CITY ORGAN RECITAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 11111, 8 May 1911, Page 3

CITY ORGAN RECITAL.

BY ME. MATJGHAN EARXETT. j Tho or»an recital in the Town Hall by tho city-organist, Sir. Maughan Barnett, was largely attended on Saturday evening Mr. Bnrnctt submitted i<. ' special request" programme of eight items. Among thS number ra the Iwauhliil "Good Fridav Music, , from /Wagners opera, "Parsi'fal," of. which the organist ; gave a very fine interpretation. Kigln 1 through the nice* one caught tne spin of the scenes in the opera, and iollowed with great cnioymeiit the artistic treatment of the. excerpts. The adncio from Dieiiel's sonata in 6 Minor, a simple appealing melody, with chaste flute accompaniment, met with so much appreciation that Mr. Barnett repeated IN Auother pretty little pieco in which the yox hiimaii.a was used with choice, expression, was a. "meditation" by St. Clair. A nonular organ concerto, "Cuckoo and Nightingale" "(Hando!), was alfo played with taste. Bach's...prelude : and fusue in E Minor was an appropriate .opening to the programme. The intermezzo from "C'avallcria. Busticana" proved, it is needless to.say, one , of the most popular contributions," and tho two other items \rer the. pastorale from V.'idor's Third and the overture, "Se J'ctais Roi" (Adam). Mr. Barnett will submit his next recital on Saturday of this week, at.B o'clock.