Another Violin
E have had from 2YA recently a plethora of violin sonatas: the last was the Brahms’ Op. 100, to my mind one of the finest of them all. It has only three movements, but each one is a masterpiece of music. / The sonata was well played by Desmond Lavin (violin) and Decima Dickson (piano). It might be possible to say that Mr. Lavin’s style was not quite so refined as one or two other fiddlers heard lately, but he amply made up for it by the passion of his attack and the glorious richness of his tone on the lower strings. Both violinist and pianist showed a fresh and vital approach to the sonata which made invidious any criticism of. slight lapses in ensemble. I would always prefer vivid life with minor blemishes to faultless but cold perfection.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 493, 3 December 1948, Page 10
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140Another Violin New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 493, 3 December 1948, Page 10
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