Organ Music

Source: The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 40, No. 673 (Mar. 1, 1899), pp.
172-173
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I72 THE MUSICAL TIMES.- MARCH I, I899.

the conditions under which Sebastian Bach introduced his Church, performances are given from time to time
oratorios to the congregation. But in any case the effect by the Ene choir, frequently aided by leading
even in a concert-room, is touching and elevating. instrumental performers. The selection upon the
On the back of the manuscript of the above article present occasion, which deserves to be quoted in full,
Wagner has written some lines, which are nothing consisted of:
more or less than the scenario for the airesaid Motet, " Justorum animse," William Byrd; Motet in five
" Biblical Scene," to which we refer in another parts, " Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes," Purcell; Motet
column. in eight parts, 4 In exitu Israel de Egypto," S. Wesley;
Ancient carol, 4' In dulci jubilo," arranged by R. Lucas de
Pearsall, a theme so admirably treated in Bach's organ
SIGNOR ARTURO TOSCANINI. works; Hymn for St. Philip's Day, ts Pangamus Nerio
debita cantica," Thomas Wingham (for eleven years director
" LA SCALA " has always held such a high position
of the Oratory choir).
in the realm of opera that any musician who attains
the unusual honour of becoming artistic head of that Interesting notes by Mr. Barclay Squire added to
great establishment at Milan is one who merits the enjoyment of the occasion.
special recognition. In our issue of October last we At Marylebone Church, Sullivan's " Prodigal
Son" was sung on the I6th ult. and Stainer's
" Crucifixion " on the 2<2nd ult., and these two works
will continue to be given on alternate Wednesdays
during Lent, the latter being also announced br
Good Friday. At St. Anne's Church, Soho, the
eustomary Lenten performances of a selection from
Bach's " Passion" Music according to St. John
began on the I7th ult., under the watchful direction
of Mr. E. H. Thorne.
Mr. J. H. Maunder's cantata " Penitence, Pardon,
and Peace," is being given twice, in sections, during
Lent, at All Saints', Leyton. An orchestral service
was recently given at Brixton Church, when three
movements from Mendelssohn's First Symphony in
C minor were included in the service scheme. At
Bromley Parish Church a good selection of music
was performed by organ and strings on the ISt ult.
and included Handel's fine Organ Concerto (No. +),
and Sgambati's Te Deum laudamus (Andatte solexne),
played by the same instruments, proved to be a
feature of special interest.
One of the many Lent performances of Stainer's
" CruciISxion " was given at St. James's, Bermondsey,
by the Bermondsey Settlement Choral Society,
assisted by the choir of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate,
under Mr. John E. Borland's direction, on the
23rd ult. and repeated on the z6th ult. The
" Crucifixion " is a work which calls forth with un-
mistakable if simple eloquence the devotional feelings
of those who take part and those who listen; thus
it has a distinct and well-deserved place in the
Church music of the Lenten season.
At St. James's, Sussex Gardens, the first part of
Handel's " Messiah " was sung on the I2th ult.
gave a biography of Signor Toscanini from information At St. Alphage, London Wall, a Lenten musical
derived from special sources, and now, by way of a service has been and is being weekly sung on
Fridays. The music is selected from Spohrs
sequel to that article, we have much pleasure in
presenting our readers with a portrait of the clever " Calvary," Mendelssohn's +nd Psalm, and " Lord,
young musician who is now the distinguished how long wilt Thou forget me."
conductor of " La Scala." A choral festival and service of praise was held
on the ISt ult. in Above Bar Congregational Church,
Southampton, in connection with the Southampton
Nonconformist Choral Union. The united choirs
CH U RCH MUSIC.
were conducted by the Rev. Carey Bonner and Mr.
THE service lists of the Church of the Incarnation Percy Withers presided at the organ.
New York, are always interesting. Services and An impressive rendering of Mendelssohn's "St.
anthems by such English and American composers Paul" was given in Armagh Cathedral, on the Feast
as Martin, Lloyd, Foster, Selby, Messiter, Aitken of the Conversion of St. Paul.
and Gilchrist have recently been given with much
acceptance. Many on this side of the Atlantic
would be glad to have a wider practical acquaintance
ORGAN MUSIC.
with the works of the American composers, who seem
to be daily adding to the stores of Anglican Church A MATTER of special interest was the recent
music. opening of the new organ at St. Michael's, Chester
The selection of English Church music given at Square, built by the Electric Organ Company, under
the Little Oratory, at South Kensington, on the sth the direction of Mr. Hope-Jones, and generously
ult., was of exceptional interest. In accordance with given by Mr. A. J. Graham Cross, when the many
the musical tradition surrounding the name of the good points of the instrument were duly displayed
4' Father of the Oratorio," the Patron Saint of the I X by Mr. Tertius Noble, of York Minster. The selection

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 THE MUSICAL TIMES.-MARCH I, I899. I73

of stops is of a highly satisfactory character, and the T Brahms's Fugue in A flat minor, and a Fantasia by
mechanisms are elaborate and display to the full Boely. Mr. H. A. Jeboult introduced into a recent
Mr. Hope-Jones's many ingenious inventions. recital scheme Mendelssohnbs lately published
The organin GloucesterCathedral, originally built, Andante and Variations in D and S. S. Wesley's
during the years I663-I665, by Thomas Harris, nottoo frequently played " Holsworthy Church Bells."
father of the still more celebrated Renatus Harris, H. Berens's Fantasia in C minor was a feature of
has been completed by the famous firm of Messrs. Mr. Midgley's recital at St. John's Church, Perth
H. Willis and Sons. The scheme includes four on the 8th ult., as was also Bach's ever-welcome
manuals and pedal organ, with some forty-5ve great Prelude and Fugue in A minor. A new three-
registers, including couplers. Though perhaps the manual organ, built by Mr. John White, wasrecently
scheme would have been still more satisfactory with dedicated at the Church of our Immaculate Lady,
a stop of thirty-two feet on the pedal organ and a Rathmines, Dublin, and opened by Mr. R. Dwyer.
larger choir organ than the present one of Eve stops Mr. Allan Patterson's programme at a recital recently
only, the instrument is now remarkably complete given atSt. Paul's,Cannes,includedTours'sAndante
and effective. A well thought of feature of the Grazioso in D.
Opening recital by the excellent Cathedral organist, Mr. H. C. Perrin's organ recital at Canterbury
Mr. A. Herbert Brewer, was a group of movements Cathedral included an Allegro appassionata by Basil
by successive organists of the Cathedral, as follows:- Harwood, Lemare's Romance in D flat a Pastorale

Andante in F sharp minor (S. S. Wesley), I865-I876 by Luard Selby, and Smart's Grand Soiemn March.
Allegretto in E (C. Harford Lloyd), I876-1882. One cannot but reJoice in this new evidence of the
Diapason Movement (C. Lee Williams), I888-I897. growing use of our Cathedrals in additional musical
Melody in A (A. HF Brewer), I897. services and organ recitals, which are never so
impressive and profoundly eloquent as they are in
The weekly organ rec1tals glven by Dr. A. L. Peace these " solemn temples."
in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, pursue their Mr. Walter Hedgcock gave a recital at St
successful course. At a recent performance the Clement Danes Strand, on the I7th ult. His
classical organ works included Prelude and Fugue in programme inciuded Saint-Saens's " Benediction
C minor (Bach), Andante in G and Festive March Nuptiale" and Concert-Overture in D (Kinross)
(H. Smart), and the Aszda7lte from Mozart's Duet- Mr. R. H. Kaye, at an organ recital recently given
Sonata. In connection with the question of organ at St. Mary's, Haverfordwest, played, among other
adaptations, the eminent Liverpool organist is known good things, Andante et Marche (Aloys Klein) and
to favour the Judicious introduction of arranged organ Dr. Peace's Sonata da Camera (No. I)
music, one forcible argument he presents in this At Romsey Abbey on the I3th ult., Mr. W. C
direction being that the organ arrangements bring a Bliss gave an interesting recital, when his programme
great deal of lSne music within the organist's reach included Rheinberger's Sonata in A and Prelude and
which is superior to the bulk of music written for the Fugue in C (Saint-Saens).
instrument. Moreover, Dr. Peace wisely considers Mr. Cuthbert Harris has given three excellent
that, if such arranged music can be eSectively organ recitals during the past month at St. Andrew's
rendered on the modern organ, as we all know it can, Church, South Streatham, which included Beethoven's
its claims to be thus heard cannot be overlooked. " Egmont" Overture and Rhapsodie No. I, by
The new three-manual organ supplied by that old- C. Saint-Saens.
established firm, Messrs. Bevington and Sons, to the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Port Elizabeth, was
recently opened by Mr. Roger Ascham. EIis excellent SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE'S LECTURES.
programme included Rheinberger's Sonata (No. 4) in
s pieces by of composers selkeowtedybandiBAahmsformedthetriumvirate
Gullmant and the rlslng French composer bearing three lectures which he recently delivered at the Royal
the famous old name of Xtousseau. If the English Institution and at the Royal Academy of Music. Through
School was not extensively in evidence, it was his courtesy we are enabled to give a few short extracts
certainly exceedingly well represented by Dr. E. J. from these interesting discourses, as by reason of their
Hopkins's charming Andante in C. comprehensiveness-biographical, critical, and analytical-
The recitals, under Dr. Warriner's management it is almost impossible to give a satisfactory digest of their
at the Royal College of Organists maintain their contents.
value and interest. During the past month two were LISZT.
given by that exceedingly clever performer, Miss After referring to Liszt's nobility of nature, his self-
Erdroff (who played Mendelssohn's recently pub- effacement, his devotion to the works of others, and
lished Air with Variations in D), and Mr. H. L. especially to the pioneers of modern music, Sir Alexander
Balfour. sald: 4' I am personally able to speak with some authority
At one Qf Mr E. H. LemareZs much appreciated on this point since it was my lot as a boy to play in the
performances his list of pieces embraced Bachss wucal orchestra 1n Schwarzburg Sondershausen (near
( P 59 No 4), last tw)' yehaer5e of hrieqUeflstly saw Liszt during th
and the slster composltlon, the " Legende " (No. 2). I have a vivid recollection of s Tannhauser ' in I860
At St. Stephen's, Guernsey, Mr. J. Matthews lately and ' Lohengrin ' in I86I. I played a humble second
played a selection of organ music in whichwas heard violin part in such epoch-making works as Berlioz's
Toccata and Fugue in D minor and two movements ' Symphonie Fantastique,' the 'Tristan' Prelude, Liszt's
from a new Organ Suite by A. Ravanello, an Italian own symphonic poems, ' Mazeppa,' ' Tasso,' and others.
writer for the instrument of risirlg reputation. Mr. A performance of Liszt's Concerto in E flat by his
E. H. Thorne's admirable Bach recitals given at pupil Ratzenberger is stamped on my memory, not alone
St. Anne's, Soho, during the past month, included by reason of the novelty of the music, but also by the
the Toccata and Fugue in F, the Sonata in C major fact that .I had to don for the first time a dress coat,
and llotable specimens of the ISne Choral Preludess whlte walstcoat, and tall hat-de rigueur at a Court
The programme of Mr. A. H. Allen played on the concert-a.s well as to stand throughout the concert on
6th lt t St D idX Ch h D bi h i 1 d d an exceedlngly well-polished floor, which made energetic
Garrett's " Fantasie-Overture," one of the Enest ; My own master, Edward Stein, initiated me into the
specitnens of recently published English organ music; mysteries of these scores (when, perhaps, he ought to have

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