Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
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UNUSUAL MORNING PROGRAM.

UNUSUAL MORNING PROGRAM.
One of the most unusual and attract
I've programs ever given in Washington
was presented before the members of
the Friday Morning Music Club yester-
day. There was a gala assortment OF
two piano and string quartet music,
with two of Americas leading present.
day compensatory Howe Of Wash
ington and Ethel Glenn Hier of New
York-sharing honors with Claude De-
busy and Johann Sebastian Bach. Both
of the woman composers were present.
Miss Hier making flying trip from New
York for the purpose. The club MEM
bers must have anticipated something
out of the ordinary for the halls ca
pacity was taxed and there were many
musicians present in addition to those
who are of the clubs membership.
Anne Hull, New York pianist, who
has become well known and very pop
ular here through her two-piano re-
citals with Mrs. Howe, played her usual
excellent part in the two numbers re-
quiring two pianos and shone especially
with Mrs. Howe in the one encore, Mrs.
Howe's brilliant "Habanera."
From a pianistic point Of view, the
feature of the morning was Bachs
Concerto for Two Pianos in c Minor"
with alert, clean-cut and thoroughly
prepared Interpretation by the two pi-
anists, and fine support from the Ma
tional String Quartet. The quartet
showed nicely of rhythmic balance in
the prolonged pizzicato work of the
adagio and sure intonation with clean
attack in the more rapid tempo of the
final allegro.
The Debussy "Danse Sacre ct DanSe
Profane," played here previously AS writ
ten for harp and orchestra, by Salzedo
and the Philadelphia Orchestra showed
interesting possibilities skillfully devel-
oped in the two piano and string quar-
tet reading of orchestral parts.
Miss HERS string quartet "A Caro-
lima Christmas Week" was refreshing
In its original treatment Of Southern
type Of themes without making them
oroolingly sentimental. Also, although
clever banjo syncopation rhythmS and
tunes of the Stephen Foster type were
used, the material was essentially the
composers own, and modern color. not
too dissonant, gave piquant effect
throughout The rich cello music in
the third movement was particularly
lovely and the tramp motive Of the Sec
ond movement was Interestingly diff
ferent." The entire work showed the
complete musicianship of the writer.
Mary Howe, Washington's gifted
woman composer, already has reached
the point where her compositions are
stamped definitely with her own in
dividuality of style and originality oi
contents. The singing melody for ths
violin that swung above piano and cello
in "Chanson Grave" is lovely. Thg
PLANT" for string quartet. quite LIVED
up to its name. and the "Fugue" wa
one of those buxom. full-voiced piece:
of writing that affect one with an en-
thusiaSm not unlike that created b,
watching country dance in full swing
A word must be said for the increas
1ngly admirable work of the Nationa
String Quartet. Owing to the necessar,
departure of Max Pugatsky for Ney
York, there is a new second violinist--
Max Rosenstein. who fills the role mos
satisfactorily. Henri Sokolov, Samue
Feldman and Richard Lorleberg al
established and favoritc musicians hero
show that fine sense of corporation
for artistry that is the soul of goo
ensemble playing. The quartet playe
very well indeed yesterday. II. F..