New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

the plots OF the dramas. some historical data
and brief comments on the music, written by
Henry i. f1nclG The new translation cannot
be warmly commended from either poetic or
musical point Of view. there being much wrench
iIg Of accents, disruption Of words and contu-
sion Of grammatical forms as result, apparent
ly an effort 10 avoid the stiltedness Of the
Corder version, due to effort TO retain the
a11iferatiye feature Of Warmers verse The new
translation pays little heed 10 this element, but
places the COTder text under contribution. new
. ertheIess. Something better must be cone be-
fore the drama shall be TT for the English stage
The sixth and last concert Of the Rnesel
Ouartct's series viii be given on Tuesday even
ir- at $50 o'clock IA Mendelssohn Hall The
programme win be rs follows:
quintet T uator ep FOR piano ana stTinEs sseTns3t
ne s.s.-,,aE artist Wiz be Harold Randolph Of BaIu-
more.
OF the chamber music OF Giovanni sgambat
the leading italian composer Of to-day, in forms
other than the opera, the Kneisel Quartet has
already made known HIS string quartet in New
York; and he is said TO be composing another
for them. IN recognition Of their services in res
cuing from oblivion this work Of merit This
or,ir+et IS the first Of two that bear the early
orus numbers and 3. Sgambati is about
aftv-one years old. pianist who completed his
training under List during his visits TO Rome,
and as a composer strongly Influenced by mod
e-n German ideals received through him.
Beethoven's c sharp minor quartet has been
REGARDED as the greatest OF that last series Of
Eve ouartets, composed near the end Of his life
when he cast loose from the traditions Of form
and Of the treatment OF the four slflnsed instr
Iuentr giving them an Independence and an eio-
gueuce Of utterance that none before him had
dreamed OF. These Quartets are the lnlpas-
stones z-oicing OF the sorrow and burden Of
soul that embitterel the great master lasl
years: and while they have occasioned great
debate and many QuesJloLiilea tIIoLs si "a
admirers on account q their enormous DIM
Guilty 20 the listener as Wen as 10 lhe
four players. they have made Their way
TO recognition as among ne greatest Ute
auces Or his ripeet and most poetic art IN
which hc makes music express the deepest
. things OF the soul as seer and a prophet To
Wagner IL was "a direct revelation 1Tom another
world" lie saw in IL the account OF a gay IN
the life Of the Master "a Gay NLl'h, III IT'S 4oH5
course. was TO bring him the iu.ilIneHt oI h'I
a single desire The lniroa uctots ul.e-Lo
20 him the anddest expression ever made IN
music-a prayer q penuence, a communion WIN
God IN the succeeding MOVEMENTS ne "a" Z,
clean oF consolation. then the Masters OUTLOOK
anon the world and its hter etnbouy-hS ii4iI
outlook ln the last allegro ia dance a oi-ice
of tie world itself grounded Do Wild JOY EreFols
.,,y-lefrf The ecstasy of lowe. the highest rapi-
ure pain. fury bliss. suffering. Above an -
seen The Master. coutro ling All AK fls VIII
smiling % Himself, since an iAls iltbic vs.
only Hfs sport Ia this. as I'm the others OF inc
I'VE last quartets, the four Instruments an
speak IN independent melody an lhaeleii g
such AS none save Bach las had the courage 10
r,raut without shrinking at dissonances ana
harmonic problems OF ali sorts. The Work was
cculr0srd ia 1896. less than year beIoFe the
-,-----.7ear,s death and IL was a Characteristic
foGrE Of his rough humor that he should write
e-7 rFa score OF this remarkable work, the Ike
OF which vas never produced before S'olsh
"a rEera8 together from various things here
and there" . , a..
The choice OF this quartet httingly closes me
twelfth season OF the knelsel Quar'sl col'sil ;
- work and their first an independent
rbarlber music organization Immediately aIteF
tbe concert on Tuesday the members OF the or
a,izafion VIII sst sail Tor Europe. TO Ill q