The Light Touch
T is a common mistake to think that . serious music demands much preparation, while light music can be dashed off easily. I wouldn’t like to say that the reverse is the case, but it is true that much music is of so great an interest as to hold the attention in spite of imperfect presentation. Light music, on the other hand, often shows up with devastating clarity the weaknesses of the
player. A delightful example of how to present light music was recently given by Leela Bloy in a broadcast .of violin music from 2YA, Miss Bloy is always a clean and neat violinist, and this time she played a group of light solos with the same care and attention to detail and lack of exaggeration that she had previously given to more serious music. The result was a freshness that put new life into some old bones,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 512, 14 April 1949, Page 8
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151The Light Touch New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 512, 14 April 1949, Page 8
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