Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

Fritz Kreisler, who Is expected TO
sing i'm Los Angeles In the Phllhar-
monic course December 0, Is now IN
San Francisco, where he is scoring sue
cess after success, according 10 MS
habit. Mrs. Kreisler Is accompanying
him on this trip.
George Kruger, pianist VINO comes
to Los Angeles for a temporary resi-
dence. has announced recital FOR the
evening of January 10 in Blanchard
hall Mr.. Kruger's work in New YORK
last wear called forth the following
from II. e. Krehbiel, in the New YORK
Tribune: "Mr. Kruger's playing ols-
closed well-equipped virtuoso, teen
nically and intellectually, pianist OF
sound knowledge, of correct teeIlhs anu lt
rina experience: in short, an artist of
whom the New York public ought 10
have a better acquaintance.
Il w. Riesbert, i'm the Musical Cou-
rier. March 10 of last year, Wrltes'
From the first sounding of the Bach-
Iiszt number to the final "Faust
fantasie of the last named composer,
Mr.. Kruger demonstrated the fact tnal
he is a musician of thorough attalh-
ments and a pianist who masters the
technical elements OF his art as com, com,
nleteIv as he controls it's intellectual
essentials. The broad, plastic spirit or
beethoven was in the performance
tempered with a large degree OF ro-
nanticism; lovely tone quality, rare
taste and resource in pedaling and well
nigh faultless technical delivery
marked the presentation.
s.
During Madame Schumann-Helhh
struggles for a proper place IN lle en-
sembie of the Hamburg municipal op-
hand
dressed omen letters to the daily jour
mails demanding for Frau Heink better
roles than had been allotted her ana
more commensurate with her art
such an article was cut out by Hans
Won Bulow and sent to Frau Heink with
a letter in which he said:
''Yes. So it is. | shall demand ol
Director Pollini that he entrust you
with all the parts possible in the Mo-
zart cycle, which l am about TO con-
duct. You may always depend upon
NV confidence in you In sincerest al
IMITATION. HANS Won BULOW."
Later the young singer became a pro
tege of the great conductor, ana IN ner
poverty was a weekly dinner guest win
his family. With this great authority
she studied Mozart, and especially the
Vitellia aria from the opera -tus;
TO him and to Johannes Brahms, his
devoted friend, she is greatly indebted
for much assistance, advice and m
struction. but above all for the absolute
confidence they felt in her future.
The famous German critic, Ferdinand
Pfoel, wrote the following on the occa-
sion, OF Nine. Schumann-H -Heink's last
Hamburg appearance: Tine lnnulnef-
able Hamburg admirers and friends OF
the great artistic, Ernestine Schumanil-
Heink. have been permitted to safe
themselves, as far as such thing is
possible, once more on the heart of this
gifted woman; to surrender themselves
to the magic charm of an organ of rare
brilliancy of color; to bask in the ra-
dance. the glowing light suffused from
her artistic personality. Nine. Schu-
mann -Heinl gave her third and last
concert in Hamburg; duties call her
hack to her new home in America.
Everything that can sigh, signs pro-
foundly for the mistress!"
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Tt is a high tribute which so Illus
trious a musical authority as the Ber-
lin royal opera has paid to American
music by it's definite acceptance for
production in the middle of next Feb
ruary of Mr.. Arthur Nevin's three-act
opera, "Poia." Mr. Nevin's triumph is
unique, for not only is his work the
first American opera ever to have been
produced at the Berlin royal opera
with the exception of a short opera
by Henry Waller), but, as far. as
know, the first to have been produced
in Europe at ALL
y
Nine. Liza Lehman, the celebrated
English composer who comes to Amer
ica for a mid-winter tour, sailed on De-
cember' is by the steamer Lusitania,
due in New York December "a She will
be accompanied by her husband, Her
bert Bedford, the artist; Miss Palgrave
Turner, contralto of the quartet that
will present her music to the American
audiences, and Albert Hole, the boy So