New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-16
HUBERN4N IN BROOKLYN.

At an extra concert given by the Seid Society IN
the Academy of Music Bronisaw Huberman played
for the first time in Brooklyn last night Mr.. Seidl
conducted the orchestra, and the wonderful boy
played list of pieces In all CT which he had pre-
yiously been heard on this side OF the river. the
most significant and trying being the Mendelssohn
concerto and the air from Bach's suite in ID. played
upon the G string Altogether ingratiating were
the lads appearance and behavior and suggestive
of curious inquiries his playing, yet the audi.
ence. large in numbers and excellent In kind,
fused to be warmed into demonstrativeness Obvi-
ously II refused to believe that there was anything
miraculous in what It heard, and for fear Of over
doing the matter gave the prodigy but scant Jus
tce If that. Since the career of Josef Holman IN
the United States our people seem inclined to look
upon precocious musical gifts with suspicion Il
has long been the way Of the world to lose its head
in amazement over one prodigy and refuse to b
surprised at the next Even the child Mozart. GER
tanly the greatest musical wonder that the world
ever saw, suffered from comparison with rivals of
his own age and when he had reached the years OF
Huberman DR.. Burney made room In his Present
State OF Music for the opinion OF a friend, who
wrote after hearing opera composed by the
little genius. that his was another case OF Drcco-
cious talent being more extraordinary than excel
lent"
Perhaps one difficulty In the case springs from
the fact that the public never certain OF the
standard OF Judgment which ought to be applied.
A child composer might cause bewilderment, which
would find expression In measureless enthusiasm,
while child virtuoso OF extraordinary attachments
would be accepted as a matt.r OF dae, me lad
improvisations than by his performance Of set
pieces. and though the judicious soon discovered
that the improvsations were all made on the same
last, they were nevertheless compelled TO see In
them incontes,abe proofs OF marvellous musical
gifts
Huberman can only be fairly judged by those who
able to recognz Re the extraordinary measure OF
specific virtuoso talent which his playing disc0ses
He to have been born 10 play the violin. His
manlpuaton OF the instrument In respect OF tone
formation and tone production has breadth. q
cred bic. Many experienced artist might envy him
his funess and variety OF tone and his command OK
nuance, and In the mechanics OF bowling ne displays
n mastery which makes forget all about MS
vothfulness and his childish figure. In this respect
and indeed. in all that enters into the mere nindIng
Of ne VIOLIN ne emphasizes his maturity ana almost
justie- the most .Atravagihi praiss ma mas Dsen
spoken OF him Admirable beyond description 100.
Is his command the qualities when may De de.
srrlbej az the materials out OF music IN lts ruest
sense is made 4 world Of feeling turks IN the tone
which he draws out OF the instrument WI, ro ' IN
mate ease Bui the manner in which ne exploits the
.no,ionallzel tells OF immaturlty IN every
measure. II sounds Ike paradox but II may syn
be true that certain vicious nap!ts WHICH iiaIh ~
nrslcal ptfts are great He has original notions
ahoui the music which ne plays they are nor soo1
notions and might be cited as proofs or n lax OF
.,s,e and sense OF beauty hut they are surrey Oh MS
"r,, ,nvention II. mas not copied them from any
master and 80 they proclaim an individually Inc
most striking Of them l. an explosive f'S'l'-el,rs'
which tells tina. SLAVE blood courses alt" tuinulIis
ousv through MS little veins. W len ne IA feu.'"
yo s,nry no viii br 2 player Of tremendous impetu:
osI,v M fire but then a rpencd lnt'i gene inc
clarified .aSte viii tell him how 20 Us" NJ nt,ynt
ress - then lie i a wonderful child. phenomenon
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