The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09
'KEEISEL QUARTET BIRTHDAY
CONCERT tn NARA THE CLOS-
INC OF IT'S 2STH YEAR.

PrSsramme IneIunes Cesar FraRek .
Quaraea In ID We Jar ana a scnubert
octet Win Fsur Visiting Players W.
kHeasea the Hero 90 the FNenins.
The Kneisel Qua rtet gave the sixth and
Last % its evening cbncerts last night in
Mendelssohn Hall The programme con-
sisted OF Cesar Granck's quartet in ID
major. the andante and variations from
GliSre's quartet IN A major. opus ,. and
Schubert's octet for two ViOlins. viola
cello. double bass. clarinet. basaoOn and
horn. August Me-nard. Ludwig Mandy.
Henry Ie Roy and Joseph Framed we're
the assisting artists in the last number
Perhaps To the greater part % the
audience the real significance 81 asst
night concert lay IN the fact that IL
marked the close ,ao far ~ evening enter
tninmenta are conCerns-dl Of the twenty
fifth seaaOn of the kneissl Quartet IN tins
city. Il IL now a habit Ia c'.les'rate the
rounding 20 cy,'les 20 twenty five years.
and In the inevitable process of Iisne the
knei~els had 10 arrive ~ their turn.
This 10 not psecisely the same kne,sal
quartet as veteran concertgoers heard
y quarter Of a century agone, but no long
AZ Franz knetsel continues TO draw the
first how the quartet will continue tD
represent the ideals. the pusicaanship
and the temperament Of one personality.
u matters little, then. who play the
three other Instruments, provided they
he cOmpetent artists. Mr.. knslssl has
always iueen happy IN his asaOctates and
never more - than at the present stage
OF the quArtet's history. There 10
homogene'ty IN this organisation per
Sectly appreciable. hut impossible to
describe The entire quartet 70 ma
teriali1cd projection OF Mr.. kneteefs
artistic soul. That can hardly he called
description. but u may serve To stimulate
fancy.
HesitatinR criticism has always limited
in the most delicate fashion that the
kDei-el quartet seldom radlated the
tropical influence OF passion. There vas
q time when u would have been m zardous
for criticism To call attention 90 any short
coming Of this organization, Tor the news-
paper defenders of the faith had all they
could DO to induce the public tn take
coaniSance 81 the fact that II was enter
tanning kneisel angels una ware,
But that battle 10 over. Now the
kneiael Quartet 10 quite strong enough to
admitted without fear that u dos not Deal
in barhaTic elementale. but rather IN the
elegant polished. reflective and scholarly
creations 81 intellectual contemplation.
The exquisite finish o. i.s Performances
gives the deepest satisfaction 60 thooe
vho love art raised To lite highest level Of
refinement
that there 10 now q devoted public
which rallies every year TO the support %
the kneissis ~ ons 70 the hopef,Il musical
siRns 20 the times. Az these concerts
there IL nothing sensational and nothing
II court the easy adulation 81 hero wor-
shin. All that 10 done ~ done with rover
ence fer music itself. aud the public APP
proval Of such doinga 10 an honor 90 the
intelli Gence and taste Of the audiences.
"A nnsNaPe NhOtI an ~ FsaOruNnoa
not technically a. haWlesa a. eone of ice
PREDECESSORS, was carried through with
that spirit - artistic devotion which has
characterised the entire work Of the or
Rnniy alton. IL Was a fitting celebratiOn
Il twenty-five years ~ musical Effort.