PIANOFORTE RECITAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 9 April 1924, Page 5

PIANOFORTE RECITAL

BY MISS VERA MOORE

A MUSICAL TREAT

Those who were sufficiently interested and fortunate enough to be present at Miss Vera ) Moore's pianoforte recital on Monday last will have been amply repaid for their enterprise, for seldom have Nelson audiences the opportunity of listening to instrumentalists of the calibre of Miss Moore. Apart- from the fact of her' presenting what would, in the large musical centres, he considered a heavy recital programme, she brings to her task a highly developed tecliTiicpie, coupled with a rare artistic perceptive, which leaves behind a sense of thorough satisfaction in the mind of the initiated. Miss Moore opened her pro grammo with Leonard Borwick’s fine and effective arrangement of Bach’s Chorale —Prelude, ;“0 Lamb of God,” written originally for organ, in which the perhaps rather too frequent use of the sustaining pedal was justified in the general fine effect produced. Her next number was Beethoven’s Sonata in E flat, which, if somewhat- “Chopinesque,” was. played with flawless technique and an artistic finish seldom heard. This was followed by Brahms’s Variations on an Original Theme in D and Rhapsody in B minor. In the . Variations Miss Moore proved that she had the required amount of technique, which is very considerable, as well as the virility and highly developed sense of rhythm as demanded in the works of this master. The Rhapsody

was piayed with exquisite effect, with regard to contrasts in light and shade, and tone values. Then followed a group.of modern work by Ravel and Scriabin, which were rendered with extremely good effect. The programme. concluded; with Chopin’s G Minor Ballade. One is inclined to think that this composer has a strong appeal to the recitalist, but of course in that she is not by any means singular. Altogether last Monday’s recital proved that Miss Moore is destined for great achievements in the future, for she is yet young and has the right attitude towards her art. One feels com- ; pelled to express sympathy for those of the real music lovers who were prevented from being present at the recital.