ORGAN RECITAL
On Saturday evening Mr. Page presented a delightful programme. In contrast to the programme of the previous Saturday, it was made up of organ music almost wholly, the exception being tho second and third movements from the "Symphony Pathetic" of Tschaikowsky, a work that has probably uo superior in emotional appeal in the whole range of orchestral music, and which is admirably suited for the organ as interpreted by Sir. Page, The climax of the third movement, a vivid march theme, tumultuously grand and vital with the spirit of battle, ranks among the most overwhelming and forceful pieces of music ever scored. Handel was represented by his Concerto in D Minor, which was arranged for tho organ most effectively by the late M. Alex. Guilmant, and is full of the soothing melody of tho Anglo-Ger-manic master. The brilliant Guilmant, to whom France was erecting statues when the war broke out ; found a place on the programme in his graceful and dignified "Priore" and hia "Canzona." Mr. Page also did fullest justice to Bach's "Sonatina" (from the C Natata No. 106), Edwin Lemare's pretty "Idyll," and Glazounov's striking "Prelude and Fugue in D Major," the only composition for the organ by this distinguished Russian.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2469, 24 May 1915, Page 3
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205ORGAN RECITAL Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2469, 24 May 1915, Page 3
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