The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
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| The first of the big musical events will
be the Wagner lecture recital "Wednesday
night This will be the opening number
of the Teachers club entertainment course
and will be given by Walter Damrc<ch
and Illustrated by David Bispham. Mr..
Damrosch's method is maryelously erect
i've and many critics have attempted to
analyze the secret of his power. They
unite in regarding his recitals as unique
and OF superlative value and charm. There
is nothing high-fown nor snowy about
his explanations; he uses sensible verbal
expression, plain diction and directness,
but the poetic and dramatic guilty is
there in unusual degree. He can be UNI
derstood by layman and musician alike.
and seems to entertain and satisfy each
equally. In addition to his lucid explana-
lions he gives the orchestral parts sur
prisingly well by means of the piano alone,
making the whole perfectly ineligible and
immensely significant.
ITO those familiar with the Wagner
dramas, these recitals are a pure delights
To those yet unacquainted with them, a
| revelation
David Bispham. the great Wagnerian
singer, who will illustrate the lecture. is
without peer In interest to the patrons
of the course who have heard him fire.
| quently but never in a program that has
given him such favorable opportunities
! as this recital will do. Between the two
artists the closest sympathy exists, as
they have worked together in the Metro
politan opera company productions in
concerts and recitals, and are close per-
sonal friends.
/ The Teachers club course also has an
other concert next week. The Suzanne
Adams company will appear in concert
on Saturday night. This favorite opera
singer will be accompanied by Leo Stern,
one Of the greatest American cellists;
George Champion, barytone, and Ward Ste
phens, pianist. ~. .-r ~
The fact that November will wit
ness the coming to Minneapolis for the
first time in three years of the
famous Theodore Thomas orchestra, and
Will also see the launching of the new
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, makes
affairs orchestral the chief topic of con-
versat1on just now in local musical cir
cles. .--...5 -. - :+.
i The Thomas Orchestra. whose con-
certs will be given in the auditorium of
Wesley church Wednesday and Saturday,
J. Nov. IL and Fl, will present a beautiful
symphony program each evening. On
each occasion the symphony to be played
Will be one which the orchestra has never
. given here. For Wednesday evening Bee
thoven's Symphony No. in Minor has
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great enjoyment was furnished by the
Thomas orchestra's rendition Of Beetho-
) Ven's Symphony No. on one Of it's recent
visits to Minneapolis, and the No. Sym
: phony WIN doubtless prove just as delight
full. 49,:
At the Saturday evening concert
Brahms Symphony No.4 in E Minor will
be given. It is a gorgeous thing, and will
!. help to make one of the most stunniny
orchestral programs given in Minneapoli:
. Tor many a day. When the attention O.
Claude Madden, the we'll known violinist
! was called to the fact that the Thomas
orchestra is to give this Brahms Sym
, phony here, he exclaimed, "Ah! it is mag
nicent! I doubt whether a. Brahms Sym
phony has ever been given in any cit,
, west of Chicago with the exception of st
Louis and probably San Francisco
| Other interesting features of the pro
| gram will be a concerto for violin to b,
| play the first night by Leopold Kramer tn
concert-meister Of the orchestra, and
concerto for cello to be played the secont
evening by that Wel1-knOWn member O
the orchestra, Bruno Steindel We rarel,
hear in Minneapolis either a, violin o
: } cello concerto played with orchestra.
Still another interesting announcement
in connection with the first evening i
the fact that selections from the much
talked-about "Parsifal'' will be played
novelty. At the second concert a new
thing in the way of variations on a Rus
sian theme will be played Six variation!
will be given, each one being by diff
ferent composer. -.r,. .. -
The last, but not the least nurnbe
: which may be specially mentioned, will
be the singing of Cigars "Sea Pictures.
by Mrs. Willard S. Bracken one of Chi
Cages distinguished contraltos, who will
come with the orchestra. This selectio,
, by the famous young composer has neve
been heard in Minneapolis with orchestra
, and was not even sung in Chicago unit
last season, when Nine. Kirkby Lun1
gave it.
The complete programs will be an
. nounced later.
, personality and great talents felt Is Otto
! kar Malek, who will appear at the frs
, Apollo club concert in the First Baptis
church, Nov. 9. This young pianisti
= genius has a prodigious technique and
= delicaoy Of Interpretation that is charm
ing, and vitalizing touch that invest
every number with a fresh grace and in
tercst Fascinating is the best word t
2 apply to Malek. He certainly enthra II
Y the attention from the beginning. Malel
E has had the advantages Of study unde
= the best instructors abroad, and from tn
l1'lS ILchL ZIG 1Iltu6 llISL COnC9TC lou
:, in 1888 with Jan Kubelik his performance
. have excited the highest admiration. H
= has toured Russia Austria Hungary
: Turkey and his playing everywhere ere
: ated unbounded enthusiasm. In order t
s provide a bounteous musical feast tn
v Apollo club engaged Nine Isabelle Benton
f mezzo soprano of the Metropolitan Gram
e Opera company, who will appear on tn
same evening with Malek. Nine Bouton'
engagement Is directly attributable to tn
distinct favor she won here last season
-, when she sang with the Boston Festive
- orchestra. These superior artists will b
e given a hearing by large and fashion
+ able audience.
a The Gunnar Wennerberg Memorla
e chorus is theoretically pushing the re
= hersals for the concert to be given in tn
|, international auditorium Friday evening
$ Nov. II. The 400 voices are gradually an
u rapidly being nodded after the director
4 wishes. and everyone who has attende
l, the rehearsals is astonished at the exec
lent results. The sale of tickets Is yer
gratifying for the management, and it
hoped the International auditorium wi
be filled on the evening of the concert a
we'll as it was at the Sangarfest las
Summer.
The great attraction is Theodore Bjork
stcn the celebrated Swedish tenor, who q
present makes his home in Chicago. Th
selection of this eminent singer as SOLOS
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