A NEW ZEALAND PIANIST
HE old saw about the prophet and his own country has been demonstrated again, this time by Janetta McStay, former Invercargill girl, now established as a concert pianist in Britain. Miss McStay came back to New Zealand unheralded and unsung, and the first we knew about her was a sparkling performance of Mendelssohn's G Minor Concerto with the National Orchestra from 2YC. When this was followed up by some really interesting, and at times exciting, Spanish music from 3YC, it was obyiotis that Miss McStay was a good deal more than a capable pianist. To the Mendelssohn concerto she brought a light-hearted anproach in the first and last movements, and an unusually thoughtful reading of the gem-like slow movement; the ancient war-horse emerged freshly caparisoned and with its youth regained. The Spanish works, played crisply, with beautifully-maintained boss rhythms, captured the essential spirit of native Spanish music, based on plucked strings. Give us more, please, Miss McStay.
D.J.C.
M.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 772, 7 May 1954, Page 10
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200A NEW ZEALAND PIANIST New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 772, 7 May 1954, Page 10
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