THE WILHELMJ CONCERTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6494, 20 December 1881, Page 5

THE WILHELMJ CONCERTS.

The fourth concert lost night was, like Us predecessors, very roach enjoyed by the audience, as good music and ". // jogs always ore. A " concerto of Lipinskl, a famous artist of tbe old school of violinists, woe tbe classical number of the evening, and was followed by that smooth delicate ii Romance " of his own composition, which Herr WUhelroj played at the first concert. A “reverie" by Vieuxterops, followed by “ Auld Bobln Gray," played with grand simplicity, were tho next on the programme. Tho lost was Ernst’s Hungarian airs, the tame arrangement as last Thursday night s, followed by a beautiful nocturne of Ohopm », which was remarkable for the splendid rendering of an " andante " passage of great beauty, in which the sonorous quality of tho lower notes of tbe instrument were the pro--10 MUs Cooron's rendering of the famous “ Yoi cbe sapeto " from tbe Nozxo di Figaro, was elegant, and simple as it ought to to always, and the accompaniment of Mr Vrarich appropriately delicate and refined. Her other numbers were " Elaine’# Song " (Plumpton), followed by that beautiful ballad of Osgood s “Down in a Shadowy Lane, which was so much admired at the first concert j i and » quint ballad, followed by a * „# Mavertoer’s “ The Fisher Maiden. ecro a really fine rendering of LUet’e " and " KJgoletto, * and !SLl«t?s waits of hie own, very toSuLt in idea rad pbved with groat taste

In musical effect®. Applause, it Is superfluous to add, was very frequent throughout the whole concert, ns usual. The management, it was pleasing to note, had taken precautions whereby tho enjoyment of listening remained undisturbed.

To-night tho performance will be under tho patronage of His Excellency the Governor. A specially attractive programme is announced for tho occasion.