New-York tribune., 1907-08-16

ready played better than himself. But the expe-
rienced virtuoso helped the young player with his
advice. and behaved in fatherly way toward him
during his stay at Leips!c. where he studied COM
position under Hauptmsnn. chiefly known In the
present day the friend and frequent correspond
of Spohr. In the early part OF 1914 Joachim
went TO London with introductions from Mcndels
sohn, who. In letter to Sterndale Bennett said Of
him: - assure you that. although he is only thir
teen. already regard him of my most init
mate and dearest friends Soon afterward Mem
delssohn himself went TO London. and at a Phil
harmonic concert given under his direction tho
brilliant young vionist played in marvellous style
the Beethoven concerto
in 1878. at the age OF eighteen. Joachim nom
mated the post of concert master and professor
the Leipsc Conservatory. in association with his
friend. Ferdinand David. \ year two after
ward he became. LISTS invitation concert
master at Wcimar, and later on received from tho
King Of Hanover like appointment at the Hano-
verian court. Most of the artistic and literary
centres of Germany we're. indeed. well known 10
Herr Joachim when he still young man:
ana 1t must be mentioned that, apart from his
musical instruction. no went through a course OF
study at G6ttingen. At Parts he played with great
success the year after his first visit to London.
This visit repeated from tne TO time with
brief intervals until 1859; and since that year. from
which dates the establishment Of the popular con-
certs he appeared in London almost every year.
His visits 10 London broken ia 1905 and
August z or that year the music critic of Tho
Tribune wrote. the receipt OF news that
Joachim TOO Ill to make the Journey 20 Eng
land. whittier he has gone with great regularity
TO preach the eyangel OF his noble art for half
century" as follows:
IN 1889 he celebrated the n-centenary OF the
beginning OF his artistic career, and $1,000 was
raised the beginning OF fund for providing
poor students at the Hochschule fur Musk. which
he founded in 1862 with fitting Instruments. Last
year the diamond jubilee Of his first appearance
In England celebrated In Queens Hall. Lon
don, when q portrait painted by J. s Sargent r.
A was presented to him by the Right Hon. a. J.
Balfour and at a concert he conducted his own
overture 10 Henry w. and played tho Beetho-
ven Concerto, which he had played IN London for
the first time at concert of the Philharmonic
Society under the direction OF MendelssOhn
Nav q 1874. At a similar celebration in Berlin
in 1899 past and present pupils of his to the
be: of lie Violins and violas with twenty-four
vicloncests who had attended his ensemble
classes. took part in concert conducted by Fritz
Steinbach. From these circumstances it may be
gathered how significant figure Joachim has
been the musical life of the world since his ad-
vent a prodigy nearly two generations ago.
The critic Of The Tribune quotes follows from
a monograph written by J. A. Fuller Maitland
the music reviewer of The London Times
Though it were universally conceded that the
personal character and disposition of eminent men
TO be guarded strictly from public
inspection, yet in the of public performers.
where technical skill has reached its highest per-
fection, kind OF self-revelatOn takes place in
every performance and. besides the ideal interpre
tation of the music which he plays. Joachim
consciously tells every WHO has ears hear
what manner OF man he IS himself. Truth,
ttude earnestness of purpose, sinsleness of artis
tic ain q childlike clarity of the inner vision.
combined with the highest dgnity-all these ars
evident TO any but the most superficial listener.
and there ia certain quiet ardor. eloquent Of
strong emotion strongly controlled, such dis
tinguishes only those who possess tho highest inn
arInation. recorded that occasion,
when he played at first sight SchumaDn's Fan
tasa' for violin, the composer, instead of burst
ing into ecstases the players immediate
grasp Of the inner meaning ot the music the
c!eyerness of his execution whispered his neigh
Dor. one can never love him enough 1t is.
affection I'm worthy hearers that IS the greatest sf
all the players attributes, ana such a power is
indeed of priceless value
.'If one had to say in a word what the secret
NJ yoachim's influence as an artist, one would
surely say that this quality that in which he
stands alone among all the musicians who have
ever lived. TO hear him lead the Cavatina I'm
T,eefhoven's Quartet in p fat. Op. $50. the Cam
yona I'm mode lidico from that In minor. Op 1s2.
"a IN he allowed to gaze into the uttermost pro-
e,,nditv of human emotion into depth far below
,he source OF tears. In the former quartet two
contrasting qualities of tho great volinists are
set In close proximity. for tho beginning OF the
finale is one of those things In which his youthful
impotuosity is almost startllngly displayed No
who hns ever heard him lead n quartet of Haydn
can have failed 10 realize that the dignity of a
noble old age is associated with the insouciance.