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the Norwegian folksong »Oh, Ola, Ola«, sympathetically presented by

Mr. Holboll to the subdued but effective accompaniment of a humm ing

chorus. The folk dance by Heise afforded the chorus opportunity for

the emphasis of a quality that eminently distinguished the art of the o r

ganization as compared whit male choruses generally—namely: the p ro

nounced rhythm ical accent.

The musical interest of the afternoon centered, however, in the

singing of Mr. Nissen, who unquestionably deserves to be numbered

among the great baritones of the present. His voice has that absolute

beauty, that pu rity and virility that characterize no rthern voices as con

trasted w ith the w arm er and more sensuous beauty of the voices of

southern Europe. In volume and range it is unusual. It is employed

with a mastery of the laws of bei canto that suggests Italian training.

But the interpretative art of the singer is distinguished by qualities of

restraint and simplicity that seem endowed with

deeper sincerity than

is to be discovered in the more obvious intentions of the Italian.

To make Grieg’s little song, »The Great White Host,« the medium

for the expression of so much poetry and charm demands a finer art than

to proclaim the sorrows of Canio with many tears and high Es, or to ex

pound ihe cheap philosophy of the »Prologue,« with its wearying array

of platitudes. Therefore, Mr. Nissen deserved the applause that was

bestowed upon him so generously.

C h ic a g o E x a m in e r

siger

M a u ric e R o s e n f e ld

bl. a.:

The chorus is one of the best m annerchors which we have heard here

in some time. It compares favorably w ith our Mendelssohn Club and is

a wellbalanced and sonorous body. The diction and intonation is excel

lent and they sing with considerable vigor and fine tone shading.

There is a certain fresh quality in their voices, and their director,

Salomon Levysohn, has trained them with m inute care and with firm

though apparently gentle methods. He is a sort of self-abnegating per

sonality who obtains all the results of precision and tonal nuance w ithout

much ado and w ithout any demonstrative signs. Nevertheless the chorus

is precise and prompt in obeying his slightest wishes and the results are

highly gratifying from a musical standpoint.

G a b rie l K a tz e n b e r g e r s

Anmeldelse i

T ä g lic h e Illin o is S ta a ts z e itu n g

saa saaledes ud:

A u s d e m R e i c h e d e r T ö n e .

E in e n R i e s e n -E r fo lg h a b e n die d ä n is c h e n S ä n g e r v o n d e r U n iv e r s itä t

K o p e n h a g e n in ih r e m g e s tr ig e n e rste n K o n z e r t in d e r O r c h e s te r h a lle

e rr u n g e n .

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D e r d a r a u f f o lg e n d e E m p f a n g u n d d a s B a n k e tt im A u d i 

t o r iu m e b e n s o v o ll g e lu n g e n u n d in j e d e r H in s ic h t e p o c h e m a c h e n d .

Um die Stunde des Beginnes des vielversprechenden Konzertes

öffneten sich die Schleusen des Himmels und der Regen floss in Strömen

hernieder. Alle diese atmosphärischen Störungen waren nicht imstande,

eine wahre Völkerwanderung nach der Orchesterhalle zu hemmen, um

dem vornehmen Sängerbesuch von jenseits des Atläntics gebührende

Würdigung und Anerkennung zu zollen. Man drängte sich nach den E in