New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
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This SCALA enigmatca" forms the cantus hrmus
OF four settings OF the hymn text appearing in
in the bass. contralto tenor and soprano voices.
In the second part OF the programme Mr.. Bispham
win sing three songs by Brahms CWist du dass
ich geh'T' 'Tmmer leiser wird men Schlummer''
and 80 whilst du des Armen'). and with the choir
four OF the German folk-songs arranged by Brahms
for "Vorsanger und klener Choir (precentor and
small chorus). Part III will contain two motets
by Walter Damrosch with words by Elizabeth
Barrett Browning CThe Virgin Mary 10 the Child
JesusD; a song for barytone and chorus frost in
Thranen" by Cornelius. and two part songs by
Howard Brockway wings of a Dove (words by
DR.. Henry van Dyke and 1T Was Lover and
His Lass" words by Shakespeare.
The Brooklyn Oratorio Club will perform Han
ders Messiah" at the Academy OF Music next
Wednesday evening under the direction of Walter
Henry Hall The solo parts will be in the hands Of
Nine. De VereSapio Mrs. Hamlen- Rutland Will
lam H. Rieger and H. Watkin- Mills. and there will
be orchestra OF forty men, led By Gustav Damn
reuther.
The second evening concert in the series given by
the Kneisel Quartet will take place in Mendels-
sohn Hall Tuesday at SIS O'Clock. The pro-
gramme will be as follows: Beethoven quartet in
L fat Op. "a: Dvorak, terzetto for two violns and
VIOLA Op. "a; Richard Strauss, quartet for piano
forte and strings. Mr.. Mark Hamburg Will play
the panoforte part in the last named composition
The terzetto by Dvorak and the pianoforte quartet
by Richard Strauss will doubtless be new 10 most
OF the listeners The terzetto is charming work
in quite unfamiliar Instrumental garb. Bee
thoven wrote several string trios, but they are
for violin. viola and 'cello-a combination that
seems TO afford more tonal solidity than that en-
poyed by Dvorak. yet this charming work will be
found TO be extremely effective 10 tonal balance
The terzetto written a considerable time ago;
the composer intended It at first for the diversion
and instruction of his children in their musical
studies, but when It grew to unexpected dimensions
under his hands as such things will when a master
finds he has something TO say, and II turned out
20 be far too difficult for the little Dvoraks to play
the father put II by for some years but finally
published 1t. For this there will no doubt be
feeling of gratitude In the house next Tuesday for
the composition Is highly characteristic OF DR.
Dyorak's most charming and spontaneous vein
The Strauss quartet is one Of the composers early
works. written before he had the period OF
storm and stress that is urging him TO ex-
haust the resources Of the modern orchestra In
the service OF programme music. II is absolute"
music OF the purest kind, showing a gift of origi-
nal melody and in treatment reminiscent Of Brahms
"a fact that in itself indicates how far he has
changed his point OF view since he wrote his op.
g. The Beethoven quartet is the one known as
the Harp Quartet" dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz
written in 1909. when the French besieging
Vienna and when Beethoven much disturbed
by the fring-his lodging at that time being in an
exposed position on the city wall-that he at
least one occasion took refuge in the cellar OF his
brothers house. How little these things inter
fered with his productive capacity is seen not only
In this beautiful quartet. but in the panoforte
certo in fiat and the sonatas in F sharp and f
nat all of which were written at the period
THE Musical Times Of London sends out three
hymns "for use In time OF war" as extra supple
mcnts with its December number. The settings
are by J. stainer, J. b. Dykes and c. ii. Lloyd,