The Washington times., 1913-01-05
CAPITAL WILL HAVE
BIG MUSICAL FEAST
IN NEXT FORTNIGHT
Alice Nielsen, Schumann.
Heink, and Nordica Are
Among the Attractions.

The next two weeks will fully make
UP for the dearth of musical attractions
during Christmas week. for the list of
names of noted singers, who appear
both in concert and with orchestras, is
indeed a galaxy not often found in such
a short time.
Alice Nielsen and Gabriel Ysaye, son
Of the famous Eugene, appear in con-
cert; Nine. Schumann-Heink sings with
the New York Philharmonic under
Joseph Stransky; Mime. Clara Butt, the
contralto, appears with her husband,
Kenneriy Rumford, in concert; Nordica
viii appear in concert after two-year
absence, and last, but by no manner OF
means least, Elena Gerhardt appears
as the solo:st of the Boston Sympt ony
under DR.. Carl Muck. Several attrac-
tions of more than ordinary local in
terest will be given, chief among these
l,eina the second concert of the WASH
ington symphony, Miss Dagmar dec.
Rubner. soloist, under the direction OF
Heinrich Hammer.
Saturday afternoon will mark the re-
turn to Washington Of the Flonzaley
Quartet, an organization that has en-
deared itself to all true patrons of good
music as few other organizations ever
have done.
The concert, which will be given In
the ballroom of the New Willard Hotel,
Will be under the direction of 7. Arthur
Smith The personnel Of the quartet Is
hardly less noteworthy than the excel
1t comprises Adoifo Betti and Alfred
Pochon, vfoiins: Augo Ara, viola, and
Ivan D'Archambeau, violincello. These
artists are unique in that they subordi-
nate personal ambition to the attain
ment of perfection in concerted en-
deayor and have pledged themselves
never to accept an engagement of any
kind except in conjunction with the
brother members of the quartet
For the concert Saturday, beginning
ranged which will delight the patrons of
this ultra organization to degree ex-
ceeding even their most pretentious ef-
forts in the past.
For the January concert Of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra, which will
be given in the New National Theater
next Tuesday afternoon. at 4.3o o'clock.
DR.. Muck has arranged a program
which is fun of the atmosphere of the
eighteenth century.
The impression will be heightened by
the fact that Elena Gerhardt, the dis
tinguished German soprano, who Is TO
be the soloist, has chosen as her first
number two old Italian arias, one by
Marcello and the other by Gluck. Miss
Gerhardt, who Is making her first ap-
pearance in Washington at this concert,
Is q comparative stranger in America,
for last season was the first time she
visited this country. Her concerts then,
however. were sufficient to impress
the musical public with the fact that
Germany had sent another valuable
contribution to our musical life. Her
first number will be two italian arfas,
ii Mo Bel Fuoco,' BY Marcello. and
20 Del Mo Dolce Ardor,'' by Gluck.
Her second number will be three mod
ern songs by Richard Strauss, the ac-
compartments to which he himself or
chsstrated. These are "Morgen,"
..Wiegenlied" and "Caecilie."
In the Bach Suite by the orchestra the
solo flute win be played by Andre
Maquarre, the eminent flutist of the
orchestra. Nothing that DR.. Muck has
done this time in his previous stay in
America has won him more praise and
created more enthusiasm than his per-
Torrance of this wonderfully beautiful
old suite and Mozarts Symphony.
coming joint appearance January 10 at
the Columbia Theater Of Alice Nielsen.
soprano, and Gabriel Yssye, violinist,
son OF the famous Eugene Ysaye. Alice
Nielsen, once leading light opera singer
of the land, but now one of the princi-
pal sopranos of the New York Metro
poiitan Opera Company, declares she
neverz would have reached her desired
goal save for her judgment. The extent
Of this young woman's success may be