Show REAT REA T ARTISTS AFFABLE AND NOT N T Ti i- i UP SA SAYS YS UTAH MUSICIAN lberts lbert's Recital Arouses Enthusiasm aY 1 a S m of 0 Professor McClellan Yea Article by Dr s a e S BY J. J J. J MCLELLAN CLELLAN M Ad Adb Returning g to beautiful Ber Berlin n on the fast London Berlin train from a areck b f eeL reck of vast ast benefits in England son and I had bad ono one of the most pleasant P imaginable On boarding hoarding the tho steamer for Flushing Holland at t Folkestone England lugland I I noticed a Do gentleman whom I at once r recognized as aslone t one lone of the worlds world's great Tent artists but I could not place him for the moment d In In the mad scramble for berths on ona a these little North sea se tubs of boats i found myself next behind this noted erson In tho lino but I was no wiser I lift or he had bad secured his cabin c and I Siad and Uld been given what I desired as ns to toIs tos his Is s n name At 4 a a. a m. m tho st steward stoward awakened awakened awak awalt- ened those aboard to prepare preparo for landing land- land and ono ODO of tho first persons I 1 SAWas saw ing was ng as this distinguished man with t his hisong i ionS ionS' long onS' Ll hair and Elbert at v Wo a vr were re landed safely safety and son Bon and andt andl l got dot t our compartment In Ina a a. er very LUIO to 10 location wi with th a charming charming- German Germane i e oman Toman and her son who is professor of f surgery at university v There Thero were two empty empt seats and soon nr noted friend approached and being being- by us all nil came in and jo Joined bur ur numbers and ho proved pro to bo most i and ch charmingly Interesting Fife Ile e remarked ed that wo we were Americans I ind d noon loon after talking to him about i America travel etc eta it dawned y m on me that this was t tho the noted plant plan plan- t Mark iQ heard Dim In America I L LH 1 H HI He was very ery gracious aft en e I find all fru artists are and seemed delighted Ito to know knots that I had heard him In to his about clev- clev clevn first I-first American appearance in hall New earn ago n year eA leaN i YorK when he played tho the D minor and 13 TJ flat Beethoven con- con I artos with dear old Theodore Thomas Thomasl l arid And id his hla Chicago orchestra And recd re- re marked cd You Yon iou Americans I r fear do not fully d definitely appreciate the invaluable w errice Ice erTice rendered music in America by hat at marvelous Theodore Thomas and ands his Is s splendid orchestra Ho Ito was an as great rent n orchestral accompanist as I have havo Per over played with and ho was ono one of ot otI ny y I most moat esteemed per personal onDI friends It was with that I related what d nr country has bas do dono no to perpetuate Theodore Theodoro Thomass Thomas's name and how b bs he ho heIs hos Is beloved cd b by all musical people veople o s Mark H amour g ono of ot the low fow really great o ones In tl tho ro rog piano playing laing world Km n absolute technician master-technician as welt well wellIns 11 Ins DS as musician master is strong i built serious and sweet 8 lie Ho is a remarkably ret re- re t rk bly clover and charming charmin man and ana andRs anda Rs is all the time Since Sinco October October October Oc Oc- a tober 6 I h he has made forty forty o appear appear- x et 1 antes Ho covers covers Germany German England and France Franca on his present tour and his suc- suc cess he tells me mo has boon beon enormous 11 ousts Houses being sold out Ho He has hasen very en I mado made it unnecessary for son an and andr I seats scats for his Boren Berlin BorIn Bor- Bor r to worry o over r as he has presented us lin In en engagement en Ith Stall A and wo we will take tako four more to enjoy enjo with us the tho recital re recital re- re cital which embraces B Beethoven's m Ap Ap- Sonata Toccata and Fugue Fugue- Bach Schumann Schumann mann a R. Melodic of ot his own t. t the e eighth I Liszt Rhapsodic ot etc It lt might have havo a A. salutary effect affect upon some somo so mo of ot Utah's up putted professional musicians to see sec for tor once once could could their heir narrow v vision islon see Beo it though how 1 l how nosy natural nat nat- ural kind sympathetic and yet dignified dig dig- such a colossal artist Is Ie And they would see ec Just such another true gentleman leman in Alberto Jonas or in Harold Bauer And the courtesy paid each other is by these big big- ones toward beautiful to witness and I heartily wish sOT some o of the tho Salt Lake professional musicians might behold it all sill German nest English I expect that some somo of ot the cockneys s swill will not like m my comparison of ot German and English chorus charm singing of or two letters letters letters let let- ago I have o hoard hoar the cry Very best choruses of both countries and under I the tho most favorable conditions during the past few weeks and havo have made mado up my mind that for tor refine r refinement ment and ana e ex expression expression ex- ex phrasing and general musicianship musicianship musicianship musi musi- tho Germans walk away ay from the tho English the latter possibly eclipsing eclips eclips- ing InS their cousins in vigor Igor attack at fit- tack and bigness of or tone Of ot even this I was almost compelled almost compelled to change my m- mind last Friday evening when I heard hoard tho the Dome Domo choir sing a A. miscellaneous program at nt tho the kaisers kaiser's glorious church accompanied b by Prof Prot B. B Irrgang on tho mons monster tel organ and conducted b by Professor the director of or tho the church choir and also the mas chorus ter at nt tho the Berlin no Royal al opera house The ma magnificent volume poured out of these boys bos and men was torrential torrential torrential torren torren- and inspiring and the pianissimos were exquisite in the extreme only surpassed by hY the tho wonderful work In b by tho the same chorus and same sarno chorus conductor of ot which I have hao written written written writ writ- ten you OU at length len th I longed however howe how ever for the perfect acoustics of or the tho Tab Tab- Eugene dAlbert d'Albert ugly little HUla man with shining bald head from forehead to base and bush bushy tufts of or black sprinkled with gray gra hair on either side slightly stooped stooped- position small man with big wonderful hm hands s and tho the smallest arms seemingly ly without muscle from looks of or things while he Is conducting but conducting but when ho he pla plays plas's s 's the piano oh what tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre strength th how htow uniform tho the technical l quality of or his playing even at athis athis athis his a advanced aneed years rears and ln despite tho the fact that at nt this very ver time timo a suit Bult for divorce dl a against his fourth wife Iro is Ie in the courts court and newspapers At tho Philharmonic this acknowledged acknowledged edged greatest German Beethoven pianist pianIst pianist pian pian- and Interpreter gayO a most enjoyable enjoyable enjoy able eblo concert of ot his lib own works supported supported sup sup- ported by the enlarged Philharmonic orchestra of or one ono hundred and three men Including two harps one celeste four oboes and ono one English horn four French horns ah ah that first lr t horn born and and and by Eva von yon der Oston Osten from the tho Dresden Royal Hoyal opera dramatic soprano Madame L L. L Halgren- Halgren W Waag g. g soprano J K von on baritone and and Arthur Aithur van an Ewe k ba bass s. s At 1130 1100 people outside of the Philharmonic Phil Phil-J harmonic were be begging for tickets for admission at an any price and I felt very cn glad gIRd to havo heave the goo good fortune of ot being present when Albert dAlbert gave e a tho the following follow tolloW- ing InS numbers 1 Prelude to opera Cain and Abel dAlbert d'Albert conducting 2 Four songs song with orchestra 0 0 MJ Mils Osten 3 Concerto In E major op 12 1 12 dAlbert d'Albert at piano Director Hildebrand conducting 4 Prelude to third third scene of ot second act new now opera Izeyl Izeyl Madame Wang 1 an and Mr dAlbert d'Albert conductor D. D Prelude to third act and closing scene of or new opera Ize Izeyl l dAlbert Albert d' d Madame Waag aa and A van an I r enjoyed the lain Kain Cain and Abel Abel prelude and the four songs opus 24 24 25 20 numbers 1 and 2 2 26 immensely but the tho concerto showed the com composer oser at his leis best especially In the slower slower middle movement and tho the extraordinary nar nary and power shown b by this great man were resistless Given Ghen Many ony At least twenty recalls rewarded dAlbert d'Albert for tor the tho masterly production ho he had baa given his own concerto It Is Is a anoble noble and grateful work to tho the performer performer per per- former and made mado a tremendous success in of ot the keyboard boar in finishing some of or those lightning scales ant and ar- ar pee pee-glos pe glos with which tho work worle bristles and ho hI pounded some of ot the softer Borter themes whore one really desired a a. gentler frontier treatment some Borne Wron wrong notes being also quite often orten apparent I cite this to encourage o our young oun western players who probably have tho the erroneous notion that those great ar artists artists artists ar- ar never mako a false l pIa play Upon the ate program of ot d' d d'Albert's Albert concert concert concert con con- cert was announced In big bier black type tho the appearance again in Berlin after her triumphal tour of ot England and France of ot Madame Teressa Te Carreno This Is Is rather interesting as nos Carreno is d'Albert's divorced second wife Ho lie did not seem to be bo a 1 bit ruffled al although although al- al though h so much being said Bald In tn the press generally about his Xo No o. o 4 separation suit nn and tho the advertising advertising- of or a R. contemporaneous contemporaneous contemporaneous recital by hy Madame Carreno his tracked side No o. o 2 Great Article On Music What I consider er ono one of the greatest pieces of ot reading for tho musician student student stu stu- dent or layman laman who is interested In Inthe Inthe inthe the art rt divine is the tho follo following tying article article ar ar- 1 which has hag Just come como to nl my notice no- no tlc tice an and is found In one of ot Berlins Berlin's leading journals It Is b by Dr Otto eitzel ono one of or tho the most eminent German German Gerr Ger Ger- r man ran critics lecturers virtuosos and teachers of the tho piano In the following are arc assembled the results of or observations observations and experience s of ot moro more than fifty years vears of ot practical experience as a pianist In order that th tin thA r render may mav become aware of or tho experience upon which my observations are tiro founded d I know know- that I shall bo be pardoned for tor going into some Bome necessary personal details I 1 n was as born in Falkenburg Falkenburg Falk Falk- enburg July 6 6 1852 18 2 m my first concert was given en with my sister who was two years eRrs m my senior on November November No No- vember 13 13 1859 1853 Thus it I t may be bo seen feon that practically all of ot my life lite has been deot devoted d to music Among Amon other works I played at that timo was the Sonata Fantasie b by Mozart and the tho first Sonata Sonata Sonata Son Son- ata by In Beethoven How I played d at t that time Ume I cannot recollect but I had only had the Instruction of m my father who was a school teacher I do o know leno however that I played itself the tho pieces from memory and this in n itself implies a 0 certain amount of or previous study When I came to Berlin and attended the Joachimsthal III High h school I found a CL very ven kind and thoroughly well In Instructed Instructed instructed In- In piano teacher In August Ar Ar- nold It was as he who ho showed me the value of or systematic piano practice I Iam Iam Iam am also grateful to August Arnold for tor securing me a scholarship which enabled enabled en en- me to study with tho eminent pedagogue Theodore Kullak This was waR Indeed a rare opportunity for mo me I 1 remained with Kullak until tho the time when I was prepared to enter the concert concert con con- cert field Of or f my nn follow pupils man many have havo attained wide distinction Among them I ma may mention a a. few well known ones oneR Xaver laver Alfred Grunfeld Grunfeld Grun- Grun feld Jean Louis Nl- Nl code codo and Constantin von on Teachers Teacher Strong Point ability as a a. piano plana teacher r ris is too well known to demand domani much at attention attention attention at- at here One thing is certain certain he he brought before his pupils and deeply impressed upon them all tho secrets of t piano technique and spiritual Interpretation Interpretation interpretation tation which have been developed by hy his predecessors and his contempo contempo- Kullak ha had witnessed t all the triumphs of or Liszt Moreover er he was so deeply impressed with the delicate art artof artof artof of Cho Chopin ln that I can never forgot his Interpretation of ot certain of or tho the slower and more moro sentimental movements in the compositions of or tho the Polish romanticist Not even the great Liszt surpassed Kullak Kullak Kul Rul- lak In tho the Interpretation of ot Chopin All those thoRe who had an opportunity to t re receive te e- e a Chopin lesson leBson from the elder Kullak will Ill willingly testify to this Tho The fact that Kullak was as halt half Polish may in somo way account for for thIs He lIe could also appreciate tho the individual and admirable genius of ot Hensolt partiality to tho the romantic school chool must not bo be construed to mean that ho lie was in an any way opposed to tho the classical school or to the tho older ohler masters for such was b by no means the tho case So great was vas his scholarship nn and so wise his hla comments that it was really a 3 holiday holi holl- holiday da day for us when ho lie permitted us to pIa play such works as lS the tho great A minor fugue of or J. J S. S Bach or the A flat rIat major sonata of ot Beethoven op Kullak was b. b by byno byno no no means moans arbitrary in his work e except in tire the cases cacs of or pupils who very cn obviously obviously ob ob- did not possess sufficient talent talen t tto to permit them to proceed without more or less strict directions To those who were very cn talented he lie allowed the greatest possible liberty lIbert and permitted them to find ln their own paths Unlike so 80 many ninny other teachers h he ho never considered his pupils as all of or tho same Emma genre and requiring similar treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment but preferred to recognize tho in individuality individuality In- In o of each In fact my nn- In Instruction instruction In- In under Kullak was so e enjoyable enjoyable enjoy enjoy- able that I regretted the approach of m my first professional lonal concert Berlin November 13 13 which marked the th end of or my work orle under the great reat master master master mas mas- ter and tho the beginning of or m my Independent independent independent dent career Meet Jeet the Great Grent Liszt summer 1873 it whispered whis whis- whispered In the summer of or was I breathlessly In Berlin that Liszt had taken token up his summer Bummer quarters at Weimar Accordingly I Immediately took look a train ono one fine fino summer day for tor forthe forthe the German Athens Weimar eimar 1 was deeply disturbed by the problem of or the best manner monn r In which to approach the thc great genius I had the Ule oo g-oo good fortune to become acquainted with one of or the tho pupils pupils pu pu- pils of ot Franz Liszt Ho lIe assured me mo that It was not so difficult to become acquainted with the master pianist as asI I had Imagined I gave him some data regarding my previous study which he ho took to tho the ma masterA master ter A A few tew days |