Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-09
THE REUTER- CONCERT
At the Grand Opera House Friday
Evening . Complete Artistic
Success.


of our great artist, Mr.. Jacob Reuter-
There will be many concerts during
the season just opening. but it /:
doubtful whether any one will pre-
sent as good q program in quality o.
composition. and beauty and melody
of its numbers, nor will any artist
appear in them who will prove him
self so completely master on hi:
instrument involving quality anC
tone and technical execution, as Jacot
Reuter-, master of the violin.
A small but appreciative audience
made up of WauSau lovers OF music
had gathered at the opera house tC
listen to his work and of his aSso-
ciates who ably supported him. We
| say the audience was small in mum.
Der because every seat in the house
was not occupied which the merits OF
the concert really deserved.
Mr.. Reuter- has given many con-
certs in WauSau, always presenting
| something new in the violiniSt'S line
at every performance; and if such a
thing is possible, with an improve
ment in his work at his every appear
ance, and Fridays concert was no ex-
ception to the rule. The artist
seemed inspired with the difficult
| program set for his task. Hubay'
| great CZarda scene No. was first
placed upon the program and it told
a story which captivated all by the
| masterful rendition received at the
hands of the performer.
Russian Airs" the Polish masters
| (Wieniawski) clever and effective ar
| rangement of three Russian folk
| songs, one of them the Red Sarafan,
reached its climax in the closing
movement (much in the vein of a
| Polish dancel interspersed with brill
| liant artificial harmonics.
The violinist'S own composition
''The Language of the tiowers-Rose-
Violet-Lily of the Valley-Forget-
| Me-Not," the latest of his COM
| positions, is bouquet of charm
| ing bagatelles, with an eXquis-
lite piano accompaniment attached
to each number. The different
beauties of these flowers are
| extolled in charming musical LAM
guage, each differing from the other,
but each a musical gem. If there
could be a choice where each piece
is beauty and perfection, in itself, it
would probably fall on "The Forget
| Me Not" which seemed to be the fav-
orite Played with muted strings and
| the most tender pianissimo prevail
| ing throughout, it, is delicately
finished musical gem. Mr.. Reuter-
closed his tremendous task for the
evening by playing the "Rhapsodie'
| by NacheZ, which was the browning
effort of his work. The word difficult
ty as far as finger technic is concerned,
| is not in his vocabulary. He was
called back again and again, and re-
sponded with two encOreS during the
evening, the first, Laendler Grand
MAJ by LANCER, and, at the conclusion
of his program, being brought out
again by continuous and repeated ap-
plause, the audience insisting on an
encore, he appeared and rendered his
"Lullaby" which has become uni
versal favorite.
Mrs. Pagenkopf Gogg fairly shared
in the success of the evening. The
young lady had been requested OF late
to sing on many occasions, at public
meetings, church festivals, and society
events, and by always amiably con-
senting to such frequent requests,
enlivened the occasion with her sweet
songs, she has become deservedly
popular and was often heard. But to
one who had not heard her for the
last few months, her singing at this
concert was a revelation. Her always
sweet sympathetic soprano voice has
gained in volume, richness and COM
pass as well as in culture, and in the
difficult tone passages, she sang with
the ease and accuracy of sony bird.
AS she entered upon the stage, superb
in her appearance, she received an
ovation which she smilingly and
gracefully acknowledged. She sang
the beautiful "Villanelle," by Dell
Aqua, with it's exotic coloratura
passages without any seeming effort
on her part. AS an encore she sweetly
sang "My Curley Headed Baby by
Clutson. Next she gave three beauti-
full folk songs, "Uebers Jahr" and
'Mutter Herr with beautiful tonal
expression to the somewhat melan-
choly text, and to offset the soft feel
| ing which stole in the heart OF her
listeners she closed the number with
"Sunbeams," merry American
song. Her last number was the ever
fresh and popular prayer of Agathe
| from FreiSchuetZ, which she rendered
| in true artistic fashion, and being re-
called and consenting to an encore
she gave Lullaby" slavenic song,
which by the sweetness and simple
ness of its melody enraptured the
audience. Her listeners were par
| ticularly grateful to her for giving
them the beautiful folk songs and lul-
laby, all the more so, as her pronunci-
alton was perfect in English as well
as German. Mrs. Pagenkopf Gogg
may well be proud Of her achievement
at last Fridays concert, and the audi
ence was proud of her, as the home
product of Wausau.
| One word as to the accompanies
| Miss Wanda Hopp'S work won for her
many admirers and she added fresh
laurels to her we'll established reputa
| tion as an accOmpaniSt.
Hans +. Liebert, who accompanied
Mr.. Reuter-, is an architect who has
| lately come to Wausau with his fam
lily from Milwaukee and made Wausau
his home; he early developed a taste
for music and while following his pro
fessional calling, is still great lover
of music, and line performer on the
piano Last Friday he made his in
itial bow as an accompanist to
Wausau audience. His task was very
well performed. He excelled in thu
last number, the "Rapsodie," b!
Nachez, which had an exceeding
difficult piano part. A desire o.
many has been expressed TO hear Mr.
Liebert in solo work at some future
date. Nj.