The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
MINNEAPOLIS CRITICS
 PRAISE MRS. ALDRICH
Birmingham Pianist Scored Brilliant Triumph With Minneapolis
 Symphony Orchestra

Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr., had her first appearance with symphony orchestra at the Birmingham Music festival, under the direction of Walter Damrosch, in the spring of 1909. She acquitted herself with great distinction then, but musicians say that she has made wonderful improve ment within the past three years.
 She has had many appearances with or chestras since her Birmingham premiere, and, from all accounts, she scored a dis tinct triumph when she played in Min neapolis at a recent Sunday concert. The Minneapolis Journal had this to say about her:
 Mrs. Truman Aldrich, a pianist of splendid technical attachments, was the soloist and played Grieg's great A minor concerto. It is a grateful work and Mrs Aldrich has caught its spirit of the north. Superb pianissimo and well balanced in terchange of hands in brilliant arpeggios are the two distinguishing characteristics of her art. Also she has much tempera- ment, but she is a trifle too emotional in manner and method, which at first detracted from her really excellent read ing of the concerto. Gernsheims 'Aeoius,'
 
 encore and her velvety touch made much of the graceful composition"
 Caryl B. Storrs, writing over his sigma ture in the Minneapolis Tribune, said:
 yesterdays soloist was Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr an American pianist of gem uine artistic talent, suggestive of Fan nle Bloomfield Zeisler in the fraity of her personality and the contradictory strength of her playing. She gave notably poetic and apprecative performance, with the orchestra, of Griegs A minor concerto; too well done to be seriously marred by It's few and ~infrequent uncertainties. Her chief charm lies in the delicate poetry of her pianissmo passages; charm that was endearingly elcted by her lovely en- core the 'Aeolus' of Gernsheim"
 Harlow Gale wrote this in the Daily News:
 Right after hearing Mrs. Truman Ald- rich in her rehearsal with the orchestra last Friday morning began notifying my musical friends that great treat was in store for us Sunday. And when we heard the beloved beauties of the Greig piano concerto brought out with such honesty, clearness, bigness. fire and rippling grace we naturally thought how Katharine Goodson first astonished us several years ago in the Grieg and on a Sunday after noon. No higher praise can be given Mrs. Aldrichs splendid production than these irresistible memories of Katherine Goodson.
 What a contrast in all that makes for true art music was this combination with the orchestra yesterday as compared with the travesty last Friday
 The Daily Tidende. published in the Norwegian language, was stirred to a high pitch of enthusiasm. translation of it's article is as follow:
 Hail to Norway
 With the orchestra as a background, Grieg's piano concerto received yesterday an ideal interpretation by the American pianist Mrs. Truman Aldrich, and the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra at the popular concert in the Auditorium
 "Grieg was not writer of symphonies and this piano concerto is his most mon umental work. Almost every piano virtu- oso has this in his repertoire, and by those who love Griegs music and es- pecially by the Norwegians every hearing of it is welcomed and the characteristic Norwegian folk melodies are recognized and loved.
 Many artists have played here this celebrated A minor concerto, but of them all we think Mrs. Truman Aldrich best succeeded in giving the necessary breadth of treatment. The tenderer messages were pervaded by poetic feeling, while the style as a whole was large with no super f,uous ornaments As an extra number the pianist gave 'Aeolus.' by Gernsheim.''