New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-09
MUSIC.
iDag Of Chamber WuSic.

Yesterday was sred with chamber music. most
OF 81 archaic and rcstfal after the trials Of the
last few weeks i1 opera house and concert room.
There were songs and ,loIoncello souatas in the
sf-e-rooa az 1Iealclssohr Hail. where Miss Susan
AIetaa.fe and Pablo Casals gave e concert: there
was orchestral music simultaneously IN the New
Iyecu-l Theatre. where lr. sam Frauko gave tie
last os MS archaic concerts but ali OF IL. save
overture Go ar opera by MehuL belonged TO tho
chamber music choir Then came the evening. with
"a --er-l-lrre Of most pronounced eighteenth CEN
tury favor ar "a concert OF the LonEy Club %
Boston l- lTa-deIssohr Hall. and the last concert
If She DarureurIer Quartet ia the room IN Car
uerio Hau devoted 20 chamber music. That so
many concerts OF the same character should have
fallen together was merely a coincidence. but #
served TO give b. individual stamp In the sea
sons record.
With the help ~ Hf-s. David Manues-very
capable help r. vas-A1r Cagals played Beethoven
sonata i1 - Minor the first of TIE concerts mon
toned experimenting il later with Bachs solo suite
l1 O. and sonata by Lgcatel, ia which Mr.. Luck
stone played iho accompaniment. as De did those
% Miss ATctra-ras songs How admirable an artist
Dee i~ De disclosed TO us az the second Of Mr.
F-anE8.s concerts and again al taa Strauss con-
cert last week. though De went down ina The wreck
of the Don zl.x1te." which U-u make that con-
cert forever memorable Miss MgtCalle sang
Susanna air Och v.0ri non tarlar.' from No
zarts '.Nozze dl Figaro dashed somlwhat breath
lessIy through Beethoven 'Ncle Llsae. ueues
Ieben" and gave also familiar songs Boy Schubert.
Schumann and brahms u is u0 longer necessary
10 characterizs hor singing Il has lost some ~
The fresh fuEeuu0lsuess which Invested l. with the
charm that vr0n her first popularity but its clear
ness OF eulualatlan and correctness % dctou have
remained and there has been some growth iu emo
tioual scope "a circlrrstauce which may bo partly
responsible Tor the fact that she does lot always
keep herself JOB hand she used 90 DO when first
she delighted with her French songs.
Mr.. Traukr's con rert reached its climax. in the
matter % popular interest Ia Mozart's symphonic
concCrtaute for violin and viola, which played
by Ms Maud Powell and Mr. Trauko who sur
rendered his baton Tor the nouoe 10 Henry
S-h1nItt. This music was good new 20 the
audience while The suite IN r minor foV strings
and flute lCharles KurthI s. relatively familiar
piece OF music. having figured -n numerous or-hes-
tral concerts o. larger growth. Win each a.
these concerts 90 seems 90 Doe getting palmer that
AI-. Franko is working toward truer appreciation
o. this old music by restoring the conditions which
prevailed when 81 was written. hy treating it as
chamber music. The fact was enforced hy The suc-
cess 90 the Haydn symphony earlier IN tHe sea-
son and again yesterday. Miss Powell and Nr
Frarzo PLAYED with nice and symUathatte anpre-
citation Of each others purposes and the old work
eycrted winning charm. After ft there came "A
SGT OF dances from operas by SacchiUi. which have
figured on Nr TrauEo's list before. and finally the
overture 20 'Stratoni-e" by Nthul-a notable g.
fort historically. toward dramatic expression IN
music
been amply Informed. is composed 70 tho principal
v-oodvind and horn players Of tho Boston SYM
phouv Orchestra. headed by Mr. Long. The FIRST
hautboyist u has undertaken 20 revive interest
in "a style % chamber music once much admired
and seems 70 DO succeeding. Tho club has q fine
clientele In Boston. and though g. had -laycd hut
once before go New-H0rk. and that at "A quasi
priva.e function j. hrar4 10y an audience hand
n numbers and 90 excellent artistic character
last rfcfr Ono OF she numbers Oh ifs programme
last night Was decidedly arehaIr-a trio for two
oboes and haEsoous boy Handel. vet lts very arch
alsm gave So fascination. Tor if was much more
novel than the DiauofJrfe quintet by Mozart which
Is spoken i1 familiar tongue. Modern pieces were
n sonata FOR Gute and uial0fortc al Narquarrc and
Mr.. H. Gebhard) entitled "Tndiue." by Rcinocke.
which contained quite enough watc- 20 Justify the
utIe and suite ir rhn Persian style for flutes
ob0es cIar'ucts. horns and hassoons. 10y composer
named Carlet Ia this all the members OF tbs cluO
we're employed. ana there was opportunity 20 ad-
miro she individual skin OF the players and that
fine uueIcIaushIp which is brought into evidence
80 oh .fef ,rF fR Orchestra