Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29

| turning, sees her and commands, Kill
that woman"
Soldiers rush forward and crush Sa-
lone, daughter OF Herodias, beneath
their shields.
! Strauss musical setting of "Salome'
1 has caused much discussion. Like eve
| ry other composer who has lead into
new paths, he has met storm OF op.
position. Many object to his heavy
| orchesttation. others claim the work
can not live because the music presents
such enormous difficulties for both the
orchestra and singers. IL is true that
strauss has given singers new dffl-
culties TO master In fact. when Des-
tim was rehearslng the part OF Sa-
lone she found II impossible to work
more than fifteen minutes at time
strauss uses many augmented and d.
mlnished intervals, and his rythm is
very complicated. The same objec-
tions were made TO Richard Wagners
Ring and yet Wagner Is the most
popular operate composer OF the day.
Ills true that Strauss has gone even
farther than Wagner In his treatment
OF the orchestra. Had Wagner not
prepared the way, "Salome' might have
not imagine Strauss Is Wagner copy
ist far from H. He Is very original,
IL rich IN Invention. and has introduced
many new effects In the orchestra.
According to some reports the
music of "Salome" is over bur-
dened with discords, but It did not
appear 50 TO me. on the other hand,
] found many passages OF great beau
ty The discords which are present
are in harmony with the words II
there were no discords In music II
would be tiresome.
"Salome" is an exceedingly dramat-
ic work. The various emotions of the
actors are beautifully portrayed I'm
the orchestra. AS In Wagner's mu-
sic dramas, we have the story from
the music as we'll as the words. There
Is no overture 10 this opera but with
In very short time after the rising
NJ the curtain one knows from the
music that one Is TO EXPECT terrible
things.
The performance last night was an
admirable one. Strauss himself con-
quoted ana he had the assistance of
an orchestra Ot l02 men and the
best singers u the Berlin ROYAL
Opera, The orchestra performed Its
difficult part praiseworthlly Destinn
as salome, quite outdid herself; Kraus
as Herod. PlaichiuRer as Herodlas,
ana Hoffman as Iokanaan are, II is
needless to say stars and were excel
lCnt IN their roles During the COM
Ilete performance. which lasted an
hnur and three quarters the audience
was held as II spell bound Al its
conclusion the applause came only
gradually but ended In a great ova-
ton for Str0uss and the singers
strauss and Destinn were recalled
about 10 dimes.
Walter Mayrowltz. one Of the
younger compos'rs living IN Berlin,
with whom number OF Utah std-
dents have ST. He'd ls rapidly GAMMA
recognition ms Hu eXceller; composer
and conductor. Last evening hs
gave concert of modern compost
lions Among the numbers was A
piece entitled Requiem" for alto
solo. double quartet and orchestra.
composed by himself. The work is
thoroughly modern, richly orchestrat-
ca and worry beautiful Mr.. Meyrow-
It's work was highly pralsed by
humperdinck, composer OF "Hansel"
ana 'Gretcl, and other musicians
present. Meyrowltz has good control
~ the orchestra and his readings re-
veal deep Insight Of the spirit OF
the composition. lie does not strive
for startling effects but his whole pur.
pose seems 10 be TO express the COM
poser's meaning In a sane and healthy
manner TRACY Y. CANNON.