Echoes in gallery
t An interesting and enjoyable recital in the C.S.A. t gallery yesterday began with Martin Lamb playing Men- ? delssohn’s Andante and c Rondo Capriccioso in clear, " vital, and exciting fashion. He j brought out richly singing c tone in the Andante and phrased the melody suavely. a He gave plenty of life to the j Rondo without making the 1 piano sound over-resonant, f Mozart’s Trio in E flat for ' [viola, clarinet,- and piano 1 was played by Donald;, .Maurice, Stella Monk, and 1 I Martin Lamb. The blending of f [the instruments was not entirely satisfactory at the be- J ginning in this very resonant I hall, and competition from J something like a pneumatic riveter later on did not help c :at all. 8 However, the minuetto and; trio had warmth and shapely a phrasing, and the allegretto A came happily to life in graceful fashion. A sonata for clarinet and - piano by Poulenc, played by!a Deborah Rawson and Susan!) Glasgow, was interestingly piquant in its melodic flights I v of invention and harmonic IC texture. The romanze was'? both tender and imaginative p and was so played. At times s perhaps the louder tones from S the clarinet were rather heavy (E for the hall. / —C.F.B. J
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33251, 14 June 1973, Page 18
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