The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
FL0NzAlEYS FlAY
EXEMPLARY MUSIC
Celebrated String Quartet
Will Appear in Grand
Forks Tonight.

Tho Wesley college artists recital
course will hes inauguratrd t"niShi,
when the Flonxalcy string quartet. tho
most famous organization of it's kind
in the world. will appear AT the audi
t"rium on North Filth street. The re
r'tal will begin promptly M $40
o'clock, and. Judging from tho adj
vanr" sale "f tickets. She quartet will
he erected ny IL lars" audience.
The ~tl"nzalcys appeared in Mime
apolis Monday nicht. and the musical
critic of the Minneapolis Journal had
II following 4" say OF their work:
AN exemplary performance" "f
chamber music by tho world-fam"us
fl"n%alry quartet attracted "a large au-
dicnrr To the First Baptist church
certify of purpose and tcchnic equal I"
every demand make the interpreted
tions of the Flonzalcy players author
itativo and a delight to the cultured
musician. crescent day musical rondi-
tions in Minneapolis are not partiru-
larly conducive to tho cultivation of
chamber music and dcvotccs of this
form Of art. as they do evcrywhcrr.
constitute Il minority. Chamber mu-
sic is all hut II lost art. The great
living composers give little attention
4" It's cultivation and among tho inn
mortals many found themselves IN
fitted to conform to the restrictions
imposed by pure four-part writing.
Chamber music attained Its greatest
glory at the courts OF kings a century
ago for which II was peculiarly suited
because nf it's intimate character. To
modern ears. accustomed to he utter
HncrS of Wagner. Strauss and l.iSzt.
the string quartet must always sound
somewhat thin. no matter what its in
trinSic worth.
The concert opened with HaNdn's
quartet in q. up. Is. No. l. one OF the
COMPOSERS latest works and free from
weakness Of development which char
artcrizcs his earliest efforts. The sing
ularly happy moo of Haydn is con
veycd to the nearer in every bar Of
tho playful opening movement. The
chorale vt the adagio takes rank with
the Grandcst slow movements in al
artists rs the ~Flonzalcys could have
Eircn II such refined Interpretation,
The playing OF NJ. Eetti. first violin,
In the solo portions OF the Presto with
wonderful pizzicato accompaniment,
was superb. \ sonata for first and
srcond violins and cello Ieclair rAine
l6S1-ls6a). was interesting from the
standpoint Of the musical arrhcologis,
showing n surprising degree OF con-
trapuntAl mastery attained 80 Ions
age Tho funse had all tho dryneSs
Of II mathematical problem. always
strictly correct and logical. hut never
free. II was exceptionally we'll play.
cd.
The supreme effort of the evening
came in the .Andante Cantahtle. the
second movement Of Tschaikowsky's
n major quartet. OPP. II. To have
heard II is never to forget il. An in
d~cscrihahly beautiful Russian folk
theme is treated in u most unusual
manner First sung in the upper COM
pass Of the solo violin the melody re-
apcars %rro"ningly on tho q string.
while the viola and cello drone a faint
accompaniment. Perfection of attack.
individual beauty OF tone and attain
mrni Of matchlcSs ensrmhle. made this
umhe surpasS everything else on the
program. The Tschaikowsky. as a
whole. Il lame in ideas and immature
In structure. Tho opening section Is
ambitious. hut both scherzo and finale
are unworthy ~ the Russian symptom
lists latrr works, The concert was
under IN" auspices VI the Thursday
Musical. I" whom the public il in
debtsd for "a genuine treat"