SELINSKY-AMADIO CONCERT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3015, 28 February 1917, Page 9

SELINSKY-AMADIO CONCERT

AN. ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE. Double encores were again tho rule at ' the" Concert Chamber, wlien the exceedingly able Selinsky-Amadio Concert Party again enthused a large audience. Everything performed by this company is'so wbll,'and in caeca brilliantly, done that tho quartet has won its wuy fairly ■into the hearts of their audiences. M. Seiinaky is a very soumd performer, and ■ often exerts a charm that is no escaping. He gave a very workmanlike exposition of the beautiful "Ballade and Polonaise" of Vieuxtemps, tt.o nioro floridj measure with admirable freedom and.fervour. As an cucoro ho played tho soulful "Legende" of Wieniawski delightfully; In tho second half ho contributed an attractive bracket, which consisted of Tschaikowaky's solemn dirge; "Melancolique," and, in bright contrast, Kroisler's "Caprice," followed by the bizarre "Hjre Kati" of. Hubay. An imperative recall elicited a-s very dainty setting of Schubert's "Moment Musicale;" rilaycd with muted strings, and double-stopped .throughout. It was a tender trifle of piiro rhythm, delicately delivered. .Mr. John Amadio is an electrical'flautist. Wellington has heard nono better. To hear him play Briccialdi's "The Wind in tho Trees" is to grasp in a measure the amazing possibilities of the flute, and to admit that in the player is a virtuoso who will yet be hoard of it. iii places whore transcendent talent may find the recognition. it deserves. . After the goblins had danced and tho winds had shrieked their way through tho trees, Mr. Amadio played his '.'National Fantasia," with its galvanising finale, and then, sent a peace note to his audience.in Somerset's ".Song of Sleep." Later ho played the "Carnival de Venice," with amazingly intricate variations, ■• and the "Trauroarei" of Schumann. Miss Elsy Treweek, though still suffering frm a cold, sang the "Jewel Song" from "Faust," "My Treasure," and was delightful in that sterling Scotch ballad "Loch Lomond." Tho cold extracted somo of tho music from her tones in tho middlo register, but sho has sufficient vocal resource to sing "Spring's Awakening" in good spirit, and was charming in Tosti's "Good-Byo" and rather less so in "Comin' Thro' tho Bye." Miss Masson played tho Chopin "Scherzo in C sharp minor" with nno verve, and her strength and security in the Kachmaninoif-'Treludo in C sharp minor" wore distinct virtues. Her numbers also included Poldini's "Dance Poupco." Miss Masson is an accompanist' , par excellence. An extra concert has beenarranged for this evening; Tho programme is pub- . lished elsewhere. ■.. '