The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-28
PIANO RECITAL GIVEN
BY HAROLD BAUER
large Audience in AeOlian Hall
l. Aroused to Much
Enthusiasm.
WINS HEARERS BN HIS ART

=. a,. PLAINLY u'suded By tile pio-
p,uuc nt the piI." tec.t.d given by
l..od BJuer YESTERDAY afternoon in
A.o.lu HAL to cNci.r ,pc interest Of the
l.. curious among music lovers hose
o., vould hc.N'. .ly subscribe to the detiui-
fo. OF poruiI" music rs that which we
a. .rpN uut love" Perhaps there IL a
ro..u. tu,t 10, coaN'uA people TO hear a
famous ARTIST perform he so-called
"Nuum.gAt sonata ~,humdis.s car
rA.. th, B,.ceuse' Of chopin and
~, Ride %: the NHk>rs. translated
.,p the nguratiun % e piano piece, these
hearers may nr converted into habi;ual
.u..citgoyls. Vet ~ an hope that such
q ,he case However. Yesterday after
Moons audience appeared to b' largely
composed Of those who are already given
over 20 the concert habit and who are
.v be seen wherever good music IN its
CHEST forms IT, offered
Mr. Rau-r began his concert with
Pach's "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugu'.'
that amazing composition written 1874
,ears ago and apparently suited only to
the soHoritles and brilliancy of the piano
OF to-day. The praise OF commentators
vas long ago exhausted on this MASTER
piece and all that is nov necessary to say
Ia that Mr.. Bauers performance was
worthy. In confluence Of style and In
the clarity of its enunclation of the
poyphony the Interpretation was that of
an artist OF ripe powers. Young pianis,s
might have taken valuable lesson from
the moderate tempo of the fugue. Mt.
Bauer rarely is hurried. inferior players
much too frequently are.
II people continue to battle the G sharp
minor sonata IN Moonlight" II is their
own affair Beethoven was not guilty
81 attaching boarding school romance 10
this tender and pensive work, which
wakes to passion only In it's third move
nent. Ii is true that the composition
was the fruit Of disappointed love and
dedicated to Giulietta Guicciardi. Those
who desire to weep over II should dis
card the moonliaht and commit to MEM
ory the words Of Marx Beethoven shows
In his immortal g sharp minor sonata
that love. a secret flame burning itself
out in the consuming fire OF Unsuitable
desire, lived on In his true heart"
Mr. Bauer PLAYED the sonata without
any cheap sentiment, with exquisite tonal
ELECTS. with variety Of expression and
with fire feeling for tempt. especially
line in the arietta. Schumauu's "Car-
nivar IL not understood by any large
proportion u those who hear IL. How
can II be. when every title In it has n d.
rect reference to the composers life at
certain period, or to his inmost rehec-
tiorS? But its wonderful rance Of char
scter AZ pure music makes ii interestinc
even to a miscellaneous audience.
NJ. Bauer has a remarkably clear and
vital conception Of the composition, al
belt II differs much in details from those
~ several other t.auists OF the arti
class The uerforna nc" was technically
clouded Ia one or two spots Yesterday
md In one place there was some iueffec-
i've pe3allIrg. But these items are men
toned here only because they fell below
tgs PLAYERS hdhitual level OF Technical
f0ish The reading OF the Carnival
Nt. SO fun Of romantic spirit and 81
crowded with a wealth of significant ant
rI.turesque details that il will lnger lr
he memory as one Of the lovelest thing:
of this busy season. The audience was
aI ouscd To muC1 enthusiasm by IT,
The other numbers ON the programme
N addition To those already meutione,
we've Chopin's \ HAT polonalse. schubert
\ nat impromptu and LISTS etude II
p hat. The hall was quite filled auC
many persons sat on the stage.