The sun., 1919-11-05
BOW Is MADE HERE
BY BEETHOVEN ASSN
Offers Greatest Company Of
Stars Ever Heard in Cham
Der Music in New York.

,Ine youngest musical fraternity OF
this city made its bow to the public at
concert given in Aeolian Hail last
evening. The title Of this body Is the
Beethoven Association and It's member
ship list challenges the eye with an
imposing array OF eminent names. For
his is an assembly of musicians. banded
together for the inspiring purpose OF
presenting the best In the field of their
art with players and singers whom no
manager could wisely undertake to bring
forward in single concert. But these
stars give their services without price.
and the profits of their concerts will go
to aid needy musicians.
The members include Fritz Kreisler.
Pablo Casals. Eugene Ysaye. jacques
Thibaud, Harold Bauer, Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch. Rudolf Ganz, Fannie Bloomfield
Zeisler, Mischa Elman, Olga Safharoff,
the Flonzaley Quartet, the Letz Quartet,
/. C'1o.d Godo sny. William Wi exc.
Louis Svecenski. George Hamlin and
John Mccormack. Associate member
ship includes the conductors of this city,
Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago.
Last evenings prog. anime served to
disclose some Of the possibilities OF tho
new activity. The works were all from
tTe TtpcTIOTy oI bbtlHONtU. nc III
strumental numbers were the B fat
trio. played by Messrs. Bauer. Thibaud
and Willeke, the romance in F major
by Mr.. Thibaud, and the E fiat piano
quartet by Messrs. Bauer, Thihaud.
Svecenski and Willeke (the last two
being one-half Of the grand old Kneisel
Quartet) The second and fourth num-
bers were vocal, the air my Heart Is
Sore within Me-" from the Mount Of
Olives" and the cantata Adelaide"
sung by John Mccormack.
Drawbacks of All Star Plan.
When distinguished virtuosi come to-
gether for the performance Of cham
Der music the results are frequently dis
appointing. and at times distressing
Accustomed to being soloists, they for
get to merge their individualities in the
whole and a conflict of styles and pull
poses ensues. Only numerous rehearsals
and the final dominance OF one artistic
ideal can bring about the true ensemble.
Hence there could be no profound as
tonishment because the trio last evening
was not entirely happy. The technical
delivery was good. but Mr.. Bauer was
too fervent in his treatment of the piano
part. The outcome was q lack Of bal
ance. In the slow movement, however,
this almost disappeared, and consequent
ly this movement was the most effective
of the four. 1t was played in an extra
ordinarily beautiful manner.
Mr.. Thibaud's playing of the romance
was one of the most admirable achieve
ments he has put to his credit In New
York. There was an unwonted depth of
tone and feeling in IT, while in finish 1t
was exquisite. Possibly something Of
the p1nnd Of thu har hal
been communicated to Mr.. Thibaud' S
performance. for 1t was before the ro-
nance that Mr.. Mccormack sang the
Mount. of Olives" air.
Differences in Mccormack.
John Mccormack making pbono.
graphic record music for Sunday night
audiences in the Hippodrome and Mr..
Mccormack singing Beethoven for an
audience Of the inner brotherhood of
music lovers in Aeolian Hall do not
resemble one another greatly except In
physical appearance and in perfect
enunciation of text. The popular tenor $
delivery of the great recitative air last
evening was inspiring n the breadth
or It's Style and the elo1uence OF Its
passionate feeling. He was less sue
cesrful with Adelaide" partly because
the song is less satisfactory in English
than in German and partly because its
sentiment is not wholly congenial to
the nature of this singer.
There were some empty seats in the
hall There should not be any at the
next concert. Never before in the his
tory Of chamber music In this city has
such company OF famous musicians
been congregated. Star casts of far less
Importance stretch The walls of the opera
house. 1t Is probable that the presence
of this new organization has not been
yet sufficiently made known.