New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-09
MUSIC SEASON
in FULL BLAST
Nine. Gadski, Evan Will
Jams and Others Heard
i'm Three Concerts.

The music season opened yesterday
full blast with two recitals in the AZ
ternoon and a concert in the evening,
quite two weeks ahead of the usual
course Of things. As all epidemics
once were laid TO sun spots, to-day they
are laid TO the war: but whatever be
the reason, the army of concert glvers
is certainly upon us.
Two old friends were the recital
givers of the afternoon-Mme. Johanna
Gadsh and Evan Williams. Neither
Nine Gadski nor Mr.. Williams has the
voice that was theirs in other days, but
both are skilled singers and both have
numberless friends. Carnegie Hall was
practically filled at the German So
prano's offering, while Aeolan Hall
held a goodly crowd Of Mr.. Williams
admirers.
Nine. Gadski opened her recital with
a Schubert group, followed by Schu..
mann's Dichterliebe | and II and
Franz's "Es hat die Rose SIGH beklogt'
and his silent Safety" the latter be-
ing sung in English. Next came a
group labelled somewhat peculiarly
"folksongs." There was Dvorak 5
"When the Dear Old Mother" and
Lully's "Au Clair de la Lune" and
Walamoff's "Der rote Sarafan," Web
er's "Schlaf Herzenssohnchen" and
Crouch's "Katheleen Mavoureen." The
recital closed with a group of modern
songs.
Nine. Gadsh is too experienced a
singer TO fail of her effect. and some
things notably in Franz's "Es hot die
Rose SIGH beklagt," she sang with
great rare delicacy and warmth OF
telling. At other times she was ex-
plosive in her delivery, and her upper
tones. whenever forced, sounded thin
and strained. She was enthusiastically
applauded and received veritable con-
servatory of offerings.
Mr.. Williams, as is usual with HIM
sang all his songs in English. His
opening numbers were from Handles
Samson" and Judas Maccabeus" and
Memberships "St. Paul" music in
which he is always much at home. An
especially stirring bit of singing he &C
complished in Coleridge Taylor's fine
IAN Away. Awake Beloved" from
"Hiawatha." Though his voice is no
longer the resonant organ IL once was,
he vet obtained his effect in a manner
worthy of praise.
Ia the group of American songs, how
ever, Mr. Williams became afflicted
with an undue amount of sentiment.
The songs were all worthy examples of
the efforts of our younger composers,
and while undoubtedly usually of a
rather sentimental strain, Mr.. Williams
by his singing added to them huge
amount Of sugar. These songs were a.
Walter Kramer's "The Stirrup Cup"
Harry Gilbert's "Oh, Were My Love
Yen Lilac Fair" Mr. Burleigh's Your
Lirs Are Wine" Mr.. Class's "Noc-
turne" and Protheroes Loves Ec-
stacy" All in all, it was most enpoy-
able recital and one in which the SYM
pathy between singer and audience was
unusually marked.
In the evening the fifth OF the sun
day night concerts at the Manhattan
Opera House brought forth an audi
ence of excellent size. The solo artists
were Miss Helen Stanley, soprano ana
Eddy Brown, violinist. Miss STANLEY
sang. among other numbers, "Depius lie
Jour" from Louise" and al est doux.
il est bon; and in spite OF evident
nervousness, sang with feeling and WIN
exceedingly pure, warm tones. MI
Brown played the Mendelssohn con-
certo, and again proved himself an
artist Of fine gttainments.
The orchestra under Mr.. Spirescue
played most admirably Carpenters
impressions dTtalie." The orchestra
at these concerts is a really excellent
organization, and in Mr.. Spiriscu u
has n leader Of authority and fine musl-
cal intelligence. The concerts certainly
are deserving of success.