New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-23
MUSIC.
NINE. CALVES CONCERT.

Nine. Calve and her company" gave a concert,
the last of the lady's present season. IN Carnegie
Hall yesterday afternoon Nine Caive was very
much the same person and altogether the
artist with whom the people of New-York
newed pleasant acquaintance of long years
standing last November. but her company had I'M
dergone radical change. The rude voiced basso.
bouxman. had made way for OF less voice and
less uncouthness. named Won Kehr who sang as
II he might be a German-Arnerican product; the
infantiie tenor. Van Norden, was gone. and in his
piece was a violnist named Nile. Vermorel, the
young woman who had been announced prod
iss VINO was not yet twenty-five years old Neither
auoihg nor subtracting years from her age would
nave altered the character of her playing the
interest which IL challenged It was that OF
very unripe artist. There also nautist of
real artistic merit in the person of NJ. FIeury,
whose services were called so persistently that
iiao Inere not been so great q buzz OF adnniring
comment ana such craning Of necks whenever
NINE. Calve appeared the stage one might
iea44y nave almost been pardoned for wondering
whether II was the lady or the flute that was ex-
pected TO monopolize the musical interest of the
AFFAIR The fautist. IL turned out was quite Is
deserving OF admiration the singer, and not TO
compromise himself as a mere accompanist he
played one Of Handels sonatas with the pianist
Oh the company, who also forward 3 solo
artist after he had subordinated himself during the
nrst half of the concert It would have been better
iOF the peace OF mind OF the music lovers n the
audience IL he had not, for the pianoforte solos
winch opened the second part of the programme
were not OF the kind which ought 10 ba onered TO
the people OF New-York
FOR that matter the whole affair seemed TO have
been planned for another longitude than this
eioush the audience, by some singular chance,
harnonnous in character. Nine. Calve set It to
guessing at once by disarranging her programme.
announced to sing the mad scene from Hamlet
she came forward with the air ''I est doux" from
Massenets "Herodiade" There was q recall. of
COURSE and promptly the faithful hautist csme 10
4er assistance Now she sang the serenade by
oouhod familiar in It's English form Sing.
smile, sIumber'; again recall and she added a
french song. The air from Massenet was down on
'ne Ast Tor the second part but in it's place she
Gang Charmant oiseau,' from Fslicen David's
teEIe oe Bresi." and after IT French song, again
with flute obbngato 4 large degree of samsness
was introduced into the concert by this frequent
use OF the instrument. but Nine. CsIve is plainly
conscious OF the truly delightful manner In which
her voice blends with the voice of the soft COM
planning mute. and perhaps entirely indifferent
20 the hep Which may come from the instrument in
Inc maintenance or pitch Certain II is that her IN
'oheuon was less erTatic when her voice was con-
sorted with that Of the insinuatng pipe than when
II haa the support only OF the pianoforte The
oR the 4adys programme completely given
over TO her WITNESSES as was that OF last November
The French folk songs on the list were passed
over and the promised Coming Through the Rye
was not forthcoming. At the end the inevita-
Die Habanera from Carmen" and after this more
french songs Of light calibre. and finally The Old
folks at Home" In her singing there was much
that was oeporahly erratc and tnartistio but also
Inucn thar was fascinating. The lovely timbre OF
her voice exerted all its old charm, and ever and
anon the skflfulness Of her vocalzation brought a
SHOOK OF delight, But the spirit OF the concert
that or a fun quarter century ago. H e. K.