New-York tribune., 1905-01-04
MUSIC.
Mr. KreisIers First Concert.

Mr. Fritz Kreisler opened his third season as q
visiting yirtuoso in NewtYork ar a concert I'm
Carnegie Hall last night On the last two OF his
visits Gn 1S00-'W and I901-'025 he set an example
for industry which made the interval of his alb
sence from the local concert platform
tremely short Everything game that came
to his net from Philharmonic concerts. through
chamber music entertainments down to song re-
cltals, in which he shared the honors with Nine
schuInann-Heink and Miss Emma Juch- But he
went away from US, leaving a larger and stronger
impression than he had created before. and that i'm
preston he brOadened and strengthened last night.
though he did the unnecessary of performing
the Brahms and Beethoven eoneertos-the two most
monumental works in their class-besdes the Tar
TIM sonata. II Trillo del Diavoio in the arrange
ment for solo orchestra and organ which he made
for it. and which OF his mediums of intro
duction when the boy who had left in 1855 re-
turned man in December. 1900.
There are many pretty memories OF his first ap-
pearance as Master Kreisler here in November
1888. Mr.. Stanton engaged him travel with NIoriz
Rosenthal. who then visiting the United States
for the first time but let him enjoy individual
first appearance one of Mr.. Seidl's concerts in
Steinway Hall on November IL Mr. SeidIs band
and readings were rather heavy ordnance for the
little fellow, and though he made highly favorable
impression by the faultess purity OF his intona-
ton. his tone small and his manner restless.
Two days later he had chance 10 show what he
could do when not crushed by the weight of the
orchestra and his merits presented themselves in a
better light Then it was not only the agility and
dexterity of his left hand. but he showed much
| rnuscianship TO lead the Tribune's reviewer to
| say that if his manipulation OF the bow were as
excellent as his tone formation he would be able,
young he was. to himself with violinists
| standing highest in the worlds admiration.
In no sense has MIR. Kreisler's career since those
/ days OF his youth been a disappointment. and he
returns 10 Of the worlds masters. His
| fingers nave lost of their cunning and his
! ears none of their keenness; while the ner-
vous eagerness Of his bow has developed
| into a restrained muscularity which enables him
| TO proclaim his thought with a manly vitality
that is at once a delight to the judicial sense
Of the listener and inspiring to his emotions. Il
was not necessary that he should have attempted &c
| equal NJ. Ysaye's recent achievement of perform
| ing three concertos in one concert. When panists
| have thought the public with such tours de
force the Judicous have always felt and said that
there could be too much Of class of pianoforte
music TO leave a sense Of perfect enjoyment; and
| the is true OF violin music. 1t would be a
pleasure to look forward 10 Brahms after BeethO-
Ven, Beethoven after Brahms, but it must
| be Tschaikowsky and others more hackneyed. il
| more admirable.
There was large audience that braved the storm
TO hear Mr. Kreisler. and that was reused to great
enthusiasm by his playing, recalling him after both
| CoucertoS again and again