New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
MUSIC.
PIANOTORTE RECITALS.

Mr.. Rosenthal gave his second recital In Car
negie Hall yesterday. II one were willing 10 eng
ploy conventional phrases 1t might be said that hx
was at his best this OCCASION; but II Is impos-
sble 10 say what such artists best Is. All the
thingr y hIc.. caused worderment at his previous
performances were duplicated. and TO them was
added an intelligence raised to that degree Of
spirituality which places a bar to the commonplace
activities Of criticism. There would be room for
discussion II this side OF the artists gifts and
achievements had been displayed exclusively In
those parts OF his programme devoted to music
frankly designed to bring forward his technical
abilities; but It was not. He was greatest In his
opening number which Beethovens last 60
nata-that transcendent and transagured compo-
slt,On which convention cOmpels the world to de-
scribe by It's opus number key, as op. Ill, or G
minor. bit which deserves descriptive title as
much as the Heroic" symphony. II titles can give
distinction. Mr.. Roscnthals performance OF this
work not only perfect on its technical side-It
was HondsrfuI in Its penetration into the composers
high Imagination and uplifting In Its embodiment
OF the composers spiritual exaltaiion. After It
much sounded commonplace. though it belonged to
the choice portion Of pianoforte literature. He
played IN. .C.rnival' OF Schumann with marvel
lous clarity. and infu' d all It's portions WIN de-
uphtful sanity even II he failed to bring out the
picturesquenos for whl:h we are invited 10 look
nv Schumann's titles. But Mr.. Rosenthal Is In
clined be Dir pnlloSOpHscdi' do "e N'''S'os Ny
the analytical progra a.nme which he has designed
fr thi. compositcn. There were moments In his
playirt If the Cnopn pieces (Nocturne In + sharp.
Waltz IN C-snarp minor. Scherzo In B-fiat minor
and Stud In A faO when We could nave wished
for n little ess pronounced rhythmical accenlua-
ton provided we had got in return greater re-
nosefulness in melodic enuncsation ana more
p,ner.u, me ed OF tona beauty but on 'he "hoie ne
nlaved more from the heart and to the heart YES
,erday than ever before, without permitting any
one &c forge. that he is of living piahs's t"e leca
nic!an without compare.
II was unfortunate for Mr. Albert LOCKWOOD, VINO
gave a recital In the evening in the nan oi 'ne
Nondelssohn Glee Club that he should attempt 70
chow his skill and achievements in pianoforte play.
ing al a time when Mr. Rosentnal l. eNIhs the
people who like pianoforte piayihS ~ n'tGn 49,, ~ "
think about and marvel at liad re tiHou nlS e.I-
trance upon the American concert pldti9l VI ue..er
he would have been surer of having ms merits
recopnized They indubitable. put ll,.S oGsht
not 10 have been brought INTO coniIds ,h ro,e ore
Of an altogether extraordinary ar.ist, the more
since they are largely similar IN kIru. Mt LOCK
wood has most admirable tai'nt ior pidiioioLL.e L
nJayine II would not be surprising 10 thoss VINO
listened with the ears Of experience ana us
nrimination last night II IL should turn out to he
@ ani,s But az vet he to be in state
Of violent ferme ntation. What bert ms gmts wiil WI
FOLLOW, cannot be predicted but. co'susti,sn ,n ue
ease with which ne overcomes technichi oiiic @ VI.
,iov the hone may be expressed that ne VIII deVoe
bimseif IN a pursuit cs the spirit rather than the
BODY q: his arr, and bee ONE. what OBVIOUSLY ne
OF the It's best sense AZ" o'''f "O'''' " ~
and