The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
RUSSIAN MUSIC PLAYED
Composers Of This School Favored
In Proeram-MusIe Loving
Audience is Thrilled by
Artistic Interpretation.
[By Clara Gertrude Fry.J


program consisting chiefly of mum.
bers by composers Of the Russian
school. Early in the season the Rus.
sian Symphony Orchestra presented a
program of similar type, reminding
the public of the fact that after three
hundred years of the unquestioned
musical supremacy of Italy, France
and Germany, formida Bile rivals have
arisen in other countries during the
last several decades in which Russia
occupies an important place.
From Gluika to Glazounow the char
acterfstic element Of Russian music,
the restless pathos was the dominant
note; the turbulent longing was per-
haps most noticeable In the Glazou-
now number.
1t has been said the highest form
OF musical art Is in chamber music.
The Zoellner string quartette, appear
Ing at the Grand opera house under
the auspices Of the Monday Music
club last evening, proved the truthful
ness of the above statement in their
well selected and evenly balanced pro-
gram presented to a most discriminat-
ing audience. The presentation of the
program was characterized by a
thoughtful, keen insight and under
standing of art forms and values.
Their Interpretation, excellent in
tuation and spontaneity. combined
with a perfect ensemble was carried
over to their audience as a harmoni-
GUS whole, and was convincing proof
of their reputation as one of the most
eminent string Quartets of the world.
Every number on the program was OF
the highest merit, and in each one the
members OF the quartette displayed
their musicianly and scholarly inter-
probation, also their excellent tech
meal command Of their chosen instru-
ments; from the carefully and deli
cately wrought nuances of shading to
the dramatic climaxes, the entire pro-
gram was beyond adverse criticism.
Pathos In Beethoven.
In Beethoven's compositions is al
ways found an undercurrent Of deep
pathos, and in all his slow movements
there is a pleading sweetness which
once heard can never be forgotten and
which has never been equalled.
Beethoven's slow movements. sspe-
cial1y the Adagios are Incompatible,
the wonderfully changing colors OF
his Instrumentation form depth and
freedom excelling any OF his prede-
cessors and which later composers
have never surpassed; the handling
of his themes Is mastery, evincing
the mature point In his mental and
artistic career found especially in his
Der music where the long and sus-
depended upon.
a4s Russian School Turbulent.
The Russian school of composition.
characterized by its turbulent, rest
less longing and melancholy, depict
ing the depression of people Cypress
ed, eliminates perhaps in the works
of Tschaikowski and Glazounow.
These artists bear the same relation
to Russian musical art that Beethoven
and Wagner bear to the sonata and
opera. respectively, and Bach to the
Fugue form:E that is, a culminative
quality bringing the art form OF the
period to its highest point Of perfec-
ton
The program last evening was one
OF the most artistic and delightful
ever presented to keokuk audience
and the Monday Music club and pat
rons are recipients of ratula tons
upon their efforts in bringing so splen-
did a quartette of musical artists to
our city. This was the last of series
of excellent artist recitals presented
by the Monday Music club this season.
The Program.
The program was as follows:
Quartette, Opus is, No. 2. Beethoven
90 Allegro
Adagio cantabile.
Scherzo.
Presto allegro.
Quartette, Opus 13. .Iwanow
Humoresque.
IntermezZo.
Music of the Spheres. Rubenstein
Mlhuet .-............... Glinka
(Encore-Minuet yaIlusfn)
Andante Cantabile. ... .TschaikowsSy
Suite, Opus 30. ........... .Glazounow
ScherZo.
Orientale
(Encore-Genius Loci Them,
Skin SOOtll