Evening star., 1926-04-22
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NEW CHAMBER MUSIC TRIO.

A new trio organized to interpret
the best and the unusual In chamber
music gave it's initial program at the
King Smith studios last night before
large audience which included many
musicians keenly interested in this
type of intimate music. This new trio
is composed Of Helen Ware, violinist;
Margaret Day, 'celliSt, and Eugenia
Cherniafskaya, pianist. Miss Ware
came to Washington couple of years
ago and decided TO make her home
here after much concert work on
tour. Miss Day is a young Washing
tonian who has been absent from her
home town for several years, study
ing in Berlin and in Italy, only re-
turning to Washington comparatively
recently to take her place here in
professional music circles. Her sure
ness of bowling and mellow tone show
thorough training and ability. Miss
CherniafSkaya also lives In Washing
ton, but has not been heard in public
programs. This pianist has remark.
able talent, with individual touch that
should prove interesting in recitals,
perhaps of the moderns.
The, greatest point of significance
about this trio is the fact that they
are essentially of Washington and at
tempting work of the caliber that is
usually expected of professional visit
orS, such as the FlonZaleys and the
London String Quartet. Such a group
with the musicianly feeling and sense
of Interpretation that this trio seem
to possess deserves the heartiest vel
come and finest encouragement that
Washington music lovers can give. 1t
is another sincere music effort estab-
lished within the city rather than
brought here from outside music cen
ters. Last night. in spite of the tickle
changes in the weather, the stringed
instruments and piano found many
moments of real beauty in blended
tones throughout the program.
The feature of the selections played
was a group of three nocturnes by
Ernest Bloch, one of the most inter
esting and individual of the present
day modern composers. This was said
to be the first time these nocturnes
were played in Washington. They
seemed well worth listening to. The
first, "A Andante." held all the plaintiVe-
ness and rambling uncertainty of a
Spring nights mood.
There were musical philanderings
up and down the piano and pleading
sensuousness from the cello, with the
violin's cooler tones carrying the
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its paSsa ges A more conservative
and melodious "Andante Quieto" fol
lowed and was in turn succeeded by
'Tempestoso," which depicted graphic
rally Il growing but short-lived night
storm. The group could we'll stand
repetition for more complete under
standing and appreciation.
The Brahms Trio in b Major, Opus
S" opened the program and proved a
melodious tapestry of charming tunes
handled in typically Brahmsian fash
ion and played with sure, clean attacks
and good shading effects by the trio
The last selection was Dvorak 5
brilliant Trio in r Minor, Opus 65 >
1t was well chosen finale and
brought out strikingly the excellent
sense of rhythmic cooperation in
the new chamber music group. The
"Allegretto Grazione" was particularly
colorfully handled, and the last two
movements, with their tricky changes
of tonal effects, especially for tho
quick, typically Bohemian dash oi
music at the very end, were fas
cinating. II. r.