MADAME ALBANI'S CONCERT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12904, 9 September 1907, Page 9

MADAME ALBANI'S CONCERT.

Wktr«£ the magnificent illuetrabf Modame of the science and the fact that lpjSjsnyidmittod that she haa no peer I»|J appearance on the concert here on Saturday evening was Fp'SXit of more than ordinary unm**#j££\tid the anticipations formed li justified. It w true that we mfASI are rather apt to err |v ■fcffi dSon of unduly minifying 1 !: ®JZi iealth of voice, irrespective of li Km* AlbuJ , . wond.rfl.nj »rt..ti<j I -Sffi&iww. which form *> great a to* composition showed such , f that it was ■ ImwSbU Bβ* to recognise that one SSSagto « artist of the highest S?Jlselrl-*W»me gave Gounod's »Av« *y£s'fr** titvL P> fusing "» to it tb.* devotional feeling which m too /fin iJt giaht of. Wibbeby's setting Z, the key note of the song Se." Madame Albani's singing of (. tS encore number, "Withm a Mile » ,: rSf •mph.ebe. a fact often insisted * onTviß., that no one can eing Scottish ; ?*SSI«£ like Scottieh-born people. tcKlt ariist as Ac undoubtedly is, ■■■$!8K« from her interpretation of the SSb* Saturday night, Scottish musio $ ' riot one of her strong points The ■'■"; Aihg «* I*<»* k '» "flow Wy Mother • ffiht Me '" introduced to us by # -mR D°l°"<»' lacked the - i Sne« Ud melody of that incora- # wrJKnger. It *m jvoU sung, bu S>JB «ot stand out with any marked iUtinotivenws. Tb,* bracketed number, :.f3 wilts song, "Rosebuds," ?/- Albanl an^opportunity ' ; Se«iin displaying to the full her knowledge of technique, end P+ Zrttns end cadensas were taken with fcSrfSaN id effect. The encore profetfS ?togri»tert treat of the evening, if' 3i f <'ii(* RieoarelW. eicelleotly. Of the Wm •'•assrtk»»!lir to our young ting-p■-•Sβ tTipSaVtoo highly: • .greater H 4l«t town h Toioe production and i iSd to obtain, lliw Mildred Jones, |p]uthe.Mfrtt»vwa«> mainly set in the #,middl*i«4'upper registers. . .Mien # r Jon£Vsi?iinout effort, produqng a •?' einwilarly ' W '•»*' Powerful tone. ;:■■ mlwm%M. to ibe greatest pewble I ; bWß«k£out. pnhtt* more prominently r > v > thanini of n«P other eolos the bonutii'ri,tntimrmn& tene» el her voice. Mies ■if ■ Jm(# ttag a pretty little wng, "\Vhere Syep, ,, excellently, and was i?& Ott&JfiUmt , * 'frhim ehe gave ac «n mjooßae i» *b« duet waa :■■:■; Mjih«r wMXTtA oy a difference of_ »-' opinion between the tenor and herself friVto the key- $U» Myrtle Meggy, S tie eolo piamete, rather detracted fjom f Jfc {rifaft of her undoubted talent by .:i'. 4 4oae pronounced mannensnu. Her ; mIo, Liast's "Kihapeodie Hou- § ]mb*4 /No. •■12," abowed that Miss pil''^Wff'*"•'•poeeeeeee Qoneiderable oom- £ of technique added to power Kjena.'■•great of execution. At £ itf'wee ebe waa rather prone , to too ,v raooh oae of the loud pedal, but, as a \s>: whole, ber playing was Tho ( ■ Of toe solo violinist, Mr Haydn [|r';WoM, though lacking ebmewhat the ; fire and Impukiveness of Herr Premys- |.'-' l»v, aa evidenced notably by his inter|l: pretition of Sftroate'e 'Gypsy Dance," 4f. yet poawsiei great tenderneag andeweet- ?;, am of tone, added. to magnificent ; Meoqtion, These qualities were finely lUMtrated inSohuro«nn's "Traumcrei," |:.aM;t)ve beautiful aorenade of Piorne. A»M iUuitration of the power of exe--RtjOTjon ■posseseed by Mr Wood, tne NoU" of itubay was especially 'remarkable. It taxes to tho utter- ,. faoe* tfc« eseeutrre skill of the most > brll%ui rWiniat, and Mr Wood played r,';U witfc great imoeee*. In the Chopin &\*miJMHr Mr Wood was also heard fe i ;WjwWiia«»''Uje sweet singing tone f$ PHHueed being eminently suited to the ti;:;«*fa*ter of the oonfiposition. Tbe f.zWmr-Vum," thougfi flhore wm to f., •Wβ extent »n abeenoe of tliat aban--4« «ad wild enthuaiaem which is its m+gm, *ac played with some degree 01 {*|«i«s. Mr Wobd'e violin obwigatos it; ;T};f»»deinei Albania songs were splenpMm $*#& Mr Wiffiam Green is ■;. v.Wgeebtedly the finest tenor we Bare ,0, , Hie-Toioe, tibough of the Wgt&mn chanKJteT, wne well under %22"* J ? , °t .and he hoe a meet artistio i l ■ ffli * n **• treatment of his aongs. p»rMoulariy marked in his of "Come into the Garden, ed £ wUcl » h* infused a $' arsaatio power end' effect whioh due '# SSu?" 4 ttyle * &* «l«aUy finished and tfgWi w «e hw interpretataion or - fflxT* , "i.ereat lore eonjg, "Ade¥t. * nCOT e numbers, 'mc : ''sfi?XL* H f ße " and Sing ■•i^fflJ?" ,8 * Of Anh *" (Particularly trie 'W-ZSUP wgr *. g'T 6 " with great arfistio , *& Qwen'e vpico is full of V> w «»cb. he has a ■■-■'-'iSyzi?' PJOOTction which brings ou- **» full value °* Mr Flint's ae- , * wa * • "Elation through- ■ 3L *w oorop 5 D y left for Wellington Uμ concert.