AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 July 1913, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

MISS MARIE MOTTO. Miss Marie Motto, a violinist with a world reputation, will give a recital in the Exchange Hall in Masterton on Thursday evening next. The event is being looked forward to with considerable interest in musical circles. Referring to a recital recently given in Nelson, the Nelson. Evening Mail snys : "The'violin and pianoforte recital given in the School of Music last evening by Miss Marie Motto (violin.'? and Miss Phyllis Fell (piano) was nothing less than a musical treat from beginning to end, and the vociferous applause accorded the performers on each appearance, was some indication of the extent the large audience appreciated the various items on the-; programme. Long before the recital commenced there was a large crowd outside the building, and practically every seat was occupied when eight o'clock struck. Much has already been Said about Miss Motto, and all that need be repeated here is that she easily acted up to the expectations of those who made it_their business to hear her. Every item was encored, and on the conclusion of the programme the audience simply \\iculd not leave the building until Miss Motto mad% another appearance. On two" occasions Miss Motto was recalled no less than three times, and everybody enjoyed the recital from start to finish. It is quite unnecessary to.describe the programme minutely. Taken as a whole Miss Motto's playing was exquisite. To thoroughly enjoy it, it is not ngjpessarv to be a skilled musician one's self, although such qualifications must necessarily make the recital more delightful. There is a beauty and charm about her playing 'that is seldom heard in these parts. The rich full notes of the violin combined with skilled rendition held the audience throughout the evening, and everyone seemed sorry to leave the buildiing. Miss Phyllis Fell played the accompaniments most tastefully, and her performance was a pleasing feature of the recital. For h?r piano solos she received an enthusiastic, re* call. Another recital of this nature simply must be given during, Miss Motto's*, stay in Nelson. '. The programme was as follows: Violin and piano, Sonata\in G Major (Brahms), Miss Marie Motto and Miss Phyllis Fell; violin solos. Serenade (Tschaikowsky), Spanish Dance. (Sarasa'te), Miss Marie Motto; pjafio solos, Intermezzo; in E Maior,' Capriccio in G Minor (Brahms), Miss Phyllis Fell; violin solos, Arie (old German (Mattheson), Gavotte (old French) Arie (old Italian) (DurantfcyflMSs ; ' Marie Motto; vioni solos..three Hunfarian Dances (Br.ahms), TVfiss Majrie lotto.