
and Brooks ITO the Lion" Prof. Henry
| De Lorme viii sing at Was Not So to
Be-" Mrs. Katherine Gray. will render LIE
| Seran Rose and Miss McGinnis "A Mar
BILE Dream" while q. ]. McCarery will
| contribute a tenor. solo.
Miss Zulena Fuller will read the potion
scene from Romeo and Juliet" Mrs F.
L. Hoffman win be the aecompanist.
| The pupils of Miss Laura w Hall gave
| a piano recital Friday afternoon in the
Professional league rooms, Raudenbush
building. Those participating In the pro-
| gramme were: Lusette Alexander, Helen
Prest, Irene O'Regan, Bessie Breen, Cliff
ford Long, MaFceiIa Purtell, Misses Pur-
tell and Whitehorne May Wright, MurieI
Long, Helen Whftehorne, Mae Hall and
NJ
Lowering, Marion Smith and Vera Bill
ings.
de.
The regular Schubert Grub fortnightIy
musicale. a Chopin Ifszt recital b. Mrs.
Herman Scheffefi5i has been postponed
from Dee. to Dee.l15
Miss Mile E. Pottgieser will sing this
evening in Mrs. Fafe's place in the Peo-
ple's church choir %.tf
The Schubert eIubswiu give an enter
tainment tomorrow evening at the La
fayette school, Fairfield avenue, West st.
Paul. This is one of-the series Of enter
tainments given under the auspices of
the Woman's Civic league.
The programmszto be presented Tues
day evening at THE Peoples church in
the first concert of the Schubert club
choral series follows:
Overture, William Tell" .Rossini
Orchestra
"Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
by r. Coleridge-Taylor
A cantata for tenor solo, chorus and or
Soprano solo. Die Loreli' .....L List
..r, Miss Gordon and Orchestra.
by Saint-Saens
Duet from the opera ''Lakme" -. .Delibes
MISS Gordon, Mr.. -Hamlin and OcheStra
The Sun-W orshipper" Gorfng Thomas
A choral ode for soprano and tenor solo,
chorus and orchestra.
A song service will be given this even
ing at the Peoples church by the follow
ing: Miss Celeste Coghlan. soprano; Miss
Mile E. Pottgteser. alto; J. Warren Tur-
ner. tenor; Francissek RosenthaI, bass;
assisted by Miss Minnie Bergh, pianist;
Arthur Bergh. violfnist; c. G. Titcomb.
organist. The following programme will
be presented:
Voluntary .:.;.-.-.....:.......... Rubinstein
Plano and Organ
Anthem. In Humble Faith and
Psalm, Gloria"
Duet. Love Divine .-........St iner
Trio, Nocturne' .MendelsSohn
Violin. Piano and Organ.
Contralto solo, 30 God, Have
Quartette. Savior. Breathe An i0'o"
Evening Blessing j. Raft
offertory, The Day Is Ended. Bartlett
Violin Qbligato.
The choir Of ST. Joseph.s Catholic
church is preparing to sing a mass bv
Silas. at Christmas time The choir per-
sonnet for that occasion will be: So
pranos, Mrs. O'Relfiy, Mrs. John L.
Snapp. Mrs. Hartigan: altos. Miss Danz.
Miss Peiemus; tepors. Gus Zenzius, Mr.
Sanborn; bassoss Francissek Rosenthal,