Trio Classique of New York

              1921

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UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD TUDIOS. N. Y.


TRIO CLASSIQUE
OF NEW YORK

Excellent in understanding taste and finish of ensemble.
Richard Aldrich, N. Y. Times.


CELIA SCHILLER, Piano
MAURICE KAUFMAN, Violin
JOHN MUNDY, 'Cello

Available for Concerts, Festivals and Recitals.  Tour Now Booking Exclusive Management JULES DAIBER, Aeolian Hall, New York, N. Y.

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The Trio Classique, which has met with such unusual success, is composed of artists who have achieved prominence both as solo instrumentalists and as ensemble players.



CELIA SCHILLER, Pianist
Celia Schiller, a pupil of the late Madame Carreño in Berlin and Pugño in Paris, was born in New York City.  She has won laurels for herself as soloist as well as in ensemble work, both in the United States and abroad, where she gave concerts in Berlin, Dresden, Paris, London, and other cities.

Upon her return to America she made her debut with the New York Symphony in Carnegie Hall, playing the Beethoven Concerto No. 4 with great success.  She played in Boston with Nikisch and made several concert tours as soloist from coast to coast.  She also toured with the New York Ladies Trio, and later was associated with the late Hans Kronold and Jeanne Franko in extensive trio work and with other well-known chamber music organizations.



MAURICE KAUFMAN, Violinist
Maurice Kaufman, born in New York City, finished his musical education in Brussels with César Thomson, and in Frankfort, under Hugo Heermann.

His debut was made with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, after which he appeared in numerous musical centres abroad.  His New York debut took place at Carnegie Hall in the Tschaikowsky and Mendelssohn Concertos, with the New York Symphony Orchestra, and he has since achieved unusual success in many appearances as soloist throughout the country.

He has had splendid connections with prominent organizations: the Leo Schulz String Quartette, the Kaufman String Quartette, the Philharmonic Trio, with six seasons at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and has been concert master of the Russian Symphony of New York.



JOHN MUNDY, 'Cellist
John Mundy studied the Violincello at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he gained the Bonamy Dobree 'Cello prize, and the Charles Ruba prize for Chamber Music; also the Licentiateship of that institution.  Recently he has been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

He has had an extensive and varied experience in solo, chamber music, and orchestral playing in the British Isles and Europe.

He was a member of several important combinations: the Henkel Pianoforte Quartet, principal 'cello of the Denhof and the Sir Thomas Beecham Opera Companies.  After serving in France in the British Expeditionary Force, where he attained the position of Captain and Adjutant of his infantry battalion, he was appointed Senior Professor of Violincello and Chamber Music at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.




PRESS TRIBUTES TO THE TRIO CLASSIQUE

The performance of all three compositions was excellent in understanding, taste and finish of ensemble.  Saint-Saens trio came as a reminder of the composer's death a few days ago.  This trio has beauty of form, elegance and grace of contour.  It is a fascinating piece engrossing the listener's attention from beginning to end, and especially when it is played with so suitable a style as the three displayed.—
Richard Aldrich, New York Times.


The work of the Trio Classique showed good appreciation of the score, was charmingly played, thoroughly enjoyed and warmly applauded by the audience.—
New York Herald.


The new organization of chamber music played agreeably with many evidences of sound musicianship and interpretive understanding, a most attractive program.—
New York Tribune.


The Trio Classique are evidently not only good musicians as individuals, but are thoroughly in accord with one another as an ensemble.—
Max Smith, New York American.


The new trio played with good attack and intelligent interpretation.—
The New York World.


The members of the Trio Classique played an interesting program with ardor and true musicianship.—
The Sun.


Another new chamber music organization, calling itself the Trio Classique, made its first appearance last evening in Aeolian Hall, where there was a large audience.  It may be hoped that the multiplication of such organizations means a real growth of interest in hearing chamber music as well as in playing it.
When Celia Schiller, Maurice Kaufman and John Mundy began to rehearse the programme for their first concert here under the name of the Trio Classique, they did not dream that their third number, the trio in F major, opus 18, by France's foremost musician, Camille Saint-Saens, would serve as a memorial performance, four days after his death.  This trio, however, did not need this historic event to make it interesting.
The members of the new Trio Classique played this work in a way that brought out all its fascinating details.  It also gave an enjoyable performance of Brahms' fine trio in C major, opus 87.—

H. T. Finck, Evening Post.


The Trio Classique picked no soft program on which to rest their New York debut.  There was real admiration, therefore, in the applause that greeted the new organization in which the veteran Maurice Kaufman plays violin, John Mundy, 'cello, and Celia Schiller, piano.
They conquered Brahms by sheer force of intelligent musicianship, but it was in the Goossens novelty, Impressions of a Holiday, that they were able to turn technical skill into the most witching of impressionistic sounds.… Miss Schiller drew shimmering tones from the keys, and the strings of Mr. Kaufman's violin were always reliable, while the modest Mr. Mundy inserted those unmistakable sounds of direct beauty that one naturallv associates with a well-played 'cello.—

Evening Mail.



TRIO CLASSIQUE AT HUNTER COLLEGE

The fourth appearance of the Trio Classique of New York, composed of Celia Schiller, pianist; Maurice Kaufman, violinist, and John Mundy, 'cellist, took place at Hunter College, March 23rd.  So successful have been its appearances that the Trio was immediately engaged for next season.  The program consisted of the Brahms C major, op. 87, and the Rubinstein trio in B flat, op. 52.—
Musical Courier.



MUSICAL ART SOCIETY—FIRST NUMBER PLEASING TO ALL

A crowd that comfortably filled the large auditorium at the Dover High School enjoyed the first number of the musical events of the Musical Art Society of Dover on Monday night, rendered by the Trio Classique of New York, composed of Miss Celia Schiller, pianist; Maurice Kaufman, violinist; John Mundy, 'cellist.
Every number on the program was excellently rendered and were frequently followed by encores.  Even when the numbers had been rendered the second time the audience did not seem satisfied, but indicated that repeated appearances would be warmly welcomed.  A few changes from the printed program were made, but the general opinion was that it would be difficult to imagine how the entire program or any part of it could be improved on.  It would be utterly impossible with the use of cold type in a newspaper to do justice to the high order of the musicale.—

Rockaway Record, November 10, 1921.




THE MUSICAL ART SOCIETY GIVES ITS THIRD CONCERT

The first concert of the season was presented at the Dover High School on Monday evening by the Musical Art Society of Dover, which is now on its third season.  The Trio Classique of New York was the attraction, comprising Miss Celia Schiller, pianiste; Mr. Maurice Kaufman, violinist; Mr. John Mundy, 'cellist.
The main opening number was the Saint-Saens trio in F major.  This was followed by lighter compositions by Chopin, Pfeiffer, Brun, Goossens, Hubay, Fernandez-Arbos and Kreisler.  There were solos by the various instruments, all encored.
The artists were all of the highest calibre and lived up to the traditions of the Musical Art Society for excellent musicianship.
A good-sized audience was on hand to greet the Trio Classique, and it manifested sincere appreciation of the artists' merits.—

Dover Advance, November 10, 1921.



AEOLIAN HALL PROGRAMS given on Dec. 19th and March 6th

I.


Trio C Major, Op. 87

Brahms



Allegro




Andante con moto




Scherzo; Presto




Finale; Allegro giocoso






II.


Five Impressions of a Holiday, Op. 7 (First time in New York)

Eugene Goossens




(a)
In the Hills
(b)
By the Rivers
(c)
The Water Wheel
(d)
The Village Church
(e)
At the Fair







III.


Trio F Major, Op. 18

Saint-Saens



Allegro vivace




Andante




Scherzo; Presto




Allegro






I.


Trio E flat Major, Op. 14

Volkmar Andreae



Allegro Moderato




Molto Adagio




Presto




Allegro con brio assai vivace






II.


Phantasie C Minor
Frank Bridge





III.


Trio D Major, Op. 70, No. 1

Beethoven



Allegro vivace e con brio




Largo assai ed espressivo




Presto






The Repertoire of the TRIO CLASSIQUE of New York includes the following:

Brahms C Minor
Tschaikowsky
Martucci
Smetana
Beethoven B Flat Major
Gretchaninoff
Mendelssohn
Dvorak
Schubert
Mozart
Rubinstein


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