The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-04
MUSICAL NOTES.

Two great concerts are soon to be Civ
en- under the auspices of the Conserva-
tory of Music Godowsky, the pianist
gives the first, and Ernest Gamble the
famous American basso, with Madame
Rihel, pianist, of London who toured
with Madame Patti, give the second.
Much the same interest Is being mani
Tested in the coming of the great Rus
sian pianist. Gouowsky under the aus
pices of the Conservatory of Music, as
was shown in the visit of Rosenthal.
| The teachers of the piano, to whom Co
dowslIy is wei known, are urging their
students to attend, and as one teacher
! has taken forty tickets, another thirty.
! another fifteen, etc, the STUDENT element
| will be well represented.
The Chicago musical critic for the New
| York Musical Courier says of a recital
| given by Leopold Godowsky in Chicago
| in December of last year as follows:
| THE recital given by Mr.. GOdowsiSy, the
great Russian pianist, was the principal
pianistic event heard here for some time.
| Modern criticism tends towards extrava-
| gance, either for or against, but in the
matter of Mr.. Godowslly it would be i'm
J possible to speak aught but eXtravaga
ly, for the man is such consummatc
| artist. Godowsky, in the Judgment of
| the unpreiudiced. ranks with ROsenthal
| for technique, and is unsurpassed i'm inter
probation. The extraordinary arrange
ment of the two G fiat studies of Chop
| in Is attemptable only by Godowsky
| or Rosenthal, as the work to be done by
| the left hand Is stupendous. After the
performance of this arrangement, the
audience insisted upon a repetition, and
| not the least enthusiastic applauder was
Moritz Rosenthal who occupied a box,
and wass probably the most appreciatlvc
listener in the audience. All the witchery
| of Godowsky's playing was apparent in
| the LlsZt-TanheuCsc overture which was
the concluding number of a recital which
ranks with any recital heard in Chicago
since music first held sway"
! A school or class. for children, in the
rudiments of music and singing, has been
"a long felt want in our city. We are
! glad to note that such classes are now
being formed at the Jervis- is-Hardenbergh
School of Music and Art. So many pupils
( were enrolled in the childrens class last
Saturday that it has been found neces-
sary to engage a larger hall. Guernsey's s
hall has been secured for the Saturday
morning childrens class.
Mr.. Thomas Beynon, the excellent ten
or singer of the Schubert quartette, and
solist for years of the Second Presbyter-
ian church choir, is soon to reside in New
| York city. where 1t is his intention Of de-
/ voting his whole time and eneIgy to the
development of his rare tenor voice. Mr..
BeynOn has upon many occasions de-
lighted Scranton audiences, and just as
often has he been urged by his numerous
friends TO take up the study of music
| seriously for he surely has a bright flu
turc in store. AS a fitting token of es-
TEEN for his many good qualities a tes-
timonal concert is being arranged for his
benefit by a committee OF representative
people, with Mr. E, l.. Fuller as chair
man; Mr.. II. c. Shafer, treasurer, and
Il. e.. Robathan, secretary. A full list of
the names of the members of the COM
mittee will be published i'm a few days,
The very best talent is being procured
for the testimonial concert, which will be
given at the Lyceum the forepart of De-
cember. Tickets will soon be on sale
by various parties.
4 II l
The music at the morning and evening
services of the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow will be:
Anthem, 80 Divine Redeemer' Gounod
Choir.
Duet, Come Unto Me" ...,,..,.., Faure
Messrs. Gippel and We'kins.
EVENING.
Anthem, Saviour Breathe m Even
ing Blessing ..,.....,.....,....,,,Ch Choir
Solo ..,,,,,,..,.,.,.,,,Mr Mrs. Kathryn Thiele