New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-28
OF THE MANG1TvREs OF JANE
SUNDAYS CONCERTS.

Three concerts Of more than respectable magn-
tude were given in the city Sunday night Duty does
not call for discussion Of all Of them, nor Of all
the features OF any one What Mr. Young ofered
at the Metropolitan Opera House on the preceding
TWO Sundays save Nine Nevada, was Of char
acter that invited absence for the comfort Of the
reviewer as well as the good OF art. There has
been but one feature lacking in these concerts 10
compel admiration for the system Of concert
giving which they have exemplifed-the audience
should have been paid for coming.
Mr. Thranes opposition at Carnegie Hall was OF
q formidable nature. He has offered better or
ehestra better solo performers and better pro-
grammes. and has therefore commanded much more
respect On Sunday night he repeated the expert
nent Of week before and gave hearings TO both
Petschnikof, whose conquest Of the New-fork
public is complete and unques.ioned. and Mark
Hamburg. whose performances have caused a
deal o. excited comment pro and con. Mr.. Ham,
bourg has played often in New-York within
the last fortnight that summing up OF his merits
and defects might safely be attempted. especially
after his work OF Sunday night. He played Chopins
+ minor concerto a composition which challenged
Judgment afresh on his attributes as a virtuoso
There was no call for the rattle and bang in
which he is prone 10 indulge. but demand which
could not be gainsaid for poetical sentiment and
charm Of tone. In consequence, he gave finer
exhibition OF musical beauty than he had previous
" put 10 his credit Nevertheless, the feature OF
the concerto which aroused the most enthusiasm
vas not his singing Of the slow movement and the
exquisite second theme OF the first, but the crisp
ness and brancy which characterized the rondo.
MIch has been said Of Mr.. Hamburg, and much
Will continue 10 be said so long as ne remains IN
this country. That his is prodigious talent OF the
specifically pianistic type is past all question The
only question In connection with him that remains
open for debate is whether not he is q virtuoso
Of the highest rank. He has led the Judgment OF
some Of his hearers completely captive by his be
wildering technical proficiency. and some admirers
have not stopped short in their enthusiasm at COM
pairing him TO Rubinstein; II has even been limited
that he Is a greater than the great Russian Such
an utterance Is scarcely worth discussing. The
impetuosity Of Rubinstein got beyond the
limits Of beautiful musical utterance He was an
Interpreter always. rhapsode In the Flatohlc
sense. whose inspiration. when be was In an
ecstasy, came from the music. Mr. Hambourgs
genius IL still in violent ferment: II Is WILL
strenuous uncontrolled. Its chief impulses come
from without Dash, force. briliiancy, speed are
the gods Of its idolatry. II knows not repose ex-
eept such as comes from a triumphant mastery OF
difficulties some Of which are self-created tempt
are distorted for artistic reason, but only 10
give glitter 70 the technical achievement Euphony
sacrificed 70 sorority, or that loudness "hich III
some minds takes the place OF sorority. These
things make the judicious greve for they are
supremely manifest through wonderfully gifted
an agency II does not require much prescience
however. foresee development OF the MARX
Hamburg master technician into Mark Ham
bourg one OF the foremost executive musicians OF
The century. The evolution may be slow one OF
may be a rapid but It will not take place until the
present fermentation has subsidized and the young
mans conceptions OF music and its purposes nave
become clarified and ennobled.
we'd fror he the
and lifted by its private character above the orohry
critical sway was the concert given Tor the oeiec'a
uon Of its associate members by the German Lleuer
hanz Sunday night It's offerings, as usuai'
were varied and generous. George Hamih'
Tenor. who came from Chicago and win chai
ecteristic energy sang al the charity concert ~
The Metropolitan opera House on Saturday even
ing gave fragment from Coleridge Taylor MA
sstha music Sunday night at the kaltehDorh c"i'-
CERT. in Carnegie Hall. and rushed over 10 'hp
Llederkranz Club house just in time 70 take par.
" the cantsta which was the chief business o.
me evening. There also bass SOLO py an
uieas Schneider a local singer VINO is hopihs ioi
s'sofiIy, and some exquisitely hnisheo 'io'oi0e"'