New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Hundreds Too Late to Get
Seats at His Second
Concert of Season.
PIANIST PLAYS
WITH DAMROSCH
Interprets New Elgar Music,
Aided by Symphony Soeiety's
Orchestra.

lgnace Paderewski made yesterday
afternoon his second appearance this
season with orchestra in New York
at a special concert Of the symphony
Society In Carnegie Hall
His first appearance was made on
Thursday afternoon at which was
called q public rehearsal" At this
rehearsal" the same programme wss
presented "a wac given yesterday, but
IL was especially requested that no
critical mention be made Of the open
ing presentation. The programme OF
the two concerts consisted Of Sir Ed
ward Cigars symphonic prelude
"Polonis.- which was receiving its frst
production In America; the Schumsnn
piano Concerto In A minor; Florent
Schmitt's "Pupszzi," and stoJowski's
Prologue, scherro and Variations
FOR piano with orchestra The name
OF Psderewski ia in the concert world
what that OF Caruso is in the world
Oh fut OpcIb LOAn NpAtNNANn 49, @NN~
out from pi, 10 topmost gallery, and
from both hundreds were turned away.
Mr.. Paderewski was in excellent
form, and his playing Of the Schumann
Concerto was marked with all the poet
r. and the fire that has made the Polish
pianist's name what X IL to-day rs
pecially In the cantsb.le passages was
his playing OF rSvishing beauty
smooth, subtle in shading, shot through
with a thousand shifting colors. Here
il was essentially the poet who spoke,
the sentimentalist, If you will, but the
sentimentalist who never passed the
borders OF good taste. In the more
brilliant passages his tone became al
times q triAe hard, his touch a little
brittle, yet even here IL was the play
ing OF great master
The Stojowsh Prologue. Scherzo
and Variations" Mr.. Paderewsh ha'
played before, and rehearing empha-
sized the unusual beauties of this COM
position. 1t is not merely music for
the virtuoso, though it is music OF ex-
traordnary technical difficulties; IL !.
also music uplifted BY true melodic
inspiration. shot through with much
charming color and filed with incislve
and unexpected rhythms. The orches-
trail accompaniment is in itself music
Of great beauty, yet always properly
subordnated 70 that Of the solo instru-
ment. Needless to say, Mr.. Psderew-
ski gave his pupils work perform
ance Of high excellence and exquisite
euphony.
The Elgar symphonic prelude made a
nlessing il not profound impression.
Il was written for Mr.. Paderewskis
London concert In aid Of the Poles,
and employs three national themes, to
which is added a fourth OF ehivslric
character, In which the composer ex-
presses his admiration for Poland. In
terwoven in il Is suggestion OF
Chopin's G minor Nocturne and a quo
tation from Paderewski's own Polish
Fantasia" The popular song Poland
Is Not Yet Lost" Sir Edward in the
climax made very effective use Of.
and this climax Is perhaps the most
interesting moment Of the prelude.
It is, however, throughout d very
workmanlike and musicisnly produc-
ton, and in its use Of the various
national themes exceedingly clever
The Florent Schmitt "Pupazzi' was a.
amusin< as ever.
Both In his Accomplishments and in
the two purely orchestral numbers Mr..
Damrosch gave entire satisfaction.