The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-24

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musical circles will be the recital
at the Propylaeum Tuesday even
tllsEIM ing by Birdice Blye. the noted
piano virtuOsO. The recital will
be given under the auspices OF the Central
College of Music. this being the second in
the series OF musical entertainments ar
ranged for this season by the faculty of
that institution.
Miss Blye enjoys the proud distinction of
having been a pupil of the great Ruben
stein and is. with one exception. the only
American who ever studied with that mas
ter. At five years of age she gave evidence
of much musical talent in concert and the
prophecies for brilliant career then made
by the critics are now being realized. When
but ten years old she concertized extern
sively in London and the principal European
cities, and is the only American who has
played at so early age in orchestral
concerts before the critical musicians OF
Europe She aroused enthusiasm that
won her marked attention. only from
the leading musicians, but from the most
distinguished in the social world as well.
She made several concert tours before she
was In her teens and scored successes
everywhere.
After series OF concerts in the Eastern
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perfect ovation, and where she played with
Anton Seidls orchestra, Mr. Seidl and Will
wonderfI tb thsw rad WIN IN hto t
go 10 Germany, and later she entered the
Royal Hoehschule in Berlin for thorough
tunate in meeting DR.. Hans Won Bulow,
/ the great interpreter Of Beethoven who
became greatly interested in her and
/ trained her In the sublime harmonies OF
| that immortal composer. After years of
| study In London, Paris and Berlin. during
/ which she made occasional concert tours,
| Miss Blye completed her studies with the
greatest of all masters, the incompar-
| able Rubinstein. Miss Blyes playing is
marked by grace and poetry Of inter-
/ probation, beauty Of tone, charm of ex-
preston and a perfection of finish that be-
| long only to the greatest artists.
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The Matinee Musicale will introduce Ru-
dolph Ganz, the Swiss pianist, to local
music lovers a week from next wednesday,
when he will give an afternoon recital at
the Propylaeum. The musical critic of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, in writing of a recent
recital by Mr.. CAM. said, among other
things:
Mr.. Ganz, equally combines two virtues
! which not frequently found in piano
virtuosi-he is both brilliant and scholarly
| His touch Is certain. his playing at all
times positive, but never to the point where
| expression is sacrificed. He followed his
| opening number last night, a Beethoven
sonato In f, Op. 80, with the same COM
poser's 'Rondo Capriccio. Op. 1922 and
and tonal clearness that the applause was
| prolonged. Later. as II to emphasize the
fact that he was OF versatile talent, he
played the Chopin nocturne in G minor.
Op. 81, with an exquisite phrasing
! brahms number was the variations and
fugue on theme by Handel, Op. "a with
| its brilliant instances and somewhat tedious
| intervals. Four bits by Sinding, light and
tuneful. caught the fancy Of the students
present"
Pupils of the Metropolitan School of Mu-
sic gave an attractive recital the night
before last. the following programme being
rendered:
Romanzo and Rondo from Concerto in
ID minor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mozart
Arthur Monninger.
(Orchestra parts on second piano)
(b) "Bendemeer's Stream ''.............. .Gatty
Lawrence Conner
Marlys Kessey.
Sanzenetla .''......................... .Jenson
"p''''n Eta Garter. :''''one oieseh
The Girls OF Seville .Denza
Blanche Innis.
Ruth Perkins. 'e'''A
Hungarian Dance. .......... Brahms-J Joachim
Katharine Bauer.
| (a) Life Is Vain. in'.....................Wr Wright
Mary Lawson.
Walther's Prize Song; .wagner-Wilhelmj
Myrtle Anderson.
(a) oh! for Day of Spring" Andrews
(b) Remember .............,...........St Stone
Paul Jeffries
Concerto in G. minor. ..............S .Saint-Saens
(First and second movements Or
chestra parts on second piano.)
Frederick Libke.
The eleventh pupils recital given by the
Cooperative Teachers Association took
place Friday evening at the studio of Miss
jeanette Grouse The following music stu
dents took part in the programmes: Vera
Shaneberger, Ruth Jasper, Mabel Kramer,
Nellie Taylor. Edna Fahrenbach, Elsie Err
tel. Mrs l.. Records Merle Miller, Flora
Houser, Alta Howard, Mrs. Oneida Harb,
Aletha F'ightmaster, Martha Turney, Mar
garet Smith, Rebekah Voorhis, Ivy Smith,
Alta Doyel and Anna Dickerson.
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Still another Indiana girl is making a
great success in grand opera. Antoinette
lie Brun. Henry w. Savage's new prima
donna, who has just made her debut with
the English Grand Opera Company, is a
Peggy from Paris in real life. IL Is prob
able that when George Ade wrote his comic
opera he had no particular Peggy" In his
mind Peggy was merely a type But he
might have meant Antoinette lie Brun. To
be sure, Miss lie Brun was born on Deer
creek, Indiana, instead of Hickory creek,
and she did not have to adopt a name and
become Mile. Fleurette, or Mile. anything
else Her family had all that fixed for her
before she arrived on the scene. 1t was an
old French family that had flourished for
several generations on the soil of the West
ern world. having Travelled westward