New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-12
NR. SEIDES FIRST CONCERT.

Tho dismal weather of Saturday night enabled the
friends of Anton SeiG land their name Is rapidly be-
coming lcgon TO testify their admiration With cs-
pecial eloqucnce. lie gave his first concert, and
splendid hall full of music lovers biaved the rain ana
flooded pavements TO attend The concert had TO
sacrifice some of its brilliancy to the weather, but
was full of interest nevertheless though the novelties
offered were not free from Disappointing elements
The entertainment opened with Bcethoyens Pas
toral, symphony, which Mr.. Seidl read IN man
ner that was free from those heterodoxies which VIC
have had occasion to condemn heretofore. A ton
dency to harass the tempo In the trio OF the sche1o
and the last movement, to push it TIL many OF the
figures become indistnct, and an over fondness Tor
an exaggerated forte were the only features which
were likely to challenge discussion. The symphony
was followed by the schubert List "wandeicr' fan
,asla the panoforo solo played by Conrad Ansorgc.
No pianofoIte performance for long time has given
such pleasure as this. Mr. Ansorges technical
abilities strikngly excellent, but be has
qualities that much more satisying-a large allow
anco of warm sympathy and a delightful touch such
cantabilo playing as nc eAhonel III Lhe SLOW NOV -
mcnt of the fantasia, coupled with nice balance OK
between the different harmony voices and niii,
manly and luscious tone, is worth hous OF gymnaste
The two orchestral novelties on tho list dis
appointments. OF Felix Motifs orchestral transcIlp
ton OF that fantastic play. with tones which LsLt
composed and called ST. Francis OF Assists Sermon
10 the Birds few legends conrectei with the lxes
q the saints are more familiar than The one on wh,ch
This piece Of music is based, nothing need oc saia
more than that II served almlraoy 10 sho" no"
brilliant writer for instruments the young conductor
at Carlsuhe Is TO lind artistic justification for the
composition itself is task we leave to The believers
In LISTS creative ability As for the between acts
music, which y Aler built out of materials left by
Weber for the unfinished comic opera, Die Irca
Pintosn a prO.er reverence for the graf DR. sden
master would have credited u tn the musical arch.Scs
Mailer, and not 10 the creator OF Eury anime ING
melodies are said be Weber's but no iudciou. lover
Of that master will ever imagine that he would nave
pat them together in the STYLE exhibited in this en,r.
acte say nothing Of the extremely modern insru-
mental dress thai Mahler has given them
The lad Fritz kci Ter, who came 10 America Under
the mana cement OF MI stanton e take part IN thc
concerts OF MUrz Ruscnihal, mado his first appeas>
afce IN New York I'm Memberships NlDiln concerto
The fins, impression created b! him was most favor
able ono, and throughout the evening admin on was
held hy the fautlcss lty of his lntonatlon; un.
fortunately. however nj tone extremely small and
he hurried the tempo uduly and denied his listeners
he pleasure which ccm's from REP s,fifl pc form.
ance. That he has much tal'nt Is indsputabe, ana
We would pIo'cr 20 postpone judgment Ill ator DIS
appca ancc NJ tho Ro,en'hai concert on Te,day Ihc
cOncer, closed with Ihspsody for orchestra by Lslo
into whose Moorish measures Herr scidl threw DIG
pinch Of hungarian Qaprha