MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 9

MUSIC.

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Galve To-nisnt. Madame Emms Calve, one of tlia world s greatest opovatic singers, is to makei her first and only appearance at the lov/ii Hall this evening. iSulfioienb has. already been said of this artist to convince- the public tiiat her presence on thu concert platfom is an occasion. With tlie exception of Melba,. perhaps, \volliiigfcon has not been'visited by an artist of the status in the world of grand opora that Galvo holds. -Madame Calve will! bo assisted by Sfgnor "'Gasparn (teuor), and M. Pintel (pianist). Th 4 Oherniavskis. • It is something.more than an ordinary pleasure "(says the London "Daily lelegraph". of July lb'J, to be able vo continuo to sneak'in. terms of warm praise of the "playing: of instrumeiital■ists who at first were of-the variable order of .prodigies. The prodigy comes into our musical life only too often, and in tho majority of. cases quickly passes out of it. In the case of the brothers Cherniayski, who reappeared' in Bechstein Hall on Thursday afternoon, before a very large audience, they seem undoubtedly destined to'.stajv.'-Tlierc is no sign whatever ,'in. their splonclidly vigorous ensomblo, their exomplary enthusiasm, and their ever-growing . skill to induce...the thought that, they' are not likely to rise from high .things even to vastly higher. There is no : denying the sheer ability of the brothers—they showed it in various solos by Goltermarin, Ernst, Arensky, and Chopin-yesterday; it is genuine.and great; At its fulness it, may lead the trio to a very great\height., Madame' Mary Hootpn sang some.spngs,:'and in' this:way varied the programme. But '.'the/fine ensemblo of:■ Leo, -Jan; and ■Mischei -Chorniavski was i"the tiling," and; most enjoyable it was. : Kctos.,:. ' :;■'':,:.:%■■■:_[; \■/ ■ Mr. Nelson _ Illingworth's. , '.'Humpresque" for violin and piano is one of .the 'brightest musical studies of this, springtime of 1910. The; composition is dedicated te the, young composer's friendj Cyril Monk.—Sydney "Bulle-. 'tin'."''--'-.'-; : ■ '■'■ \ :■■■ ■■■'■ .'■-:■;■■• , ■ ■;■'■ .The'grand opera season;in Melbourne will be prolonged until-. September 5, "Madame "Butterfly" having '< been per-formed-for four weeks without a. break. Tho new feature in the season has been the successful appearance of Miss Amy Castles!as Mimi. ; -: . ;: