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ITCHIE HANNA, the Dunedin violinist, has been heard at a number of concerts since his return from abroad, but the best thing I have heard him do over the air was the Handel Sonata in D, which he and Dr. V. E. Galway performed at one of the Sunday evening organ recitals in the Town Hall, relayed from 4YA. Precise, clear playing, good tone, and a vitality well suited to the style of the music made this an excellent performance. Another good broadcast a few evenings later from the same station was. that of Mona Ross, contralto, who sang "The Wild Swan" and "Noon Hush," both by Peel, and "The Nightingale Has a Lyresof Gold," by ‘Whelpley. These songs, quite new to me, were given an immediate appeal and beauty by reason of Miss Ross’s careful artistry, her beautiful contralto voice being here used to great advantage. She is a singer who possesses the power of control over the faintest pianissimo as well as the double forte. I hope we will hear more of these performers soon. Will some station not try. the experiment of an hour’s recital by two artists, the items being chosen to illustrate some historical or emotional aspect of music, and quite unrelieved by those unnecessary but seemingly inevitable "fill-in" recordings which manage to spoil the balance of many otherwise good programmes?
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 446, 9 January 1948, Page 13
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228Local Talent New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 446, 9 January 1948, Page 13
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