New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
KreisIer, Elman and a
Newcomer from Russia
Among VirtuOsi
HOCHSTEIN GIVES
ANOTHER RECITAL
Many Turned Away from
MetrOpolitan's First
Sunday Concert

~ hNoA NAio HfdNOAis ~ - ~ " nv
that in the eight concerts worthy or
the attention of lovers of high-class
music given IN the metropolis yester-
day no less than six violin virtuosi
were heard. Two Of these, Fritz Kreis-
leS and Mischa Elman, belong in popu-
lar and also to great extent in criti-
cal estimation to the first rank; and if
men like Albert Spalding, David Hoch-
stein and A. Haitowitch (the last a
newcomer from Russia, who gave a
concert in Brooklyn, and of whose abil-
tiles we are unable to speak from our
own knowledge, and Miss Emily Ores
ser, who gave variety to Yyette Gull
bert's recital, are set down as more or
less mira cInsscn,, there will no doubt
be found plenty of people TO dispute
the classification. There would be no
pleasure in attempting to compare their
performances of yesterday even If it
had not been a physical impossibility
to hear them all.
Mr.. kreisler WAS playing in Carnegie
Hall at the same time that Mr.. Spald-
ing was playing in Aeolian Hall and
Mr.. Hochstein was playing in the Com
edy Theatre. Mr. Kreisler played a
miscellaneous programme whose cul-
mination was reached early in the
Bach Chaconne; Mr.. Spalding played
Beethoven's concerto st the Symphony
concerts under the direction of Mr..
Walter Damrosch. Mr.. Hochstein and,
We believe, Mr.. Haitowitch were down
on the lists for the Mendelssohn con-
certo and Mr.. Elman for the Goldmark
concerto at the first of the Sunday
evening concerts for the season at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
Great Halls Crowded
The fact that so many artists Of note
in one department Of music were
grouped in a single day is interesting
enough 70 make critical comment I'M
necessary, especially when it is added
that the attendance at Carnegie and
Aeolian halls and the Metropolitan
Opera House strained the capacity OF
those rooms to the utmost. In fact, Mr..
Kreisler had a supplementary audience
on the stage, from which he was roped
off in q manner that gave the platform
the appearance Of u pugilistic areLa.
An interesting feature OF the day,
which is not likely to receive special
mention elsewhere, was the repetition
ct the Symphony Society's concert OF
a peculiarly delightful, though unfa-
miliar, symphony in d by Haydn,
composition written for the band at
Esterhaz in 1855. and remarkable for
the bodness and originality with which
the instruments are treated, especially
the group of four horns. IL. like Motifs
transcription of LISTS "St. Francis
Preaching to the Birds" and the "Wald-
weben," from "Siegfried," had been
played on Saturday at a concert OF the
Young Peoples Society.
Cadenza Out of Place
Mr.. Spalding also played at that con.
cert. but concerto by Mozart instead
of the Beethoven work, which was his
number yesterday. There was much in
his performance to interfere with per-
feet enjoyment, especially in the
cadenzas, which were obviously OF his
manufacture; nor did he spare US one
in the middle movement.
So great an artist as Ysaye once re-
marked that if he could have his way
he would, instead of playing "A cadenza
i'm this work, tuck his violin under his
arm on reaching the hold and tell the
audience that here was the customary
place for a cadenZa; but that consid-
oring any and every thing which a
PLAYER could do with Beethoyen's
themes an impertinence after the COM
poser had had mis- say about them. he
would consider the cadenza played and
proceed with Beethoven's text. Younger
PLAYERS might with profit emulate his
spirit, if not the example which he sug-
gested.
David Hochstein in Recital
Another violinist, and one OF some
artistic attainments. appeared in the
afternoon, when David Hochstein gave
a recital at the Comedy Theatre. Mr..
Hochstein is one of the most promising
of the younger men and whatever he
offers il well worth hearing. He played
yesterday the Bach Suite in + minor,
the andante and allegro from the Bach
Third Sonata, the Mendelssohn Con-
certo and two groups of shorter num-
bers. Mr. Hochstein IL an artist pos
sessed of an admirable and at times
brilliant technique, whose interpretive
powers already are well developed. A
little larger tone might at times have
been desired yesterday, but his playing
of the difficult Bach numbers was
worthy of warm commentator.
The Society of the Friends of Music.
at its afternoon concert in the Ritz,
presented an all-Brahms programme.
A quartet, consisting OF Miss Alves.
Nine. Gerda Won Waetiin-Friedberg,
Paul Draper and Reinhold De Warlich.
sang several of Brahms's quartets, and
Carl Friedberg played a group of his
piano pieces. The audience was ex-
ceedingly large. and testified to the
growth of this new musical organiza-
ton.
First Metropolitan Concert
In the evening the Metropolitan
Opera Company gave the first Of its
regular Sunday night concerts. The
outside artist was Mischa Elman, and,
az is ever the case when this yiolinist
plays at the Metropolitan, huge au-
dience was present. Ii was said that
more than thousand prospective
ticket buyers were turned away from
the doors.
Mr.. Elman played with his accus-
toned fiuency and his accustomed
wealth Of tone the Goldmark Concerto
in A minor. Wagner's "Albumblatt"
and Wieniawsky's Polonaise in A
major.
The two Metropolitan artists APP
pearing were Arthur Middleton and
Miss Sophie Braslau. A special word
ought to be said for Miss Braslau's
singing Of "Gerechter Gott," from
"Rienzi." She has an exceedingly beau
tiful natural voice. Miss Braslsu also
sang "0h, MIC Fernando" from la