The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-04
THE pADEREWSKI RECITAL.
THE HYPERION PICKED TO GREET
 THE GREAT

A Brilliant Reception Given Him at the
 Yale Art school After the Matinee.
 An enormous audience greeted the great Polish pianist, Paderewski, on the occasion of his first recital of the season at the Hyperion theater yes terday afternoon, an audience which for social brilliance has seldom been equal led here. The lobby of the theater was the scene of horrible pushing and jam ming of well-dressed people, all crowd ing towards the one marrow gateway through which all had to pass. This with the screaming of the men who sold photographs, souvenirs, analytical programs, etc, made things quite eX- citing and New w-Yorky," as some one expressed it. If it was hard to get in it was just as hard to get out The photograph people and the other hawk CTS caused so much commotion with their business (which must be very lucrative considering how many people patronized them), that exit became quite as difficult as entrance had been,
 Paderewski played his very best and was evidently feeling that he had par ticularly friendly and appreciative lis teners. He was cordially greeted when he stepped on the stage and he re- sponded by lowing several times be- fore he sat down. Then came the big chords and arpeggios and pause! Now the Beethoven Sonata, which he played, begins very softly and unfor- tunately several gorgeously apparelled danes with stiff, rustling skirts had mot reached their seats and the ushers were too polite, we suppose, to stop them by main force So they proceeded noisily on their way and the Sonata came to sudden end. PadereWsld looked around the house and the dis turbing element became suddenly quiet. He waited then until there was absolute silence and then began again. He was evidently little disconcerted by such dscourtesy and his playing showed it for few measures. This lit tile incident ought to teach the Hyperion management something, so that the same thing could not happen again. After this all went splendidly The Beethoven Sonata was very beautiful. Whatever may be said about his way of interpreting this master, he certain ny plays him con amore in it's best sense. The same is true of the Schubert Impromptu, which was the old favor ate, the third of opus 143. After this came the "Lieder Ohne Worte, of which he played the Spinning Song' first, contrary to the order of the pro- gram He took it at dizzying tempo. The individual notes were lost sight of in sort of buzz, like the whir of a spinning wheel Great applause greeted this number and so it was re- peated The second time he played it a listle faster than the first It is very commonplace composition, but it becomes worth while when Paderewski applies his technic to it. The second of the ''Leder" was the lovely one, opus 62. It was a fine example of the ar lists sentimental style. After these came the Paganini-Brahms variations. These are of the most stupendous diff culty They represent the last word in piano literature They were marvel lously performed and from a technical point of view were the best thing on the program. The Chopin numbers followed. Paderewski's Chopin playing is too we'll known now to need com ment. It is only necessary to tell what he chose and everybody knows how he played it.
 Paderewsl1i's ''Cracovienne" was en- Enthusiastically received and had to be repeated. It seems to have caught the popular taste just as the Minuet did Tt is a much better composition, how ever and is very fascinating as the composer plays it. The program closed with three Liszt numbers, a Concert Etude, the idyll "Au Bord dune Source and the second Rhapsody Hongroise The "Au Bord dune Source" was won 6lerfully played. Such limpidity and delicacy of touch.
 After the familiar Rhapsody he was called back to bow many times anG finally was obliged to play again. He chose the popular ''Valse Caprice" ot Rubenstein, but played it in such g manner that many boarding school girls who have it for a show-piece may have failed to recognize 1t. The whole re cital was listened to with rapt atfen. tion and must have been a great sue cess financially We hope we shal hear him again here before the seasor is over.
 THE RECEPTION.
 After the recital MT. Paderewski an6 MT Sanford's party proceeded to the Art school building, where a reception was given by MT. Sanford in honor ot the artist.
 The receiving party stood in the nortt gallery. The refreshments and the or. chestra were in the south gallery. The orchestra of twenty pieces composed entirely of New Haven men, George Robinson director, played fine pro gram. The collati was served by the caterer of the Union League club O New York.
 The table presented a very stunning
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