Arizona republican., 1913-01-11
A World Review of Music in 1912

The following entertai ming review is from centssue of the Musical Courier, New Yorks fam ous musical weekly The Courier has in the past twelve months surpassed even its own meritorious record in the scope of itsnews the excellence of it s illustrations and the fairness of its criticisms. Under the title, What iii Year Brought" the Courier say:
 In surveying the worlds musical history of the year. one Is not impressed with any sensation ally significant happenings except the appearanceNof Richard Strauss "Ariadne auf 'Naxos," which. all told represents the most important tonal occurrence of 1912 The "Rosenkavaier" remains popular in German cities, but "Salome" and "EeRtra' seem to be vanishing slowly from the repertOry- more's the pity-and Strauss shows every sign Of abandoning the musical direction which he followed in the works last named His operatic activity appears also to have put stop temporarily to his output of songs and purely symphonic creations Keger continues contrapuntally on his solid way and his muse works steadily and profcaly in imposing forms. The Roger cult gains steadily in Germany and now shows signs of spreading beyond the borders of the Fatherland. Arnold Schonbergs making a noise in the word-at least that is what his opponents claim His is music unlike that of anyone else but at present the critics and the public are not yet decided even as it's meaning much less as to it's permanent value. Eugen dAlberts 'Liebesketten' reveals him marking back to the successful style or "Tiefland" Kienz, Schroeder, Schillings Kaun, Draeseke. Godmark Suk, Pfitzner. Wof-Ferrari are some of the other composers whose standing is esteemed highly elsewhere as it is between Berlin and Vienna.
  music most of it very good. hut none of it teinsly original Tschakowsky still is the best composer that ever of Russia, just as Chopin re- mains the produced by Poland Scriabine, who began promisingy enough at present haunts strange musical byways and indulges marvellous and leVla- than dreams which cause his most loyal admirers to fear for his future a composer. Rachmaninoff has not developed into really great musical figure. But Russia continues flood the world with excel dancers.
 Finland has it's sbelius an introspective per ubo fipdo tonal moods, and understands the art of dressing undistinguished thematic material in clever orches- tral garb.
 Sinding no longer a native of Scandinavia, and never an outspoken "nationar composer, has be- musical citizen of the world, and his works the stylstic electicsm which constitutes ms strongest artistic bent.
 Stenhammer Sjogren and Aulin are remarkably quiet in Sweden. far creative work Is con- cerned Roumania has sent forth an Enesco, whom Paris first acclaimed to the world. Much IS eX- pected of him. The Swiss music life is busy and dignfed one, but new Huber springs up with "Bockn' fantasie to fix the attention of the outside world.
 Crossing into Italy, finds interest centered in opera although Rome has taken avidly to sym phOny concerts of late-especialy when led py prima donna conductors Mascagnis lsabeau' rep resents only big thing done by the Italian com- posers in opera last year Leoncavallo was occu- pied in London. and Puccini staggered under the which every good business man assumes in his particular lire of commerce.
 France lost it's Massenet. but has its Saint Saens Debussy, Dukas, Charpentier, d'lndy and others who uphold the best traditions of Galhc tonal art. Debussy shows signs of giving up his wholetone idOm. Charpentier rests secure on the fame of Louise" Dukas is the real dark horse French opera. Spain has manifestation later than Abeniz.
 Englands The Children of Don" marks the summit of it's recent operatic achievement and otherwise it's Bantock, Elgar, Parry, Mackenzie. Cowen German al march the conventional road of oratorio, symphonic and song writing In Cole ridse-Taylor an eloquent voice went lost. one or the diversions of musical London in 1912 was the IIammerstein appartion. His opera house there has just become moving picture place
 Our proud land enjoyed succession of splendid orchestral and solo performances by. brll- liant conductors and eminent artists. and wrthed in the throes of a native prize-crow opera called Mona" Nobody more important than Mcdowell has appeared east west of the Rockies. but We 'ave many dignifed con'posels who are doing use full songs and piano pieces because they find too few chances for performances of American operas and symphonies women's clubs continue to he backbone of musical life in America pr Ernst KunWald in Cincinnati. Leopold Stockowsk in Philadelphia, Dr. Karl Muck in Boston and Henry K Hadey in San Francisco are the bator heroes the conductor desks in those cities At the Metropolitan Opera House we had all tht old favorties, while Marguerite Metzenauer Iucre Zia BOri and Frieda Hempel the innovations The Chca go- Philadelphia Opera company gained the distinction importing Titta Ruffo to this country. Many of the opera singers. headed b, TetraZzini Bonci, Mccormack, Sembrich, undertool ard undertaking concert tours. San Francisc first class size and importance. Washington, Pitts burg and Seattle ma< ing efforts to revive thei symphony orchestras. Joseph Puitzers generou bequest of practically $1,000O00 has made the Ney York Philharmonic the permanent orchestra of tn metropolis. GiOrgio PoaccO proved to this city tha he is rarely gifted opera conductor: