Show A TOS RUUHVSTEIIV That Rubinstein played at times incorrectly incor-rectly wildly even insolently is quite true and the critics who enraged him so were quite right to say so What happened hap-pened was this Pubenqtom soon perceived what oas all good virtuosi aid not slow to discoverthat the English or a good leaven of them in cverv audience are not a musical people They can betaken be-taken with a clautrap effect while Jeaf to more subtle and legitimate efforts Ru 1msteln would seem at times to play flown to them in scorn and mock them or Stalk through his part in n > rare The critics reoroved him and he left the country coun-try in a huff but it was temper ami want of patience with the nubile who though I not musical paid well and offered him I I very kind of homage He should have I been contented with the cultivated por i Hon of it who hart really created the taste I for him but Rubinstein was extrcmelv irritable ir-ritable I have known him to get < up from the table in the mMdle of dinner and leave the company for no reason except I that he was bored Rubinsteiin was undoubtedly I inaccurate at times people whi > held scores through those long programmes could easily find that out He not only embroidered even Kfethoven but he would Invent Bach What he inveintcd was probably quite as good as what he happened to forget and alvavs extremely interesting still it was Xi rill not note for ren and that Is I what the tluJlarcls gloated ovpr Bulow was more accurate but even Bulow forgot or manufactured manu-factured a bar or two occasionally But these if spots were snots In the sun and certainly all Rubinstein did or left undone serve but to accentuate hid individuality find display his genius in new and start ling lights The Fortnightly Review J |