ORGAN RECITAL.

Evening Post, Volume 55, Issue 55, 3 September 1923, Page 3

ORGAN RECITAL.

! The torgan. . recital, of Mr. Bernard Page last evening was. largely . alte'nded, and the programme was one which was ; calculated to satisfy the tastes of- every member of .the audience. Opening with the E fiat Concerto of the Rev.. William Felton, Mr. Page gave an artistic interpretation-- of the eighteenth century imitation of Handel's refreshing style, and then delighted the audience with a captivating "Romance" by Brahms (Op. 115, No. 5) and a bracket of delightful nieces by Lemare, the great organist who ; visited Wellington in 1806. and gave recitals ,on the Town Hall organ, very shortly after it was opened by Mr. Maughan Barnett. They consisted of "Serehade," "Musette," and "Solitude." By ' requ'ost, Mr. Page favoured with the charming "Andantine" of the same composer. The .veil-known solo from "The Maslersingers." "Wallher's Prize Song," lost r.»ne sf 'ts refreshing beauty in transcription 'or tJie nrgan. and was artistically played. The Sntst i work on the programme -was Cesar ; l'ianck's; "Finalo in B Flat" (Op. 21), | the spirit of which was caught by Mr. Page with erith lsiasm and transmitted Ito his audience ; n a masterful manner.