Evening star., 1939-01-13
Du;o's Series
OF SOnataS
Concluded
Third Coolidge
CONCERT Also
Is Given
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

BY ALICE EVERSMAN.
The Beethoven sonata series pre-
sented by the Belgian artists, Marcel
Mas, pianist, and Alfred Dubois,
violinist. at the Sulgrave Club con-
cluded yesterday afternoon. A large
and distinguished audience has
patronized the three concerts, which
were sponsored by the Countess van
der Straten and were given to help
toward the work being done for poor
churches by the Convent of Per-
petual Alteration.
The two artists have made a real
contribution to the musical life of
this city in this series. They have
brought the individuality of their
talents and their polished musician
ship to the Interpretation of these
works from a different angle and
have revealed the lyric side of Beet
hoven and stressed the spiritual
tendency which beautified his mui-
cal creations.
Yesterdays program was fittingly
.limaxed with the Kreutzer sonata
preceded by another of the finest of
Beethoven's output in this field, the
Sonata in G Major, Opus &C." The
spening number was the Sonata in
D Major, Opus II, No. l.
Mr.. Mas superb playing imbued
the Kreutzer sonata with brilliant
color and warm feeling while Mr..
Dubois expressive tone had an ethe-
real quality of penetrating sweet
ness. While it lacked the passion
ate utterance which is usually asso-
eiated with the Interpretation of
this work, it was none the less lovely
in its particular character. His
delicately adjusted bowling was
especially effective in the beautiful
|"Andante Con Variazioni," in which
Mr.. Mas exe>lled in the variety of
his exquisite shadings.
The Sonata in G Major" other
wise known as the "Cockcrow"
sonata, is one of the most lyrical and
most truly inspired of the remaining
nine. The artists played it with
reverence and understanding, plus
smooth ensemble and Well-worked
out details. The ID Major Sonata"
less colorful in it's content, was pre-
sented with the same thoughtfulness
and sincerity which characterize
the work of these artists throughout
the cycle.
A diversified program was given
last evening at the Library of Con-
gress by the Coolidge String Quartet
in the third of the six concerts
idge Foundation. 1t brought to-
gether the modernistic Tansman
with Luigi Cherubini and Franz
Schubert making it little difficult
however to bridge the distance in
style and ideas which these COM
posers represent.
For originality both in thematic
material and treatment, Alexandra
Tansmans "Triptyque," written in
was the outstanding of the three
quartets programmed. After pass
ing through the first movement,
which might be likened to rough
and solid door, garden of exotic
beauty was discovered in the
sndante. Here the composer has
given rein to his Imagination and |
has entered a realm of fancy as full |
of charm and romance as fairyl
tale. !
He suggests rather than depicts
nut all with delicate touch and
drop Of color here and there that
remains as vivid parts of the whole.
There is captivating quality in
t1e atmosphere which he has
created and an illusiveness that has
more body than that associated
with Debussys music. The finale
is rapid, fleeing movement that
dissolves into nothingness but
clever as it is in its neatness and
brightness, it is the second move
ment that holds the essence of the
composers particular style.
The posthumous Quartet No 5
In F Major" by Cherubini is an ex-
tremely graceful work, beautifully
fashioned and pleasing in spite of
the absence of any depth of thought
The Schubert Quartet in G Minor"
composed a year after his first
MASS in F. has little of the free
uoiih VI ChPA ollO JOy Ouo
spontaneity which mark his later
works.
The members of the Coolidge
group, William Kroll and Nicolai
BerezoWsky, violins. Nicolas Mold
avan. viola, and Victor Gottlieb,
cellist, were in excellent form last
Aevening playing with greater tonal
sorority and finer shadings. The
ensemble of these musicians has
always been remarkably fine and
vas particularly to be noticed yester-
day in the Cherubini and the Tans-
man quartets. The auditorium was
crowded and generously voiced ap-
probation followed each number.
Tomorrow at 3:45 pm. the same
group will play Haydns Quartet in
D Major Op. "a. No. 81 Frank
Bridges quartet in G Minor" and
the Brahms quartet in B Flat