New-York tribune., 1907-04-14

EIude in major (staccato>..5 )
Programme OF a concert Of chamber music
TO be given in Earl Hall. Columbia University,
| next Thursday afternoon by Kenneth Bingham.
barytone; Herwegh Won der ERde. violin; Mod
est Altschuler, vioIoncelIo and Professor Rub
ner, pianoforte:
Trio psnofo-te and strings, OF. Beethoven
Air from The Queen OF Sheha .Gogn9d
BaIisd ''The Old Black Mare squires
Panoforte trio. ''Dumiy,' op 30 o----..-..-D -Dvorak
Professor Parker. of Yale University. will give
a free organ recital in St. Paurs Chapel. CO.
lumbia University. next Tuesday afternoon, with
this programme:
Sonata in z fat minor. Rhein6eTser
Fugue in y IMAM
Concert piece in Parker
chorale wachet auf Bach
Fugue in z minor Bach
Returning from its successful cross continent
trip Henry W. Savage's Madam Butterfly will
end it's season with weeks enga gagement, be-
ginning April %. at the Montauk Theatre.
Brooklyn, where Puccini's beautiful Japanese
opera viii be given in English by the same triple
cast of principals that were heard during the
New York Following its record breaking
New York engagement the production and COM
pany were taken 10 the Pacific Coast arriving
! in San Francisco in time TO open the new Van
Ness Theatre. with the largest audience
sembled in California since the earthquake.
Since leaving New York Madam Butterfly has
been sung in seventy principal cities of the
United States and Canada. II has proved
greater success for English grand opera than
any production made by Mr.. Savage since he
founded his company IN Boston nearly twelve
years ago, not even excepting "Parsifal" in Eng
lish.
The Wiener MdnnergesanE, a famous male
choral society of Vienna. will start from Genoa
on April p in the Hamburg American steamship
Oceana, chartered exclusively by the society.
and is expected TO arrive in New York May s.
They viii give two concerts in New York on
May and in Carnegie Hall, and for their stay
in New York they viii be the guests of the
German Liederkranz. All their concerts are
given for charity. and the results Of the two con-
certs tn New York will he for the benefit of tho
berlnan Society and Of the Austrian Society of
New York They will give concerts in Philadel-
phia, baltimore, Buffalo and Milwaukee for the
benefit of local charities Resides they win nav
their respects 10 the President OF the United
states on Monday. May s. at 2:3O O'Clock fin th.
White House. OF the 3S5 active singers Of the
Wiener NJ. g. V. nearly two hundred will come
10 the United States. This trip 10 the United
States viii be the sixty-second .'vereinsreise
and their first concert In New York viii be the
1SSd concert Of the famous verein
The Tribune" OF London said Of their con-
cert in that city
Those who only heard this choir at their first
concert, magnificent though il WAS on thar otca
Slol' 90 NOT know 10 what miraculous height OF
perfection these singers have attained YESTERDAY
when Queens Hall was crowded (nany persons
OF the very highest social well as musical dis
iIlcuoh Delhs present), the Vrtuosity of the per-
formance exceeded anything that one had pre-
Nlously supposed possible. II is well known that
the oVO members OF this choir are gentlemen Of
education and what is sometimes called 'posi-
uon. lhelr singing proves that they are rnnra
Iaan thls. ihat they must be men of extremely
iieh SehslDlilies and unusual cultivation Moth
ing else would lead them 10 the production of
@ sucl lhHmIely delicate variations OF sound.
would enable them TO suit their tone with shch
they sing. '''7 "''""
Their dicton is that of scholars who know
all the refnements of which their language is
capable No harsh or unvocai sound ESCAPES
thelr lips by accident. the ear is neither tor
inented by sibilants or gutturals, nor mortified
Dy a word imperfecty pronounced Their rnl-
sicai knowledge. their acquaintance with voice
production, must be Of a order; never a
"throaty tone is heard from them never
thick or "wooy note Everything is pure IS
brilliant. and their mezzo-voce must be heard
to be believed in.
Bruckner's I'm Mitternacht" showed the
choirs gift OF expression at their highest.
Kremser's Jim Winter: a Volkslied, I'm
treue' whose melody is familiar in evarv Frn0-
lish household and delicious "Altniederland-
isch, also by Herr Kremser. showed their un-
equalled power Of pure vocalism. The last was
sung lightly as If the singers were fairies In
stead of gentlemen from Austria. With an in
stinct which speaks for itself they sang. by way
of bridge between the secular songs and wag-
ners very difficult Holy Supper of the
Apostles" a chorus by Handel, which is popu-
lar in Anglican churches as the tune to 20
Worship the King" The conclusion of each
chorus brought the choir a renewed ovation.
and many pieces were encored.
The New York programmes of the society will
be follows:
MAY :.
-Psaim % with orchestral Schubert
WsrnsTled o i'm TeTS5s9e nacoompanisd) Herbee
I'm Winter unaccompaaed). .Kremser
Iilgeroho- with orchestTnl
Das Herr Douglas with orchestral TIegnr
Tiroler NachtWRche 1910 tpnaccompaniedb. Heuherger
laebeefruhlng twish oFchesrab. Refer
! LeieTnann turacconpaaledl.
oksongs-IAppitzbach Der Seheerenscleifer Cunac-
conpaniadl.
Wein Wei5 Gesang CTaltz. orcheEtra) job Strauss
U-MAY 3.
sIorgenwaaderung with pianofoTte) F-ser
Herbat deere fssrici-o
Das DOrfchen with planOforte) erhubert
komm koulm fanaccompaniei). Krenlsen
Totem ok funaccoupenled). TIeoor
Fruhnssnetz with pianoforte) CoIdnnsTk
Eachtzalber (unaecompanedj slforch
Sriornannsaf tunaccOn2anieiD .Heuherger
Wenn zvee sich sind CunR-companedD KreT1ser
Foltsongs--in eHenl kdhien Grunde. Juhessa
Dirndl funRccompanied).
psus D0nhu Cralta with orchestral Johann Strauss
The Vienna Male Choir Cwiener Mannergo-
sang Verein) IS the oldest of all male choral
societies Of Vienna
Following the invitation OF Dr. August
Schmidt who was known 20 wide circles as