THE CARRENO RECITALS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 855, 29 June 1910, Page 6

THE CARRENO RECITALS.

~ $ The second of the Carreno pianoforte .•ccitals wire given in the Opera House last evening. The opportunity of hearing standard readings of the finest works •of the great classical composers, not to .mention excerpts from the albums of ■contemporary genius, is not vouchsafed -to the musical public at. large, and to ctudents if music in particular very often —it" is a considerable period since Mark Uambonig was here, while Paderewski's visit seems very remote indeed. Last evening's, recital, from the musi•cal point of view, was a brilliant one, and the pianist had no reason to complain of any lack of enthusiastic appreci--5 ution on tho part of her audience. The opening number was Bach's intricate and exacting " CliTomatesclio Fiintasie and fugue" with which was bracketted_ Beethoven's beautiful sonata (op. 27, No. 1), *cldom, if ever, heard on the Wellington concert platform. A brief interval followed, and then came three numbers from Chopin—a graceful prelude (op. '.'3, J<o. 15), the brilliant Polouaise in K Hat minor j(op.- 26) and the famous Polonaise in A nflat (op. 53). The polonaises frequently ,-played in Wellington by our more talentled amateurs, were of special interest, and the splendid reading given them by the pianist was warmly applauded. She was recalled again and again, and finally added Chopin's dainty "Butterfly" study in G flat. She was again recalled and repeated the item. Toldini's "Fantasie, and two nnmbers from Macdowell—a bar- ■ carollo and "Hexent.W—followed the interval. The J>acdowell bracket was particularly enjoyanle. As an encore num"ber the pianist's own delightful waltz "Teresita." The final series was from Schubert. His "Impromptu Op. 90; No. 2" was first played—a charming.number; then came the Schubert-Liszt "Soirees de "Vicnne No. «," and the Schubert-Tansig ■"Marche Militaire" (favourite items of ■Hark Hambour'' and Percy Grainger). Repeatedly recalled, another item, the graceful "Companelki" of Paganini-Liszt. •was added—and repeated. The third concert of the season will take place at the Opera House this evening.