New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
MUSIC,
Mr., ZimbaIiSt'S Recital.

Mr.. Efrem Zimballst's third public appear
ance I'm the Borough OF Manhattan was
made yesterday afternoon In a recital OF
violin music in Carnegie Hall. Recital
must be quoted, for in this year OF LISTS
glorifcation the term has been pre-empted
like so much else. as standing for a thing
OF his invention, just az II solo concerts had
never been given before him and as II his
solo concerts were I'm anything different
from those given by his contemporaries OF
sixty or seventy years ago. except, possi-
bly,, In the matter OF excellence touching
which no living writer is In a position to
speak except the Lisztian favored with
plenary inspiration. Mr.. Zimbalists third
appearance, then, was I'm recital At the
concerts of the Philharmonic Society he
had played the violin concertos OF Glazou-
now and Tschaikowsky. The former Is a
rhapsod.cal effusion which drops into
conventional vein in its last section, where
II is at once the most appealing and the
least satisfactory to modern musical taste.
But IL is "A fine vehicle for the display OF
violin pvrotechnics. and its scintillating
color and coruscating orchestral erect VIII
hold a place for II in the modern concert
room so long as there Is an Elman or
Zimbalist to exploit them. Though the
former OF these two pupils Of Auer had
played the work. II was practically ne"
when Mr.. Zimbalist brought 1t forward
and that fact seemed To help nm 10 'ne
attainment of his immediate popularity
for tne public Is always and hatura"!
most critical while listening to perlor'u-
ances of familiar works-works IN the per
formance of which appeal is made 70 ac-
krowledged standards.
Mr.. Zmbalist made such an appeal "heh'
az the concert of the Philharmonic Society
last Sunday. he played the Tschaikowsky
concerto-a work let it be conceded now
since nearly all Of it's composers music If
accepted which Is not beautiful tnrout".
ont and which is anything but fnoue'
Of idiomatic expression. But with All ,he
impctuousness and technical dash "h'on
the composition demands, Mr.. Hlmoans'
commanded admiration because or MS sue
coeefuI endeavor TO imbue its music WIN
dignity of style-vth dignity and repoSe
fulness.
Yesterdays recital was measurably d's-
,,ro,r,ino because il did not-could not. IN
fsct-proyide such a test as MS cr''cS auu
EzIA
admirers. who belong in the same Class ie''
was necessary TO enable them to TX place
for him in their pantheon. There was one
composition of the highest class In his pro
pramme-Bach's Solo Prelude and tugde
i'm G. minor: but after he had ravished their
ears. taste and fancy with truly nopie
performance of It, he PAID back their
tokens of approval with bit OF nuted
sentimentaIity characteristic of the rest or
the programme-a recital programme.
This scheme had new things In II, but nov
city plays an important role only when
consorted with superior excellence It was
a pleasure TO listen to the upright, dignified
strvings Of Mr.. York Bowen in suite In
ID minor: 1t was only tickling of the
ears which Cyril Scott. another English
composer from whom better things might
have been expected. provided with his
pseudo American trifies called "Tallahas-
see" Why Tallahassee? So far as the
music gave evidence the composer was
never nearer the capital city of Florida
than Edinboro town. But in his large
pieces and his triies, with their super
abundance OF harmonics, Mr. Zimbalist
played ravishingy masterfulIy.
II. f. *.