Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

1AlNSAA NOAo 40 "NSA
of numerous and varied
events. would indicate that tht
type of art which arose to mucl,
popularity in the time Of the
ESterhazy family in the late
eighteenth century, in whose Serv-
ice Haydn spent 80 years of earn
est work while composing, is again
coming to the fore as a type
of musical entertainment. With
Heifetz as the only professional
artist giving a solo recital in q
regular concert series, the setting
sun of the concert artist as a sole
artist is emphasized.
On the other hand the shadow
fingers stretch toward the rising
popularity of intimate ensemble
performances with the farewell
performance here of the Flonzaley
String Quartet, the debut here OF
the Swastika Quartet, and the in
itial of three programs by the
Societe DIES Concerts IntimeS. IN a
Cesar Franck program this week,
Washington music lovers are
looking forward to the Flonzaley
Quartet concert Thursday with
mingled feelings. It will be the
last appearance in this city of the
world-renowned chamber music
organization that has stood at the
head of Instrumental quartetS of
two continents for Is years.
~ n~-.~1I -~1r@x@ xvyHioA HA0nNN
last Autumn, has included a tour
of the entire country, and now
in its last lap, in the South, will
conclude in the late Spring with
several concerts in New York and
the vicinity.
Since the first public appearance
here in October, 1904, FlonzaleyS
have played in more than 500
American cities and given over
1900 concerts on this side Of the
Atlantic.
The quartet originally composed
Of Adolfo BETH, Alfred Pochon,
Ivan d'Archambeau, and Ugo Ara,
has remained the same through
out the IS years with the exception
of the substitute of Nicholas
Moldavan, violinist, in place of
d. Ara, who was caused to retire
because of i'll health following the
World War.
Years of study and unheSitating
self-sacrifice have brought about
the perfection of ensemble and
Interpretation" for which the
F1onzaley Quartet is noted. It
stands supreme.
A YOUNG French singer, a
young Hungarian pianist, and
a group of two established string
artists and two younger members,
composing the DeSayn String
Quartet, will present the Cesar
F'ranck music that makes the hrS6
of the three Franco-Belgian FeS-
tival programs to be given by the
Societe deS Concerts IntimeS, I'M
der Miss DeSayn'S direction this
month and next. This first pro-
gram will be presented Friday
night.
An imposing patron and pa
troness list, headed by the Brit
ish Ambassador and Lady Isabella
Howard and the Belgian Ambassa-
dor and Princess de Llgne, Is
sponsoring this series. The two
later programs will feature cham
Der music compositions Of CLAUDE
Debussy and Camille Salnt-SaenS.
X X x X
ONE of the most interesting lee
~ ture-recitals to have been
given In Washington in some time
was that which was presented by
Mrs. Gerritt Miller, jr., before two
groups Tuesday, on the SuolecC OF
the moderniSt composer, Bela
Bartok, Of Hungary, and his piano
music, In these programs MRS.
Miller was assisted by Miriam B:
Hilton. soprano of this city, ana
Sidney Clark, a pianist formerly
of washington but now living In
New York. The program was
given Tuesday morning before the
members of the music section IN
the Twentieth Century C!up;
tuesday night it was repeated at
the Arts Club of Washington.
Since the coming to America OF
Mr.. Bartok to appear in programs
presenting his concerto for piano
and orchestra and also some OF MS
other works, much has been writ
ten about him, especially about
the thousands of folk songs ma
tive to his country that are en-
tirely distinctive from the gypsy
music so often called the folk
music of Hungary. However. Mrs.
-tMiller's sketch is quite compre-
Ihensive. detailing much that is OF
interest in the actual life OF the
composer, his appearance and MS
mental "turnover"-one might cali
his idolatry of Brahms, OF Wagner,
and others, only to smash men
each in turn and continue lncn
nv inch on his individualistic way.
THE only adverse comment tnat
one might make about the talk Is
that its extreme length left TOO
little time for the musical presehl-
tations. going far beyond the hour
that should have covered the en-
tire program. 1t would be inter.
esting to hear still more and
greater variety of the Bartok
works-the entire sonata, for IN
stance. and other works that coulo
accustom the ear of the listener
not educated up tc modern
n.usic" Cf it is being educated
cup to what this composer Is
really trying to do in his most
recent compositions. The SLOW
movement of the sonata of 1926
seemed for all the world the mos'
disiointed. illogical piece OF mus
icsl ramblings IMAGINABLE. every
one has heard children entirel!
untutored in the art of piano
PLAYING, sit at an instrument ane