The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
NOTES OF MUSICAL EVENTS.

The concert the Olive Mead Quartet. post ponsd
from March 2. will take place on Wednesday even
ing. April 10.
EuEen d'Albert. the celebrated pianist. will rive
a farewell recital at Carnegie Han on Tuesday
evening. He will play Beethoven programme
consisting OF these works: the minor variations,
nat major sonata, Op. 81, No. .; rondo, Op. 81,
No q rundo q oApprccio, op. i29: nat sonata.
op. Ito. and minor sonata. op. III.
The Peoples Singing Classes, the preparatory
grades OF the Peoples Choral Union, will hold their
annual concert April % at Carnegie Hall. Edward
AArquand, one Of Frank Damrosch's able as
SistantS, will conduct. ~Athans.- by Nendelstohn,
and si1 pan songs will be given. The following
soloists viii also assist Mr. Grace Wheeler Dutton.
soprano: Miss Florence BOese. soprano; Miss
Florence Ia Sells Fiske. oontfAlto; Charles N.
GunviIls. barytons and Frank Sesly. orESnist
The concert 70 be given by Victor Herbert and
bis orchestra at the Majestic Theatre this evening
viii be In many respects the most Interesting OF the
aeries, na6muoh all the numbers 70 be played
were made by requests Of people who wrote 20 Mr..
Herbert and who arranged the programme accord
ing 10 the number OF requests received. In every
letter received Nj Herbert was sSked 20 play some
Of his own music. the most numerous requests being
for Al FTesoo" from at Happened In NordlAnd.-
the Toy Soldiers March from Babes In Toyland"
and the se1tette from "Babette.- Next In popu-
lArity was the overture from Poet and Peasant
by Suppe, There were l. 81 requests for this
number. Next came the overture from Rossnis
william Tell for which there were i,tSa requests.
Then came the Introduction 10 the third act from
"LOhenCnn,- with i.3oe then the -Lenore Sym
phony.- by RAJ With s2A The Scenes Neapol-
taines.- by MaSsenet. asked for BY SO people.
while Rubinstein'S Melody In p" was only less
popular by four requests.
A. the recital Of Miss Sally rockingham Aksrs.
soprano, 10 be given In Mendelssohn Han nett
Tuesday afternoon. April II, the singer. who has
been a pupil OF Nine. Marchesi and other eminent
masters. will o1er especially interesting pro-
grGmme OF some twenty songs, ranging TO their
authorship from Bach and Haydn, through Sohu-
mann. Schubert, TschAIkowsky, GreG and Strauss,
10 the most modern French, English and American
composers, and including also some old French and
English authors In the Interpretation OF this a..
tTaotive list Mss Akes win have the assistance OF
Isdore Luckstone a. sccompanist.
The farewell appearance In this country OF Josef
Holman and Fritz KreisleT viii take place next
Sunday afternoon, April 10. In Carnegie Hall. This
concert will also be the last important musical
event OF the season. The general public has taken
such Interest In the programmes OF these two
interesting young STAN that II looks as n the pro-
grAmme for the coming farewell concert win be In
the nature OF request" one. Mr.. Wofsohn
has been besieEed with requests for compositions
TO be played BY both Holman and Kreslef. but
the Lszt transcription ofthe -TAnnh6 Overture
among his selections and that Kreissr play once
more the "Humoresque- By Dvorak. Since KreisleT
nrst played the "HumoresQus- here he has re-
oeived requests 20 play Il on every occasion, both
In New York and other cities. Though HOFFMAN,
and Kreisler are each 10 be heard In two groups
OF solos they are also 70 be heard the Cesar rnok
sonata and the Beethoven "KreutEer- sonata,
another number which was requested by large
number OF admirers.
The second and last recital for the season OF the
Church choral Society Of which Richard Henry
Warren Is conductor, will be given In st. Thomas
Church on wednesday afternoon, April 70, and
Thursday evening, April -. The novelty on the
programme will be the hrst presentation Of DvorAks
Al the Hero's Grave" opus IS. as transcribed for
orchestra by Mr.. Warren. The programme fol
lows:
Antonin Dvorak. AT the Hero's Grave and
Mass In d major. (opus 80 John StAlner, choraie,
In the Gross Of Christ Glory" Charles Gounod.
De Profundis Psalm iSO. and Alex Guilmant,
symphony In minor inst movemenO.
The solosts for the occasion will be Mrs. John l.
Elliott soprano: Nm. Richard Henry warren
contrtlto Kelley Cole. tenor: Harry ?. Merrill
bass, and WIN c. MAcfarlsne. orEHnlst
p. x. Arens. director Of the Peoples Symphony
Concerts, announces "Spr ing Programme" for the
next and last OF the series. which Will thus hnish
this season In a very appropriate and attractive
fashion. The concert Il 20 BE- given In Carnegie |
Hall on the evening OF Friday. April H. The princi-
pal orchestral numbers will be Schumanns 30 called
spring" symphony No, 1, In y nat major, a sym
phonic fantasia By the director himself. entitled |
"l.lfe't springtide,- and Griegs unique sketch |
for string orchestra. In SphnEtime.- familiar /
10 musicians In lie plHnoforte ARRANGEMENT among
hs"EietiGc Melodies" opusN. Nine. Ruby Gutter |
Savage will be the soloist OF the concert and IA |
to sing an aria from MoEaus II Re PAstore," |
with violin obligAio played by the concert master.
Mr. Schmitt and the Strauss vocal waltz. Voice OF
spHnF" Il Ia 70 be noted that every endeavor |
IL being made 20 accommodate the enormous at
tendance at these concerts by placing extra seats
on the platform and BY other Arrangements 90 |