LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10478, 29 April 1896, Page 3

LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

The fourth and last of the Dunedin Liedertafel's Concerts for the season was given last evening in the presence of a largo and appreciative audience, that the attendance would be satisfactory and that the auditors would be satisfied was only to be expected, because, for one tiling, the society has in this the ih-3t year in which it has emerged from the seclusion of privacy and appealed for subscribing members enrolled a large number of the musical public as subscribers to its fuDds; and because, in the second place, the preceding concerts of the season have sufficiently shown that the Liedertafel of this day, under the conduct of Mr Jesse Timso'n, is well maintaining the traditions of the society, aad that the performing members, by diatof earnest ttudy, applied under capable gujdapep, provide h programme wfcicb. is distinctly creditable and exceedingly enjoyable. The tendering of p»rt songs naturally takes first place in concerts given by a musical body such as the Liedertafel'ip, and the programme presented lastevening was, in rt-spectof thisifeatureof it, quite as successful as those submitted at any previous concert of the kind in this city. Included in tha nine part songs which wers given bythe mtrobera there were: several that afforded rich treats. Among these m»T be mentioned Schubert's beautiful eomponitjon " The night," which, rendered with fii\e.effect, well contrasted with the quaint "Wanderlied " (ZbHifer) that was bracketed with it. " The silver lining," a pretty; part song, composed by the.socUty'x honorary conductor, was by speciol'Uesite includsd in the programme, and a repetition of it had to be conceded, though, owing to the undue prominence of one or two voices in the roncludihg bars, it was not one of the best rendered itams,.and.an encore was requested also of "The deil's ,aW,"' but in this case it was declined. ..The test part song of the evening may besaidto have been L. iU Rjlla's "Martyrs of the arena,'' which wst,s suug with good judgment and draiiiatip-effecv "Tha image of lie,rose" (Reichardt), in ; which - the splo, was capitally sung by ■Mr -' X ■ Carter, . justly : earned warm jipnrobutjoa, the. huniinecl vooal accompaniment being much appreciated. The other pa.rt sonza wero the comparatively coinmonplacu " Happiest; land' (Hatton), a breezy "Tar's suns " b;/the fiame comp .ser, end the vocal waltz " Loves'ruignatlj over all." (Els&sser), each of which was. wel| rec-iived, The vocal soloists of the evening; were Mis.? Mongredien, Messrs J. Bkpkinuspp and W. F. Young. Miss Mon?redien p rich contralto was heard to advantage in "ThepromiEe of ljfe"(Cowen) and "Thegift" (Behrend), each of which song« was rendered with fine expression and admirable taste. For the latter song an encore -number, was imperatively demanded, ami Miss lloDjjreriien responded with a delightful rendering of." Listening." Mr Blenkinaopu found favour with "The last watch" and Mr Young,. wboge eolo came on. at the tail end of the .programme, did ample justice to "King Witlaf's driaking horn." An excellent feature of the concert was the masterly violin playing of Mr H. K. Melitn?, in who3e contributions a great treat vrai provided. A delightful "Berceuse" and an almost equally charming "Romance," each composed by J?. Kiqard, were bracketed for the first appearance of Mr Melitus, who subsequently played Haußer's " Rhapsodic Hongroise." Each item was performed I with great taste and marked artistic skill, and tho latter number provoked an enthusiastic encore, with which Mr IMitus obligingly complied. Messrs W. E. Taylor (hon. pianist of the society) and J. Timson contributed, as usual at these concerts, a piano duet, playing three of Brahms " Hungarian cianco!" with admirable effect, and Mr Timson'a crisp touch yrzi appreciated also in a solo, for which, »• " Bpmance" by On wen and. a "Minuet" by -Paderewski were bracketed. Mr Taylor played with characteristic taste the accompaniments to the yppal solos.