The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
MUSIC BY FELIX WEINGARTNER
r,s = uIN0R SEXTET GIVEN ny
JHF kNEISEL QUARTET.

comoosttion of Uneven Character Win
vroi,ness Dominating--A Performance
the \ Major Quartet Of Brahms
nebus>y Deepens OLD Impressions.
70 K,4i.ei Quartet gave its fourth
.., asr night in Merdelssohn Hall.
r-o ,ra gramme consisted OF Bra hnss
.-- ara-.e' opus 81, No. ?, two
.,,,eren'- from Debussy's quartet IN
C,,,lr anith minor seStet. opus 49,
5,FeNr WeInge rrnerfor piano two V.oi'hS'
,i,Io cello and double tass
7to ,i3nist vas Mr. Weingartner, and
Keller played the contra bass. Mr,
u..,rr,rtoer who returns TO this country
.Aioey 70 conduct some concerts OF the
p.1r, rnonic Society, was welcomed with
rordiauty due to his popularity az di-
-, rs composition was amiably ap-
rr,n. Kneisel has a soul trimming over
- human kindness and he ia always
,5r'ng 10 give struggling composers
tss,i1r provided that their music be at
,s,-, ari..i, in purpose OF course MIR,
,r.-.-..,r.1ar belongs 10 the brotherhood
-, -,r.ere musici-ns but it has not yet
.crssred that he is entitled to a seat among
,be elect Hls music IS musicianly ana
Il sounds thoroughly respectable; but
Inn. far nothing OF his produced in this
.osv gong land has carried with 1t the
.sno OF a gres. talent
1le congestion heard last night begins
-,t On allegro Luiit on the well tried lines
,to....rta form. II had the customary
10 themes neither Of which IS distin-
-tstsdly loftiress or originality lr deed,
tse canumle theme comes perilously close
w., ta domain OF the sunday school hymn,
lent IN ia concluding strain. wherein 1t
liam. INTO a sudden reminder of the
5,rrglcler- Of Wagner. who are far from
..,o,r n simple minded. The working
NJ, il .fbclariy. and that Is all that can be
= said for II Att.
.o,,ette IN the PuH NdH Gdseue he said
tbst the second movement was not so
IeGrite,v Interesting" as the first. ms IS
nth incatpate. vet there Is some GROUND
lar interest too Probably MIR. Blackburn
never heard a cheerful composition by
Ritter Ballet II he Ind he Mould rave
rccognzed the opening phrase OF the piano
oar, In this movement. Tor Beethoven uses
!, srair and again in the ballet.
However. this is nothing more than
ooirciderce. for If Mr.. Neingarner hao
desired 10 IurlCin en- lCth ll'hl p't'Hp -,
he would lave selected good one ms
ore he undoubtedly hit upon unnldeu.
The third movement the adagio promises
Nell at the outset and has some useful
material in it tut il is poorly mace. IL Is
lfuse ard altogether too lorg.
The asst movement is a funeral dance,
and the composer has attempted 10 get
some bizarre effects without much sue
cess The composition was excellent y
paved and TAI ed entirely on It's own de-
inertia For tho sake Of the record let II
10 added that the worn vas Put ished m
lg09 and dedicat ed 10 the pianist Aired
Reisenauer but II vas performed IN Lohdoh
In 1902 while yet in manuscript
We ouRt to hear the minor quartet OF
Brahms otter err II illustrates most pou +
esly that wise comment OF MIR. HaooW
his thought ia In full accord with ~ gen
Aral poetic cor ceI ton Of our age, but lie
las selected from It's en- tire range these
PARTICULAR forms az phrase and melody
which are most cor picuously plastic. al d
nalleable.' This quartet IS work OF
wonderful beauty and proiT city. But
how often do we have 10 say that OF BRAIN 81
All - aise 70 TIE III els el men for tier noble
pc Torrance Of this music.
Lebussy grows lie courts repeiitlon.
Mr. kneiscl and his associates made the
g. min Quartet known to us some time
ago T ey played the Two movement
last night with ravishing beauty Of lyle
nrd With most % etic insight. Debussy
ha. saturated himself with exotic atmos-
thcre tul be II always an artist, and his
most cure Trceressions justify them
.clye- in the end. He is tho man ot to-day
in France lie may also he the man OF to-
ma