The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-03

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Proe Ioa"-.u rIi..llsnborE.
SIr. Frsh aEyer.
GarvatoTy at Stuttgart, Is now director
and ilrss ylnlis OE the Philharmonic
Quarter. director OF the Arioa and Mo-
art Singing Societies, and OTgantSt Of
one Of The oldest churches. As nas
1--WE horn ,eitiEens.,. Nuglcal Wheeling
taxes 3plt the hat 70 aim as It's most
Z Valuable mnAIclati. with many 4
weary step AMI many q gFonn up the
high hin, he heaYes huge round
stone"
Professor Edward BIumenberE solo
Ytoliniss during the first SEASON Of the
4 philharmonic quartet. u alfo YiollSt
music for the organization. He WAS
4 bnFn IN Martins Ferry, Ohio. and Stu-
died with Professor Schockey: then he
went abroad. where he was a pupil Of
IoaehlrI Since his return, both
wheeling and Martins Ferry lay claim
% him, musically.
1Er. Fred Meyer, VIoliacellIs. Of the
Z Philharmonic Quartet. and the Opera
8 House orchestra. stands alone with his
instrument IN Musie1l Wheeling, there
Z RUEeS al kNG lltVIa EOuVC u. h4ue AAtSS'
Born here and selG.cducated, muBically.
Hi accomplishment and his recent good
work and advancement aFo especially
pFalseWOrthy.
while the above are MI active menl-
hers Of the Philharmonic Quartet, ot1-
en- who have ably assisted arc Prof.
u. ". Spell, Mr. Kuhn and the present
second violin. SIR. A. Farbef. The last
named gentlemap's work in the ensem-
Die win be spoken Of at o culture day,
fItdra day" for tho Philharmonic Quar-.
3st d brushed aside and these concerts
ane TO 90 on, a glance at the repertoire
;aS printed below, win be interesting.
% saV that all the numbers were per-
tectly rendered would DO to claim for
Tho Quartet what the members thGms
selves would certainly not assert, but
TO A9Y that they accomplished better
results In the time than any one had q
right 90 expect. 50 only to do them JUS
lice. Humboldt Is reported to have said
rfle GermanS value q man f0f w'1at
he knows. the English for what he
owns and the French for what he does"
THE American measure OF merit Is
much like that which Humboldt attrl-
bdted to the French. and measured by
that standard the Philharmonic Quar-
fet Is Musical wheelings greatest edu-
3 cntOF, for through Il Is Afforded the
only opportunity Of hearing good
chamber music, and the principal com.
positions Of Che world. The word world
d used advisedly, Tor the arrangement
i of programmes has shown q cosm0pol-
titan spirit. limiting to no one school, to
no one period. Another sensible thing
in connection with the programmes Of
the Organization wnS the rule Of ono
s'ieaFned' or ''intellectuaw competition
each time being quite enough. What
sense II there in playing 10 a mixed au-
dience, however intellectual, long pro.
I GramEne OF selections which even pr0-
feSsional musicians HAYS had 70 study
and carefully anRlyGe before they could
really enjoy them. On the other hand.
no selections, below the standard Of
the audience were given; nothing which
aaVoFed OF second rate concerts, as Will
% seen on reading the appended num-
beFG, each OF which, on the occasion Of
itB pregentment. inusicAlly, was IN
Valuably brought 20 notice on printed
proEFnmmes. This part OF tho ''PhilhaF.
7fiOnic" work was entrusted TO the keep
inE Of Mr. Joseph L. Rheea.
Tho sscond season opens on Tuesday.
April "a, and all wishing TO become
v NlleAAAQHAH a4tN .AEupG|SAOlNH AENHA@eset ~
cali at r. ". Banners music store.
The 1rst season left the following leg
ICY:
He6thOven-ThemN with variations from
Ssptet, (Andantcl. %.
AdRglo, from Beptet 10.
Quartet, on. u. No. 2 40,
luArtett, Op. Is, No. 90.
3occheFini-Manuet CelchF0 ~. 90.
20 Beri0t-Quatuor (arr. from Bclllnrs
Romeo Of Jullotte), ~. 80.
FnoahIICll-R Romance (lD,
0FAu1-LOnEinR CQ.
HSydh-9 llrtett in c major, op. .. No.
80, (Gl.
SAFNnadG ~.
Kailerquartctt, on. 70, No. 5, q,
Quartet, op. 20, No. . ~, a.
Quartet, on %, No. 3 80. 90.
duartatf, Op, Q, No. Q 90.
G,uartott, Op. Z, No. 2 ID.
Quartet, op. 9, No. QD.
Quartet, Op 40. No. 2 90, d5).
H0rbcrt-sorenRd6 tAndRnto 0raEiosol,
(D, QtD.
JoHRs-IOV0 Song IN.
EalaSmAyer-Un gHriSch, No. Old.
ungatisch. No. uol, az.