The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-18


house this afternoon at $50; the series as.
a whole has been extremely satisfactory,
from both an artistic and a financial
point of view, the attendance has in
creased with each concert, and the in
dicatiOus are that crowded house will
greet Director Danz when the curtain
rises this afternoon. The programme for
today is OF the popular order. The spe-
cial features are a soprano solo by Nellie
Wilde Graves and selections by the string
orchestra. The programme in detail is as
follows:
Darz orchestra concert. Metropolitan
opera house. St Paul. Sunday afternoon
March Niarch H. .p S;&o p m, Popular programme:
Overture" "Masanieiiioo;; rassplnSer 2nSer
Fantasie from Robert lie Diable"-
soprano solo-"o Divine Redeemer'~ 1eG 8 user
VII. -, Nellie Wilde Graves,
MISS GerIrGde sans so1ci ME F. j. WI Win
Concert Waltz-,'Weaner Wadln. Ziehrer
Ancante Canta tab.Ie...........Ts .Tschaikowslly
r String Orchestra.
Flnale, Act II I.Ohengrin' ... Wagner
Rhapsodie Hongralse No. 3.......... Liszt
The managers of the Schubert choral
series regret to announce to the series
ucket holders ana TO the public generally
That Rafael JOseffy. on account of III
W
gagements, including St. Paul and Min
neapolis. However, Leopold Godowsky,
pianist scarcely less famous in the mu-
sical world, has been secured in his stead
for concert at the Peoples church
Friday evening, March 90 To lend still
greater interest and variety to the pro-
gramme the services of Louis Shave. the
baritone, have been secured also.
Mrs. F. H. Snyder, of Mankato. who
has been giving a series of concerts in
that city during the winter season at
the Saulspaugh house, gave the last
of the series Thursday evening, March
To- presenting Nine. Jessie Gaynor So
prano, in child1 ems songs, who is an ar
list in her particular line Nine. Cav.
nor was assisted by Mr.. Beale OF Chi
cago, who presided at the piano.
Walter f. Ryder. the Boston baritone,
Will sing the offertory this morning at
St Luke's church. Mr. Ryder has
oeen a musical guest in the city the past
week and has been a prominent figure
IN several musical functions.
Miss Florence Pace, the brilliant young
soprano of st. Paul. sang before the Ne,
vada Concert company during their stay
IN Minneapolis. Manager Young, who
was present, predicted good things for
e. Pace
had but one teacher and her musical
knowledge has been gathered wholly
within the limits of St Paul To her
teacher, Mrs. Ella L4amberson, an ex>
ponent of Vannini, is due the cultiva-
tion and success of this voice. Niss
Pace is soprano solOist of Westminster
church, Minneapolis.
Now that we are to have operatic re-
cltals at the Peoples church, March q.
by Walter DamrOsch, Nine Gadski and
Mr. David Bispham, than whom the
world affords no more distinguished Wag-
merriam interpreters il is worth while to
review briefly the musical ideas of Rich
ara Wagner, an undOubted genius, with
the species
He was ir hot water nearly all his
life quareed with alm9st every one.
thought himself the greatest musician of
history. was arr Ogant. egodsticaI vain.
out nevertheless a poet dramatist and
musician who has changed the whole
course or modern musical composition
There are atill those who sneer at Wag-
nerlan music and insist that it is nothing
out weird noises and incomprehensible
phTaSlng The fact remains that the
principles Of musical composition laid
down by Richard Wagner have dominated
almost all composition since his time.
whether it be a new French or Italian
opera that is produced the influence
OF wagner is everywhere dominant.
When Cavalier Rusticana" was frat
produced though it was full of Italian
hre and melCdy, the influence of the
Ereat German master was at once noted
II was the same when Puccinrs la
Baheme' was first heard. Indeed, even
Nerdl, when past seventy, produced
"Othelio" in a manner that BETRAYED too
ha ho1
by the great master of the North The
reason for this is that Wagner first of all
composers put grand opera on its proper
Ina permanent foundations Before
MIN opera was principally a collection
81 arlas, part music and choruses, strung
ogether With some unimpOrtant story
running through which amounted To Ut-
lie. 1t was the singers and their mar
ncuiar songs which interested the pub
Nc pO"
1t was Wagner who first insisted on
-FOUR Ideas which he himself wrought
out. First, there must be a poem great
enough to stand by itself Then it
HlusI nave dramatic action, lending itself
10 the highest form of art and mechanI-
cal stage craft. Then the music must
nave absolute relation to the theme. and
hnally the orchestration must be an in
tegral part Of the whole to amplifv and
In part explain the themes.
1nefe are those, of course who do mt
understand or appreciate Wagner. There
are those who scott at the idea that one
needs 10 be educated in music There
are those who think that music is
nothing but a pleasing tinkling of the
ear and scon at intellectual apprecIa
hon of music. These same persons how
ever will admit that their own musical
tastes have been constantly growing
Ihey like to hear Chopin when once
, they were satisfied with the "BIack Kew
MdzurKa. There are two things which
the cultured mind must necessa rilv ovoid
Ignorance and bigotry. When YOU hear
parson derloe Wagner in strong terms
Is pretty certain that 1t is owing to
one or the other or both Of these.
SSs
Leopold Godonsky, the famous Russier
pianist who appears with Lewis Shave
the baritone, In the next concert of +ba
schuoert series Friday, March g. at the
Peoples church, was but a lad of sixteen
when he had the good fortune to attrac
the attention of Saint Saem, who recogs
nlzed the genius and ability Of the boy.
he secured him a place in the pro-
gramme Of the Tropette club, then the
most exclusive and celebrated club in
Farls' composed entirely of musicians,
artists and critics. Here the bow
achieved instant success and Saint
saem in the impulsive French fashion
Threw his arm about him and kissed
hlm For two years after he took entire
charge OF his education and Godonskv
sooh became known not only as virtuoso
put as composer. Shortly after he re-
celVed a line offer from a Chicago rnusi
cal colIege and came to America, where
he has devoted himself principally 10
.eaCliIIs ana TO composition and to the
Daf 20 II.