Evening star. [volume], February 08, 1952, Page B-8, Image 41

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News of Music
Early Schoenberg Quartet Played
Superlatively by Pro Arte Group
By Alice Eversmon
The acquiring of an early un
known quartet by Arnold Schoen
berg was the occasion of a pro
gram devoted to his works last
night in the Library of Congress.
It was presented by the Pro Arte
String Quartet of the University
of Wisconsin under the auspices
of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation. Through Mrs. Whit
tall’s generosity the Library was
able to obtain the autographed
score of the forgotten quartet,
which was on view in the foyer of
the Coolidge Auditorium.
Authenticity was given the per
formance by the fact that the
first violinist of the Pro Arte
group, Rudolf Kolisch, is a
brother-in-law of the late com
poser and was able to convey
Schoenberg’s ideas thoroughly to
the other members, Albert Rahier,
second violin; Bernard Milofsky,
viola, and Ernst Friedlander,
sello. The performance of the
difficult music was superiauve in
every way and a real labor of
love, designed to present both the
torm and the inner content of
this controversial music with the
utmost clarity;
The discovered “Quartet in D
Major” received its first hearing
since 1897-8 when it was played
by the Fitzner Quartet. Just
where the performance took place
Is not mentioned by Dika Newlin,
pupil of Schoenberg, in her book
bracing the composer’s musical
descent from Bruckner. She
states emphatically that the quar
tet was not preserved but it is
known now that Schoenberg kept
It after revising it following its
anly recorded performances.
Its hearing last night was pre
ceded by the playing of his
‘Quartet in D Minor, op. 7,” re
garded for years as his first effort
in this line and composed in
1904-5, and his “Trio. op. 45,”
written in 1946, presumably in
California, where the composer
died last year. It is possible that
both these works were given also
i first local hearing.
The first quartet and the triq
•epresent the antithesis of Schoen
berg’s style. Both confine the
different sections of the chamber
music form in one movement
played without pause. In the
“Quartet,” these divisions are
easily discernable, although joined
skillfully together. There are mo
ments of rare beauty, especially in
the portion where the deep, rich
notes~bf the cello announce what
might be a slow movement where
the instruments sing soulfully in
a shimmering atmosphere.
Throughout, the younger roman
tic Schoenberg masks dramatic
episodes and emotional Intensity
under an intellectual musical
cloak. They break through fre
quently with clear exposition and
with a tonal investure original in
style. Very often the strings are
muted and an unusual effect is
created by ponticello tremolos.
Withall, there is very little accord
between the instruments,-even in
the crowded measures of the first
part. '
xne mo presents tne promem
of his later style which has not
been solved and may not be for
many years. It is written ip de
tached phrases and in sounds that
can in no way be called beautiful.
The why and the wherefore are
not audible to the ear, though they
may be to the eye of one versed in
Schoenberg’s atonal system study
ing the score. At a first hearing,
it is pot pleasant music nor is it,
sense apparent, Mr. Kolisch, Mr.
Milofsky and Mr. Friedlander,
who played It, put a great deal of
feeling into it and seemed to know
what it was all about. Most of the
audience seemed tq know also,
for the applause was excited and
prolonged. v
Columbia Opera Chorus
Steadies Performance
By Elena de Sayn
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tivities last night with a per
formance of Mascagni’s "Caval
leria Rusticana” and scenes from
Bizet’s "Carmen” in the Cafritz
Auditorium of the Jewish Com
munity Center. Partly suspended
during the absence from the city
of its founder-director, Ethyl
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Manning, the organization pre
served, nevertheless, its spirit by
fostering an excellent chorus
which now forms the best part
and the nucleus of the organiza
tion.
„ With the exception of a few
principals, it was the chorus
which smoothed over by its act
ing and singing.'some of the awk
wardness, inevitable in amateur
performances, and made it • en
joyable. Mrs. Manning, who came
from Detroit for this occasion,
directed with enthusiasm and the
khow-how of a professional. A
small orchestra, drawn from mem
bent of the National Symphony,
responded wholeheartedly to the
dramatic requirements of the
scores. A few slips were not
enough to spoil the general ef
fect. Adele Bush at the piano
provided a solid and artistic
foundation.
The part of Santuzsa was sung
by Maria de la Hull, who stood
out in the cast for her well-trained
voice and confident stage deport
ment. She is an experienced sing
er, one who made a serious study
of the difficult role. Her acting
was forceful and dramatic. The
elimination of some necessary
props in the center of the stage
deprived her of the necessary
space for action, confining her to
one corner. Other irregularities
in setting, such as the placement
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of the-' ehurah on the left wet*
disturbing.
Salvatore Luplca sustained the
part of Twriddu well vocally, if
not so skillfully histronicaUy.j
Robert Royce disclosed a sonorous
voice in the role of Alflo. Janet
3uess was the Lola, Hilda Nelson,
Mamma Lucia. The English
translation tempered disturbingly
with the music in this opera in
particular.
The young singers who took part
in the portrayal of the char
acters in “Carmen" sang their
roles with assurance, and a pleas
ing vocal quality. If their ges
tures and stage deportment did
lot come up to the requirements,
allowances should be made for
heir inexperience. Annette Alex
andra was the Carmen; Gene
STenni, Don Jose; Richard C. Ja
:obs, Escamillo; Zaidee Tannery,
Prasquita; Jeannette Braain. Mer
;edes. The Mlcaela of Catherine
Emery Stevens was appealing for
the lovely timbre Of the singer’s
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