THE CARRENO RECITAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 27 July 1907, Page 2

THE CARRENO RECITAL.

The "Otago Daily Timos" referring to the first appearance of Madame Teresa Carreno, the celebrated pianist, in Dunedin says :* Madame Carreno in the presence of a, large audience achieved an immeasurable success. Report, lavish as it has been, has not endowed her with a single gift too many. She is truly a magnificent artist, a musician of arresting powers, a memorable personality. Unquestionably her recital will rank as one of the very highest of the musical events which have taken place in this city. There is that about the art of such a pianist as Madame Carreno that must inevitably appeal, no*, to a limited class of tho musically-educated only, but to all in whom musical appreciation has the faintest glimmerings. In all schools of music Madame Carreno seemed equally to excell. She began with the famous "Sonata appassionata" of Beethoven, and probably no reading of this great city has been characterised by an equal insifiht or so uniformly elevated a conception. The restraint marking the interpretation was one of its noticeable features, yet the whole performance vibrated with feelin**. It represented the attainment of the happy mean between insipidity and meaningless frenzy . Finally Madame Carreno launched into the remarkable "RhaDsodie Hongroise No. 6," of Liszt, the astonishing octave passages in which were manipulated with astonishinc ease, while the climax was rendered with simply amazing power and brilliancy. A ercat ovation followed from th*- audience, but Mme. Cai'pno contented herself with repeatedly bowine her acknowledgments and those present reluctantly dispersed. A concert, social and dance in connection with the St. Mary's Choir will be held in the Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening next. After a successful tour of the Norland at Wellington Perry's Bioi-ani" will 'not the one connected with the Salvation Army) will appear at the Th«"itre n«xt Thursday and Friday eveni n crs. The plant, is the latest- importation. Two machines are used. Chas. Urbnn's 1907 models, and it is claimed that the pictures are of the largest, beine projected on » 35ft cineo cloth by a powerful ielecfcrie arc licht. Rc'ies

will be shown descriptive of all that is going on in the world to-day, as well as a. collection of study pictures and comic and chaste subjects. Mr p erry does not. want the general miblic to "■onfuse his bioram^ with that of the Army. Although a brothc to Major Perry, his show i= purcK a Drivate enterprise. The Rradv Sisters, vocalists. Mr Gporpe Temnlp. an English baritone. Little Leah, and tbp TC-oTtons will var** the Drneram*"" ittheir re-sppftive lines. Dav sale ticV«t.s may be secured it places advertised.