The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-30
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sTEINwAY HALIr-TnE NEW YORK QUINrET
CLUB

srEINwAY HALrr-TnE NEW YORK oUINrET
The small hail at steinway's was yesterday after
crowded to OVERT owing by critical and fash
ionablc audience that assembled to enjoy the hrss
matinee performance OF the New York Quintet
Club The latter is organization that has been III
existence for about six months, and consists or the
following artists:-Miss Lima Anton. piano; Herr
Carl Richter violin Herr julius Risch. viola; Herr
Wilhelm Pepper, violoncello. and Herr Richard
Klusescheid, violin
These well known musicians propose to give
series OF concerts classical and instructive in char
acter that will be attractive all lovers of good
music. Ii thor first effort is criterion there is liz
tic reason to doubt that the club will be a welcome
addition to musical circles. In Miss Anton an excel
lent pianist has been secured. She represents the
strong, broad style peculiar to the German school and
suggestive OF wealth of brain and muscle
There FEW male performers who equal her mas
culine vigor ana splendid wrist power so much So
indeed, that yesterday there times when the
piano aid not iully rospond with the tenderness
and grace which one or two OF the compositions de-
mantiei and received from the string Instruments
50 that the music failed to evenly represent the
timelt it was designed to express AR Carl Richter
is pupil OF Spohr aud is we'll known violinst and
composer Mr.. lisch. Mr.. Wilhelm Pepper and Herr
Richard klu;;esched arc likewise favorably known in
pro. cssional circles.
The first number on the programme was quartet
by Robert Fuchs a composer whose anu pro-
ducdons not III this country very familiar Ha
is the author. however, OF many beautiful screnades
that are popular abroad The irst movement is in
Il minor. and commencing with the principal theme
carries it through the entire first part in man
that is at once effective and enjoy
able because it does exhibit too
much learning while it is thoroughly musical
in treatment. An adago follows that is replete
With power, after which scherzo that
sparkles with gems and is in every way brilliant.
Inc finale possibly shows harmony than
melody, but it consistently preserves the beauty
out. Mr.. Oh. Frtsch. the tenor sang Schulnann's
"Mondnacht" ami Schubert's .Am Mcere." If he
did not do himself fun justice it owing to indis-
position. Ill as he was, however, the audience
warmly applauded his last number The next
feature OF the programme an ntermezzo, from
quartet for strings played for the first time. It is
the composition OF J. Yon Deliczay, Hungarian,
and is full OF smoothly flowing and sentimental
measures characteristic OF tho Hungarian school.
Mr. A. T. Stoddard sang, and. for the first time
in public, believe "C1lebrons IL Seigneur,"
by Rupees. This fine artist at his best and madc
the song exceedingly effective. The sexte by q.
Onslow concluded the entertainment. Instrument
tally it not in every way perfect the other
pieces. owing, probably to the fact that it is
position that severely tests the most accomplished
artist. 1t begins with short introduction and is
built up after the sonata STYLE The first movement
Is vigorous, but difficult. The second theme is oi
rare beauty. The variations OF the third part bear
striking resemblance to certain Russian characteris-
tics and exquisitely beautiful, Astounding in
gems Tho last movement is also of lively charac-
ter, but was evidently great trial to the club.
The Quintet have reason to be satisfied with their
first and to be congratulated upon this
worthy endeavor to elevate their art.