The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24


Miss Edna COhn will be missed from
musical circles for while, az she VIII
remain some time in New York.
Mrs. KnapDen Whitehead viii give a
recital for her pupils some time early
il February.
Mrs. Graham F. Putnam gives an
other pupils recital at her home next
Wednesday evening.
The following article. written By q
writer in a music column, contains
many assertions which VIII surprise
musicians in regard 20 Madame Car
cd.
1t probably did not occur 10 the
Patti Worshippers that there is yet
alive and practicing her profession Ia
Paris an artist of eminentiy higher
rank than la Diva, who is also TWEEN
~ years older than the matches
eantatrice, and whose tender years
were likewise spent in this country.
This revered artist is Nine. Eiardet-
Garcia. who figures in the modern mu-
steal history of Europe in a remark
able way. Adelina Patti has charmed
multitudes by her beautifully smooth
and polished voice. but ever gr8sDing
sAsb was ~ tt tGiECA1 llC HlEGlS 10
the end of making money. With Nine.
Niardet-Giarcia it was Art, also, for
Arts sake. and the great musicians
of the world were her admirers and
friends. The sister Of Malibrau. whose
husband was De Beriot, she began her
career as a singer uncer the latter 5
auspices. This was in 1857. six years
before Patti was born IN 1887 her
wonderful tributes as a colorsture
singer were shown in a vocal setting
Of Tartin's Devils Trill," and in 1883
she began her operate career as Des-
demQna, in London. She shared the
hOnors a few years after with Grisi.
Persiana, Rubini, Tamburini and La
blache great stars in the musical fir-
mament who have bee me traditions.
Pauline, herself, appealed very strong
- TO the Intellectual people who heard
her. George sand wrote: The pale.
still-One might at the first glance say
iustreiess CONFERENCE.-The suave and
uncOnstrained movements, the aston
ishing freedom fEOm every sort Of af-
fectatiou-how TRANSPORTED and illu-
mined all this appears when she is car
ried away by her genius on the cur
rent of song" and List said: In all
that concerns method and execution,
feeling and expression, il would be hard
toned with that OF Malibran's sister.
In her virtuosity serves only as
means Of expressing the idea, the
thodght, the character of q work or
role"
She was a woman OF such accomp-
Iishment at that time that when Mey-
erbeer wrote La Prophete," he de-
ferred much TO her views especially
in the creation of the part of Fioes,
the principal female character, which
Mime. Fiardet personated when the
opera was staged. Moscheles said of
her: ''She is the life and soul of the
opera. which owed to her at least half
of it's great success" She played the
part more than 200 times in the prin-
cipaI opera houses Of Europe, and her
conception remains that which her
successors follow today She made
great triumph in Gluck's operas in 1859
and Berlioz expressed his amaZement
at her great powers. Previous TO this
time she had been called upon by
Liszt to assist at the dedication OF the
Beethoven monument IN Bonn in 1870,
and responded nobly. She conquered
Germany in the tour that followed. IN
Berlin. when Meyerbeer's Robert was
10 he plaved. Fri. Truczeck, who had
the role of Isabella. fell sick, and Nine.
Viardst without a moments hesita-
tion. assumed this part along with her
own. of Alice, and carried them both
through with so great skill that the
enthusiasts audience could hardly aP-
piaud her enough and the orchestra
afterwards serenaded her. She re-
turned to Paris and then, after sue
eessful tour to England, took up her
residence in the French capital Her
last public appearance Was I'D 1901,
when she created a sensation III Paris
l5y her mastery singing in Glucks
'fAlceste" She, however, continued to
do concert work, appearing in London
in 1870. Her great reputation made
her the goal for ambitious young sing
ers and she has taught many, the best
known being Nine Antoinette Stirling
and Marianne Brandt She has also
composed many songs and number Of
operettas. the books fer which were
written BY Turgenief one Of them,
The Last Musician having quite a
vogue in Germany in version ar
ranged by Richard POhL She was tor
some years teacher OF singing at the
French conservative. Her children are
wei known as excellent musicians.
She was the recipient Of many honors
in her brilliant career, not the least
notable Of which was Robert Schu-
mann's dedication to her of his beau
fifuI 'Iiederkfeisf Op. q And this
really great artist has probably lsid
aside hut little In comparison with the
Norldly-wise prOprietress Of Cfaig-E-
Nos. but she has certainly done more
for art. and viii remain longer in the
kind remembrance Of musicians the
world over than the songstFess whose
greatest drawing power now consists
0f her ability 20 whet the curiosity OF
s~sy
Nine. Tiardet- Garcia has also living
a distinguished brother IN London,
Manuel. who was born ninety-eight
wears ago. and who also did his share
toward the Development of the art OF
singing. His treatise Is standard
work. and his application Of the iaryn-
goscoDe in a scientific examination Of
fhe throat in connection with the voice
established this mode Of procedure. He
was the teacher Of Jenny Lind 80,
when PATHS age is brought UP u Is
nor difficult 10 point to stu ol1ef
uractitfoners of the art VINO, however,
possessed both the taste and judg-
r.ent of knowing when 10 step their
public performances.
This autumn most ot the musical So
cseties Of America aRd Europe are
commemorative the cslf3e0sTy OF bef-
liozs BIRTH. which makes timely a ref
erence 10 new book entitled THE
Lite OF Hector Berlioz as Written by
Himself in His Letters and Memoirs.
Translated by Katherine + Boult
Here are 2 few extracts from letters
OF various dates
II have just had a long letter from
81 won Buiov. Lists s0n-in-lsw, who
married Mile. Cosisssa- he tells me that
he performed my tCelIini ereSture
with the greatest success at n Berlin
ccncerr. He IS one OF the most fer
vent disciples Of that crazy school or
the Music OF the Future as they call
Il in Germany. flS5S.)
Wagner. VINO is directing the ola