The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-05
Of PHDEMNSKTS WAY
New York Posts Musical
Critic FondIy Writes.
EMPHASIZES THE SIMPLE
Great Success for Paderew-
skis Opera Predicted.

concert the musical critics OF the New
York Evening Post says; There are
hundreds OF ways in which new Years
eve can be celebrated. but there can be
no doubt that the most delightful OF
! them this time was that chosen by these
/ who attended the Paderewski concert IN
/ Carnegie Hall. When the announcement
! was first made that the great Polish pl-
/ anist would appear in q concert with
! orchestra, the public seemed to mag
/ inc that he would play only ence o.
/ twice. as is customary at Sunday con-
/ certs. wherefore there was not the same
| scramble for seats as in the case Of the
recitals. But when the programme WAS
/ printed In the papers and it was seen
that the pianist would be on tho stage
/ nearly the whole evening, the box Office
was beseiged, with the result that not
/ only was every seat taken. but there
were again several rows % enthusiasts In
the standing room back Of the halL
Sohumann once wrote. after hearing
( Beethoveus L fiat concerto: 1T makes
! a difference whether a simple chromatlc
scale is written BY Beethoven or by
l Herr" After hearing Paderewski intev-
I
I a difference whether a simple chromat
! scale is played by Paderewsh or a r. 3
dern Herr II "a one OF the marvels o.
| Paderewslds art that he does the siaa~
plest things 50 inimitably well; and this
IS. indeed. one OF the secrets Of his suc-
cess Most professional pianists a,s 80
| intent on eonjur!ng and mastering CT
hculties that they are apt TO scorn the
simple passages. regardless or the fact
that they may embody the most poetic
thoughts in the whole composition Pad
erewski. on the contrary. not only ulay5
in such way that no enc ever thlaNs
/ Of technique. but he loves % dwell on the
simple things Instead Of rudely tramp
| ing on the tiny violets and dasies hat
have been blushing unseen by The r adj
! side. he calls the attention OF the audi
! ence 70 them and says. See how b@auu-
I ful." That Is the spirit IN which De
interprets Beethoven as wen az Chou
/ His phrasing Is the very essence of See
thoven. while his tone-c1loring. with t7s
/ aid Of the pedals. wherever possible. 81
/ more beautiful than anything Beetho,-
/ en-. in his days Of crude pianos, could have
/ dreamed OF. The audience was hugely
delighted with his Interpretation OF the
/ Emperor concerto, and at the end re-
| called his several times.
The fve Chopin pieces on tho prosam
were Il ostly % the familiar kind -she
! aat major ballade. indeed. has bcsome 50
/ baekneved that some OF us dread 20 SEQ
/ Il IN 4 p,cgra mme. Imagine ons's sur
! prise aad delight on hearing PadereSssi
/ pllv.ug Z in such way that It seamcd
/ a nov, piece II is an experience Ns''iaf
! 90 tat o. seeing a young woman - te-
/ daubed with paint and powder thar one
! fanc!es she must be a matron VIVA 10
I vainiy trying % hide her age. and then
/ have some one come along. rub on tho
4 paint. and show that beneath St -
! lovely maiden 81 sweet seventeeni The
/ same might be said ofthe valse he played
/ and the % Nat prelude. Sometimes the
| transformation "a accomplished BY SIM
/ ply arceuting some middle part, reveal
/ ing a hidden melody; sometimes by
/ superb sorono0s ingenious uso % the
/ pedals. Such things make the knowing
/ ones look al each other with raised eye
/ lids.
/ Both IN the ba1lade and the A Cat Pc
/ Ionadise IL became more evident than sv-
/ or that this pianist has gained in breadth
/ and power since last he was here. lie
reminds one % q ION by the way he
sometimes popnces on the piano-ths
sau1e plano he has Just been caressinS
/ ike playful kitten. u "a very excit-
] ing. very dramatic. But the climax came
with his own Fantasia polOns1se. which
closed the concert. Attempts have been
made heretofore IN this journal % Ges-
crfbe thfs piece, bit TO hear g. again f.
70 realize how futile such attempts are.
with that composition PadareWsxi piacet
himself IN the front rank of contempt
a~5- eonpo scrs. not only Tor the plano tut
Tor the orchestra Indeed his treatment
u the orchestra s. the greater marvel.
f9r & was 20 have been expected that ~
would wrlse effectively ard "gratfuilyF
FOR the piano. while his mastery - tbs
orchestra was = surprise. The psrssr-
nance made one long 20 hear his opera.
and = - has mainfalned IN g - nigh
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many opera companies able % Interpret
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ner IN which they accompanied ths pl-
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