The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

What promises to be one OF the most
enjoyable recital concerts of the present
season is that to be given by Nine. Lima
Cavalieri. the operate soprano. and Luc-
len Muratore, the French tenor. next
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
the Columbia Theater.
The programme includes several scenes
from grand opera and music lovers will
undoubtedly give these artists real
welcome.
After the eNacting work of the busy
season now drawing to a close. one
would expect the members Of the Flon-
zaley Quartet, who give their final con-
cert of the season at the Masonic Tenn
pie Auditorium Saturday, to give them
selves up to rest for an extended period.
But not so; there is always work ahead
preparing for the season to come. After
a few days respite. during which Ivan
d'Archambeau visits his home in Bel
gium, Alfred Pochon gets a taste of
Paris and Messrs. Betti and Ara pay
a call to their native Italy, the four
meet in Tronchet Lausanne the home of
Mr.. Pochon's parents. The Pochon
meadows are Immediately below the
crumbling towers of Course. overlooking
Lake Geneva, 1000 feet below There
the quartet Is housed. miles from a rail-
four men lead on the sun-bathed slopes.
although there are plenty of tempta tions
TO shirk despite the distance from the
city rush and roar. Only sickness pre-
vents a strict adherence to a rigid rou-
tine.
The days work begins with individual
practice shortly after an early breakfast
Then, at IL o'clock, the four meet for
ensemble playing in a little fower-clad
chalet, a few rods from the farm house.
The only outsider at these rehearsals is
Mr.. Pochons fuzzy-haired spaniel. F'loN.
After luncheon, the same plan is follow
ed. with respite for tea toward the
close Of the afternoon. The evenings.
save on Friday. where a more less
formal rehearsal is held for members of
the family and a few intimate friends.
are free. each one following his partcu-
lar bent-Messrs. Ara and d'Archam-
beau usually playing bridge, while Betti
reads a books, and Pochon delves into
the mysteries of composition. On Satur-
day evenings the Flonzaleys journey to
the beautiful home of Edward de Coppet.
founder of the quartet. a lovely villa
nesting high on the hills of Cherbres,
an hours ride from Tronchet. On Sun
day afternoon. them they ready for !
the weekly concert to which privileged |
outsiders are occasionally invited. As |
Sunday is thus occupied at Mr.. de Cop |
pets. Monday is the quartets day of |
recreation. when each member does ex-
actly as he chooses.
The programme to be offered next Sat |
urday afternoon at 4:30 is follows:
Beethoven-Quartet in c minor, op. IS, |
No. 4: Allegro ma non tanto. scherzo
tandante scherzo qausi allegretto). men
uetto. allegro.
Schumann-Quartet in \ major. op. Il.
No. ): Andante expressive, allegro motto
moderate. Assai agitato, adagio motto,
finale.
The programme given last Friday morn
ing at the Friday Morning Music Club,
at the Washington Club, 11l0 l Street.
was as follows:
String Quartet. OF. -. No. l CHaydnl.
Allegro con brio. allegretto. minuetto,
Josef kaspar. Mr.. Lent: preludes, op.
"a. No and No. ; PoldinD. Papillons
Mrs Dougal-Marcon: Burst
Ye AppIebuds' CStephen A. Emery,
''Snowdrops" Gandon Ronald). Mrs.
Hugh A. Brown: two caprices, op. A,
No l. and No IS (Sindingl: ''Humoresque"
G race Marshal-Loepkel. Witches !
Dance Josephine Underwood Munford),
Miss Munford: romanza Beethoven. ac-
piano Mrs. William Bruce ;
King; string quartet, Mr.. Josef Kas- ,
par. Miss Bowers Miss Sewall. Miss :
Bowers. Mr.. Lent. Miss Roberta Allen. 5
The Lcnten concert of sacred music :
given each year by the Rubinstein Club
will be held in Congregational Church :
,n the afternoon of March IL. Mrs.
lean Hearst Woolford, of Baltimore, is .
o be the soloist. ,
Other events by the club for the re- :
nainder of the season include morn /
ng recital at the Raleigh ballroom r
April . when The Nightingale and the | I
Rose" with Mrs. Dayelle T. Welch as +
oloist. will be repeated by request The !,
lub will also give one of the most de- !
ightful surprises in recent musical | {
daptation "Mammy's Lullaby" an ar :.
angement for women's voices of Dvor- | n
ks "Humoresque." by Charles Spross.
[ is fresh from the press and has never
een given before in Washington. This {
ear the fifth birthday of the club will I
e celebrated by a Paper Carnival" to Y
Which only active club members are in r
eld May = when Spross' adaptation of .'
;thelbert Nevin's TN Giorno in VeniZia, | $
pretentious work, will be one of the v
umbers. G
Mrs. Apolline NJ. Blair. director of the d
tubinstein Club, composed largely of E.
women singers. the Monday r
forming Club. including many dcvotees n
the lyric art among the society women q
T the Capital, and the Y. w. c. A. \
'horal. made up of the music lovers of T