Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-17

Chamber Music Recital.
Riccally String Quartette Of Berlin
Jean w. Rletsch, first violin: Max Thal.
second violin: A. r. Stecheie viola; Rich
ard Cables. cello. Program:
Beethoven-ouartette op. 50. No. l. f
Major.
Allegro.
Alegretto vivace sempre scherzando.
AdagiO motto maestoso.
Allegro, Theme Russo.
Tohaikowsky--Quartette, Op. II, 1.-TWO
movements).
Andante cantabie
Scherzo.
straightforward Etuds, for String
Quartette, op. 5. (New-First per
Torrance in America
Haydn-Quartette, op rs, No. s.
Alegretto and Allegro
Largo.
Minuetto.
Finale Presto.
At the auditorium of the Young Women'a
Christian association the Riccslly String
ouaTtette, formerly of Berlin. gave a con-
cert last night. As Richard Callles the
oellist. seems to almost dominate the play
ing Of the organization. one could almost
gather from the first syllable Of each OF
his names the origin OF the title "Riccally."
A string quartette is a daring and dan
gerous species Of musical activity and the
playing Of a string quartette in tune. with
proper ensemble effects. beginning and
ending phrases exactly together, the hun
dred-and-one important nuances and
shades yielding here to each other,
emerging there for a moment Of solo
phrasing to return to the family round OF
harmonious procedureAit is all very won
derful, and very difficult, and very beauu-
ak To l,rtn arfo
playing to anything like perfection.
Did the Riccally String quartet come
up TO these demands in any way?
They did; excelently, in many ways, and
this in spite Of a small. but tremendously
encouraging, audience in the way OF appre-
citation.
Individually the quartet is composed of
fine players and that they have done
much work together is evident. Their at
tacks," generally speaking, were good, the
forte" ones splendid, and the more diff
cult softer ones we're at times lacking IN
confidence rather than anything else But
that remark, which is not so much a crit
icism as comment the quartet can take
as Ieing offered in the most kindly way
by sincere admirer Of their work and
one who wishes them great success, for
"Andante Cantabile" and "Scherzi" the
work was unusually beautiful: the mod
ern coloringe were given life and Iuster.
and 1t Is a pity that the auditorium could
not have been fun and that every musical
person in Omaha could not have heard
that one number,~for 1t was notable con-
tribution to the seasons collection OF real
art-memories.
The Beethoven number was carefully and
earnestly played, but with less accurate
information than the later numbers, due,
perhaps, to that change of temperature
which usually attends the opening of
concert, and which has its effects on the
instruments. The new concert etude by
the Italian Sinigaglia was played with fine
simultaneousness, II one may use the word
here, and why not? It is worth hearing
The Haydn quartet closed the program
and was given in the true spirit. Detailed
mention of the individual players and their
relative merits would be obviously out of
place as the merit OF a quartet is it's
ensemble The Riccally String quartet will
always be a welcome feature I'm Omaha's
musical season. and the gentlemen who
comprise 1t deserve hearty congratulations
on their excellent showing OF results from
their arduous. painstaking and perseverng
intelligent work. To Mr.. A. F. Stechele,
already known here for his artistic and
musicianIy ability. Omaha is probably in
debted for the appearance OF the organiza-
ton, X.