The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-11

Norstx RoseAthsl the MOST pexsSstecsiy
seif-a1vextise1 vzrtroso In the Dxsacas
world, made his Axzf APPEARANCE n Seattle
iass evening in . piano recital ax ths g.
afx1s thsa1ee. He ras unfortunate In hAs-
sag . stormy night. q suza2i audience and
"a unaasskactory pane but TIE skin upon
which b has built ksn2eif 20 sacA emf
nsnce ~ 10 has - . player and COM
poser WA1 aOoo the taD d evtden0A Bxfes-
~ spoken. he - = master ek technique .
man a hExo musical knowledge. ahss 70
intssDsee ana allie 10 ent0tAxn; . nan
far Shove his Kind. bat lacking IN fhe pro-
founder elements thnx constitute greatness
and CARRY . man 70 popularity tndepeod-
emily u his own efforts to manufAct1ro IL
PfAniStS - cznning1y. adrUitty and
gracefully DEN In sxscui5oa - 4r. Rooen-
thai are - rare - 6no music itseif In
this 1eid Nr. ReoeofkAi b almost ~ him.
SELF He 0urpaaoe1 0chArwenk8 by many
stations. He equals Joss6y In the deli
cacy ard purity Of his touch and finger
ing. He IL . bigger rrAn than De Pzch-
mann Tue pdysfcal constitution II In
him, The breadth end mobility cG brow to
exceed the genjvs at Padexewsd, but the
inherent Impulses a originality. the wide
grasp oF mnstca4 meaning. the Inspiration
al feeding which creates personal maEne-
.isn and exa1ts tbs individuality into the
sphere 81 involuntary and inevitable dis
stnctioa are wanting. Rosenthai approach
- the realm of the musicians Of might
but never fully enters IL
Previous notices Of Rosenthars work
haud led TO the anticipation that he would
% Of the List order and EXHIBIT some Of
ton despite itself There was only ono
dash q such spirit In hast evenings pro-
gIanne, and that vas In the closing move
uaent u 6chumanHs 'Carneyzl" In this
the performers superb mastery Of the
technique Of the planosorte esaasle1 him
TO marshal the Tremendous chords and 10
render the motive with excellent eject In
the .Carnevai." ~ . whole. there was an
2beence Of the unity Of Interpretation
which can proceed only from complete
sympathy with the composer and COM
piefe. impersorai understanding Of the
composers meaning The revelation OF
the heart OF the composer seemed not 70
he within Mr.. Rosenthars scope.
II must be said. In fairness to the recss-
er that the programme was not calculated
to disclose gifts OF the lsz;ian order TIE
numbers were. besides the sEzrneval."
Mexzrs's sonata In major Schumann's
svogel ais Prophet" Mendeissohn's
"Spsnniied'' Schuberfs ''Lincenbanm."
Cnopln's "Bercsuse" vaise Ia A Fat, and
three selections Of Mr.. Rosenthais own
composition, including study on Choptn's
d IA. vaise. In all OF them Mr.. Rosen-
thai exhibited an intelligence which could
never be unmustcal. never be unfinished
80 far as finish lay within the reach OF an
interpreter not blessed with the divine
afiasus'' (which in reality IL but the same
old word abandon which the French use
with 80 much ssxriiscanee). His exquisite
touch certainly was bird-lfke: he was able
20 draw the most varied reyer5erative e.
fects from the instrument. and TO bring
10 cumulative cltnaxes the segregated
movements but not ths compositions in
their entirety. His rhythmic sense Is strong
but his imagination wants IA the expansive
sweep which much Of the music he plays
demands. At times q hearer could but feel
that he was not exactly small In great
things but truly great in many small
things. His gifts are uneven, save IN
technique He Is . power and a splendid
Lesson in the results one can achieve by
!ndoms,az,le discipline Of the hands