The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-09
SEEN BY FOREIGN EYES
CARL ARMBRUSTER SAYS CHICAGO
Is MORE MUSICAL THAN
NEW YORK
A HOT ROAST FOR GOTHAM
Past Week a Busy One in Local Mu-
steal CircIes-GOOd Lenten Pro-
grammes Are Being
Arranged.

Apparently the center OF musical Gull
ture is in the West, and not in the
East. At least that Is what one Carl
Armbruster declares, and Mr. Arm
bruster has a musical reputation sufti-
GENTLY great to lend Importance to any
utterance of his on matters musical, for
he has been for a number of years must
cal director of the famous Bayreuth
theater and throughout his life time he
has been closely in touch with the musi-
cal life in Europe. Mr.. Armbruster re-
Gently came to this country and natur-
ally he has been taking notes. The de-
sire for a collection of notes-bank notes
and notes of criticism-is apparently
what inspires all foreign visits to this
country. Mr.. Armbruster has invest1-
gated New York and he has investigated
Chicago, and he has found the former
very much lacking-in musical culture
particularly. But Chicago weighed in
| the musical balance has not been found
wanting. On the contrary, indeed Mr..
Armbruster criticises severely the Grau
Opera company. These are some of the
comments he makes on the stars of that
aggregation; "Eame and De Reszke
were anything but what they should
have been. And the German! Ach! Well,
Eames' tongue was half English and
couldn't tell what De Reszke's was"
MIR. Bispham was over energetic and
that is as bad fault as the other eX-
treme;" -"Calye took fearful liberties
with the score Speaking of 'Lohen-
gr1n'O. OF Damrosch, Mr. Armbruster
says: HE is a very fine musician, but
1 was sorry to see him where he was
New York opera goers are scored in the
following Unmistakable language: Eyes,
your gilt-edged upper crust of society
don't understand music. They don't
come until after the first act; they clap
their hands when they shouldn't and
talk when there is something really
beautiful being done. Ach! I saw them
They had their jewels. their furs, their
toilettes magnificent, but as for music
bah!'
Mr.. Ar1nbruster in his severe criticism
said something worth remembering.
Way up there said he, pointing to an
imaginary gallery, up there is where
the attention was, and 1t is there that
America must look for its musical sal
walton"
The past week has been a rather busy
one for ST. Paul musical folk. Monday
night an exceptionally good concert was
| given at the Park Congregational church
Through an oversight T h 10 b e fail
| ed to mention Prof. George H. Fair
| clough's very excellent organ number
! which were among the unusually good
! things on the programme. Tuesday night
huge
OF the progress she has made in her must
cal study abroad and all must surely
have agreed that that progress has been
! very pronounced indeed The young
singers piquant personality had almost as
much to do with the success of her num-
| bers as her beautiful dramatic soprano.
All who have been interested in this
| young woman's musical career will
| doubtless follow that career with re-
interest
! day night there was a musicale at St.
| PaulS Episcopal church. and Thursday
| night no fewer than three concerts claim
| ed the attention of music lovers. Perhaps
| the most important of these was the
third Bergh recital given at Mozart hall.
| Arthur Bergh is a viOlinist of whom St.
| Paul may well be proud. Not only is
! he fine eXecudonist, but he possesses
poetic temperament that colors wildly
| everything he plays. dis sister, who as
! sisted him Thursday, shared honors with
him. Her piano work was decidedly bril-
| liant.
There is one thing that society is per-
| mitted to indulge in during Lent and
| that is music. For the very strict church
| people who keep Lent rigidly there are
| the musical services held in many of
| the churches during the season of sack
cloths and ashes; and for those who con-
| slider attendance at the recitals and larger
concerts one of the privileges of Lent
! enough is promised to relieve the gloom
| OF the penitentia1 season An interesting
part Of the Lenten services at St. John s
last year were the organ recitals by t'rol.
Fairclough, which preceded the prayer
service. Those who are members of the
church and outsiders as we'll will be glad
TO learn that Mr.. Fairclough intends IN
continue those recitals The first one will
be given next Thursday at o'clock.
arthur Koerner, organist at the Dayton
Bluff German M. E. church, will give
| organ recitals every afternoon at O'Clock
IN the church during Holy week. Last
Good Friday Mr.. Koerner, it will be re-
membered, gave the "Crucifixion'-part
OF a sacred triology which he composed
in the First Baptist. He is rewriting
| this part of the trilogy and intends to
play it Good Friday afternoon at the
| German M. E. church.