Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-29
The Musical w orld

N week in Chicago Bruno Steindel, the
IA leading cellosist. played Volkmann's
concerto, and the Leader says: ''The SOLO
Jet was Bruno Steindel who played in
manner to proclaim that he is still with
out any serious rivals in the art of cello
playing He had opportunity for giving
the wonderful effects in coloring, of
which he is past master, and with that
splendid musicianship that stamps him
of the elect in the orchestra world. AS
an encore Mr.. Steindel played the Kof
Nedrei' of Bruch''
We would like to hear the famous Los
Angeles 'celloist, Mr.. Opid, play these
selections at one of our symphony con-
eerts.
see Nine Maconda sang "a fors
lui' in Denver November IA. and on
every program she has given since leaV-
ing New York. We have heard An Iors
e hui" four times the past month in Los
Angeles, three times in opera and once
in concert, and now are to near IL at
the next symphony concert. 1t is
good aria but we are very tired of hear"
ing it over and over again every season.
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Fritz Kreisler, violinist, and Harold
Bauer, pianist, will appear in joint con-
cert in Spokane early In March.
s.
Mr. and Mrs. Modini-Wood and Mrs.
William Perry are having magnihcens
organ built in their palatia1 home at st.
James park.
Massenet has not been idle this fall
but has written in collaboration with
''Mendes'' a ''Bacchus" for the opera ana
q small ballet "Espada" for the theater
at Monte Carlo.
Miss Bessie Bartlett is to sing in the
east next season-forty weeks already
having been booked. The other members
cf the company have not been selected
as yet.
s.
Mrs. Harry Dow Kirk is to sing for
the Womans club in Hollywood In De
oember, with Miss Florence Johnson at
The piano.
The conspicuous preponderance of the
American element in the ensemble or the
Royal opera inspired a German reporter
with the idea of paying visit TO the
various American singers ana learning
from them the reasons or circumstances
which led to their coming to Berlin. Ger
a'dine Farar, Frances Rose, Putnam
Griswold and Francis Maclernan were all
The last three contented
themselves with brief explanation OF the
chain of circumstances which hau lea
up to their Berlin engagements. But to
Miss Farrar we are indebted for dis
ouisition on the art life of Germany in
to that of other countries.
part of which will no doubt be read with
interest in America.
The circumstances of Miss Farrar's Ber-
lin engagement have by this time peen
so often repeated that it will suffice to
begin with her views of American musi-
cal conditions and omit the STORY of her
life," with which the interview opened;
Through the great Kindness of the
Berlin management it was made possible
for me to accept an American engage
ment and so was given an opportunity
of comparing the two countries from
standpoint. The result is that
say now, / shall remain here Germany.
I shall never sing anywhere else.
ST am an American, but if really must
speak the truth I am forced to say there
is no art in America. There is only
money; for that reason l went over, and
that is the reason all artists go. And
more than that, the Americans are def
cient in artistic intelligence. America
produces talent! Certainly! You nave only
to look around you here in the Berlin
opera, where an unusual number of
A Americans are engaged But in our own
land we would all be impossible. Had
we sung there not person would have
known whether we sung well or, badly.
The Americans cannot judge of these
things because they are utterly lacking in
critical understanding.
''No, we must come to Germany; here
we must pass through the fiery ordeal;
here we must win our laurels. And then.
and only then. can we demand untold
in America. Then we can
make good there. Art is an impossible
ity in the land of political corruption.
Two opera houses for a land the size of
the United States, a country larger than
the whole of Europe, is a crying shame,
a shame which could be prevented in
America by municipal subventions. But
in America the money is needed for other
purposes than the building of opera
houses. Elections are of more Importance.
Shall 1 tell you the only possibility by
which America could be advanced to the
position of an art center?
''Well, give it a German municipal sys-