The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
A u U 8 E M E N rs.

Rubinstein's Farewell TO America.
The scene at Steinway Hall will not soon be for
gotten by those who were present. Never even
| during The Lucca and Nilsson seasons could Irving
! place and Fourteenth street boast OF greater
throng OF carriages. Every seat In the large hall
and its extension, and In both balconies was occu
pied, and hundreds had to content themselves with
standing room. 1t was, probably, one Of the
largest audiences ever assembled In the
nall since the evening 1t was inaugurated
The programme consisted entirely OF Rubin
STEMS works, and contained the following: =
"Prelude and Fugue," A nat major; "Preludes, y E
major, b minor; "Theme and variations;n 'sMelo-
dies" major, major; "National Dances" waltz,
Mazourka; "Barcarolles.' minor, G major,
minor; "Romances" major, A nat major; .sTaran.
telle - "valse," Polonase de In Fantastic LIE Bal;
"Suite." Sarabande, Passe-Pied, Courrante. Ga.
Vote; "Serenade Russe?' Caprice Russe' de
pAlbum de Peterhof; New Melodie,' imprsmptu;
''Nocturne." nat major; "scherzo;" "Minia-
lures" Serenade-Pres du ruisseau; 'Etudes,"
minor, major, O major: "Nocturne,n nat major;
variations on Yankee Doodle.
Every one seemed to be on the gut ptre for cyan
kee Doodle" Young ladies, fresh from boarding
school or city cose7ratore do not please fall into
OBSTACLES and rush or to the publishers to
pur chase the dear, cunning little variations on one
OF our national airs The cunning little variations
are forty-two pages In length and are tribe more
dinlcut, III possible, than LISTS "Don Juan. fan
TASTE, which no one yet has succeeded In playing
except Tausig and 1t brought him to an early
grave, or Bach's chromatc fantasia, ac-
cording. to It's modern Interpretation. There
o& sss gankee po5SeS pa i e
truly Titanic work. in which our poor little
anthem plays supernumery's part work
when must be often heard before fraction OF the
the enormous technical difficulties are apparent to
be thought OF the mind that could conceive and the
fingers that execute such q work. Some
musicians, who have not heard the composition
may sneer at the subject which called forth the
tell them that "iankee Doodie- occupies
very subordinate position In the work. and that
the highest and noblest thoughts which can
actuate patriotic heart may be found In It,
they may be inclined to alter their opinion. At the
conclusion OF this Herculean effort OF panism the
composer was called out half dozen times and |
ladies crowded forward to shake hands with him.
Thus closed the most remarkable concert season |
ever known In America. The success artistic and |
financial Is due In the first place to the genius or
on our shores; In the second place to the rever-
ence and appreciation I0r art which must now
be conceded TO the American public, and, lastly TO
the pluck, energy and Judgment OF the young man.
ager, Mr. Maurice Gr9u who took the helm when his
uncle, Mr.. j. Grau stricken down by illness and
from september g. 1872, until May 81 1873, proved
himself manager OF more than ordinary ability.
Two hundred and fifteen concerts have been given
during the past eight months by RubInstein AM
the receipts have exceeded $350,0O0. Over third
Of million dollars In one concert season, and not
single instance OF sensationalism or departure
rom the best classical standards. who can now
say that America IL In any respect behind the |
boosted capitals Of Europe In reverence and pat
ronage OF artS On Saturday Rubinsten leaves Tor |
Europe oy the steamship Donau