Theodore Thomas : a musical autobiography . n, wide experience, the highest sense fortone-quality, great patience, and was then, as now,a thorough musician. usual defects of a young writer, among which may be enum-erated length and solidarity. The motivos seldom fall onthe ear freshly; they suggest something that has been heardbefore, and induce a skeptical frame of mind, not altogetherjust, for the composer evidently has ideas of his own (sic).In the elaboration of these ideas he is frequently original,always correct, and generally too lengthy. The New York Dispatch said with philosophicalres
Theodore Thomas : a musical autobiography . n, wide experience, the highest sense fortone-quality, great patience, and was then, as now,a thorough musician. usual defects of a young writer, among which may be enum-erated length and solidarity. The motivos seldom fall onthe ear freshly; they suggest something that has been heardbefore, and induce a skeptical frame of mind, not altogetherjust, for the composer evidently has ideas of his own (sic).In the elaboration of these ideas he is frequently original,always correct, and generally too lengthy. The New York Dispatch said with philosophicalresignation: The Brahms Trio is a composition in the ultra new schoolof which we may say briefly that we do not yet understand this be due to our dullness of perception, or lack ofappreciation, or the intricate character of the music, we donot pretend to say. . Yet we feel obliged to and Bergmann for the opportunity they afforded usfor hearing and becoming acquainted with this peculiar andoutre style of music.— KARL ECKERT LIFE WORK 41 Other members of the Quartette were JosephMosenthal and George Matzka. Mosenthal wasthe most conservative musician of us all. He waslovely and sincere of nature, well educated, and agood violinist and musician. He was born inCassel, and, belonging to the Spohr school, wasstill, of course, enthusiastic for that Matzka came from the Coburg orchestra, and wasan able and ambitious musician. Bergmann was only a moderate performer, buthe did everything with a certain grace; his techniquewas limited, and his tone, of course, was not large, be-cause he never practised. The quartette rehearsalswere held at my house, from nine to twelve oclock inthe morning, about three times a week. Why Berg-mann should have gone through this drudgery ofearly rehearsals, often being obliged to carry his in-strument in all kinds of weather, may possibly be ex-plained by the fact that these rehearsals were the onlyexisting source
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