The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-03
1MtSEMENIS.


The third public appearance Of Herr VIII
helmI. the newly arrived Viulinist. was made
last evening at StcinwHy Hall before an audi
ence rs numerous. and rs rapturous In tho "N-
preston Of its delight. ms that which greeted
him on the occasion Of his frat concert last
Thursday evening. Madame Carreno. Signor
Luzarini. Miss Kate James. und Miss Maud
Morgan wore tho other artists purticipatin. in
the Performance.
Certain Of the accomplishments were played
tand very aristically plnyrdl by Mr.. Maurice
Strnkosch. whose pleasant face has hot been
seen In many II year on our concert stage hut
who is well remembered as an artist Of ability
before he became II manager.
The pieces assigned To- Mr.. Wilhelm on the
programme were two movements from Mon
dclssohu's violin concerto. n iantisicstUck II
his own and his transcription Of II Romance
and Nucturnc by Chopin. In addition L. these
pieces he played. upon being recalled, the SOW
movement from Bach = violin suite in ID. cvi-
IDENTIFY special lav"rlte OF Wilhelm. and a
piece In which he makes great eiicc, upon the
g string which lends itsci SO sympathetlcally
10 the hroad sweep ut his bow amt tho grcW
Vlolnnccll ID tones that ho draws from his famous
old Stsadivariu. violin, lie also played. Toy way
Of encore. Srhumnhhs dreamy. delicate. aud
or course the chief piece WIS. or should have
been. the McndulasOhn violin concerto But
here there was u great disappointment. For this
concerto WAC written Tor violin and orchestra.
and there was no orchestra nothing but u bare
piano accompaniment To- take IT. place. In this
Mcndclssohn wrote 1t for many INSTRUMENTS
and we had but one OF them. The orchestral
parts are absolutely an integral uart oi the
composition. The composer certainly had
them always in mind. and the responsive
phrases of Viol m and orchestra and the con-
irnstcd tones 81 string nnd wood and brass in
strumcnts are all essential 10 It's unity ana
cnect. Almost as well might " Hamlet be
played with no character hut the Prime" OF
Denmark Hs this concerto without nm orchestra.
50 played IL II Hat ana dun, and denuded of all
lts rOmnnce and hHnuiv.
OF course. the injustice TO the performer Is ms
great ~ that iotne composer Tor the piano is
not only an inadequate instrument. but II puts
the violin always AZ a disadvantage. hy reason
81 the inrt thnt IA" latter II perfectly true
In its tones the uiunO by its inherent struc-
lurn. is and over must be h,ls". This iasrurss
H. never So apparent NJ when sect in contrast
with II violin. The combination. therefore, in
such u work MS this is unartlstir. crude, nnd de-
lestable Besides, we greatly d9uia II Mr.. VIII
linis nWagnerito. and VI 'ultls splu rs thcanilp-
odes Of that. He is strong and Nirc Mende,s-ohn
II gentle To the point "l ril,minhY' iels down
right earnest almost nara at Tunes. 1nd Mem
dclssohn il persuasive and II 'Niblc. II has no
great amount ol sentiment IN his playing, aud
Mrndrls.ohn constantly requires II. We have
no hesitation therefore, ~ saying that 1t has
been many TINES our good fortune 10 hear this
concerto played moro fully in accordance with
the spirit in Mhrh we hclicNc II TO have been
composed Notably 30 by Camilla Urso. who.
with exquisite grace and sentiment, madc of II
always a mora beautiful an SbuHUtiie tone
poem than many NiOlnlsts of the other suX VINO
were her superlors IN other respects.
~ word OF praise Is duo 10 Madame Carreno
Tor her admirable playing oi the beethoven
sonata quasi (dWdsie, the companion piece Of
the famous Moonlight Sonata, both being cm-
hrAced under tho same opus number, Miss
Maud Murgon also made Il most picturesque
appearance NJ the harp. She II young and lnir,
ana In her almost Crock costume aud golden
lllcts won the admiration Of hor audience by
her mudosty OF bearing and tn" skill with which
she played this somewhat unsatisfactory lnslru-
monitor AT best the harp with lis sidccat0 notes
and lack of singing quality. has Tut mragro
faculty Of expressing itself Us Il solo instrument.