Dr. Sanna Pederson, University of Oklahoma
Richard Strauss accompanied his own lieder on the piano as part of an all Strauss concert on 14 February 1907 in the Beethovensaal. On the same day there was a “Mahler Abend” at the Künstlerhaus, where the composer himself accompanied Johannes Messchaert’s recital of a total of eighteen lieder: “Kindertotenlieder,” “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen,” four Rückert … Read more
Premiere in Berlin of the Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 14 January, Gustav Mahler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Decadence (E.E. Taubert in Die Musik) That Mahler is a brilliant virtuoso in the treatment of the orchestra is known–to me he is even bolder than Richard Strauss in that respect. He strikes an entirely new … Read more
The School of LisztIn the month of January in 1907, one could have attended concerts of EIGHT pianists who had been students of Liszt: [su_label type=”success”]W-M[/su_label] = recorded rolls for the Welte-Mignon player piano Eugen d’Albert (1864-1932)[su_label type=”success”]W-M[/su_label] Richard Burmeister (1860-1944) [su_label type=”success”]W-M[/su_label] Frederic Lamond (1868-1948) [su_label type=”success”]W-M[/su_label] José Vianna da Motta (1868-1948) [su_label type=”success”]W-M[/su_label] Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) [su_label … Read more
Of the 117 different pianists I’ve counted who gave concerts in Berlin in 1907, there are of course many more obscure names than stars. A large group of them can be accounted for as teachers or students at one of the local Berlin conservatories. Some of the other names are of virtuosos who were famous … Read more
6,000 SEATS IN A NEW HALLA new giant concert space: the Zoological Garden Exhibition Hall has 6000 seats; can fit in 8000 if necessary. 8 CONCERTS IN ONE DAYSo many venues, which allow so many concerts: the 29th of October was “blessed” with no fewer than eight concerts that night: 1. Klingler-Quartet, Bechstein Hall 2. … Read more
The Societe des Concerts d’Instruments anciens from Paris visited. Choral Music There was a “Verein für Klassische Kirchenmusik” which performed Palestrina. Bach Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas, B minor Mass, St. Matthew Passion La Serva Padrona or “Die Magd als Herrin” was premiered. The same singer also did Bach’s “Coffee Cantata.” Singers The opera tenor Franz Naval … Read more
The pianist Harold Bauer (1873-1951) played a recital in Berlin on Oct. 31, 1907. A little more than a year later, on 18 December 1908, he gave the world premiere performance of Debussy’s piano suite Children’s Corner in Paris. The reviewer in the Signale lamented the small audience and was generally very appreciative of Bauer’s program of Schumann, … Read more