New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
MUSIC.
,,,r, rrpSr GRUENFELD CONCERT.

TTIlSI lTl{l I'M ELI NO+NSA%ANAs
rns,cal season OF iSol-"- ma" al 80
IN. openng last night wheh tl'e UIO'iol. =, .,,~
lsrssOr Grusnfem gave their first concert IN the
add hsni', - The Madison square Garden. fair
OneeI' ,cded these artists. the pianist Alfred
bne nS ~. known among musical people thah hts
ens 'ioncellist partly because OF the greater pop
bV- :. his instrument partly because he l. 'Oi'
JAN" well as a performer. Everything oousP''u
Pref . 81 Introduction TO an American audience
n'as ocas,on. the admiration Of the listeners mum
pes go should say, between 500 ana eoo persons
H-s .,ty evenly divided between the music anu 'i,e
H~e mich Is as excellent acousucaly As IL Is Oo@u~
ii AID comfortable .u- .,r,ers with
a 20 effect their entrance here IS 70 DC tAeH a. on
sa ~ their artistic aims and it ought 70 DC sau
sVA'1'e that 1t was delightfully."- harmonious with
- % their playlng), then the brothers Oruehieio
N -anRed rs musical entertainers, as salon play
49, are likely TO win generous measure ol popu
~ q, his country. This does not mean thst uey
~ t .r,ists entirely worthy Of respect but simply
81 IAN, 70 conceive teir mission to be TO FURNISH
p 80 entertainment rather than TO labor a. inter
- ~ the musical art on Its most serious sue
- .,heye this purpose, however, not oy pahueT-
- =. vulgar tastes, but by choosing compositions IN
ls - farms in which the characteristic elements
ps manner which they have cultivated can be
0aP~' s,rm the boundary lines Of their capacity they
" $500 - nj the very outset of the concert by a
ae- onA beautiful performance Of Beethoven's
=. ,ianOforte and violOncellO, OPP 50, which,
"- .I a. il did the solo numbers that comprised
y nainder Of the programme, seemed IKE tne
~ which the ancients were won't to pour out 70
.oss before they sent the winecup on its merry
rGld. -,.,.- ..,..., ~ AI+.d
M. majority Of the compositions played by AIneo
,.ls wer familiar in every music class Inc
o. s.ran with Beethoven's "Andante faVorl'' theh
= -. scbuberts ImprOmptu, variations on theme lot
Cam, =. showed particular fondneSs by using 1t over
- or,r again. When next he appeared he dropped
80 .- scaumanns Childhood scenes playing the
-. .Traeumerein with such languish.ng dencacy
.vose a storm of appreciation from the
- At TINT lovely bit OF sweet but
sutmentalty singulaTly enough This
80. rsvsry IN tones and the same composer
11s,,s in D minor were placed between BFs1ilms's
80, Rhapsody in minor and LISTS trahscrlp-
~ :, .e final scene in d" Tristan und Isolde 10
' =, entertainment Herr Gruenieh played three os
A. srD compositions. We fancy also that the IN
-,a.p,.-Iks fantasia on two Of SchuOets song
,osiss - Wohinl' and Die Foreue) winch ne
.r.s in response 10 recall after the Nagher-Llsle
1urb.r was Of his own manufacture IL couia nave
hoe, SHARED in spite Of lis brllancy, since 1t displayed
he one SIDE Of his ability least Likely, III spite Oh us
marvellous charac.ei TO make strong and lasting
anD.sl 10 the real patrons Of music in New-fork
T1.r, < an unmistakable charm il Herr Gruenfelds
PLAYING. arising primarily from the eiearness OF ms
execution and the Impdity of the tone which he
eoaye, from the pianOiorte. lie commands powerful
affects too but when he displayed them last night III
The transcription Of the dramatic scene they were Cal
eusd rather to cause wonder at the ingenuity OF the
ranscrler than 10 awaken admiration for their own
sake This music however. brought into bright
light Herr Guenfed's ability TO produce beautiful ana
varied color effects and 30 served one end when
We yyelco-ne 10 those who listened 10 linn
far tbe trst time and were consequently anxious 10
measure him as a vrtuOsO. ~, -,
Hsinrici truenfed seems 10 have been gifted much
like his brother In the matter OF arusuc temperament
HIS PLAYING is cha acterZed by great purity ana sweet
ness OF tone and ele gance of thought lie gave Ile
fullest view OF his stature in the Beethoven SONATA Due
pleased The majority Of his hearers better with such
dainty It'd bite a. archaic but graceful Gabriel
e La CinQuantaine7 and MOsZkOwsu's Guitar. 1Ae
Gruenfeds will give their second concert next TUESDAY
evening IN tn same hall.