Marie Krebs Piano-forte Recital: 5th

“This eminent artist commenced yesterday another series of those classical musical matinées which have excited such interest in the metropolis. The programme was as follows [see above].

 

Passing over Mendelssohn and Beethoven, on both of whom in connection with Miss Krebs we have spoken before at length, we come to the three little morceaux of Chopin, Liszt and Wallace. The first was played, simple as it is, much better than ever we thought the pianist was capable of rendering the poet of the piano. Liszt’s beautiful melody is manifestly plagiarized from the second movement of the celebrated Hensell concerts, which Pattison has introduced into this country. The Wallace impromptu is too well known to need special comment. Suffice it to say that Miss Krebs played all three perfectly. We have heard the ‘Rigoletto’ fantasie played over one hundred times, and it is one of our favorite studies. Miss Krebs played it better than ever we heard it before. Regarding her assistants we must say that Mr. Bergner’s violoncello playing is ‘linked sweetness, long drawn art,’ without a bit of power or vigor, and Mlle. Hallier is a very good artiste as far as one can judge from two ballads like those on the programme. The lady vocalist is a very estimable lady, and, judging from the splendid style in which she rendered her selections yesterday, she must make a decided hit in a more ambitious sphere.”