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Day
15
Month
December
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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&jí,uirda(r even:tei'g january 8, M!ss Miary FremcJi Ffclid, dunigluter oí tlie 'liarte JEiugeiie Fileld, mounned ewrywheie, w3lB give a reaidimg 5rom her iatber's pocms, at U.nifversllty Haill. The foltowing account of the Henschel Concert is from the pen of a musical aritic in the Daily Times, and so thoroughly expresses the feeling of most of the audience that we give it entire : "Mj. and Mrs. Henschel have come - and. sonquered. Certainly a more ihoroughly satisfying song recital than ths one we had the pleasure of hearing Eriday, can notbe imagined. Although buLiew of the songs were sung in Euglish, the English trauslations printed on the programs made thern intelligible to all, and each oue was a gem. Mr. Henschel, as bis own accompanist, has all the ïharm of ilax Heinnch, with none of the latter's unpleasaut maunerisms. And as his wife's accompanist he is perfect. The way in which he "feels" the audience while Mrs. Henschel is singing, his delight when she does well and his annoyance when any disturbing element enters in (as when the programs were so needlessly and so noisily 'urned while she was singing last evening) is simply charmiiig. Mr. Henschel is full of surprises ; for without possessing a phenomeoal voice, he does everything, seeminglj', that can be done with a voice, from the broadest tone effects to light, delicate runs. The combinations of composer, singer and acoompanist which we see in Mr. Henschel is as delightful as it is unusual. Especially interesting among his own works last evening was that duet, "Ob ïhat We Two Werp Maying," with ite delicate canon. While Mr. Henschel sings and plays with perfect ease and finish, he gi ves the impression of having an endless araount of reserve force which Ue might cali upon if necessary. "As for Mrs. Henschel's voice and her use of it, both are delicious. lier voice is oue of most unusual and beautiiul color, even throughout, perfectly vinder her control ; a voice to hear once and to dreain of ever after. Everything 3he sang, from the taxing Liszt settiu of "Die Loreley," to "Coming Througi the Bye," was most gracefully and ar .istically reudered. The two voice ided most beautifully in the duets aspecially in "Oh, That" We Two wer SBaying, and the final number of tli jrogram.

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Ann Arbor Courier