Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-29
GRAND CONCERT
LAST EVENING
Given at the EIkS' Opera
House for Benefit Of As.
ISOLATED Charities.
MISS BREMEN'S PLAYING.

The audience which gathered IN the
Elks opera house last night had the
pleasure of listening to perhaps the
finest program of high class music
ever given in Albuquerque. The quail
ity of the performance, 10 say moth
ing of the laudable object for whcih
It was given, certainly merited a
crowded house, and it is hard to un-
derstand the reason for the lack of
interest which is being taken in the
Associated Charities organization.
The feature of the concert was, Of
course. the piano work of Miss Bre-
men, who more than justified the high
expectations of the audience. Seldom
indeed has such an artist beer heard
in Albuquerque, and should Miss Bre-
men at any future time give a recital
here she may count on playing to a
full house.
Her command of the keyboard is
perfect, her attack sure, and her ton
full of character and virility. Miss
Bremen IL the fortunate possessor of
a facile technic which leaves her free
e render that Interpretation which
only exceptionally rare musical tenn
permanent, which she certainly has, is
capable Of expressing. Miss Bremen's
numbers gave evidence of uncommon
versatility, and she was forced to re-
spond to repeated encores.
1t is not alone as a soloist that Miss
Bremen shines. Her ensemble work
in the trios with Messrs. MADDEN and
Blondin showed a rare talent for that
class of musical work, which is per-
haps the most exacting of any in the
line of music. Here the individuality
of each performer must be sunk and
each strive to produce an effect as a
whole. In this, these three performers
succeeded admirably, and the trio
work would be hard to surpass. The
Jadassohn trio deserves special men
ion. II is one of the grandest trios
ever written and its various beauties
were well brought out.
The Grieg Sonata for violin and
piano was a splendid piece of work,
and here again Miss Bremen's versa
tility and capabilities were in evil
dence, as the demands upon the plan
list are eXacting in the extreme. MIR.
MADDEN did full justice to the violin
part.
Miss Ada Campfeld was in good
voice and had to respond to a well
deserved encore. Miss Chestnut play
ed the accompaniment for Miss Camp
field in her usual artistic manner, and
a pleasing adjunct was a violin obli-
cato played by Mr.. Hadden, specially
written by him for the occasion.
Mr.. Blondin did himself proud and
maintained his reputation as a 'cellist
who certainly is master of his instru-
ment. The audience showed a desire
for more of Mr.. Blondin, bat he did
not respond.
Miss Bremen and Miss Campbell
were the recipients Of magnificent
bouquets.
The size of the audience was no
indication of the number of tickets
sold. 1t is unfortunately the case that
the opera house is cold and draughrS
n this with the excessively cold
night, kept many from turning out.
1t is a pity that Albuquerque does
not boast of a grand piano which
might be available for such events,
as it is more than a hardship for a
performer of Miss Bremen's caliber
to have to play on any other intsru-
ment.
The program in detail and as rem
dered, follows:
l.. Trio-March Funebre. ~.Svendsen
Ida Ashurst Bremen, II. w. Had
den, ]. A. Blondin.
>. Sonata-F Major. for Violin and
Piano (opus 81 .........,.. .Grleg
X. w. Hadden, Ida Ashurst Bremen.
3. Vocal Solo-"Merrily | Roam"
(Zigeunerleben) ...... Schleiffurth
Ada Campield.
Violin Obligato, r. w. Hadden.
Accompanist, Miss Chestnut.
T.. Piano Soil
(a) Praeludium b Flat, Mendelssohn
(b) lntermezzo G Minor. Brahms
Cc) Aus Dem Volksleben, topus
l9) Grleg
Ida Ashurst Bremen.
). Trio (opus 16) ....... Jadassohn
Ida Ashurst Bremen, II. w. Had
den, j. A.. Blondin.
i. Cello Soil
(a) Berceuse de Jecelyn GODDARD
(b) Serenade ...........,. .Pierne
:. Piano Soil
Ca) Kreisleriana No. s. Schumann
tbD Pan Pastorale ...,..... GODDARD
tc) Etude c Major. &C.. M~ozskowski
Ida Ashurst Bremen.
s. Trio-Scottish Aairs. ....... Volt
Ida Ashurst Bremen, r. w. Had
den, j. A Blondin.
The p]atronesses We're Mesdames
John Borradaile, Ira d. Cassidy, NJ. O
Chadbourne. +. w. Clancy, w. II
Greer, Alfred Grunsfeld. a. G. Harri-
son, T. Hubbell. Noa Held, d. A. Mac
%pherson, b.. s. Rodey, B. Spitz and J
Yrisarri.