New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
MUSICAL COMMENT.
Nine. Gadski-The Worcester Festi-
vaI-Adjudicators at st. Louis.


An enthusiastic correspondent OF a Berlin Jour
nal. writing from Munich. sets down the first per-
formance OF WagneF's Flying Dutchman" at the
Prince Regents Theatre on August Is as the
ripest fruit yet produced by that artistic instit
ton. Felix Mottl conducted the performance
Nine. Gadski enacted the part OF senta, and Mr.
Van Rooy that OF the Dutchman. Speaking Of
Nine Gadsd. the writer says: THE Senta Of
Frau Gadsk is, TO be brief. complete and flaw
less vocal achievement In it there are united the
highest art OF song and the perfect command OF
splendid means and highest intelligence The voice
is il created for the part. A singularly deep
impression was made by the ballad and the duet
with IKE Dutchman. 1t IS the privilege OF Frau
Gadski TO teach her German colleagues that it is
only the singer who ends with Wagner instead Of
beginning with him. who can Undue the Wagnerian
creations with real life. Wagner demands vocal
art Of the most highly developed kind. and 1t Is
unfortunate that nowadays many theatre d-
rectors and musical conductors satisfied IL the
difficult roles are presented in satisfactory man
ner from dramatic point OF view. Only a good
singer can become a good Wagner singer. The
foundation must be vocal training; dramatic gifts
and a penitude Of expressions are the super
structure-the principal thing OF course. In this
respect, evo. Frau Gadsd fills high demands. One
may differ with her touching her conception OF
Senta think OF how many conceptions OF the part
there areD, but cannot deny that she acts with
ripe understanding and deep spirituality. Beyond
doubt the famous visitor Is one OF the finest and
record so sound and hearty tribute to the merits
OF an artist whose development was acquired in
this country. Nine. Gadski Is repeating the ex-
perience made nearly two decades ago by Nine
Lii LehmaS-
Here, supplementary TO what has already been
said in The Tribune about the affair, are the plans
FOR the forty-seventh annual Music Festival at
Worcester. which is 10 be held IN ths Mechanics
Hall Of that city during the last three days OF this
month The conductors will be Wallace Goodrich,
for the choral programmes, and Franz Kneisel for
the orchestral and miscellaneous. The choir viii
number four hundred voices the orchestra sixty in
strunents tho players being members OF the Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra; the solo artists Will he
Nine. Louise Homer mezzo; Mrs. Mary HlSsem de
Moss sonrano; Mrs. Ruth Thayer Burnhanl, con-
traIto. Miss Marie Nichols. violin; Ellison Van
IIoose and Edward P. Johnson, tenors, Frederick
Martin Emilio ae CioEorza and Francis ArchaIn-
bault basses Senor Alberto Villasehor, pianoforte
Heinrich SChuecker. harp, Arthur J. Bassett ae-
conpanIst There will be five coucerts-ons on
Wednesday evening. two on Thursday ana Two on
Friday wednesday and Thursday evenings VIII
he devoted 20 the choral works saint-Saehss
Samson and Del!lah' "a prime favorite Win
worcester audIences). and Cigars The Dream Ok
CerontiIs" which IS the novelty OF the Hee'i'ls'
on Thursday afternoon the programme VIII 90
made I'd OF the following works Overture. Ia
r-farrss d,1 Cza-' RlrnskI-K -Korsakowi Concerto IN
y minor for violin. Vieuztemps (Nlss Nlchol7''
.'scherzo Capriccoso,' Dvoral5; air With 'erdoFs
clad" HAYDN (Mrs Hissom 10 Mossl' SyinpHoHy
,- q minor Beethoven. Friday afternoon: sym
rhorv in L minor Tsclalkoyysly; air. Plus grand
dams son Ohscurlte' Gounod Girs- Burnhano'
sarabande and Bourree, Bach arranged for string
orchestra from the violin sonata n Is minor ~
E.rhrich: P.anoforte Concerto IN = nat l--7-0
fSsHor VIllasenor}; Chanson de vulcan iEo'n
.,PE.ler1oa et Eaucis.' Gouuod lMr ATchaIi1oa-Ip'
r-+-,--tir, 20 Act III. 'I-oEenEriu' Wsgnar- FL
d,- evening: Suite. 'L'Arles!en1e. E3izet; Fo'4I-1
svon, ..Aliguou." Thomas (Nrs. H!ssem Go Moss''
A-i.so from 'Le R9i de Lahore 94a@s''et l''''
De C;oro-zal. scene and ar. All. PeFa-a. see
,a,,.e~ Mime Homer. Chorus of Homage. " IL
helm Gericke: Romance from Les Aasueno's'
,rsvarbes- Nf- Van Hoose); ChoTae ana F@1''
.t,-. FOR harp ard orchestra NicoF tA4r, S'''I-
-. -fa Mime Lfonaerl: Excerpts from l~7ne'-
- .. yg..--.r Mime Homer. Mrs. Htssem De
Moss Sir Van IIoose. M DO Gosorza' AlF. A"''-''
chorus and orchestF7}
--. ,,-,, ~ awards IN The musical department OF
.r, & louis Exposition IS constituted as ioio"s'
r-..- 3, t--oecer OF St Louis chairman IL
I5efat.x France. vtee-cha!rrnan' y. . o'.eI'
or-anlst. Detroit, secretary Nh''lea -'
,ertst G. Louis; Richard W. Gertz. panonaAeT'
Boston; NJ Mates. expert on pianos ana o's@'s'
Nev-York College Of Music Adam JaAoo. eApe!'
ON string and wind Instruments broad S'IseL IN
rervatory OF Music. PhAadelpaia' olNe' = 7-
chies instructor Of piano tuning aepaI 'iie-t' ~
England Conservatory OF Music, Boston 1heoio'e
sr13e-,nr violin expert, Chicago Mrsiea4 Oo'Iese'
,-bt,sq,. John A. O'Shea- organist Boston bE'
Rse!oo. Germany; Takao Mona. Japan E-nlI' MO-
lenhauer expert on brass and reed oahoS' CUSTOM
Emile Terquon. France.
Henry wood who has done a large Work IN
fauiIlarizng his London audiences Win we 0oNpo
s,rIo,, ~ ErgIish Russian and French composers
ha, cast brief ausPieous eye on America
s.,,, weeks ago at one Of his promenade concerts
- ,apa a usrforrnance 10 = s. Converses or
c[estraI romance entitled The Festival OF Pan
which was brought forward two years ago al tAe
festival in Worcester. Mass. The London star
saws Of the composition;
The subject Is the scene IN Keats where Endyrn-
ION rnedtates solitude during rustic festival
Mr. Converse orchestrates effectively. but o elab-
orately that IL sometimes seems II II would be
possible 10 achieve the results with smaller
expenditure OF His melodies more
pleasing than characteristic, and the work, which
however. is undoubtedly clever and shows the com
poser 10 be gifted with imagination suffers from
the seeming lack OF unity A string quartet in
y minor by Mr.. Converse has been Incorporated
in the repertoTy of the kneise Quartet and may
be heard In New-York in the course Of the coming
season. The composer listened TO Il for the first
time last week in Blue Hin. Ne. where the
Knesel Quartet is preparing for its approaching
campaign.