New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.


Miss Mary Krebs began last Saturday, at
steinways smaller hail. series OF matinee entertain
ments which promise TO be exceptionally pleasant and
improving Her audience was not large but It wa com
posed principally OF genuine cOnnOisseurs-ladies "a
course predominatng ng-and the best pots OF the per-
formance we're keeny appreciated by those whose ap
plause an artist ought 10 vaue such audiences ara
generally rather quiet but this one was repeatedly
aroused TO enthusiastic demonstrations Miss kreb' had
no assistance except that Of her mother. who sang.
the noble and effective style Of which she l. mistress
Ave Maria" by Kosch Schumanns " Waldesgnsprich.T
schubert's &" Der Neugerise," and song ~ her hu~
hands entitled "yaloncias Rose" Miss krcbs gave
for her own part the foowngra feast o' piano mlse
Sonata in y fat..'..Y..'.''''.. - bcslags,s ',;
b. impromp1u in fat. .................. Chopin
c. Novelette, No. 4, IN D........-..... hi 'hniilh
a a waltz i'm II major ........ Rubinstein
D. Rhapsodie Hoagroise, No. 4.............Lish
In this varied and difficult programme Mis- kfcbs 'ub
mitted to severer test of her powers that she hat pre-
ylously undergone I'm America, and we most cordially
congratulate her upon the brilliant result ~ the ordeal
our columns have frequently borne testimony 10 her
abilities, but came away from this concert with .
much higher opinion Of her than We had hfore. II vac
not only that admired much the perfection ~ her
touch the breadth and consccniousne-so Of her ' hs
extraordinary fertility OF her memory andher pohrcy
in all the mechanical accomplishments Of The pianist.
but perceived I'm her playing more of the real hr q
genius more Of that warm spontaneous feeling peculiar
10 the highest artistic natures, than we ever perceived
before. Artists have their days Of special IN
apiration and Miss Krobs had one Of hcr.
ON saturday. she fret drew blood. n ee
may be pardoned the expression with the mnurt ~ he
fiat sonata To this she gave the true pathcc ,ul
te poetic Beethoven flavor, ~ hard to oai'h and -
inexpressbly lovely We confess to fastidou- TASTE he
the performance Of the piano music Of ths greatest u
masters; but she satisfied us here. The whole sork
e fH.s
ment (presto con fiOc0) splendid In the n'Ni num.
ber we had an opportunity contrast the yolnc dys
ability in the Interpretation OF three widely dh'rnr
yet-in mysterious way-pcrfecty onrIidDHs
works; and it would not be easy 20 say which sle "a
best. DOmenico Soarlattis "Cats Fug1e' We hfirya
has only once before been played In WloFk taai
was by Mr. S. b. Mills, at OF the valuable Historical
Recals given at stoinways under the direction OF
Prof +. L. Ritter IL Is fine example ~ us
best school Of harpsichord music or century
and a half ago, fresh in spirit :" c'M
and polished In form, that even public
which has been trained 10 despse the older cla--ich
masters might take q keen pleasure IN II. Miss knH
PLAYED it viysciously but with that clean touch aud
faultless Observance Of the rhythm which, are 20 e D.
al to the enjoyment OF fugUe From THIS irght 'l~cE
men Of eontrapuntal scholarship and Ingenuity, shs
passed to the dreamy poetry Of Chopin and from That To
sehumanns rich and original fanccs, calling forth from
each appropriate grace and distinct expression The
Moonlight Sonata was ntellgenty rendered, especially
the addgiO but the most effective OF all the selections
the last This Rhapsody No. Is far less generally
known than Nos. and 2, which played often by
Miss Topp and by Inferior artists after her. IL es
fantastic in it, character, distinct rythmica.
but offers equally tempting field for the display Of
free and brilliant style, aud wrought up by degrees 10
a superb climax wherein Miss Krebs aroused a general
storm OF enthusiasm. At times have missed in her
music that ultimate refinement OF expression which IL
one Of the precious fruits OF maturity; but she
minded Saturday that youth too has its own rich
and appropriate gifts and it is better to enjoy the
present than TO yearn for the uncertain future That
splendid vigOr OF sentiment, that cOntag en-
thusasm, that warm blood, that bOundess capacity
for enjoyment which give such delicious healthy tone
to her performance, rare endowmeBts not often
found in their perfection except In the sunniest period
OF life. In these she is ncOmparably superior 20 any
other player now before the American public: in
physique, she has immense advantage over mostof
her rivals for she knows fatigue and We have
little question that she possesses moro thoroughly
artistic nature than any other pianist who has recently
visited America.
WELSH CONCERT.
A concert for the st. David's Benevolent
Society is to be given at stenway Hall tomorrow even
ing and admirers Of Welsh music will then have an
opportunity Of hearing OF the old CymFie ballads