Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

~ HIS week will be marked by two
worth while recitals. Tomorrow
evening Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Kelly, assisted by the choir of
o''7sSAaS st. Mary's, will give their annual
concert at the St. Marys Avenue Congre-
sauonal church. This yearly program is
ALWAYS looked forward TO with the keenest
interest. Many new songs find their vrav
TO favor through the Kellys They are
particularly good at hunting M composi-
lions Of worth both new and old Their
manner of presenting them is invariably
attractive. The choir made its first an
pearance in secular work last year and
was so successful that It will bear an
important part in This years program
Miss Hancock as usual, will do the accom-
panying. Her playing is growing more
finished every year.
The program is divided into three PARTS
and is original in its makeup In the first
part MI Kelly Will sing a group Of songs
or varied interest-Tennyson's beautiful
song, when Stars Are in the Quiet skies"
with music by Clarence Lucas who ar
ranged the PER- Gynt" music and con.
Quoted 1t during Mr.. Mansfelds tour:
three Of the gems Of Robert FRANCS songs.
'Au Meinen Grossen Schmerzen," "Weil
Aut Mir du Dunkles Auge" and 20 Danks
Nlcht;' two Irish songs, real ANTIQUES,
Trottin to the Fair and Beside the
River Ioune;" and the stirring Kiplinc
song, Mother o. Mine" put into music
by Frank Tours. Mrs Kelly and the choir
with organ, plano and chimes in Dc
kovens Legend of the Chimes" ends
this part
The second part will consist Of five beau
tiful numbers sung by Mrs Kelly and two
choral numbers Of rare beauty Mrs KEEL
lys songs are "Amarilli" Cold Itallan),
"Pastorale (old English Carey, "Slum-
Der Song antique Irish and two of the
modern songs "Allerseelen," by Richard
Strauss, and 20 Mer Ouvre-Toi" by
Delibes. The choral songs are who is
sylvia CSchuberD, arranged for full choir
by Mr.. Kelly, and Neils w, Gades Water
Lily In part III Mr. Kelly Will sing
three OF those exquisite "Chansons Crises"
Grey songsJ, by Reynaldo Hahn, in
French, and Stevenson's Requiem" set
admirably to music by Sidney Homer;
Cavaliers and Roundheads" a rousing
dramatic ballad OF the Cromwell times;
My Bairnie," a modern Scotch song by
Kate Nannah, and Lady Moon" by
Bruins. Mrs. Kelly will sing HenscheTs
Spring" and They Say" by Randegger,
closing with a group of children's songs
music by Ethelbert Nevn and Henry K
Hadley. The choral ballads, "Bendemeers
Stream and Annie Laurie" close the
program
Friday evening, April 10, Arthur Hart
mann will give a recital at the Schneider
q Mueller auditorium. Hartmann is in the
very front rank OF living violnists. Some
critics have called him the greatest. Those
who have heard Ysaye Martea, Sauret,
KuhelilI and Kocian in their concert work
in Omaha will enjoy all the more listening
TO Hartmann and judging In what way his
playing differs from his famous contempt
rartes. A red letter night is in store for
music lovers Hartmann will play the d
minor concerto No. t. Vieuxtemps, the IA
nous Bach Chaconne for violin alone. Carl
Busches' Indian Legend, his own rhap-
sodie Ellen" The program will end with
transcription of MacDoweH's ITO a Wild
Rose which Mr.. Hartmann has made and
Is playing on all his programs, and the
Airs Russes, by Wieniawski. AdoIphe
Borschke Will accompany Mr. Hartmann
and Will play two groups for the piano.
.
l came across the most interesting appre-
citation Of Hartmann in the Leader. 1 give
II In part. Pay attention to the good hard
N~''''''NiA '~AAeS eNN lNN ubbuL lltIlbIlElnk ana
Iracucing How work amounts to nothing
without Intelligence.
Hartmann evidently did not care TO talk
shop a.though he was finally drawn into
II ana chatted In a very fascinating way
about his own concert work his CoTnposi-
tons and his teaching When his work
is done for the day he likes to put il aside
ana engage his mind with other things
lie does not dance or play cards but he
loves 10 walk, and he reads widely and
Slullss !h'essaHjly-not limiting has re-
searches to music; lie dips into the literary
lie believes that teChnic cannot make
a musician that IL is to he acquired and.
In sense. forgotten He says he would
md II impossible TO practice as long as four
hours day, ana he does not require IL Of
his pupils. He thinks It brushes the music
out OF them. What he tries to do Is to
waken their imagination, which, he de-
Clarcs, IS the most real thing In experience.
and insists on their attending concerts. He
sc-Cns violin playing, that is, simply as
exhibition Of skin. lie demands the emo
He thinks that vioInists have mere
temItGt ,Ons 20 uarTOWness than other
musicians, because they have their own
for instance though II lacks the tone color
OF su orchestra, still presents an
so.os ~ ne piano playing the piano score
and carrying the violin melody In his head.
THIS gives him the entire effect at once.
Then he goes out for walk and works
out the entire selection, even the difficult
tcchniC, with his brain. When he comes
% play his work is not cid and lifeless
but fragrant with the breath OF the out OF
doors and rulsal ne with warmth and color.
He loves Bach. and believes that 70 i'm
terTret him correctly the musician must
study his predecessors. whom he absorbed
and surpassed. and must understand the
peculiar OrDamentatiuu 4 his period 81
that the works. be played exactly as Bach
wrote them. He felt strongly the
liberties yiolinists have taken with the
works OF this master that ne wrote q fiery
denunCiatiOn Of their methods. which has
, been widely translated
Mt Hartmann Is deeply IN sympathy with
Mcdowell, Americas foremost composer,