New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-06
YESTERDAYS MUSIC

Another Of the gaps in the city's musical .co,.-.
left by the death OF Anton SeIdl was made m .r,a.
yesterday In Chickering Hall. The serie, n, ~
chestral concerts under his direction was "
tnued. with Mr.. Henry schmltt the leader a, ~.
violns. acting as conductor. Mr.. Schmtt dirac,as
with intelligence. and. though ne could NOT An -,
place OF the dead master and though there Wa.
very small and rather Indifferent orchestral Sor..
under his command. he got some satisfactory =,
fects. notably in the prelude to "Lohengrn" Tn.
programme included also Schuberts "Rosamuna."
overture LISTS "Mephisto" waltz. and ,nd.,
the composers direction, an orchestral movem.n,
from Mr.. Xaver Scharwenka's opera "Matasy,,
tina" He was also the solo performer Of the altar
noon. and played curious collocation OF thre.
movements, In which ne had exerted his skill 4,
improving the orchestral accompa niments Tn.
first was the first movement OF Hummels minor
concerto for pianoforte and orchestra. extrsms
IS old IA shioned composition unearthed and dis.
PLAYED by Won Bulow some ten years ago. the sec.
ond and third were Chopin's "Andante Spianato
and Polonaise," Op. %. Mr. Scharwenka had pro.
vded an orchestral accompaniment 10 the andan.s
with great skill and dexterity, and had revised the
others. undoubtedly to their improvement 1t w,s
a curious fancy that there was any unity in the
result OF such juxtaposition OF Hummel ard
Chopn the composers whose tendencies al
far apart as could we'll be imagined. but here
was nothing offensive in IT, They were simply
lie
scharwenka's performance seemed rather crcum.
snoct and lacking in freedom and spirit. bu, II was
warmly applauded lie played afterward the
funeral march from Chopins Biat minor sonata
TIE allusion was touching. and. OF course. its ss.
nihcance deeply felt
The abominable weather must have Kept away
many of the admirers OF the Morgan-Wetzer trio
an organization consisting OF Miss Geraldine Nor.
gan violin: Mr. Paul Morgan. cello. and Mr. Her.
mann Hans Wetzler. piano-which gave concert
in Mendessohn Hall. The programme was noT
attractive one for those who Ike pianotorte trios-
q form of music IN which som" or the inos' inter.
cst,ng compositions OF great masters are couched-
and the three musicians are competent ana sincere
voung artists They played yesterday afternoon
trio bv Mozart In fat and Beethov"ns ITO IN r.
fat ION 20 No. D. and Miss Morgan ana VT Necz'
Ter gave Rrahmss third sonata for violin ana piano.
forte. on Jos Mr.. Wetzler sometimes gave an un'
due prominence TO the planoforte part; nut win
this exception tho performance was "eH-odianced
and evidently tho product OF mlslca UNDERSTANDING
and sympathy with the works given.
Tho Knolscl Quartet brought Their series OF N'"'
y,~l concerts IN a close last evening AZ Mendels
soln Hall. and worthily crowned their S'"So"s
work with performance Of Beethoven 9"ar,e'
on ise in minor. 1t was an achl"Veneh' "o"ny
- Mr. Kuolsel ana his associates. ana nrone"
,n,o MAY all those qualities OF heart and head. OF
,ocruical mastery and of profoundly musical teei'
ing that distinguish this organization so e'ea''y'
such qualities raised 10 their highest power
,ro tho essentials for penetrating the arcana OK
Bee,hovcn's later quartets; and such perform
ance as was vouchsafed last evening Is the higheT
nroof that MI Kneisel has TO offer OF MS organ i
tion's right 10 a place among the interpreters ana
encounters of the highest in art. In deep pehe,ra'
ton Of the significance Of the music IN t'e iuV''v
and depth and power OF expression Win wh'en
that meaning was set forth; in sheer loVeines
Of tonal quality and in all the elusive and lnde'
Unable things that are summed up In the "ord
STYLE II was L memorable performance.
Tho programme contained. besides. an unfaTilar
quartet O. the Russian Barodn. so genial. Rracelui
and mclodious that II seemed though no aniount
n, scratching would ever discover q Tartar there.
II shows lIt;le OF the storm and stress that Ne
have become accustomed 10 expect IN the works
Of the young Russian school. and little OF the Iowa
OF native idom that puts It's mark on so many OF
them Il IT, on the contrary. simply and clearly
tunefuI transparent IN harmony and In part writ
ing and never strains the apparatus OF the string
quartz. 10 efforts effects beyond its proper scope
Between these two quartots stood the well-worn
andante cantabile from Tschaikowskys quartet
In u major OPP. II. that has been so frequently en-
say. It was deliciousy played-a little faster IL
NAV be noted than ii has been heard here.
Again. there was a large audence-almost IS
large as the hall would hold and II showed so keen
and discriminating pleasure In the music as must
need. have rc.oiced the hearts Of the four artists
MANY times they were recalled. and the apprecia-
ton OF the Beethoven quartet especially was such
as 70 do honor 70 those who manifested It.