New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
THE KUBELIK CONCERT.

Almost as large audience assembled IN Car
Aeg1e Hall yesterday afternoon 10 hear Kubek
play his violin there Monday night when
he made his debut One would like also record
that It was more discriminating and more truly
representative of NETWORKS musical public. But
whether he played well ILL., salvos OF tremendous
applause were his inVariable reward. and when he
finished cheap but glittering paraphrase OF the
sextst IN ''Lrcia di LaumoTmCor'' srnarting hands
NO longer suffced- L was necessary 10 use the
voice The seeker Of sensations, who has been re-
pressing his emotions for several years has found
long desired idol In this young Czech and Is 60
ing TO make hay while the shines
One would like also TO record that this remark
ebe violiist revealed qualities yesterday that his
first programme may not have allowed him to
show-a serious purpose, genuine musical feeling
hased thoughtfuIness, determination and self
Judgment aims and ideals higher than sensu-
beauty Of tone and the surprises which come
from unusual facility of execution The oppor-
.untty, IN a measure, given. His programme
was dignfhed and serious than that OF Mon
day night, and If It contained Of the highest
tests CT rnusicianship. It allowed wider scope Of
emotional and intellectual expression than the
Psgantni and Spohr concertos- But the young
man did not stand the test successfully, and he
remains after his second concert after his first,
q striking illustration Of those musical phenomena
which appear now and then TO startIe the world,
and IN a very long time remain to be ex-
ennplars OF what Is best and highest in the art An
proclaim "Ecce. homor' but hardly the words
cut OF its mouth than the has disappeared,
and the chances that he not even finds a place
IN musical encyclopedias Even critics against
whose harsh structures he and his managers have
.ails6 sometimes attain 10 that distinction.
There have been exceptions to this, as 10 every
rule. and should Kubek add another TO the list he
need have fear concerning encyclopedia fame
Historians wifi attend TO that for him He has
many Of those elements which bring the fleet
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undoubtedly genius in ali that the play
ing Of his chosen instrument No amount OF con-
csntrared effort can give E'ln such mastery
violin unless there is cleaning behind II
the fame Of genius But 10 make this great gift
rounded symmetrical and satisfying. through the
work must shine lofty mind. soul which loves
not only the instrument, but the music for its own
sake. and ideal which aims TO make the man
and his instrument only the expositor OF the conn
pssers thought All this side Of kubelik seems
yet to be uudeveloped and though he may ravish
ears with an almost unearthly beauty Of tone,
as he did yesterday. when he played the familiar
Bach air and stir an audience to frenettc demon
STATIONS by a wonderful display Of staccati and
sf; hand pzzi-ati, he still remains on the com
as-ariyesy low plain CT mere virtuosity-
Except that he not so happy in his intona-
san-he seemed to have considerable trouble keep
This instrument in tune-his work was practical
tarepetition as its merits Of Monday S; out MS
sEcencies even more IL eFldence- FleO1-
mpss major concerto. II the brilliantly ex-
scutsd czdenza in the first part is excepted has
ssen played here many times well. If not better
han Eubelfk played fl The whole work was con-
etved miniature, not to say feminine scale IL
rss exquisitev done especially the ornamentation,
BOT II carried little conviction with Il. Admittedly X
not work which 11usicaly considered, can take
In exalted rank from the interpretative point OF
new but it should played IN broad. solid style
the best is TO come from it And in BeetnoVens
frs5or Romance the vioirist seemed 10 sacrlnce
al for sheer saccharine sentimentalfty. He played
beautifully, but there nothing underneath
When. however one speaks Of the performances OF
he Bach air played on the G string, il is possible
snly 10 render tribute TO genius It was not 8
hoi'n tone that he drew from his instrument IL
vas the richest rneIlowest most velve1y cello tone
ma girsble His playing OF this tune was alone
Eufhceut TO mark him something set apart by a
hviae gift, and his instrument sang as one hopes
Eome day to hear the ideal contraito sing. His
maj number was Pagininfs Mel cor piu non mi
fe1to," and here he set OF his whole battery OF
treworks. tricks and all kinds OF virtuositfes with
AZ that seemed almost absurd After the
Beethoven number he interpellated the first move
nent OF Bach violin sonata in major, and at
he end he added the Don.zetti paraphrase, al
esoy alluded to, and Sarasate's Gypsy Dances
q the latter there was little gypsy fire
Miss Jessie Shay again the assisting artist
the played Moszkowsizt's ''Elincelie, an Etude
se Concert by Schloezer, and Lszts Twelfth
Rhapsody