The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

the tenderest and loftiest emotional quail
ities-brilliant, strong. magnificent. Com
posed in 1902.
Ill Poeme symphonique. Benoit ;Cor
flute and oTchestra)-Th Belgian ccm-
poser produced in this number i work
Of poignant charm, Its rhythms are
startling, themes are refined and the
chestration lends strength and color 10 a
composition bristling with difficulties ;or
the flute virtueso.
". Scenes Piftoresqucs. Massenet-
Massenet, noted French opera and or
chestral composer, has produced in the
Fourth Suite for Orchestra" charming
and vivid tone painting. showing him to
oe one OF the great composers OF today.
Lovely. soulful and dainty themes. now
and then burst OF noble melody. quaint
rhythms and bold well as refined ef-
fccts IN the orchestra, characterize this
Senius's work. The Suite contains % a
March; CD Air de Ballet. in which is
heard really fine cello solo and the
most delightful work for the reeds and
Wood-wind; CD The Angelus IS full OF
the spirit OF the cloister and the evening
hour. Here the horns declaim the chimes
In wonderful way, while the hum OF ma
ture Is perfectly Initiated in the strings
OF the orchestra. The monks are heard
to sing In the ViolaS and baSSoons (un-
accompanied). and a mammoth chorus In
the refrain is heard with thrilling effect
through the brasSes and reeds. This mag
nincent motif dies away to the most de-
lightful echo effect in the string section
followed by a short but delicious theme
(dueO for two flutes. softly accompanied
by the FIRST violins, Then the monks
chant their song again. and amid the
tenderest harmony of the evening" IN
the vfolns this movement flIed with re-
ligioUs fervor, ends ca "Fetc Boheme"
is wild, weird, wonderfully brilliant and
pleasing polonaise movement. filed with
the crash and roar OF the brass and the
reeds, mad runs and pZzcatti OF the
strings and the artillery OF the tympani
drums and cymbals. For variety of
mood, color treatment of the orchestra
and expression, this splendid work OF
Massenets will be hard to suIpass,
h9nTapo fEa pereet 5sanns %ena RArc
music to the text, tenderness. longing,
passion. eternal strength and the heights
OF emotion are exempliied in this mar
sian composer died some ten years ago,
but his, compositions will, for many
year, keep his memory almost sacred to
music lovors. This aria is intensely dra-
matte and VIII prove TO be a great de-
light at the concert.
VI. (a) Spinning Song" Mendels-
soi1n: (o) Valse In d FIAT. Chopin Rosen-
thai (arranged for orchestra by Mr.: Nc
In d hat are well known TO all plano
students and are exceptionally pretty
numbers. in the valse, Rosenthal has
added thirds and sixths below 10 Chopin g
ond and first themes Gas composed by
Chopin) into one movement both themes
being played at the same time. The
flute, piccoIo and clarinet carry the main
work OF this number, the rest OF tho or
chestra accompanying.
VII merry Wives Of Windsor" Mich
oiaf-A most popular. tuneful and we'll
written overture. 1T contains a glorious
melody-never to be forgotten-and is
brilliant. vigorous and fascinating.
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Mccormack is one of the most remark
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OF more than usual merit. lie astoniShed
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first prize. and after that he went TO
Italy 10 study. When he returned to
London he sang at Covent Garden with
Nine. Tetrazzini. who was so delighted
with his beautiful voice that she gave
the young Irish tenor much advice and
assistance, and he has been q member
OF the Covent Garden company since that
time and made his American debut dur
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| dolph,s Narrative" from "Bohcmc:" and
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Come Back 10 Erin" and ''The Minstrel
Boy"
George z. Skcton will give a violin re-
| cital Tuesday evening. April II. at the
First Presbyterian church at s o'clock
| prompt. He VIII be assisted by Miss Edna
Cohn, Mrs. George E. Shelton Will be
| accomDanist.