ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 135, 7 June 1907, Page 3

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

gtJbcBSSFUL PERFORMANCE.

_____ was a crowded audience at the • _J____ Hall last night to hear the AuckSociety's second perSUe of the fourth season. The • r_i«rt : was a very succ-essrul one and ' Sumach enjoyed judging by the reeep- '. »__ accorded each contribution. The -\ ?T d contained over sixty executants, ___& was an increase in the brass divir; ' 'on which made itself felt when occ-a- ---" Son demanded, while the strings were - 'resent in large numbers, and with few '.' Options in the leads, did admirable - work producing a nice tone, playing ireli Wether, and were generally to be I ; ' on as regards intonation. The violoncello-, had a lot of beautiful music to perform, which they did very creditWrafld t_e violas made the inner harmonies tell out nicely and the flutes and •' rlarinettes were most successful in their rt- much was demanded from them, ' __d their best was given, which often ; added considerably to the playing of the 1 " jjjgje, instruments. Since the last con__t tie orchestra must have worked .Jrax carefully at the rehearsals, for all - '__'o_«h the performance evidence was ■_ that thorough study had | -.ton given the pieces. Two movements from the famous Symphony "Pathetic,' '_■ the celebrated Russian composer ' '-Tscbaikowsky, played for the first time :_,. this orchestra, proved very mterest- ' '__: and were very creditably rendered, ■flu's fine composition makes some bold -"iinovat-ions on the usual style of writ.w, He slow movement usually placed ■ ___ni is arranged fourth and last. A ihort introduction, and an opening Allegro, are followed by an Allegro con jjazia in Scherzo form; an Allegro motto i vivace, also in Scherzo form, but much -"elaborated, and all concludes with an "Ada -o lamentoso. There is a consistdent -adness blended with tense passion ■ the work, and the Russian Composer has with elaborate orehestral 'tion and highly effective contrasts pro--dttced'a tone poem which exemplifies "'■ much that is national in the composer's .___ Movements Xos. 2 and 4 were the .parts submitted by the band. The rhythm in 5-4 time with 'cello .heme with chords of pizzicato, strings, "'horns and wood, went very well, its .ample and tuneful sportiveness being inarch appreciated, while the second . Hjnelodv was executed with considerable ■ J-chann'and grace, and the middle verse " ',-K_t-d6le___a c fiebile —which is a quaint . .jilending oi the strange dance with a i 'mournful theme, was rendered with ". much -care and tender feeling. The -io-t-h movemeit, with its various .changes of tempo, ranging from Adagio stoVf___. received careful treatment. >Thestrmpgave their themes in a musical "T__\the- hushed murmuring of ...troodnotes,the ever closely echoed notes of-the ■____!, and the constant throb j.of the horns, admirably expressed the ,*anguish of despair which grows fiercer "at.each refrain, while the chords for ~ trombones and tubes, told to advantage, ..and the 'cellos in their despairing passages esecnt-d their portion in a plain;f<fre itiA suitable manner. The climaxes '. \-v_ie admirably worked out, and the .'ijavtifa scales were executed with • .facility hy the strings, while all through Special attention was paid to phrasing, '•_■ isccentuation, intonation, expression, atI -jiack? and release. Consequently a 1 Jjraiseworthy -L-feipretation of this ex.Msithg lavement was secured. The . -vi__-ic-__d the performance of it met frith a very cordial reception, and at the I close- the ■ executants were warmly an{plauded. The opening Andante of - $to___i_ Overture to "Guillaume Tell" - -was carefully phrased, and a spirited Reading was given of the Allegro, but in the third movement the part for oboe . Vttis niot always accurately performed, i [the flutes' thirty second notes were delightfully rendered, and the movement ' '~is tastefully accompanied, while a eapi- : S_l delivery was secured of the closing vivace, the strings keeping well 'together and the brass told to advantage. •..JEave for a little uncertainty of tempo -% the double notes by the strings a I ~ .;____ better rendering of Liszt's "Rhap*§y° was secured than that given at the Vtast concert by the band, and this work "-'and the former was so much liked that .the concluding portions were re-demand-;W. Massenet's "Fete Boheme"' was in a decisive style, the chord splaying told admirably, and the strings 'and wood tones shone to advantage, I While a dainty performance was given wS 'Thomas' Entr'acte from "Mignon,''" a-spirited rendering of the popular j'jOTerture to "Zamua" terminated the « Srduous duties ot'the band. Mr. B. ..jponey gave satisfactory renderings ot • • £st__uk_wskys songs. "The Letter" and fTo Sleep," and Elgars "The Swimmer." Tecening recalls after each performance. - Herr J. Wielaert conducted ably. Miss iWhitelaw. L.RA.M., made an 'efficient •ead?r, and Miss Stevenson acted as chief -Sf-tj-e seconds, while Mrs. Macandrew .Waved the accompaniments. ''; F It . —