The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
SONG BIRD ENTRANCES
A GREAT AUDIENCE
Crowded Auditorium in First
Church Hears Schumann-
Heinke.

inc soulful strains from ''Mitrane,"
the unforgetful echos Of Sapphisches
ode' the patriotic thrills fairly resonant
with the deepest feeling that is known
TO wanderer far from the fatherland
the captivating gypsy Hungarian airs
iIom The Hungarian Gypsy Song Cy
Gle, and the magnificent dramatic theme
OF from Der Prophet" are things OF
last year But when will they he for
sotGen? Never while memory Is stil
present with the great audience that
gathered last evening 10 hear these
strains, 10 hear voice and feel instinct
iNely that each and every one Of them
was was in touch With an artist. a woman Of
Schumann- -Heinkc.
The tlutter OF many programmes. the
silence OF great audience, that stin
| that always comes when something great
Is expected, then a veritable ovation as
the musician stepped forward on the
platform last evening at the First Meth
oalst ecnurGh TO make her Initial bow
TO salt Lake audience. To tell what
she can do. OF the wonderful compass
ana range OF TWO voices would he "A
task; TO tell Of the magnetic personality
tnet lalrlY radiates from her TO you.
would he TO explain n miracle; 10 wonder
how II is possible for one woman to pos
sess voice whose notes are as deep
and velvety as some bank hidden In the
forest. yet III another breath 10 trill as
a bird who sings because it's heart is
iuil OF song and gladness and vet again
10 brlng forth tones OF a middle register
as round and true some bell are I'M
possible. The beautiful Aria" from MI =
trane was the opening number q selec-
ton through which the listener sat as
u Spellbound and watched the woman
Pathos. passion and al times almost o
sob came with the entreaty, and as the
last notes hoatea forth. such a burst
hl applause resoundeG that the building
| resounded and echoed. Then came the
peaceful "Du bist, die Rub" (Schubert)
and the exquisite ''Wohln." With 'Rer
Nallderer came the dramatic InJerpre-
| t9tion Of one who fe, and knew what
they were singing. Perhaps the great
SchUmann thought as she sang OF that
fatherland across the sea
Where dwell the friends I love to see.
Where sleep the dead so dear to me"
As companion came the beautiful
'Heimweh' (Hueo Wolfl and as the last
notes were heard and the artist with
land aus Herzens grund" with q ferver
or one who knows what those words
mean, another triumph was scored.
These solemn thoughts were hanished
as in light hearted way came "Die drel
Aigeuner So perfect was the interpre-
tation that who could not see the gypsy
| camp, the lazy light hearted royers
asleep beneath the willows, and who did
| for smoke. for play, nor forget 10 de-
| ride it, Who cared for the morrow
and the motto of BE happy today for
| no one knows what the morrow NAV
| bring was felt.
Throughout the cycle there was the
same debonier manner. the same tante-
! lizing Carmen notes. "Sapphische Ode
! was not to be heard but once, no. indeed,
| thrice would not have been too much,
and in answer TO the applause the beau
! tiful song was repeated. AS an encore
to the cycle came the beautiful Drink
| ing Song from Lucretia di Borga
| Again the applause was deafening anG
| again Schumann. with that winning
| smile, responded and the song rang forti
| a second time
| The programme closed with the mag
! niflcent prison scene from Der Prophet
| tain fell on one of the Tarest treats
| that musicians and music lovers have
| been permitted 10 hear. There was No
| scenery TO bring forth then the prison
| scene. yet with the first notes OF the re-
| cital one could close ones eyes and bj
! transported 10 the grand opera, the i'm.
| passloned aria, with its wonderful de
| there and how they were met will be
matter of local musical history in The
| city.
Miss Helen Schaul was the pianist anc
/ accompanist OF the evening and seldom
has an artist OF her cai6er been hearC
| in the city. The four selections were
beautifully rendered, 'LiebesJraum.
the "Rhapsodie Hongroise List" and III,
ever beautiful Autumn Leaves 'Sjn.
| ding" as an encore forming the group
| AS an accompaniSt Miss Schaul was nj
| that could have been desired.
The great Schumann Heiuk has come
| and gone and with her the year. Bel
coming was one OF the red letter musica
year unfolds, may there be many. many
| SIych daVs