THE LEVY CONCERTS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 510, 18 December 1877, Page 2

THE LEVY CONCERTS.

A large audience assembled last Jiighi at the Masonic Kail to 'hear the eorrtetist ; who has astonished the w uvld by his ex- j traordhiary performances. h would he ! futile to attempt a description 01 the , music produced upon an iu.-iruinent ih.softest tones of which have generally bofii ; thought too powerful for an ordinary- ' six.ed hall. We feel that we should fail j to do Mr. Levy justice. This m'e-h, , however, we can .say—thr.i gentlemen's . range upon ihe coi'iiet-a.-pistuii is as : nearly as possible five floctavos, appealing ! to reach from the high notes of a piccolo ! to the low blasts of a trombone. The | instrument is, too, so flexible in the handy '. of this great master. I'Jii'eets that, are j popularly thought to be peculiar to i stringed instruments and the voice were ! plentiful in his performance last night, j Whether on the high or lon' not. .s ■■•! ■' the instrument, the ione was sort or ioud j at pleasure. Prom constant study and I practice the greab artist is eiiabu d to i accomplish tho highest effects without the j slightest difficulty. So wonderful is the i tone produced that it neoh nothing more ; Chan a simple melody to draw forth . unanimous approval from, the auhlo'iy, Nothing could have se,vpa-;.v>d the p ■;■- ■ forinanco of the evv-r-popnlar melo lit., " Auld Ivobin Gray'' an«i '"The Lee. Rose of Summer," during wiiioh the ; audience seemed to hold their breath in order to catch cwry delicate effect. Uf course Mr. Levy aeomplished many ex- \ traordhiary feats upon the instrument i when playing the diliieuli variation.; and caduiisas which abound in his solos, and which are introduced to] demonstrate the abiliy of the pi won nor j and the qualities of tiie instrument. But j

at these wo only wonder, wlffl;t. wo wore spell-bound at the appealing sympathetic strains of some of the •<•[•u!;-ir melodies. We <lo not, li.oH'OVcr, wish i( 10 1»> uuo'TsUuiil that wo fail to appreciate l'"e cleverness witli which tiiu extraordinary variations were played last night. <>n the contrary, we watched every note as it came forth crisply ami with astoundine precision from tiie instrument, for \vi; liti-l never previously heard any thin;,' like it. Signer (jiorz:i is another givat arlisl. From the universality of the pianoforte, its tones have become somewhat common : that is, when played in the ordinary manner. The piano, is, however, i|tiiie a different, instrument under the hands of Signer (Jiorza. 11 is best performance last evening was that of the "tirand Transcription from the Bohemian (oil," one of his own arrangements, full of sparkling ell'eots. The veal portion of tlie programme comprised several clioice pi' ees, prnininently amongst whicli were Mrs. .Levy's " Sim.;, .Sweet ISird," "Mia Madre, : " by Signer liosnali, and "(Ih. HcartheWildWinds lllnv." I. V Misslhtis. The old English glee. "Dame Dnrdcn." by Mrs. Levy, Miss I'it Is. and Signer Kosnati, wliich was vociferously encored, sent everybody lioine in good spiriis. We can confidently recommend our readers to attend to-night's eoncerl. In addition to hearing Mr. Levy, who is acknowledged tube the King of Cornetisfs. there is I lie singing of Mrs. Lvv (an aceoinplisln.'d vocalist), .Miss l ) itts(a realle capital eonIralto). and Signer Uosnali (one of the finest tenors tlial have ever visited the Colonics); also tile extraordinary pianoforte performances of Signer liioiv.a, who, 'as an accompanist, surpass' -s any playor v.e have ever hoard, whiis'.as a soioi-t, he, even with ordinary appiiane. s, pro 1 ibicrs cli'eci., dial wouhi delight any audience. The arrangements appeard lo h- | niosi satisfactory la--! 11i?iI• t. not a h'ieh of any kind having occurred lo mar the har- : lllollV of 1 ho entertainment .