THE WORLD OF MUSIC.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18874, 18 February 1933, Page 16 (Supplement)

THE WORLD OF MUSIC.

Now Musloal Work. After an hour or bo of Wagner recently at the Queen’s Hall Promenade Gonoert, Sir Henry Wood introduced a new work —a set of orchestral variations called “Phllbarmonlo Concerto"—by Paul Hindemith, the young hope of musical Germany. Hindemith is fluent and Ingenious. Bait alongside the good things, Hindemith (who seems ito have'no power of self-criticism) has admitted much that is ramshackle and purposeloss. The theme Itself rambles weakly when after the first three notes Hindemith Says to himself that it would he unworthy of a musician of the 1930’s to remain in C minor any longer. But the definiteness cH those three notes is, after all, a foundation, and at the end one willingly admitted that the 20 minutes had been interesting if only intermittently convincing. Padorowskl In London. The only recital to be given this winter in London by Mr Paderewski, the famous pianist, is being looked forward to with eagerness by musiolovers. This one concert, whioh was rendered at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, on January 12, attracted the usual rapturous audience which the great master gathers about him wherever lie plays. He gave the concert on behalf of the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund. The King and Queen were patrons and the recital was hold under Die auspices of the Daily Mail, who bore all the expenses. The rush for hookings was considerable, the prices charged being: Stalls,' 24s and lbs; arena, 21s and tbs; orchestra, 2 1s; balcony, 9s (very few) - gallery (unreserved), 3s Gd; boxes’, 10 scats. £l2 12s; S scats, £8 8s; and five seats. £3 15s; 12s, 10s Gd. 7s Gd, and Gs. Non»stop Concert. Tito non-stop concert is the latest addition to London’s Sunday entertainment. The experiment was launched at the Leicester -square Theatre, and the management, encouraged by the response of the public are making a permanent feature X£flntinu<id in next ofllumno.

of the Sunday concert programme. The concert begins at 6 p.m., and continues without a break until it p.m., and there.xvere half-a-dozen artlsts’xvho are well known on the London concert platform, in cabaret, and on the variety stage. It was extremely well received, and from I lie moment the doors opened until tiie last item there was a -constant stream of people into the auditorium. Among the -artists who appeared xvere tho Western Brothers, xvlio are xxell known as cabaret and radio turns; Mr Charles Hayes, the entertainer, xvlio performed in a dress-suit instead ot Ids character costume, as the laws governing the Sunday opening ol theatres do not permit the xvearing of comic dress. -Fur the rest, liiore was the the. lire n-rheslra, a child impersonator. a banjo and mandolin artist, and Mr Albert Whelan, another star of the variety stage.