New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
MUSIC
NINE. sEMBRICH's RECITAL.


II NAV be thai some curious stattstician has
kept account of the song rectals which Nine
Sembrich has given in New York since first sne
entered into the citys musical life; but we do not
know The number must be large. but II is one OF
the singular phenomena which accompany this eN-
+raordinarv artist that when she appears before
them music lovers live only in the present live
only in the joy which she diffuses. counting the
past only because of the pleasurahle expectations
which II had aroused before the meeting. ana think
ing Of the future only because Of the delights
which II promises The relationship between her
and her audience IS altogether unique in its tnt-
macy. If such thing were conceivable she might
sing badly and not estrange one of the thousands
who have gone to hear her year after year. in
opera and concert for a longer period than she or
they would like to be reminded Of; they 90 to add
10 their happiness. she seems To sinS 10 enhance
her own as we'll theirs. As a result there Is a
scenes that familiar as sunrise and sunset
and just as emotionaIls- delightful
The scenes were all repeated at Carnegie Han
yesterday afternoon-the audience croWding al
available space: the rapt attention 70 every Noru
and tone uttered; the responsive quiver 10 every
proclamation OF unusual beauty: the Geilshtsd
greeting of every announcement from the piano
forte of an added sorg which her exquisite art
has established popular favorite; the smiles
and suppressed exclarnations of pleasure when
ever she INDUCED in Of her piquant coquetrieS
the demand for repetitions of offerings
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Of it, awakened new thrills of delight; the loud
calls for after a large measure. full pressed
down and running over had been vouchsafed- Ou'
Of twenty-five songs which made up her set scheme
six were demanded and given a second time; after
each subdivision there came the request vhicn
would not brook refusal. for extension OF the
list. At -he end two additional songs were heard
with the occupants of floor stalls box chairs and
gallery seats standing IN their places-that IS all
but the hundreds who had crowded 70 the front
ba Ha
which the enchantress moved II Is interesting 70
note the songs which exercised the most potent
spell. for they tell something Of the taste OF Nine
Sernbrich's audiences Schuuann's 5 ''Er lists. Max
Rogers w adefnsamkeit'' artistic setting OF an
old German folksong delightful in its freshness and
rrettv sentiment vet inferior to the Old tune which
the German foIk-musician gave ~ centuries
agol Richard Strauss's "Morgen" (Which Nine
Sernbrich treated a sequel 10 the same compos-
er's Die Nacht'D. Paderevskis exquisite MY
Sweetest Darling" ArenskTs But Lately in Dance
Embraced Her" sung last year in Russian, but
yesterday in English, and Isidore Luckstones \
Love Symphony" we're repeated After the first
part Of the programme Nine. Sembrch. rightly in
terpreting tribute which had been paid to Schu-
mann added Der Nussbaum" after the second
part which had been dominated by Richard
Strauss that composers '-Sereuade. and after the
third schubert's "Hark, Fark the Lark" and
(since, the 1ady's pantomirne seemed to say. 1t
must needs he so) Chopin's 'Maiden's Wish OF
course TO her pianoforte accompaniment
Songs on the programme new 10 the lists Of local
singers were 'Rosen btithten i'm Crunde the
Roger song. 'Einen Sommer lang" by Schutt.
which needs for its full effect greater intimacy
between singer and listeners than is possible in
Carnegie Hall. and romance by Cui words oy
Tolstoy) which has more musical value than the
Arenskf trife but could not make quick and gen
eraI appeal beca1 IL was sung in Russian There
Is no need tc say how Nine. Sembrich sang these
things; the story Is become tTite with telling but
II seems that nothing can lessen the charm OF the
singers voice the exquisite delight which comes
from her demonstration of the musical values Of
the songs she sings H z K