ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 7

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

In the Town Ha'! Ast ccnng t-.ie Auckiand Orvuestr.i Ninety giw its | fore a large and interesle\l audience \ I g-vi.i pr'cra.nv-11,- of wc.k- well kn-iwn , to those present «i. submitted, and ad-mirahle readings were given c the! ci:i\p.--siUons In pood strengti, the ;:: s* riiincm;allots w. re oreseti- Miss) While.aw aib.y acting as leader, while I the performance was conducted s">v Mr. I Wielaert with h:.- customary success. Rossuv.'s popular overture to the la'"| of hi.- many o»>>ras. " William TeJl." , which par'a-kc-s of the sy:npii..u .- torni. ! having several distinct -movormcnts. anil from its varied treatment might be ! termed a prop-ramen* srmp-honv. opened the proceedings. A fine performance "f this descriptive n-.u.-c- wis ohumM i Carefully g- ce n was -lie se r ,-i-e j,tro j d-irction by the .-el: is in harmony, the, 'cello solo be-ng adrn-irat'iv played by | Mt G A. Pauue. The following Allegro, a fc.esrhadowmg of the storm scene -n the opera, gave tie s,:rings an-I wind* , -omc dei:-itr ,; hih-*:ts in t ac cpen ' injt. which were a.ie-f-i:ite : -.- accounted lor. ~'ii.ic later on the chroma.! .oisms ascending ard descending hi the full s*.r--'gth of the bund rdived frvr.iissnrr.o. made ,i fine effect, and '<:is mo?.: r-eVis tic The pastiral Andante in-t-odu-ing •h» Fans drs Va-hes. evnablcd the flirc.s and reed., to .Vis-play their powers, which ■;.hcv did with distinct ion. tin- strings s-spph-.ng a nice!,- su.ndue.l accornpani ■n-cr.t. The :,-|!l, in i and effective mn.rch-rhy thrr. made itself feit in the r--ad:r.g obtained of the Allegro, some fijir .-orrtrasrt* of fme were made, and m-n-c'.i decision and Srmn-rv-s mi,, .',-.. ipiayod m -the chord pas.sa.-ge* by- 11» '.•>-ue r strings and winds, the second, and first violins -raes.nwihile sportively e.x<*ciitir.R -their Jvrolcen chord passages, ad •mrd-ably. At its termination the execu tantw wo r , -heswit-.lv applauded RalT's "March" from t.he "Lenore " sym ptwrny. -which as written to represent "the departure of Ignores lover with the army on its wa.y to brie Rattle if Prague, frorm which he does not. return, rweived an interpretation which firllv revc.ilevi the meaning of ihe music j Patthvt-oaliy played was the middle section, wftrrcii admirably d«-pi-Ys Inp an g*uir.h of the parting lovers, and the march theme was resumed w-th a Pne feel-inp tor rhythm on-i tiaj*. while the closing straun- of the coda were played softer and softer, depicting the warriors disa.ppea.nn-g in t,hc distance That famous violin concerto m G minor hy Max Hnirh-dedicated to Joachim, who first introduced j t j ntr England a; the Crystal Palace concert in February. 1S;0. and which is ncrliiponly rivalled by the two violin con certos by Beethoven and Mendelssohn re spctively--formed one 0 f the prin.ipa features of the concert. Miss Fditl Whitelaw. the Society's lender' th. solo violinist, and acquitted herself wit! marked distinction. The work is rich ir melody, well balanced in form, and mor. genuinely expressive than any of th. author's previous efforts. Its solo pari is thoroughly violin in style, even ha i being written by a man who' fully ' knew its po-sihilitie- and effect-. Mis.- Wbilcla». in her reading of the solo, realised the manifold beauties and wondrous charms of the music. She played with breadth of tone, in an elevated st.vle, with unwavering smoothness and deli i-aey. which excited the unequivocal admiration of the audience. The orchestral part was effectively rendered, the instrumentalists keeping their portion nicely subdued. At the dose Miss Whitelaw was very warmly applauded. Tschaikowsky's second movement from Symphony No <i. with its somewhat unusual 5-4 metre, offered no resistance to the instrumentalists. The cellos played the notable opening theme with distinction, securing good phrasing and intonation. The winds gracefully executed their intricate measures most commendably. In the portions where the strings have the theme and running quaver passages they were pleasing, while the full band in the disturbed rhythms was successful. Much taste and regard for phrasing, accent, and expression was shown in the performance, of tbe last 30 measures, while the insistent crotchet beat was well maintained by the fagotti and eontra.has.sos, and the timpanista. Mr. R. Adams, marked his quaver beat with a steady feeling for time and emphasis. He also acquitted himself with distinction in the "Tell" overture. A capita.! rendering; of Delibes' "Sylvia" terminated the concert Mr. Ripley was warmly encored after his tasteful singing of "A Dream" and •'Angels Guard Thee" ; to the latter Miss Baker supplied an effective violin obligate Mrs. Ripley acted as accompanist.