The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
JOSEF HOFMANN'S RECITAL
THE FtHOI PIiNI>T ar CAR
NFGH HiLI.
Auditorium FIII~d by an EnIhuslasIic 49,
srnIrI, OF NusIr Lovers admirable
PiAyIng of HrrIhON rn And dhopin
Russian Composers Represented.

Josef Hofmann the famous pianist
gave. hi- first rs'iinl ~ IA" young season
Yesterday afternoon IN iarneg" iiall
The large auditorium was filed ana
there wa- plentiful evidence that ms
master 81 the keyboard has seated HIM
self firmly upon the throne Of Tubhc az
lection Thus - a tribute not only Ia IN"
ART OF the IianIst but also To- the dI-criini'
mating tasi. of this public. Mr. H"imann
~ master and commands the r"sl'ec'
81 all real lovers Of music
HIS first group consisted of works bN
Beethoven the T. minor sonata, opus ~
the rondo. opus I?a CANCER over "a loot
grosrhen-i. the 4 fiat sonata. opus ~,
and the Ruins ~ Athens march. III"
. last heard ia the transcription by Rubin
stein The r minor sonata IL not played
! often. possibly for the reason that it,
| intimate eXpressional qualities defy ih"
spectacular methods Of the average
| pianist's art II speaks we'll for Mr.
! Holman that he studies such compost
tions. where. a. Marx has properly OH
served only noble soul can follow
Beethoven
4 The pianist's reading OF this compos
ton was lovely in it, clarity and IN III"
.
exposition Of the cont rast between the
two themes with which the composer
depicted an emotional struggle. Tn"
+ reading was without eNaRgeration. with
out mannerism and full II intelligence
In the \ fiat sonata the same qualities
Of high art were DISPLAYED. though here
perhaps the pianist reached more facile
eject las far A. the public was concerned
A -, AaN
minor They are not old women or
iniirin bourgeois who follow the bier,
saws Marx Vet he did hear Holman
/ The pianist's playing 81 the -Rondo
CapriccIo- was brilliant and published
delightfully."- the energetic humor Of the
work A. for his treatment Of the march
II was one that would have pleased his
great teacher who made the transcript
ton The audience was much stirred by
this burst Of tumultuous tone
The second group was mad" up Of
Chopin music the r majo hallad". the
nocturns IN T. Hat ma ior on" of tn" fiai
valses and the andnnte spianato and
grand polonaI-s II il not imperative a.
this late day To discuss ~ length Mr
Hofmanns Chopin playing To do :"
might tempt he commentator into too
long sn ESSAY suffice u 20 SAY ina
tins - very sane and hsalthful Chopin
playing and that a. the same tim" ~
ohsc,ir-s nothing Of ~" wonderful m"lodc
charaCie- and enveloping harmonic atmn--
ph.ra 81 the composer : MUSIC.
Not many pianists would venture nov
10 play Jhe sadly overwork"d har
MCCLURE which has hecum" - hack pi"c"
a for viohuI-tS Vet u must he noted mat
Mr. Hoffman, yesterday made II not only
interesting hut fresh with III" youth ~
perennial beauty His reading Of m"
! polonaise again stirred up the audIeu I"
/ by a display Of tonal wealth and power
The last group was composed 81 pieces
by Russian composers. and among hem
MIR Hoffman, gracefully included On" 10y
IN. pianist Gah-IioWit-ch tn" reoI'7i
was one - remember with pl"astIr" and
profit TINS master viii give another A.
Carnegie Hal, OF November II