The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
PADEREwskI At HIS BEST.
His Last Recital at Carnegie Hall This
Season n Brilliant Musical Event.

Ignace Paderewski Ia not to be heard In Car.
neaie Hall again this year until May. and he
will play only once In the interim In New York.
On Tuesday he will be heard with the Adam
owski Quartet. and then he will start on .
tour that will keen him out OF New York.
So the recital yesterday afternoon was
a kind OF farewell. Tho building was
so crowded tina, the doors at the rear OF the
auditorium stood open during most OF the
time. As at all Paderewski's ~recltals. the en-
thuslasm grew. until. ut the conclusion OF tho
Chopin numbers. the climax was reached. The
group about the platform at the close was
larger than ever and remained standing there
longer. During the afternoon the applause OF
the women was runctuatod by the hoarse cries
OF masculine enthusiasts upstairs. and one OF
these In particular was vociferous until the
last note had been played.
The %pianist's programme was. perhaps. more
e~xacting than any he choose at the three pre-
ceding ~recitals. Two sonatas by Beethoven and
Schumann. the most advanced and eXacting
works Of their respective creators In this form.
would with most pianists be considered more
but Paderewski added to these the chromatio
fantasia and fugue OF Bach and thereby set for
himself the task Of playing three compositions.
every phase Of which commanded the exercise
OF minute elf.criticism and preparation.
IL IL always dangerous TO play two sonatas In
sequence. but particularly so when the spirit
Is almost Identical. Beethoven Opus 3 IL tho
most characteristic OF his romantic sonatas.
and Schumann's sonata In F-sharp minor Is the
fullest exposition OF the sonata form by tho
greatest master OF the romantic school. But
under NJ, Paderewski's fingers II appeared that
each OF these compositions was animated by
quite a different spirit. The Beethoven sonata
was played without reference to the oppor-
tnni' les for tremendous climax Of which
many pianists take advantage in the first
but II Ia doubtful II a more per-
iect rendition OF the arietta and variations "
the second movement Ia possible. The re-
s'raint and cold perfection OF the last move
mant served TO throw the Schumann sonata
with its impetuosity into greater relief. and
this the pianist played with more than his
usual force and brilliancy.
Tit second part of the programme made a
stronger appeal to the audience. IA 10 was
mad up Of mora or less familiar selections
nIayei Ballade in F. two Etudes in b fiat and q
MINOR and Waltz in A fat; and l%iszt,'s ID fiat
Etude and Hungarian Rhapsody. No. Il. were
the scheme o. the latter half. Nothing could
be- more exquisitely sung on the piano than the
simple theme Of the Ballade, ana no more
dazzling passage work can ho imagined than
the .rapid c~hromatic passages Of the List
r ude. PaderevsKi has given five concerts in
this city this season and the beauty OF his art
has baf1ed all criticism. No exception can be
found. no flaw detected. Nothing that could
possl bly, he better II u were otherwise is per-
Ger tible In his nrt. Or almost no other artist
before the public can the same be said.