New-York tribune., 1875-10-20
np Won srLow,s DEBUT IN BOSTON.

RosroN. Oct. IS-Dr. Hans Won Bulow ap-
Deared tins evening before American audience Tor
the first time Notwithstanding al that we had heard
about him (and in truth IL not tle We hhu that
ne il all and more than expected Ihe MUSIC nan
uas,fu 10 the roof with eager faces that seemed 10
ot tb very seconds until the much-lookedor wonder
sho,ild aiu,ear When MI Bergnann. whom We are
alVavs glad TO see back IN Boston again.
sopped up TO his conductors desk lhe hiue
furry Of half-gracious, hali-impatent bahac.'p-
ming that blew the house showed thS'
boeyr cad the audience TO its old friend again
with baton In his hand. II stl was rather impatient OF
ANYTHING that came between 1t and Won Bdow Never
dt tbe GREAT Ieouora Overture No sound so tauic'
pay no doubt owing To the rdculousy small orchestra
tonly five first yiolns , and 10 Mr. Belgmahns very
slow tempo, mainly from our notto-belulcted iMpH-
tence The summers musical fast had worked our appe-
tie up to rayeuous pitch ana nothing but Won bulo"
IN the flesh would satisfy it. When he appeared
ppon the stage he was greeted with savO Of applause
that fairly made doubt whether he was III bOstoh OF
not We do not remember any artist being 80 coruiay
greeted here before. Boston often thaws Ee NJ si5ht
OF Wel-known face bat an iceberg is genial compared
Ia ia usual treatment Of strangers. Dr Won BOlow can
fairly claim 10 have captiyaei public at first sisht
Bnt his PLAYING. II is, perhaps, the most dlin-
cult playing to say ans thing about th4' we
have ever listened to- Won BiuOw certainly has the
most wonderfully developed technique OF any man
who ever payed ia this cOuntr!. OF that there can ne
moro widely extended culture than any musician we
have ever heard; reeninently OF the world ana
gentleman to The manner born" There is not one of
these qualities that does not make itself felt IN ma pay
ing Ills ease greatnot merely his technical ease
IN handling the key board bat his intellectual grasp o.
what hc is playing-that sonishmen is the last feelhg
he awakcns in Us. Never before did pidnofoTte
playing seem so easy. After the first ten
bars We forget entirely that 1t Is Won Bulo" that
We nave come to hear We listen to the music with as
exclusive an interest II We had heard Won Buio" al
our lives were rather intimate with him tan O'hef"lse
ANA he was showing some new piece, WIFE We" 10
interesting us IN 1t. We have never seen player VINO
sank himself in the COMPOSER completely lie
gives you The music the whole music, and nothing Dut
the music OF whatever he is playing; aud as he seems
entirely to forget himself in playing so do We forget MN
IN listening. The composition Is all III al Ioi INC mo-
mcnt
To iudee from his playing Of the great Beethoven's
Fiat Major Concerto ttle irst piece he payedl he Is
the most entirely satisfying player OF Beethoven that we
have yet heard indeed well imagine ana We nave
bv no means forgotten Anton Rubinsteins playing OF
the sonata. opus III Prom the beginning To
the eud Cf the great Concerto every hote drew
blood such power. simplicity, and total absence
n striving after effect, can hardly be imagined
Rubinstein was often great, often Overwhelmingly
assionate sometimes exaggeratedly boisterous always
wonderful No matter what lac did he left Us astonshed
either al his grea mess own tteness Won BuoW
does not astonsh us the least; have no time 10 be
astousLed " iic listening 10 hiu lie Claims our "hole
and fiyets it upUu he music. not upon the
performauce. h. II a most wholesome, manly player
a man Ia hear every day III the year ana not grow
tired Of Not the least OF SelsailOhalsl' even
IN Liszts madcap Hungarian Fantasia "hich tlne'
h. MARI of the concert. he did not seem Tor a
uOmsuf 10 De- showing Oh. An astounding piece OF CON-
osng that same Fantasia i; brilaut every Nhelt al
times exciting tu hlSh degree NJ tilhb pu"I.,
rsb and fascinating. Dut - Cvcrcadcd Win 'hpIoltciy
Moi ItaZ ai his -st his ground One tiIng
was noticeable IN won BUlow's playing o. ", thd 'isJ
.til more ia the Beethoven Concerto IAal was MS
aYtfY
ne Ufe .0ul. and heaCcenteT of The Wh0ie DuSl-
ucss Il was interesting 10 SEE the manner IA winch
be made tsr orchestra d. his Viii ~ rehearsal pas
sage went wrong would show his men, bg aCtudl Ut IL
op-trat.Ou on pimo-iOIte EOw II Onghl Ia co. ana
after few trials seemed Impossible Tor amy ol1 10 pay
N otherwise. The strength ne cNmbtcd al huch uiAs
was positively marvellous, and even IN tht lOrlSslmO
tu pass.i thc orchestra WAS scarcely audpe apoNe
Blov- rche irsal lnc dfncultlcs ne mas 10
encounter, ConsWnu1Je ease III cOhlut4is hel'
become apparent then 49,.
Tn other pieces he played all from Chopln-thc
NOcturuc, @ mayor, Opas -. No. chdsi P0t'""'S
Transcribed hy LsZt; toe BcIccuse, ana the N%tI i \
Fat, Opu- A. Hi. PLAYING OI these sclecIoLa was as
varied as the compositions are themselves III idC We
are at a oss now 10 characterize paving the man Is SO
versatile. so equally good IN every drccton 1tt one
trait rs marked No matter whpf he Il playing, on WHAT
exciting his audience, YOU Always tel
That he drawing from an iueGhasDlc soIe, tHdl no
Is never near end Of his tetc hs great QEles are
80 beautifully lltcuU not nHsuIng out all over te sur
lace Dc hus perfect command over himself IN lacl
HI plsNiHg what safely ana cmphaucauN can
friy greal every way our audience was EN- i> -ti,
10 the end aud the Walk and The last part OF tht lAt
Fantasia lad be repeated. The Orchestra under hI
BSrgnanu'. leadership, perhaps, as gOOd - ccHu
be hardly tulnk many o ihr dudlchct
brought away very distinct IMPRESSION VI any INNS
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