Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-12
The Musical World
BY Genevra Johns tone Bishop.

BY GeneYra Johns tome b1gnoP.
MISS MARIAN GERTRUDE HARDS
N in humorous character sketches
GA and mofologues, assisted by Mrs.
Frank Colby, soprano and Edward
Fuller at the piano, will entertain the
guests of the Hollywood hotel Wednes-
day evening.
Nikisch gave new symphony by
Hermann Bischof, a young German
composer, at his last concert in Berlin.
Young Bischoff is from Munich, but
he was born in 1868 and comes from
the Rhine provinces, studied at the
Leipzig conservatory under Judassohn
and more recently with Richard
Strauss. Some of his other works
which have obtained for him favorable
notice are a big vocal work on
Mackay text, symphonic poem,
PAN" and many light songs and
chamber music. This new symphony
is to be heard in America this season.
The famous Russian soprano from
the royal opera of St. Petersburg, Mile.
Marie Koutsietznoff is singing in Paris
at the Grand opera house. She mas
gained permission of the emperor to
give six representations, aside from
assisting in the Russian season OF
opera. Three of these will be in ''Lo-
hengrin" and three. in Faust
A young girl pianist has quite taken
Paris by storm-Mlle. Germaine Ar
maud She has done the major part OF
her study of the piano In Paris ana
then made short tours. At Marseilles
she won remarkable ovation, also at
Colonne. Her playing is much beyond
her years: there is a sobriety of style,
eli and rPSnGcf for
rhythm worthy of the sincerest praise,
says MacBurney in the Leader.
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There are said to be 26O tenors in
France.
Gala nights have become the rule,
not the exception, at the Manhattan,
and recently the brilliancy of the &C.
casion was caused by the reappear-
ance of Nine Schumann- Heink on the
operatic stage, after an absence of sew
eral seasons, during which the noted
contralto has given herself completely
to the concert world. The opera was
Verdi's III Trovatore," which at TINS
day and date must have some GOOD
reason beyond the work itself for
bringing it forward. Nine. Schumann-
Heink's Azucena was sufficient reason
for anything and the manner In which
she portrayed the gypsy crying, living,
warming for revenge, was an achieve
ment to be compared with the greatest
work that has ever been seen on the
operatic stage. Nine. Schumann-H eink
has been better known in Wagnerian
roles, which, while giving full oppor-
tunlty for her dramatic talents, do not
contain the melodramatic and emo
tional elements in which she was seen
recently, and to these her marvellous
voice lends itself wholly and CRATE
fully Her shading and phrasings are
done with such skill and in such a
musicianly way that one forgets 10
norice them while she sings, and as
afterward these details unfold they are
surrounded by so many other qualities
that, as a whole, become too subtle
and evasive to allow of classification
or of description. One can but sense
the tremendous sincerity of her art,
and this alone carries her hearers, who
feel themselves in the presence OF
great truth, in which all glitter of the
stage is forgotten. Her art In ITSELF
is one of rare finish; her poses and
her pantomime in general are to be
ranked with the greatest that we have
enjoyed this season.
Nine. Schumann-H eink had superb
support in the Manrico of Zenatello,
while the other well known roles were
sung by Nine. Russ Sammarco and
others Nine. Schumann- Heink was
received with wild enthusiasm and was
called before the curtain many times
by outbursts of applause, which would
not be flushed" even to allow the per-
Torrance to continue The great at
lection that the singer enjoys at the
hands of the American public may be
due to the fact that she gives so much
and so spontaneously. However that
may be- Azucena, the gypsy, thrilled
,ot oil although
the part was sung in German instead
of in Italian, it was generally under
stood that she did this rather than
disappoint Mr.. Hammerstein, whose
plans for German opera changed some
what after he had made his contracts.
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Edward Elgar and his works appear
to De growing in favor in Germany
just at present, when just few years
ago his "Cockaigne Overture" was
Kissed in Albert hall, Leipzig.
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"The greatest organist of the age,
says the Milwaukee Sentinel in speak
ing of Wilhelm Middelschulte of Chi
cago.
The Milan opera company is in New
Orleans, having great success.
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DIR. Muck is to leave the Boston SYM
pnOny OrCHeSlTd anu AGAIN Dt INT Gull
ductor of the "Parsifal" performances
at Bayreuth in August. Expressions
of regret are heard on all sides in Bos-
ton No one as yet has been selected
to take his place.
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see Adolph Rosenbecker is To con-
duct Beachs symphony orchestra on
It's tour to the coast this season, Alex
ander Won F'ielitz having resigned.
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Carl Busch of Kansas City won the
Plttsburg prize in the composition con-
test and is being overwhelmed with
congratulations from all parts Of the
country.
There is a certain duty owing to some
of the musical people who have come
to Southern California and given their
time and talent for the improvement
of the masses. Among the early direc-
tors of the Royal italian band, under
the Ellery management, was Chev.
Rivela, concert master under Creatore
and afterward director of his own band
under the Ellery management. He was
one of the most aggressive and talented
of all the leaders who have visited Los
Angeles, and many have learned with