The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

JOSEF STRANSkN.
Conductor Of the Philhamonic Society Of New York.
It was a task of the greatest difficulty
but. after long negotiations Josef Stran-
sky, of Berlin. was engaged. Mr.. Stran-
sky is recognized through Europe one
Of the greatest conductors of the day.
Under his brilliant leadership the society
is upholding its high standard OF the past
with every prospect Of adding new luster
TO its name in the years to come. Mr..
Stransky, although second to none as an
interpreter of the classics, has, however,
gained much of his popularity as an eN
ponent of the romantic school. Ever
since he abandoned the operate field,
which claimed his activities for some ten
years in Hamburg, Prague. Berlin and
other European music centers. and has
devoted himself to symphonic music sole
ly he has shown a decided leaning toward
the romantic style of orchestral music
His tendency in this direction is seen in
his programme making. Tschaikowsky's
beautiful Fifth symphony. for example.
which he will offer next Tuesday after
noon. is his favorite composition Of that
great master. Griegs universally popu-
lar Peer Gynt' suite, which also fig
ures in this programme. is another noted
work of the romantic type much admired
by Mr.. StransFy. He will open his pro-
Eramme with tho overture of Wagner's
Flying DutChman.' a star number in
the StranskY repertoire, and one well
suited to the selections which follow.
With Nine. Schumann-Heink. the solo
list of this concert, singing the dramatic
Penelope aria from Max Bruch's
'Odysseus:" the ''Erl King. ''of Schubert
Bertlioz: Death and the Maiden" of
Schubert-Mottl. and Dreams" by Rich
ard Wagner, the concert will be fairly
Of .laa alafT
of the modern romantic school No more
enjoyable programme could be offered.
The announcement that Mr.. John Nc
Cormack, the great Irish tenor, is to ap-
pear here in recital will be Of much in
terest to music lovers. Mr.. Mccormick
will sing programme of merit at the
Columbia Theater Friday afternoon, jan
uary u, at 40 o'clock He will appear
here under the local management of Mrs.
Wilson-Greenc.
Xaver Scharwenka was the guest Of the
Friday Morning Music Club at the New
Willard last Friday morning, and pre-
sented the following programme: l. Ca)
Ballade. Op. q G minor; Cb Nocturne,
Op. u. + sharp: (c) Nalse, Op. e, A fat
Chopin. .. CaD Novelette,. Op. 20; tb)
Serenade. Op. 81: (c) Two Polish dances
Op. i and Or , CScharwenka. 3. Sonata
Op. 81. Appassionata CBeethoven). 4. (a)
Melodie Russo, Cb) Polonaisc, f major
OiszO.
The following musical programme will
be given at the services at the Luther
Place Memorial Church to-day. At the
morning service organ prelude; soprano
solo, Crossing the Bar" CWilIoughy), by
NissAAgnes Whelan; anthem. by quartet,
IInEI h. 7 ~ -
and organ postlude. At the evening serv-
ice, organ prelude; contralto solo, In
Thee, o Lord" CwooIer), by Miss Carolyn
Goff; anthem, GLORIOUS Things Of Thee
Are Spoken (Shelley). and organ post
lude.
Charles D. Church. pupil of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, who was recently ap-
pointed tenor soIoist at ST. Paurs Epis- |
copal Church, has resigned to accept !
similar position in the Mount Pleasant |
Congregational Church, made vacant by |
the resignation of William c. Mills.
Paul Reimers, the German Iieder sing !
er. who is to sing at the White House |
this week, was born in the North of |
Germany. near the Danish frontier !
While he was not what one might call |
an infant prodigy, Paul Reimers did |
show a remarkable taste for music, and !
his parents developed it as best they |
could, letting him study the violin when |
he was about seven. and while continuing
this instrument, gave him instruction on !
the piano as well, few years later.
When he decided that he wanted TO
take up musical career. however, his
parents objected, and the young man, Sc
verely reprimanded. was sent to business
TO learn something worth WHILE as
they explained. But Reimers soon found
business distasteful and he ran away,
after having saved up a sufficiSht amount
of money to pay for his board and Iodg-
ing for awhile
He first appeared in the opera in Ber-
lin, in the chorus. while studying singing
all the while. The director of the opera
soon saw that he had ability, however
and he was given small parts
But Mr. Reimers soon realized that his
powers lay rather in the direction OF
songs than of grand opera, and, after
having given a couple of concerts in Rer- |