Felix Cherniavsky - Cherniavsky Trio

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Felix Cherniavsky - Cherniavsky Trio

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THEATR a tonation always reliable , and the most embarrassing difficulties are overcome with secure confidence . The vigor and spirit of the main thene in the Mazurka were equalled by the ease of the long .passage in harmonics : while in that theat . rical piece of trick - playing , the Pag . anini Caprice , he astonished every one by his complete ease . It was certainly an exhibition of mere gymnastics of the violin , but it was wonderfully clever exhibition , none the less . Too Emphatic . The ' cellist , Mischel , is also dis linguislied for his interpretative power : Lot one cannot belp wishing that he were a little less emphalic . Indeed , both in his case and that of the pianist , Jan , there is fre quently that impression of " working the passage ' which tells against that sense of confidence with which the work of an artist should be in . spired Again , this demonstrative . ness almost completely destroyed the balance and proportion of the ensemble playing . Such music as Arensky's Trio in D minor suffere 1 badly from this cause . The art . ists appeared to imagine that it was their business to May independently of each other , and of course , this is precisely what the performers in chamber music must not do . Juha THE , CHERNIAVSKYS . The The ato tag . Some Brilliant Playing . 1917 . The Cherniavsky Brothers , who when they first came to Australia in 1908 were simply clever boys , are now brilliant young artists . Even though their Slavonic tein perament frequently dominates their judgment , with the result that their playing is very often too as . sertive and demonstrative , the fact remains that they exhibit talent in a remarkable degree . Their recent concerts in Sydney at the Town Hall and the Conservatorium , un der the J. and N. Tait management . have indeed been amongst the most interesting and enjoyable features of a busy season . Emotional Violinist . The violinist , Leo Chernjavsky . the eldest of the three , is a singul . arly emotional player , and , at the same time , one of unusual technical resource . Whether in the fine Violin Concerto in F sharp minor of Trnst or in such music as the Wieniawski Mazurka or the showy " Caprice Study " of Paganini , be oved equally at home , impressing vis audiences thoroughly by his sin . cerity . He interpreted the concerto like a veteran , and the piano part also was ably played , by Alex . zerny . This work bristles with echnical dificulties , in which the violinist simply revelled . He is more restrained , and consequently more artistic , than his younger brothers . His tone is pure , his in Not a Chopin Player . Jan Cherniavsky is a pianist of distinction in music which suits his style . The inusic , lowever , is not Chopin's - except possibly pieces like the " Revolutionary Study " or the " Blacksmith Prelude . " For the most part . in the Chopin music which I heard him play , he quite missed the poetry of the composer : and when that happens . Chopin 14 anything but Chopin . Take the Bal . lade in Afat , for instance , or the chief subject in the Second Noc . turne in opus 15 , or thal other gem . the trio in the Scherzo in B flat minor . The Cherniavskys have some curi . ons little mannerisms . Sometimes , Leo : in a temperamental passage , holds his violin as if it were of pre cious glass , and he were afraid of letting it fall , while he gazes at the strings with a look of pain . Mischel . as he bends over the ' cello , indulges freely in gesture with his bow arm . .But all this is by the way . The playing of the three brothers , as has been indicated , has many fine qualities , and drew big audiences to the Town Hall and the Conserva . torium . Recalls were the order of the evening at all the concerts . --A SHARP .