New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-12
INTIMATE MUSIC
Sinuers and Players and Cham.
Der Music Makers.
AN AMERICAN QUARTET
Mr.. Xneisel Delights the
Lovers of Pure
Music.

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musical season" will begin next Monday.
when the big opera house opens its doors.
To another portion, less eager and con-
strained. If not almost impressed. it be-
gan when ambitious singers, pianists and
violinsts made essay for advertising pur-
poses in the concert rooms, with the help
of kind patrons and willing managers. To
the elect among the connosseurs and
amateurs in the true sense Of the word. II
began when the Kneisel quartet gave It's
first concert last night In Aeoian Hall.
Then. for the first time since the passing
of the summer, there was gathering OF
gentlemen and gentlewomen who came
together not to oblige their friends or ac-
commodate a manager who had contract
ed TO give a hearing to a would-be artist.
but to delight their souls with mature ana
perfect art.
Faithful TO the principles which are
dear to his patrons. Mr.. Kneisel brought
forward music by masters whom all the
world ACKNOWLEDGEMENT String
quartet III iiIliiVi' op' so 49,
Clarinet Quintet: and faithful also to
duty which few artists perform as
discreetly and successfully as he, he
played some new music, In order that his
patrons might be kept advised or what
the creative musicians OF to-day are do
ing This new music was George w.
Chadwicks Quartet In ID minor, which
The Tribune tried TO introduce to its
readers last Sunday. A frankly old
fashioned composition. much more so
than that which preceded il on the pro-
gramme. though that antedated II by
three quarters OF a century at least. out
so fresh and charming in its melodic
contents. so fluent In It's utterance. so In
genius and ingenious in its construction
that an audience koenly alive to the pro-
found lovelincss Of the Beethoven music
which went before and the Brahms
music which came after was yet so de
lighted with il that after rounds Of ap-
plause between the movements II called
the players back To- the stage two or
three times at the end, and when II
learned from a gesture OF Mr.. KneiseIs
that the composer was in the house. paid
a tribute to him which brought him
twice to his feet
Il is i'm chamber music. as a rule, that
new problems are presented to music low
ers. and Mr.. Knesels audiences have al
ways kept an open mind TO new preach
ments but II was refreshment last night
10 note the appreciation and approval
which II gave To an American composer
who is not afraid to proclaim beauty IN
conventional phrase. Such temerlty OF
course IS easy 10 the master who can
conceive beautiful thoughts and give them
beautiful expression. IL is only the com
poser who has nothing beautful 10 say
who affects unwillingness TO SPEAK IN
the old and familiar idioms In that al
fectation lies his only safety. II was also
a pleasure 10 observe that the native note
I'm Mr.. Chadwick's music was recognized
This note, as IL sounds IN the quartet
heard last night. Is not at all tinctured
by aboriginal Indian tune, and only
slightly bv Afro-American folk -song, but
II is uumistakable. nevertheless. All the
slow melodies in the quartet breathe the
spirit Of New England, and this spirit
knits the parts OF the composition toseth-
or into a unity which is the mark OF good
and true art
Earlier i'm the day a concert look place
I'm Carnegie Hall which differed from
nearly all Of its kind that have occurred
this season in that II challenged the IN
terest and won the admiration OF the Ju-
dicious amongst its hearers. IL was a
pianoforte recital by Miss Eleanor Spen-
Ger. 4 smaller display of palms on the
stage. fewer chrysanthemums and less
famboyancy in the preliminary announce
ment Of the affair might have stamped
Miss Spencers unquestionable success
with more emphasis When such things
are done for a novice feeling OF suspi-
cion and distrust ~ aroused in the Cd
servers of artistic affairs Miss Spencer
might have been spared that drawback.
She played all unconventional programme
and everything that she did she did'
not like "A novice, but like an artist ripe
I'm intelligence, mature in feeling ana
most admirably grounded in technical
ability She has fine sense OF tonal
beauty. keen sense for rhythm and
there Is a poise about her playing that
many a veteran might study with proht.
The public will profit by better ac-
quaintance with her. h. H. IL