New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-24
MRS. BLOOMFIELD-ZEISLER CONCERT.

The return of Mrs Rloomfeld-Zesler 10 the United
States after long stay in Europe. IN which sne
made notable accumulation of artistic iaures' is
an occurrence upon which American music-iovers
can be congratulated She Is an artist whose career
Il has been a pleasure to watch; for II mas peen
ono Of steady growth on lines which are wholly
sound and freed from all admxture OF the ADVENT
tious or sensational. Her triumphs in Germany our
ing the last year two were not only genuine Du'
so brilliant as lift her into the front rank Oh eo
cert-eiying panoforte players In land pecuhafiy
rich in pianists OF both sexes Aggressive virtuosi
Who were the bodyguard of List in his last years
professors from the conservatores OF the father-
land and brilliant fedgllngs from vienna anu ans
have We'd with the little woman from Chlcaso' out
she mas maintained herself against them all ana
fairly divided some OF the highest hohors Oh 'ne
concert-room only with Paderewsk and another niu-
sical woman also from America--Mme. Carreno.
Mrs Zeisler had a hearty welcome AZ Carnegie
Hall last night and at that no one VIII caV!A ohe
was made 10 feel that her countrymen were pio"u
OF her success and she showed her appreciation "a
that fact by iustifying their pride in perform
ance that would have been remarkable in any artist
but seemed peculiarly so In a woman whose strength
Is all nervous emotional and intellectual. Ihat she
was altogether in the arrangement OF her pro-
gramme cannot be said To play two Whole con-
certos and part OF third besides Lizst s sIHlI
s1acks a little strongly OF an athletic ieat lhg
thing has become fashion, az MI. aue. $1,000. "
when he sent out announcement that at ms ii,s!
concert he will play ChOpins minor. Liszt l. ma
and his own Polish fantasia. The doubtful hVloi "
introducing what seems more like test OF PhSslcai
endurance than an artistic accompaniment peiont9
practically to Mr. Rumme. who, we suppose. "ili
now piay cOncert0s in an evening ~ lVi
time IL was said Mr. Paderewski contemplated no
ing The current list Of concertos for the piarol9Le
is not very large. and 1t soon become p9ssIole
chararteristic outcome OF the dominant tendency
in planoforte virtuosoship , A.. ,o,.,.- ,,ayo
The scheme of the concert which MRS; Lelsiet saNe
AT Carnegie Music Hall last night with the neip "
Walter Damrosch and his orchestra lhciuueu
Schumann's concerto, Rubnstein's in ID minor anu
me Scherzo from Litoln's in ID minor me L.szt
transcription she added to repay the enthusiast
aDDlausc which at the end OF the coicerC ne!
niayine was much like II used TO De, fuH OF soIl
If demoniac intensity and dash and deicient chel-
lv in p0etical sentiment In consequence she "as
most successful with the finale of the Rupinsten
concarto and the Iitolf piece, which is about as
trking an example of soulless glitter as PIANO
forte literature has to show She failed 10 sounu
the depths OF sentiment in the Schumann concerto
and the fact was appreciated by the audience
which though inspired by Kind feeiinss Tor hei
was vet keeniy discriminating. as well II might pe
for II contained nearly all the panoforte prayers
and fea chers in the city. Moreover, her perform
brought 10 notice OF the pecullarltles ol
hsr nlayng which have fallen under critcal con
demnation heretofore. such as disturbing eCceh-
-. dIy,amir agreement between her hands But
che carr Cd the people with her In the Rublnsteln
conc srto and though it seemed as II she ought 10
have been exhausted at the end, she carrier ths
.'Frking" showpece through with great spirit anu