The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-19
RECITAL BY mrs. BLACK
GROUP OF STRAUSS SONGS IN HER
LIST FOR FRIDAY EVENING.
Musikverein to open It's season on
Wednesday Evening-TheodOre
Thomss's Views.

Mrs. Morris Black. who recently re-
turned from a s~ojourn Of several months
In Europe and is visiting her family here.
will give a recital on Friday evening at
the Propylaeum. Her programme pos
sessss especial interest in a group Of songs
by Richard Strauss. The titles are Die
Nacht." "An Main Gedanken," "Traum
Durch die Damrung" and "Allerseelen."
Clarence Forsythe. OF this city, will be
represented by his There's Ever a Song
Somewhere" Mrs. Black also will sing
Augusta Holiness ''Threnodia." a beautiful
melody, which was one OF her numbers at
her last public appearance here with the
indianapolis Symphony Orchestral; Saint
Saens's LA Cloche." Tostis Amour" II.
K. Hadley's "I Have a Little Shadow"
William Fishers 20 for a Breath OF the
Moorlands." liza Lehmann's "Titania's
Cradle Helen Hopekirk's 20 Can You
Sew Cushions" Bemberg's Jeanne DARE"
two songs by Mozart and one by Martini.
XXX
The Musikverein. under the direction OF
Mr.. Ernestinon, will give the first OF Its
new series of concerts on Wednesday even
ing. The programme follows:
Overture. Roman Carnival" .........
Orchestra.
THE Power Of Low" .Weinzierl
Mixed chorus and orchestra
''Valse Caprice ........,....... Rubinstein
Orchestra.
20 World. Thou Art so wondr0 Ssr,cks
Falr" .".."."""..'"'''''' 1eI5She
Male chorus.
Ave Maria" Henselt
"Gavotte s;r;ns orchestra. o"a
I'm the Slunlcko
women's chorus and orchestra.
wedding Music (march and not
Orchestra.
"Odysseus' banquet scene)--...--:Brucn
Solo, quartet, mixed Chorus and orchesura-
Xxx
The Philharmonic Club edward Nell. d.
rector will give its first concert Dec. 4.
The soloists engaged are W. c. Seeboeck.
pianist, and Holmes Cowper, tenor. and
this will be their first appearance in this
city. The clubs rehearssls are progress
ing satisfact orily. The membership has
been increased to forty.
Walter Damrosch is energetically en-
gagged in furthering his ambition TO be the
principal Eastern orchestral conductor. Be-
sides directing the concerts Of the Philhar-
monte Society. he will have charge OF sun
day night concerts, by orchestra and So
loists, to be given by Daniel Frohman, and
will conduct the orchestra at several con-
certs that will serve to introduce the sea-
sons principal ~virtuosi. Mr.. Damrosch has
two orchestras. Some OF the members
of the Philharmonic Society play in his
New York Symphony Orchestra. IL Is by
the latter name that the band is known
when il travels. At the Pittsburg Expo
sition il gave a series Of concerts and
on one of the programmes was the prelude
to act two Of Mr.. Damrosch's opera. "Cy-
rano de Bergerac." The music had not
been heard publicly before.
Xxx
Whether or not Theodore Thomas re-
sends his announced decision never again
to conduct concerts outside OF Chicago and
Cincinnati, he has laid out a heavy win
ter's campaign at home. He Is to con-
tinue to produce works Of new composers
representative OF all countries. A Chicago
news writer the other day succeeded in
getting an interview from Mr.. Thomas re-
garding his opinions OF modern music, and
after saying that his orchestra would play
the English composer Cigars "Pomp and
Circumstance for the first time this sea-
son, the veteran conductor declared Elgar
to be the best-equipped composer in Eu-
rope.
Greater hi Richard Strauss?" asked
the interviewer
Strauss Is a specialist" answered Mr..
Thomas, land as such may be regarded as
standing by himself, but Elgar has abiI-
tiles that make him the superior as an
orchestra writer of any man that the world
knows now or ever has known. for that
matter. Elgar is first OF all a violinist.
and everything he has written Is so marked
that there is no doubt as to how IL should
be bowed or phrased. He understands all
the other instruments of the orchestra
equally well, and the result is everything
lies we'll for the instrument and is sure
to sound as II should. Brahms left every
thing to the ~executant. and even In Wag-
ner there is always room for difference
Of opinion as 10 what the bowling or phras-
ing should be. but EIgar always indicates
exactly, and while his work often is ire
mendously difficult and original. and dar-
ing in mode and manner, yet he knows
what he asks of the player and never asks
what is impossible or what will not sound"
And do you consider him equally prom
inent from a creative vievpoint?'
That Is a question difficult IL not i'm
possible to answer. We are too near him
TO judge positively. Time will settle that.
Strauss has greater orchestral technic. but
Elgar is the greater master OF the rial.
the practical capabilities OF each instru-
ment of the orchestra. Take his Dream or
Gerontius,' for example. Its orchestral
score Is tremendous, one of the severest
tests any body of players can have. And
the choral and solo parts are as remark
able. The text. too. is entirely out OF the
usual. AS a choral work / consider IL the
greatest the last century has produced@I
except none, Brahms's Requiem nor any
other modern work Of similar character"
When asked II he were not f~avoring Eng
lish and American composers. Mr. Thomas
answered.: Il have always wished 10 favor
both English and American composers.
Why shouldn't I? The German and French
have had enough done for them. haven't
they? But I have found the works usually
do not take with the public. Mackenzie.
Stanford. Cowan and others have written
works that contain much musically OF high
merit. but the, public will not take TO them
There is something lacking-warmth. spirit.
something. / don't know what IL Is. but the
fact Is undeniable."
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