The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
ENEISEL QUARTET CONCERT
sow NEW NtSH M TlNIEy
i>D DHtRk.

Quartz, IN Two Wovemsnts Win n Sc,
~ Pleasing ' Variations n, the nu.-iau
-rn Composition for Plano and
strings n, the New York Musician.
second concert Of the Knei-cI
/ .'' took place last nj ght in Mendals-
Hall The programme presented
t..."- quartet in ID minor. opus !.
rndnark's piano Quartet in 4
r. md Nherubinis quartet in II minor
O.. mist was Charles Anthony II Bos =
ir" Ians@v quartet was heard for
..' I'm" AT the concerts 81 th. organ .
and the Goldmark composition
v. vet unpublished. was accorded
'-' "rformanc" any~har.
arch for novelties IN the domain
mental music continues and every
ead-r has constituted himself a
nogenes going about with a
L. % cooking Tor poor hut honest
K" he harvest IL large. hut tho
-. eel grain is not of tho gr.ata.t
81 NEE IL IL not for IN. living To- tell
ha' IL the matter with Music AZ tho
~ time After this generation ha.
i away and some one With the cor
-"r-pectivs reviews its activities tho
secret whAtever IL is-wIlI h. re-
a
= nre thing seems tolcrably cert Ain,
81 = Is that while We boar a goodlv
art-'tv Of interesting and we'll mad.
~ we listen in vain for the nm mis-
- 4rl" voices OF q new singer IN this
n = lane Wilderness We m.ct With new
IL, ms and novel manners. but not with
may new ideas. In recent years. for
:-"m tho ardent young spirits of tn.
Russian school. Some ID them hay. had
p-r''y things IN say and ono or two hav,.
had real communi cations 70 make. hut
- - = 'ha others have boon ablc 10 give
IL ally III done r.plices Of What the one
o~ 40 produced or else preiontious tonPl
pr res " hich when subjected 10 analy.s
proved 20 he nothing but color and some
;.n."s rather poor color at that.
For his reason perhaps we ought o.
- graceful that Taniev did not und.rt axe
% nonstruct a quartet according - TN,
-r.'", II the fathers. but contented himself
wI'n writing one allegro and a sst of
variations. His allegro had vieor and
som" skllhil part writing 20 commend IT,
All - working out did not. Ike that Of
many recent compositions. prove -
- nothing but a wrestling match with
un-onJuerable Fate Mr. Taniey struck
90 hIs text and Nv isted his principal than.
int numerous instrumental pr.senta-
tons so that the movene actually
sounded substantial
However. the variations. worn az the
form IA. were better than his first move
rn.n' The theme was not charactaristic
ul' II was piqusnt and lent itself readily
= transformations and disguis-s. Tho
ssht variations were clevsrly devised.
and 'wo or thre. o. thsrn were really good
music Certainly tn. best Of rh"m was
not the presto. Of which the Close easily
moved tho audi,pc, by ire U.s. II m" an.
gent and honorable devic. Of causing
H4Il'> ~ sing through their noses by the
direction sui pontic"llo
Rubin Goldmark ~ a nerhew Il Karl
t'rldmark. the e-timabl. Curnur-"r II
H." Queen oi Sh.ba- and those two
N" overtnrcs Sakuntala and Pro
rr"'heus" This nephew lives in this
rty and is a musician ~ GenrGin" taste
and some talent II wa one II Mr.
r neir-ls kindly acts - bring our Mr.
'rime-k quartet. which offered some
2, .pns for being heard II - IN. wort
90. a must. ian who knows his hl-ine--
nj who has q pretty fancy Further
than that IL might be eNagee-ation 90
e in expressing an opinion. III" them.
.; the first allegro did not seeT 70 b"
per, ec'iy adapted to quartet utteranc":
bit the contrasting melody vas better
made and the working out had some
good moments. The slow movement.
while not strong in construction, had
warmth Of feeling and real melody. The
soherzo appeared to be strained in style,
b : the trio. which was reminiscent oS the
.ils movement. was effective Tn" final"
was me veal part OF the work. But
N the whole this quartet was worth
PLAYING in these days. when. a. already
utlna,ed striking novelties are 80 scarce
Mr. kneisel and his associates entered
INTO their duties IA Interpreters If these
two new compositions with that earnest
ness which marks all their artistic ener-
gies They played the Tanisv and Gold .
mark music with that devotion which
they bring To the performance Of &C
credited masterpieces. Mr.. Anthony per- .
formed his share Of the Goldmark quar- D.
tst with fervor. hut with very lI;ti" .
rarl"ty Of utterancc and lutte ton" color.