TALKS ON MUSIC
Sir,-I have enjoyed Mr. Luscombe’s series Pageant of Musical History, and hope we shall have more of it. His treatment of a work-briefly explaining it and familiarising listeners with the major themes before playing the whole workis very helpful to the layman, enabling him to listen to the music’and, at least partially, to understand it. I we shall hear him again very soon.
BLYTH
CAREY
(Mt: Eden)
(We understand that Mr. Luscombe will broadcast a further series of nine talks during the third school term.-Ed) .
To All Crossword Puzzlers We are happy to announce that RW.C., refreshed by a well-earned holiday; will be resuming the weekly Cfossword Puzzles series as from next issue.
More letters from listeners will be toand on page 17. -w —
LETTERS FROM LISTENERS
(Continued from page 5) PICASSO. Sir,-Mr.. Fairburn has essayed the task of stating why Picasso should be regarded as one of the six great draughtsmen of all time. With a volume of impressive quotation he has probably put *)2 best case possible. It would be interesting to know the names of the five others to whom Picasso would make a sixth. It is true, of course, that Picasso was a thoroughly equipped draughtsman whose early work would have taken its place in any academy, bug he made no attempt to develop his obvious gift in drawing. To claim him as a great draughtsman argues, I think, a sad misunderstanding of the significance of the great Spaniard. Surely Picasso, in all his phases, has been absorbed in the structure of the picture and the relationships of forms and.colours. He has probably less interest in the visual aspects of things than any other artist. How then can we define draughtsmanship to include Picasso as one of the greatest exponents. Picasso is an, individualist. He is a designer of great power and is possessor of rare\ability to organise colour. He is a tireless experimenter and a magnificent entertainer, He is alert, ingenious, intriguing and stimulating. He is always news. He is sometimes sad though never deeply moving; he may be amusing but is never gay. He may be one of the great artists of the 20th Century: but I cannot ‘conceive of his ever being regarded as great or outstanding amongst the draughtsmen of this or anv other
age.
VELASQUEZ
(Wellington). |
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 379, 27 September 1946, Page 5
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