ORGAN RECITAL
Tho popularity o» Sunday crgs«i _ recitals was again exemplified sast cvsiung, when a large nudienoa assembled at 't'-o? Town Hall -to hear Mr. Bernard Pags, City . Organist, pls-r.a delightful programme of musio. Wagner's preluce to Act 1 of "Tristan and Isolde" was played with fine understanding r.nd expression. It presents the spiritual progress of the great lov© tragedy from beginning- to enfl. and the opening theme is a beautiful piece of work, ono voice cseending in a spirit of longing, and tba other descending in a j spirit o' hopeless dejeotiop. Mr. Pago gave a briliiar.: interpretation of •the piece, and ec.rr.sc! prolonged eppiause. The fairy music o5 ?/.[ende'sso?:n'ii overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was also artistioally played, and other numbers were: Canzonet (Bernard Johnson), ''Hay? Pity Upor. Me, 0 Lord God" (Bach), Andante, from String Quartette (Debussy), and Scherzo, Op. 70 (Hofraaira).
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 54, 6 March 1922, Page 4
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146ORGAN RECITAL Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 54, 6 March 1922, Page 4
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