The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

T He following letter to The Herald
from a Salt Laker in Berlin viii
be found to be Of interest to Salt
Lake musicians and the friends OF
those who are pursuing their musical
studies abroad
Thinking that a few lines from our
little Salt Lake colony here in Berlin
might be of interest to some Of the
readers of your valuable paper, 1 take
the liberty of addressing a few lines 20
your music department.
Misc Clark is with YOU now and you
wiz have the opportunity Of hearing
her beautiful voice. I met her instruc-
ter. Herr Heiueman. last night at my
Instructors parlOrs and had the pleas
urc Of hearing him sing again. i heard
him in connection with the Holland
fscheu Trio several weeks ago and his
MAGNIFICENT voice made deep impress
sion. FIe spoke very higniy, Indeed, or
Mr.. GOddard's voice whom we all adj
mire 50 much and are sorry that ne
has left us FOR fOggy London
We gave a little farewell at our fiat
on the second Of the month in honor
OF Walter Wallace, who no doubt, is
also with YOU by this time. There were
some twenty-five present, all being
Utah people with the exception OF
Madame Coreli and her daughter. The
programme, which consisted Of piano
solos by Joseph Smith ana Miss Jul
dith Anderson, violin solo by Herman
Schettlcr, q group of songs by Walter
wallace, and a guitar solo by G. ID.
Schettler. was rendered In good style,
Madame CoreH being the accompanist.
She is very profuse in her praise OF
Mr. Wallace as a talented singer. Miss
err~frr Trerf Ia
her and the degree OF native talent
possessed by this young lady. says
Madame COreli. should develop her in
to q singer of the first magnitude. The
main thing I intended writing about
when starting this letter was Franz
Won Necsey. thought to be, by the crit
ics and musicians. the most wonder
ful of all boy Violinists. and it may be
a surprise when I tell you that I was
informed that he was not only the
greatest boy violinist but the greatest
of all viOliniSts existing today, and my
informant was a leading instructor OF
the Scharwcnka conservatory. The
boy is a Hungarian and only 10 years
old. He plays seemingly unlimited
numbers, from Bach. Beethoven.
Brahms, Bruch. AIendelssohn. Vie
paiwski, Paganinni Everything is
perfectly committed and he plays
without note. in fact he always
closes his eyes. His technique is mar
velOus, his information pure 1 thought
the boy had been overrated. so con-
cluded 10 hear him, but here my trials
began as the sign "Ausverkauft'' (Sold
ouD was hung up every night, and IL
was only through the influence Of a
pupil Of mine, who stood i'm with the
box Office man. that I even secured
standing room. The night L heard him
he played ID Minor Concerto" by VIE
Fl a--HH
bay, and variations by Paganinni; also
air on the G. string by Bach, and
another air by Wiihelmj 1t was GER
tatnly revelation 20 hear this little
Fellow play staccato, speccato, pizzi-
cato and all the complicated bowings
with an ease and grace OF a Sarasate
or isaye but IL was not the unlimited
amount of technique that surprised me
so much as IL was the amount of tone
and beautiful quality he produced
IN performing the air by Bach. and in
fact Joachim himself says IL is the
masterful Interpretation OF the little
fellow that must battle ALL His man
ager is making q mint out Of the boy
his receipts never being less than 600
marks for every concert, for which the
boy gets 200 marks a week. After a
year the contract is out and little
NeCsey viii be able to make some
thing Tor himself. when. Of course.
America viii have the chance Of hear
ing him. Tomorrow night is his sew
enth and last concert In Berlin this
year, and my chances are good for
another ticket The Kaiser. who has
presented him with diamond pin he
calls Uncle Kaiser"
Aufurcdersehen
G. D. SCHETTLER.
An eastern paper has the following
about the same boy spoken OF in Mr..
SChettlers letter:
The Berlin musical world has been
thrown into state OF excitement By
ne appearance OF a new "Wunder-
kind named Franz Won Vecsey. He
rs q Hungarian, only 10 years old. and
plays the violin with a musical in
telligence and perfection Of technique
Which have startled most Of the hard
ened concert visitors. DR. Joachim
considers little Eecsey a remarkable
player for his age and predicts a re-
markable future for him. The audi
ence at Saturday nights concert broke
into the widest enthusiasm after his
rendering OF Bach's Praeludium in +
major.
Two new songs are out. both words
and music Of which were written by q
former Salt Lake girl. Mrs Venie
Bartlett Watson. now Of Denver. Mrs.
Watson was formerly prominent in So
cial and musical circles Of the city.
but the two little songs have surprised
even her warmest admirers. one is
called where the Flowers Bloom ali
the Year" and the other is Sweet
Golden Peoples. Both are filed with
sentiment. both in words and music.
the first being a home song and the
other a dainty little cOnceit Of the
magic weaving of sunlight into the
California poppy.
Next Wednesday evening at 1880 the
First Methodist Sunday school presents
the Christmas cantata, 'KorOnation OF
king Kris Kringle" under the direc-
ton Of Professor claude j. Nettleton.