The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
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gymnastics. 1t is a fair question whether
Mr.; Rosenthal did not reach that line at
least once. He began with a CHOPIN
srceuse, OPP 81, and 1t must be said that
It was a failure. It IS one OF those
morceaux which depend for their effect
essentially on sentiment and close atten-
ton to rhythmic form. 1t is the sort OF
thing Paderewski plays to perfection. Mr.
Rosenthal did not seem to throw any sem
tinent into it. and his rendering was so
mechanical as to destroy the melodic
showed that the number had failed to
make an impression. The Barcarole, OPP
60, which was coupled with the Berceuse,
was much more successful. 1t gave Mr..
Rosenthal more scope for his particular
methods. We should be inclined to say
that rhythmic fow was again sacrificed
to strong light and color effects-so to
speak-but the applause was generous,
and in a certain sense the piece was a hit
The tIindenbaum' Schubert-Liszt showed
the same defects but all sense of imper-
wonder and admiration at the astonishing
feats of tom production for which it
gave the opportunity. Volumes of sound
in which the component element We're
lost in a glorious sweep as of the wind
through forest trees, were a~lternated with
intricate passages of the most delicate or.
naments which suggested the variable
flicker of the sunlight pouring on the
earth through the quivering foliage. Once
the enthusiasm of the audience almost
broke into the middle of this number and
a shout of applause greeted its close.
A similar success was scored by a CON
%trapuntal study" or In plain English, a
brilliant variation, by the player himself
upon Chopin's D fiat waltz. The notes as
they dropped from the tips of his magic
fingers In this number can only be likened
to the sparkling drops from a fountain.
There was a vociferous encore at the
close, and the encore was even better
than the original presentation.
The NMasaniello' T~arantelle, List ar
ran rl0Snd the %nfo 1a9ftnn nf fha
programme. This is one Of the most fear
fully exacting pieces that a pianist can
attempt. Mr.. Rcsenthai took 1t at a pae
which filed his auditors with a~pprehen-
sion, but even this he quiekened to an ex-
~traordinary degree as he got warmed lip.
No u display of rapidfty has eyer been
given In New York before, and there Is
perhaps only the one man living who IS
capable of it. Mr.. Rosenthal evidently
knew his own powers, for he lived up
manfully to the task which ne had set for
himself. Once or twice the motion was
perhaps too fast for the form of the mel
was no blurring of the notes, and scales.
trilis, rouladeS and wbet you will poured
in rivers and cascades from the piano al
ternately with thunders and earthquakes.
with the precision and clearness hat
might be expected from a mechanical de-
vice, but that was simply incredible as a
product Of human hands.
The programme closed with a Hunga-
1NGo , L~AoLN "A H1AAiI4 vi
Rosentha1 took part along with the or
chestra. 1t gave the same opportunities
for display as the Tarantelle, but as it
was a piece Of much greater significance
the artist had some opportunity of show
ing that he had SOU and intellect as well
as a marvellous pair of hands and the
physique Of q Cyclops. He attacked this
piece with a breadth, a confidence, an
abandon which disarmed criticism and
took the audience by storm. This waa.
as it should be. the browning glory OF the
night, and 1t supplemented the impression
made by the great technician with the
idea that he was a true musician as weis.
The audience, at the close of the per-
Torrance went fairly into Mysteries. They
shouted and waved hats and handksr-
chiefs. Instead of leaving the Hall. they
stood in the aisles and cheered and
cheered until Mr.. Rosenthal returned to
the stage and made the browning record
for the evening. that of unsurpassed stay
ing power, by playing a Fantasia on
themes from Johann Strauss cf his own
arrangement and entitled .Wierner Carne-
al"
Mr.. Rosenthal Is booked to give onlv
two more concerts in New York at this
time. They are to be afternoon reeitals,
and will be held on Tuesday, the 7th, and
Thursday, the 18th, at 2:30 o'clock at Car
negie Hail. All music lovers should at
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