The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-14

.t.ea hours last night Ignace Pade-
II, Ma enthralied an audience that
..s The Seattle theater to the doors.
-, ~ numbers, no less than Of social
t.rIs,s the audience that gathered to
~ - great virfuoso was second TO
.. .ver assembled I'm Seattle. When
zs.s.wski had finished a programme re-
y. nh numbers Of stupendous tech
. =. stf6cuity the theater rang with ap-
- heightened by spontaneous cheers.
| S.-..usly though plainly wearied. the
s-sss p,anfst returned 10 his seat and
=, one more number.
- from the great demonstration OF
-s,,vsl at the close of the programme
~ vere no such scenes as character
II scme OF Paderewskfs earlier concerts
=. ras, At first the audience seemed
N "a the applause perfunctory. This,
is,er appeared, did not indicate the
.srtImer1t Of the gathering. which
"a, seeu,ed TO be satisfied to sit quietly
z1irk In rapsurously the food OF mel
n rsenmme in full follows:
-. = ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. beethoven
.a',s en- bria Adssso motto Rondo.
AIsrrs,to, Moderate. Prestissmo
ruEa. %. az No S...-"''..'.-.'.s; schubert
n 2 p~,o, Hsrieoun yase pnble
ss~ Finrtan ccqnette Replique.
ksldrs Lettrss Dansantes. Chiarna
eutc Estvlla Reconnaissance Plantation
7 flurtine vaise Alenande. Paganini.
~ Psne March dies Dssisbundler con.
- /; Maja %. y. Sonata, Flat minor
nI 4 Grave, Doppso moYimento, III,
fmn III, Marrhe finebre " Presto.
1rxme Etnde ep. Is No o. Valse op.
la.,,..p... .choTin
- Nsos .,.........................P aderewsh
Hwkk Hcngfoise. No 2...................... Linzt
aesribing Paderewskfs performance
y voud have need of many superla-
= me programme began with Beet
us great sonata Top. SO, which IS
1nalsd by musicians as the "Waid-
- sonata From the first bars OF the
- allegro" the opening movement.
khrsski held complete mastery over
nts4ence. In the "adagio." which came
NJ III peculiar capacity for claiming
+ y knlnaat notes OF the melody together
~ NJ OF the pedals YVES exhibited.
/ n 4rU was almost sensational.
I, H. students Of music In the audience
- VA unalloyed delight as well as
- Of musical Impressions, distinctly
ssd = w6i as lasting. In the rendering
fhf sonsta. while on the average audit
b rendition left a sense of wonderment
1 N marvellous power Of the performer
/ ia technical and emotional way.
sbshsns delightful "Impromptu" Top.
4 Va q came after the Beethoven
ssssa with schumann's celebrated Car
MI following, In this latter number
Akfvvski exhibited wonderful descrip-
~ npacisy. One beauty after another
msrpfetation and execution was re-
,NM
Rs Fchahle. however. that Padcrew-
ess more unalloyed delight in the
04A nHnbers. OF which there were five.
4, Il. f,af n
pCSnme To be- pronounced a Chopin
p4x par excellence would. II might be
~ y enough tribute for any artist.
~ TITS Of PaderewSk would be sim
y x&Ag fact. vet " would be by no
nnsa truthful description of tho many
~ bis emotional nature.
10 u dat minor sonata OF Chopin,
1s< the first OF the group, occurs the
lAF funeral march. Thte follows the
I'D 'seherxo." and although there
- Fshars no new meaning In tho
~ ~ rendered by PaderewsiSi 10 peo-
w have heard DE Pachmann. Mime.
aNndsi. zeisier and others equally not
~ here was a marked intensity OF
fesinn Of the great points IN the
taA-n The soTnher stateliness OF
9Nsfai cnrtege, the lnconsokable grief
y a-eoiste the sentiment of pity.
~ nse were all marvelously excm-
By the PIANIST
- h'atWttt uf the 'lS%fceuSF, Nn-
- aihaar Chopin number, revealed
= aasinsv side Of paderewsk' temper
Taefe was q depth OF tenderness
Vshnenient 81 sentiment that did
a. 70 ind recognition When the
ne u the number died away, the
vas N absolute silence, and then
asse echoed with burst OF hearty
Masxt BY the pianist himself and
khasrodta Hangrp. So (No. %
szset the erNgramma
~ fsasFssski II a man OF less than
-. hs&ht. slender almost TO the
sFasihtf, Yet his arms and hands
" s~ei bands. and wrapped up In
Nf bssy there II q power to bring
We piano truly wonderful volume
AL an astounding quantity OF
W. audience contained more wo-
~ met, the proportion 81 the lat
ktrairT than might well have
aeciNi In the audience there
.sEss~ntativt~ ~ the highest cui-
tashhn ~ the city
mnelaslon ~ the concert many
AAkW the stage 20 get a closer
The sreas nlaniss one little
~eisrd the virtuosos autograph.