The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04

and viii probably also be sung on the
Feast of the Annunciation. March g. This
mass Prof. Schumacher has dedicated to
the Rev. Mgr. August Bessonies in appre-
citation of Father Bessoniess unvarying
kindness and lovable disposition. AS Prof.
Schumacher said it.: II wish 10 honor. in
an humble way. the manifold good deeds
OF this noble priest. and to aid in keeping
the man and his lifes work from being
forgotten" Prof. Schumacher was married
i'm 1875 to Miss Nellie Hunt, daughter Of
Mr.. Aaron Hunt, OF this city. Two chill
dren were born. Annabel and Effie. both
dying before attaining their fifth year.
The mother did not long survive. Mrs.
Schumacher died in 1885. Since his three
fold loss Prof. Schumacher is more welded
TO his art than ever, and still lives with
brother and maiden sister at ALI North
New Jersey street. where he has resided
for the past twenty-five years.
The musical event OF the season will be
the initial appearance of Mark Hamburg,
the great Russian pianist, at the Amphion
Club concert, to be given at the German
House Tuesday evening. The reserved
seat plan OF the German House at Caritn
& Lennox's music store. where tickets can
be exchanged for reserved seats until the
night Of the concert, shows two-thirds OF
the seating capacity already sold. This
city is given few opportunities to hear
really great artists, and the Amphion Club
is deserving of praise for it's enterprise and
risk of financial obligations incurred In
giving this, one of the first magnitude.
Regarding the programme. a lady Of In
dianapolis, well known as a pianist and
also as being possessed OF a particularly
comprehensive acquaintance with piano
literature, remarked with much enthusiasm,
Gould / have arranged the programme /
wanted most to hear from the whole range
of piano literature, there are only one. or
two numbers that / would have different"
usually well chosen to combine the salts
faction of the highest musical taste with
those elements which will appeal TO all who
are at all interested in music. The "A-minor
Prelude and Fugue,' which stands
first among Mr.. Hambourg's numbers Is
a mastery List transcription OF one of the
greatest of all Bachs noble organ preludes
and fugues. 1t has been heard I'm this city
before, and is undoubtedly familiar, to a
certain extent, at least, 10 many piano
students and amateurs. OF all the Bee
thoven sonatas he could have chosen none
which would be more grateful TO an In
dianapolis audience than the "Appassion-
alta" 1t belongs to the most Respondent
epoch Of Beethoven's creative activity,
when he was in full command OF all his
powers and consciousness of all his
aims. and before his deafness had
led him into that diffuseness and CONF
plcated expression which characterizes
the sonatas of the third period, In addi-
ton to one of the dreamiest of all the
turnes and two of the most interesting OF
the studies OF Chopin, Mr.. Hamburg will
also play the great y fiat minor sonata.
This is one of the Polish poets master
pieces and in his most characteristic vein.
The funeral march is universally known
and loved and In the presto, in which, as
has been said one hears the autumn wind
whispering sadly among the grasses on the
grave to which the funeral march has led,
we may confidently expect complete reve-
lation from Hamburg In tempo and In in
depreciation. The group OF miscellaneous
compositions with which the programme
closes is well calculated to display Mr..
Hambourg's virtuosity from every side and
at its best. We note with pleasure the
resurrection Of the Lisa Second Rhap-
sodie," so much played ten TO twenty years
ago, and so rarely heard of late. That IL
will be marvellous tour de force. an cleo
trifying exhibition OF virtuosity. cannot be
doubted I'm view OF what we have heard OF
Mr.. Hambourg's phenomenal technique. The
clubs numbers are also extremely well
chosen, and two OF them. ''Moonrise" and
the ''Saltarelle," enter a domain of difficult
ty little explored by local singing societies.
OF the smaller numbers. Spring" by the
young Russian composer. Sokolow. Is
novelty, and characterized by the original
ity and daring OF the young Russian school.
The war Song" by Bjoerksten. Is inter-
esting as expressing the feeling OF the
American soldiers concerning the Spanish
war. Not one CT the clubs numbers has
ever been given in Indianapolis before.