Felix Cherniavsky - Cherniavsky Trio

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Felix Cherniavsky - Cherniavsky Trio

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July 2 , 1917 . THE THEATRE MAGAZINE brilliant technique was exhibited to advantage , and his playing of the magnificent coda fully merited the husiastic ' applause it received . the Chopin group of studies , the pianist treated most successfully that in F minor . State Conservatorium of Mu ; 1 New South Wales Henri Verbrugghen Dire a Tuition in all branches Musical Art and Elocuti By a Staff of Highly Qualified Profess tonation always reliable , and the most embarrassing difficulties are overcome with secure confidence . The vigor and spirit of the main theme in the Mazurka were equalled by the ease of the long .passage in harmonics ; wbile in that theat . rical piece of trick - playing , the Pag . anini Caprice , he astonished every . one by his complete ease . It was certainly au exbibition of mere gymnastics of the violin , but it was wonderfully clever exhibition , none the legg . Too Emphatic . The ' cellist , Mischel , is also dis linguished for his interpretativo power : cotone 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'l 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 . EVENING CLASSES Ravel's Music . A trio for piano , violin , and ' cello , by Maurice Ravel , was also player , Gladstone Bell taking the ' cello part . This frio cannot be described as having been well and favorably received . It is frankly of the im . pressionist school , and in this in stance the vagaries and eccentrici ties of this school seem to have been accentuated . The atmosphere of elusiveness is indeed so plusive as to clude all trace of resemblance to anything but ultra modern music . Still , it may be admitted that the first movement suggested a dirge . the second more vaguely suggested a lament , the third inspired a feel . ing of regret that so much time should have been wasted by per formers and listeners upon such a work , and the fourth was cut short . Perhaps this may not be a fair crit . icism of the music at its best ; but neither was the performance a fair interpretation of the work . The in strumentalists seened nervous , and their want of confidence in theni . gelves and in the music naturally influenced the audience . And the fact that after the lights were : turned low , the light from the music stand of one of the artists ired like a searchlight throughout e trio von some of the people . did not help to sustain the interest of that section of the audience in Ravel's music , IN ALL SUBJE ! Director's Lecture Concerts al Director's Choral and Orchestral Concerts SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS NOW AVAIL , BOX PLAN AT PALING S Dates of all Concerts can be found in calend Prospectus , which can be obtained on applicati Registrar A. STANLEY WARWICK For Enquiries Phone City A STARTLER FOR THE KAISER . THE LATE FRED THE CHERNIAVSKYS . Some Brilliant Playing . The Cherniarsky Brothers , who when they first came to Australia in 1908 were simply clever boys , are now brilliant young artists . Even though their Slavonic tem 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 , bave indeed been amongst the most interesting and enjoyable features of a busy season . Not a Chopin Player . Jan Cherniavsky is a pianist ol distinction in music which suits his style . The inusic , however , is not Chopin's..except possibly pieces like the " Revolulionary 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 A fat , for instance , or the chief subject in the Second Noc . turne in opus 15 , or that other gem . the trio in the Scherzo in B ſat minor . The Cherniavskys have some curi . ous little mannerisms . Sometiniek , 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 drow big audiences to the Town Hall and he Conserva . torium . Recalls were the order of the evening at all the concerts . -A SHARP . By Wireless From Bendigo . " J.G. " : Sydney Jones ( " The Welsh Rarebit " ) gives the following reason why the Germans have been throwing out peace feelers : The Kaiser had a German spy sent to Instralia to see how many people were left in it . The sps ' got to Sydney . and sent the following wireless message to Bill of lotselam : .. " Dear Kaiser , Krep on go lụx . There are only about 5000 people left here . " The spy then got to Melbourne . And Informed the clear Kaiser that there were only about 2000 people there . HC visited various other places . And snid that there were only a few handsful of people at rach place . Liventually be reached Bendigo Just 44 the miners were changing shifts . The - lind never seen gold mines before . and was astounder at the number of nien Dat were coming up out of the dorp , hot mines . Thien he got his wireless to work . non sont thic following message : " Doar Katser . For ( iod's sake stop the war ! They are coming up out of hell in thou sands .. " Only True Acco Stella Duval , writing land ( N.Z. ) , Juno 6 , in i " Sceneshifter's " paragr : last number of " Th Magazine , " says : " I month's issue your acc l'ather's life , and I must for yours is thd only ti that has been published . publications were , plain ) not very accurate . Ace cere wishes for the con cess of your magazine . ' . Louis Kimball is me the title role of Mr. ) He has played in inust Carrie Moore will re - ar the Williamson Banner : production . The panto cipals are retained for . hattan , " and most or tr in " Dick Whittington " mas . the Emotional Violinist . The violinist , Leo Cherniavsky . 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 ininor of Tornst , or in such music as Wieniawski Mazurka or the showy " Caprice Study " of Paganini , he proved equally at home , impressing bis audiences thoroughly by his sin . cerity . He interpreted the concerto like a veteran , and the piano part also was ably played , by Alex . Czerny . 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 fone is pure , his in One of the war precautions taken in New York has been the closing at 1 a.in. of all restaurants , cab . arets , and saloons hitherto posses sing all - night licenses . The theal rical enterprises affected by the decree include Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic , the Cocoanut Grove . Dora lina's Montmartre , and Justine Johnstone's Little Club . All these establishments are beginning their performances at sich an hour that they can close at one . To B.J.M. ( Dubho ) .- first toured Australia in musical comedy . Her : was in 1914 . " Friar Tuck " : The late Comyns Carr -- dramatist , barrister , and art critic -- had a caustic wit . At a pub . lic dinner once he said , " All the poets of our time have written son . nets , from the Poet Laureate up wards . " Al Manchester a famous actor pestered him to learn what he thought of his Hamlet . “ Oh . " said , Carr , " an excellent play --- quile ex cellent . " WILLIAMS I ATTRACT ) Head Office : Auck'a Arthur Stigant has been re engaged for daine for the next Wil . liamson pantomime . Jack Cannot will be in the case . OWNERS TIVOLI New Zealand . Premier Pi