Mice May Safely Laugh
N a light session from 1YA recéntly _ came a joyous piano Perey So Three . Blind Mice as it might have been written by various composers. For Rachmaninoff the C Sharp Minor Prelude needed little adaptation, nor for Tehaikovski the 1812 Overture, and Handel, Mendelssohn, and others were present in characteristic clothing. But where were Bach and Beethoven? Were they too reverend to be invited to the party? I should have enjoyed Bach’s brisk treatment of the rodent epic along the lines of the 3rd Brandenburg, or in stately minims embroidered with flowing quavers as in "Sheep May Safely Graze," and Beethoven’s more tragic approach as in the opening of the Appassionata ot Moonlight Sonatas, or the 5th Symphony. If ever we have special sessions for piano students I hope they will include such recordings as this; parody illuminates, and when our affections arte secure, a gentle laugh at their object can liberate us from that bog of seriousness which from time to time paralyses our efforts. ‘
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 291, 19 January 1945, Page 9
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170Mice May Safely Laugh New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 291, 19 January 1945, Page 9
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