New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-28
MUSIC.
THE KNEISEL QUARTET.

~ set but one Of the concerts Of the Knoisel
,-.-+st In Nen6elssohn Hall last night introduced
- comDcsitica by new composer and Mr..
- Reisenauer On the character OF a player Of
80 music. 7. also brought forward Bee
- oisa-tet in fat. op. 80. IN the finale of
.,.s Beethoven spoke his farewell 10 music. and
80 had not been heard ia New York for 50 long
-,-,e that the date has escaped the memory Of
=. reviewer. This quartet marked high water OF
-, evenings enjoyTnents and also of the seasons
go. in the field e chamber music. Mr..
s.,sensuer's participation tn the concert was the
,-s-se of uplifting and served chiefly 70 disclose
NV little the vtrtuoso had penetrated into the
-5- a the occasion and of his associates When
- vas so much that was beautiful 70 contem-
-,sfe 8 discussion u its features would be dis
sousnce
re new composition was a scherzo from a
,.-sre quartet in c minor by Frederick A Stock.
- was several years Mr.. Theodore Thomas s
,ssisrart in Chicago, became his successor last
ss- and has established himself in such favor in
-. metropolis Of the Northwest that not only
ssre the managers Of the Theodore Thomas Or
etesrrs e. Is now called, been spared the tribu-
,s-,ors which now beset Major Higginson Of Bos-
an ard our own Philharmonic Society. but are
,-te-lrlating the most successful financial season
n the history OF their organization The story OF
NJ Socks career was told in The Tribune last
Sunday. Y illustrates the excellent ADVANTAGES
rh.ch young men OF talent can find in
4 fortnight ago he brought forward a set Of or
chssrrzL variations in Chicago which Won
large measure OF admiration. and there can be
n question that his talents as conductor and com
pose- VII have ful employment henceforth in the
cssltry % his adoption. and will reach fun frution
esdier than they would IN his native Germany The
ssrZo IS not ripe composition though II tells OF
g fluent fancy Much o. u seems 10 be still In a
s.sts o. fermentation Il lacks repose; its harmo-
res are Tar from tho classic old scheme and so
restless that they seem 70 stand IN the way OF
E'lo-o-s urterance. This may have been due in
par 10 The fact. which was made apparent in the
opening number lthe allegro motto moderate from
s-a-he-rs quartet in g. OF. l6ll. that M KneiseI
and bis companions were not at first in ther finest
.ele bur IL needed only 3 half dozen measures Of
fhs Beethoven quartet 10 show that there Vas
s1lsthi1E also in the awkwardness and in
s-er-tVe-ess n Mr. Stocks writing quasi
rrc tr Vhicn more sustained style was
cultivated. went much better. For the playing
O. The Beethoven quartet adequate praise would
IN INTO rhapsody Tho work Is for the greater
par ar exposition Of Beethoven in his mood OF
bo-stero-s humor, but in the nth movement, a
eaTatina. r. scars 70 the gates Of heaven The
composer himself considered the transcendental
oartlcle the crown Of al his works IN chamber
upoa his feelings while writing it without paying
a. Involuntary tribute Of tears. When Mr.. KneiseI
reached fl he played as Il TRANSPORTED and Messrs
-hscdorovicz. Svecenski and Schroeder bore I'D the
vcnd-ous melody which he poured out in trans
porting hsrmonies. There were no vacant seats in
ne room =. E. K.