The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-02
|ORGAN RECITAL At ST. JAMES CHURCH LAST
EVENING A SPLENDID MUSICAL EVENT
RECITAL BY CHARLES HE1NRoTH
OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
OF PIT rsBUEGH.
New Organ Wonderfully Fine 1nstru-
ment and Magnificent Gift to
the Church.

! Ono Of tho most notable musical events
of thu, season took place last night at ~.
lanes ENaupclIcal Lutheran "hurrh
unor the occasion Of the organ recital
= ,,iven by Charles Hcinrolh. of tn" car
nrric lnssitutr - no has for the past ID
wears been urganlst Of the city OF lIttS-
! burgh conducting the REGULAR Sunday
and Wednesday organ r"CItalS ut Inc
| Carnegie Hall.
Few organs in tho city can b" iaNor-
ably compared with that whi'h "e"
! hccn installed in ST. James 'hur'h. II
! is wonderfully fine instrument anu
st. James church is to h" c"hsra'uid''u
upon having received this mhHh'i'c'h'
rift. which was presented as H'"ih"''-
al in honor Of Frederick ana SOPHIA
Schrnk. by Mmmcs. Mary {. SSnei'h
. Mary G. S DoCpkin. MCSsrs. John on"
and Albert SChenk.
Tho instrument was made by inc
| Stccrc Organ company. or Sprlhelic'",
Mass. the approximate cost D'iile w.
900. and requiring about hft""n mon rs
, in the building. The tonai Vu"''''
were designed by Nllard Da"ph'h' anu
Tho instrument is complete in every de-
tail. having modern stops. lhcluu'EE
harm chimes and French horn. One Of
.
electro rheumatic action. driven by an
electric motor.
Tho nrorram selected by Mr.. Hem
: roth was ono which was we'll calculated
70 display to greatest advantage the va
r,ous beauties and powers Of the new
organ.
The program:
Overture to "Mignon". ....... Thomas
"Evcnsong" .........'..''.''' It"' VIZ
O'clock Movement" .............H aydh
symphonic poem. "Finlandia". .Sibelius
| "Evcning Bells" and Cradle Song
McFarlanA
Prelude and Fuguc in E-flat. st;
Ann AIMS srn,, ROY. .Liadow
Finals9 Sonata in C-minor. BALDWIN
svmnhonic poem. templates Spin
ming Wheel ......,.,. alnt-eachS
Ia randolc from "L'Arlcsiennc Suite.
- Bet
Funeral March OF Marionctte.
Toccatto from Fifth Symphony.
Ii is difficult to select any numbers
from this wonderfully varied and beau
tiful program. handled with ronsum'
mate skill and art by Mr. Heinroth 4
few numbers. however, were musical
gems claiming asccndancy over tho
others.
The opening number. "MIEnon." was
a miracle OF lightnesS and dchcacE'
working up gradually To broad climax
and ending in brilliantly executed pas
sages.
"Evensong." tone poem beginning
with q melody Of sweet simplicity
which was elaborated upon as the theme
progressed until all the tonal effects OF
the organ were brought out. ending in Il
decrcscendo OF the original theme.
'-F4nlandia' by Sibelus. is re-
markably broad fine work. which has
been heard here in orchestral produc-
lions several times. The Boston Sym
phony orchestra rendered this splendid
composition. under the direction Of DR..
Carl Muck and it was most beautifully
played BY the Philadelphia Harmonic.
1t Is full OF the fire and mystic majesty
which characterize Russian music and
its rendition upon the organ was most
splendidly done.
Other noteworthy selections were THE
Musical SnuT Box" remarkable for ITS
imitation of the tones OF an old-faSh-
toned music box. The tones and beauty
Of the organ made IL one OF the most
unique features upon the program.
"Omrhale's Spinning Song" in which
could be heard the quick whirring Of the
spinning wheel. with sudden bursts OF
song melody, supposedly Of the spinning
maids running through them. was graph
ically descriptive.
"Harandole" was a triumph Of artistic
contrasts Of light and shede. and the
| closing number Of the programme. Toe
| cnlto, from the Fifth symphony. which
| was substituted for the "Slav March
was played with wonderful technical
skill. II brought into full play the rlch
| and varied beauties of the organs tunal
| qualities. and was an admirable concluS-
| ion to q programme of great breadth
| and beauty.