New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
CHAMBER MUSIC.

concert this OF tho Kneisel Quartet IN
Mendelssohn Hall Tuesday evening when the
programme will consist OF Dvoraks Quintet in
fiat for strings, Op. e7; Brahms. Piaroforta
Trio in major and Schumanns Quartet In A
minor, Op. Al, No. l. Dvorak's quintet is one Of
the three compositions he produced while he
living in the United Statesfrom 1892 to 1895 Tho
quintet he wrote in the summer OF 1893, which no
spent in Spillve, Iowa, a town with a large
Bohemian population, which time he also COM
posed the string quartet, Op. 9s. They were first
played by the Kneisel Quartet, and were heard
in New York in January, 1894. In the quintet as
In the other two works Dvorak has employed
themes whose general character. rhythm and OK
preston were suggested TO him by negro melodies
that he heard in America. He himself acknowI-
edged the influence This music had upon him at
the time and the Indebtedness he felt to the spirit
Of negro folksong.
The numbering indicates that Brahms's major
trio is of his earliest works. and in fact IL
was composed in 1855 when he was twenty-one
years old 1t is a noteworthy fact that this trio
had its first public performance in New York 1t
was on November q. 1856. at William Masons con-
cert OF chamber music in Dodworth's Hall With
Dr. Mason were associated Theodore Thomas
violinist, and Carl Bergman 'cellist This was
inc hrst concert given by DR.. Mason's organiza-
tion' which continued its honorable career for
many years IN New York, and the idea Of PLAYING
the trio was Of the incentives to establishing
the chamber music matinees Brahms cherished
special affection for this work and to such an
extent that so late In his life 1891 he published
a revised version OF st, in which he made many
sweeping changes, corresponding 10 his riper ideas
as TO chamber music. The most important of these
changes are In the first movement. OF these he
retained only the first theme, which is q, a
peculiar loveliness and broad character He fn-
troduced an entirely new second theme. and henc.
OF course, had entirely TO rewrte the rest of the
movement. The manner of treatment he COM
pletely changed; likewise the first version has in
the development section several elaborate long
fugato passages and passages in more or less
strict imitation partly canonc. In the latter YER
vices and used the greater freedom and fexibil;ty
that mark his maturer works. There are a few
changes in the other movements. but they are
much less important and relate chiefly to details
The last OF the concerts OF chamber music by the
Peoples Symphony Auxiliary will take place in The
hall OF the Cooper Union next Tuesday evening
The Nicholson Trio. composed of Miss Henrietta
Nicholson panoforte; Hugo Riesenfed. violin. and
Louis Heine, yiOlonceO, VIII play Napyavnik's
Trio in G minor; Miss Augusta Cottlow will plav
MacDowelIs Sonata Tragica." and Harry H. Barn
hart VIII sing arrangements of a cowboy song a
song Of the zuni Indians and 'Moanin' Dove"
negro song.
The Adamowsh Trio (Timothee AdamowsN.
violin; Josef Adamowski. violoncello and Mime
Antoinette Szumowska AdamowskD Will give a con-
cert OF chamber music under the auspices Of the
department OF music OF the Brooklyn of
Arts and Sciences in Association Hall, BROOKLYN
next Thursday evening. The programme will be as
follows:
Trio minor op 5s...............A Gretchanino~
Eegis .F.urs
J. Adamowski.
Etude in c sharp minor ou,
Nine. szumowsks
a. &c P,,i., Adamorsh
J Adzmoush
Andsnte and scherzo from in minor. M.ndelssohn
The Nicholson Trio. which is to play for the Pee
pies Symphony Auxiliary on Tuesday evening
Will give concert OF fits own In Mendelssohn Hail
on Wednesday evening. The opening number will
be a Trio in fiat by Mozart. and the conclusion
schuberts "ForelleD" quintet
Tickets for the concert to be given by Nine sen1 !
brch, Mr.. Paderewsk and Mr.. Timothee Adaraowski :
in Carnegie Hall on May ?, for the benefit OF the
Legal Aid Society. may be bought from Mrs A NJ |
Dodge, chairman of the women's committee No |
l23 East SSth street, well as from Louis Wind /
muller, treasurer of the society No 20 Reade street
Josef I3ofmann and Fritz Kreisler will give /
concert in Carnegie Hall next Saturday afternoon
with the following list OF pieces:
Sonata minor Op. -. sasn.
dessrs. Holman and kreisler.
Concerto in minor. ... RrucA
~. krsisg.