(Teil II erschien Dienstag, den 3.3.1925, in Nr. 50, S. 1f [der Text scheint auf den in Karl Kobalds »In memoriam Anton Bruckner« erschienenen Aufsatz Ecksteins (482/..) zurückzugehen]) (*).

 

The Atlanta Constitution Nr. 261 (The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia) stellt auf S. 4 einen Bruckner-Schüler als Operndirigenten vor (mit Abbildung):

"Noted Conductor Accepts Summer Opera Post Here

     Plans for the Atlanta season of summer light opera took definite shape [...

                 Six Operas Booked.

    [... geplante Operetten ...].

     Paul Eisler, the conductor chosen for the season, is widely known as a composer, pianist and director. He was born in Vienna in 1876, educated at the Vienna gymnasium, and studied music with Anton Bruckner, Robert Fuchs and others, at the Vienna Conservatory of Music. He made his debut as a concert pianist at the age of 17 and became opera conductor in Vienna and at Riga. After a term as professor at the Imperial Academy in Vienna he came to America to be assistant conductor of the Metropolitan Opera company.

              Eisler Widely Known.

     Mr. Eisler has made concert tours with [... Solisten ...]. For four years he was conductor of the National Symphony orchestra of New York, associated with Arturo Bodansky [sic] and Mengelberg, and he wrote [... Stummfilm "Roads of Destiny", drei Operetten, viele Lieder ...].

     Becoming thoroughly Americanized, Mr. Eisler married Miss Edith Ross, of Rutland, Vt., whose father is director and treasurer of the Howe Scale company." (**).

 

Ein Inserat in den Mississippi-Blättern Nr. 60 (Westliche Post, St. Louis, Missouri) auf S. 14 macht auf das Konzert vom 11.3.1925 aufmerksam

 "       St. Louis Massenchor-Konzert

                       zum Besten des

für gemischten Chor, Soli und Orchester–Unter der Leitung von Hugo Anschuetz

     St. Louis Symphonie-Orchester von 80 Mann

Solisten: Elsa Alsen, dramatischer Sopran, New York; Arthur Middleton, Baß-Bariton, New York; Maude Covington, Contralto, St. Louis; Clarence Bloemker, Tenor, St. Louis.

Ticket Office [... Preise ...] (***).

 

Vom amerikanischen Musikleben berichtet ein Artikel im Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) auf S. 47 (= S. 3 des 3. Teils):
"      Matters of Moment in Music

     One curious feature of New York musical life has both interested and intrigued me. [... manche Werke werden sehr oft bespielt ...].

     With so many orchestra, the repertory surely might be made a little more adventurous. At first, when I heard a Bruckner and a Mahler symphony–which no conductor woulg risk in London just now–I congratulated mayself on having come to a town where I shuould be able to get away frequently from the routine round of familiar works. [... aber auch New York spielt wie London "for safety" ... ausführlich über das Konzertrepertoire ...]." (°).