The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
DANNRENTHER CONCERT.

Notable Musical Event Tonight.
 The Dannreuther quartet concert will ake place this evening at Foy audito- ium, Y. NJ. c. A. building at S:15. A are treat is in store, as it is one of he musical events of the season.
 Tickets on sale at Steinert's and at r. M. c. A.. The Trenton, N. J., Daily State Gazette says of the concert given n that city:
 The usual large and fashionable au- Hence thronged Taylor Opera House ast night at the second concert of Mrs Anderson's course given by the Damn 'euther stringed quartette of New York assisted by Mrs. Edith Kent Carpenter pianist. The concert opened auspi- aously with a charming rendition of Mozart's G Major quartette, a work of nmpid purity and ethereal beauty. The artists have played together for many years and understand one another so well that their technique is like that of one performer; they afford, too, the eX- quisite pleasure of hearing music that Is pure and in perfect tune The pia- ao is compromise instrument, system aLlId4Ay ouL o1 ANIiEy uul We are SO dt~ eustomed to it's tempered intervals that many music students do not know what pure music is and are at a loss to un- derstand why a perfect quartette is so much more beautiful in tone color than other music. This musical purity was we'll illustrated by the four artists last night; every tone they played was delight to the ear Mir. Dannreuther appeared as soloist in two numbers by Van Goens, Belgian composer. In quartette playing an artist sacrifices his own individuality to some extent and 1t is true both of MT. E<neisel and MT. Dannreuther that they are not as bril- liant soloists as some violinists of much less musicianship who devote them selves entirely to solo playing. MT. Dannreuther, however, showed better things than virtuosity in the dignity of his style, the breadth of musical feel ing and clear apprehension of the com poser's meaning which he displayed one felt that he looked higher than tone and technique, though his perfect equipment in that respect would have made the reputation of lesser artist. Being recalled he played Bachs famil- far air on the G string, accompanied by the other instruments subdued by mutes. The next number was an An dante by Tschaikowski, the most pop ular of the great Russians chamber music. It made, perhaps, the deepest impression of any number on the pro- gramme, especially the beautiful mel ody in the middle part accompanied by 1bar 1cs bo iY,c 1+c and four throbbing pizzictto notes re- peated again and again by the cello. It was also played with mutes, the muffied tones being very impressive. Schu- bert's Musical Moment" in F minor came next, originally composed for pi- ano and historically composed for pia- no and historically interested as a fore runner of the modern short piano piece in an age when sonatas and symphO- nies were the fashion. It was also played with mutes. Its piquant hrythm and quaint flavor won the audience and the quarter responded with Schumann's 'Traumerci." It was beautifully done, but-it was also played with mutes. Four numbers in succession of the same subdued tone color were really a little too much and it was relief to notice that the bridges of the violin no longer bore their burden as the players seated themselves for the final quin- tet Dvorak, the Bohemian composer, is of special interest to Americans, be- cause some years ago he spent several years as director of a New York con- sercvatory of music with the avoWed intention of showing American compo- sers how to draw on their folk songs in writing artistic music. He is o force to be reckoned with in our musical histo- ". and his quintet deserved an enthusi- astic hearing. It is a brilliant work, full of fine melody, characteristic Be- hemian harmony, contrasts between pl- ano and strings, and almost frenzed outbursts of musical feeling. Mrs. Car penter showed herself an admirable en- sembe player, blending her part per- fectly in the whole without striving to be prominent; her technique was equal to every demand upon it, and her taste irreproachable. It is to be hoped Tren- ton may have the opportunity of hear ing he as soloist.
 The concert was calculated to broad en the musical intelligence of all who heard it, and if to some it may not have been as interesting as the work of solo pianist or singer, to the lover of the highest class of music it was the ichest possible treat.
 CHARLES S. SHELTON.