The sun., 1907-11-13
SEMBRICH SONG RECITAL
A PROGRAMME OF MANY MOODS
AND MANNERS.

she Slngu I'm Italian, French. German.
Russian. PUIlsh aud AmeFIenn--sOnga
FrOnl Airy COauetry Co Deepest Emotion
Art Versus Temporary DimculSIcs.
Nine. SembriCh's annual song. recital at
Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon was
in most respects similar TO It's predecessOrs
The famous singer had arranged a most
delightful programme. which enabled her
TO run the whole gamut OF expression and
Interpretation. Songs grave and gay.
piquant and Coquettish. gently sentimental.
meltingly tender and profoundly emotional
we're in the list. To sing all these songs
tn communicative eloquenCe was an
achievement of the highest art a. we'll as
an exposition OF a singularly constituted
artistic personality.
Nine. Sembrich was not in perfect COM
mand Of her vocal RESOURCES at the begin
ming Of the recital. She is. az Arthur Sher-
burne Hardy remarks, but yet a woman.
and hence sometimes succumbs TO cOndi-
tons" Her first number was an arietta
hy Alessandro ScarIatti ~Se FlorinGo
Hedele." which she sang with veiIed tone
and something less than her customary
perfection Of le0ato. Spohr's Rose. wO
hist du reisend." the second number. dis
closed some uncertainty as to pitch. but
doubtless the singers and students OF singing
in the audience learned not a little from
the display Of art in the sopranos method
~ bringing her voice to the mark.
So completely did Nine Sembrich master
her difficulties in this number that in the
third she was quite herself and hence
Paradies's -Quel rusoeletto" was charmingly
sung. From that point forward all went
beautifully, and the level of the recital
was that which this admired artist has
taught New York to accept as its standard
In this species Of musical entertainment.
The first group ended with three English
songs Handel's "Oh. Sleep Why Dost Thou
Leave Me- from ~Semele"; MunrO's "My
Lovely Celia" and Haydn's Mermaid
Song" All these were delivered with
satisfying insight into their content. and
rhe last in particular with an airy elegance
Of vocal style and a captivating touch Of
arChness. An insistent demand for an
encore called forth Purcell's "Nymphs and
Shephcrds.' which Mime Sembrich always
sings charmingly.
The second group consisted Of German
lieder. and among these Schubert's -Lieb-
haber in allen Gestalten." Schumann's
"WidmunR." which had To be repeated.
and Brahmss Vie AIelodien." which
Sembrich sings 40 no one else does. gave
the greatest pleasure. The third group
was made up Of modern songs, German.
Russian and American Arensky's graceful
But Lately in Dance l Embraced Her.
sung in Russian, and Rogerss Love Has
Wings were redemand %. II. ". Parkers
Love in May" and Mrs Beachs "Elle et
Moi" brought the recital to an end. But
Of cours' the audience would have more,
and Nine Sembrich sang her perenniaily
blooming Polish words with Chopin music,
playing her own accompaniment.
Iaidore Luckstone was. AZ the phrase
now goes. at the piano" but a palmer and
more complimentary statement IN that he
was the accompanies. Many persons are
At many pianos in song reCitas, but few
are accompanies Mr.. IuckstOne's ac-
compartments yesterday were as beautiful
IN their department rs Mme. Sembrich's
singing was in it's sphere The two artists
together gave 10 the audience the full and
perfect poesy of Schumann's Der Nuss-
baum" which was the encore number
after the second group.