CHARLES SAUNDERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 233, 29 September 1908, Page 7

CHARLES SAUNDERS.

■ T_st W^ 4 at the ChoTal HaU Mf Saunders gave the flirt <*' his j f-nwell recitals berore a highly appreHe - set in the pro-, a f or = e ren contributions, most being of an e.xacti__ character, j ,1 of which received splendid Lnterpre- I a.. „ _ \r the conclusiou of his efforts ] V t _S enthH-ia-Xic-Jlr aplauded and and in several? instances sang *!£_ solos. The exquisitely beautiful • -I-, Vative Worth." from Haydn - "wtt-on- wa_ chflTTningly rendered , rec itutive was declaimed in splendid !Se and the melody ot the famous ana - -n__ with tender beauty and happi*!f s = and secured for the talented tenor 11 __at demonstration of praise at its .ullivan's "I will Ari.se- re-4-ved a very expr-ssive dehvery. a_ did TL, Stainers "King ever Glorious,'l Ah was simg as an encore number. Svrimierton Heaps "Annabel Lee" was riven with freedom 01 style, and was so , Bach enjoyed that the singer had to give farther contribution, which was tne 1 treizr sons '"One and Twenty." The sceci-J solo of the concert, however, was | "Lanier's Soliloquy-" the grand scena j -nd aria for tenor voice. -What a. Darksome and Dismal Place." by Kent- 11 Sutton. This fine composition, with its , | varied movement . exhibited to the best I j possible advantage the singer's powers:,! i .raphic and powerful reading was given j j 0 f it and the audience were h _•_ spell- j bound darin-r fits perfonnanc.. The ! ! anjer was suitably accompanied by ; Messrs Midgley. H. Hunt and Heck on 1 j the organ, piano, and violin respectively, j j which "added considerably to the effect ■ of the performance. The open- 1 _g recitative. " What a Dark- 1 jome place ! " was given in mocking | tones, the second movement. "Ceiling ' and Walls." was sung with emphasis, j and hi a descriptive manner, and the Allegro was rendered in a -peaking way. which expressed the words in excellent fashion, while very cynical was the delivery of the lines. * I'll Add My Little | Contribution": the aria. "Here in a Cor- j ncr of the Wall." was a masterpiece of descriptive singing: the first part was rendered with much sentiment and excellently phrased, and great power of voice was displayed in the Allegretto. "Indeed I marvel": a stupendous climax j was reached in the finale. "Ah! Never, j .ever!": the massive tones of the organ. I the penetrating octaves of the piano, and , the clear violin notes of the syncopated j theme, asainst the sustained minims tuns with vehement torce by the soloist, sounded like a large chorus ,t id orchestra performing. It was little wonder that at the close the executants were enthusiastically applauded ami recalled, and had to return and repeat the aria. Mr Saunders also gave with telling effect Brahms "The Death of Nelson." Miss Robson sans her solos with much sympathy and purity of intonation. She was warmly applauded ' after her expressive performance of Cowen's "The Promise of Life." Gounod's "Entreat Mc Not to Leave Thee."' was delivered with rare tenderness and excellent phrasing, and was sympathetically accompanied by Mr H. Hunt. As an 'encore. Miss Robson delivered Del Eiego's "A Hand of Eoses." Knight's "She Wore a Wreath of Roses" exhibited the singer's low notes to splendid ad vantage, and the soloist secured with Mr Saunders" excellent readings of Spohr's "Children. Pray this Love to Cherish." and Sutton's "Good Night." Mr G. Van Heck gave excellent interpretations of the violin solos. "Canzona" and "Romance." by Bohm: his encore pieces wire Godard's ""Berceuse." and i_humann's _.r__merei." with organ oblis. to by Mr T. E. Midgiey. Mr Horace Hunt gave with clearness of execution and excellent registering Dubois' organ "Toe- ! cata.". and. in response to a merited recall, contributed Wolstenholme's "The Answer." He also played Moskowski's "Caprice Espagnol " as a pianoforte solo ', in a finished manner, and was honoured ndth a hearty double recall afterwards.