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Lorsque le document eat trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA, il est film* A partir da I'angia aupArieur gauche, de gauche A droite. et de haut an bas. en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Lea diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thoda. 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 •t^' ^Mli;ii =§lM§fS#§§liM§'r^ CJCJMM lil^ TS OJ^ TH E l^RESS. THE tirsilTED^ SfA^TESN^ |nk\v yohk keynotk.] Tlio iittractive, jreiiial artist iiair we horeaitli introduce to It' readers of Tiik Keynote, possess so {Treat and eminent a artistic \vork in this t reputation from abroad, tiiat tiieir fin country is not to be wondered at. -Mrs. -Marianna-Doering Hrauer has studied with various celebrities in Europe, notably the Court Capellmeister ])eppe. She has given many concerts in >«ortli Ciermany, Boliemia, Silesia, l\)lish Russia, and in the North, East, and West of the Tnited States and Canada. The many jiress clippings from European papert; speak of the talented lady in the most com- liliinentary terms. A Berlin .journal of great induenoe calls her "an artist of God's grace," "Eine kuenstlerin von Gottes i» diiriuj^ tlii> wiiitor by Herr and ]''niu Doering to their juiiiils and l'riondn fdnU ])hico hi.st evenin<.', at the now well known rtisiiltMice on Church street. That each nnnihor was artistically rendered goes without saying. Tiie andante for piano and cello hy Mr. and Mrs. JJoering found a fitting dijuax in the closing nninher. !Mr. Doering used a Ileintzman piano and Mrs. J)oeriiig I)resided at a beautiful Berlin ISechstoin. Mrs. J)ooring's execution i.« marvellously perfect. All the gradations from the softest tones to the most pronounced forte were magnificentl)' bronu'ht out. The hidy's playing exhibits, too, tlie charm of graceful motion no less than the delight of beautiful mnsio. This was equally evident in her j)iano solo. Mr. Doerin^''s 'cello sulo sliowed the great range of his instrument as well as ivS Wonderful richness and beauty. In the cantabile there was a divergence of live octaves or more between the highest and lowest notes, and the extremes were exquisitely brought out. Both selections, all through, were given with Mr, IViering's well known perfection of style. I'rau I'ocring's sulo Fantasie, variations by Liszt, was a fine? performance, but it was surpassed by her jdaying in the Beethoven C minor concert for two pianos. Her mastery of the instrument was consumtnate. Nothing could exceed the brilliancy of the runs, or the perfection of the trills, the delicacy of ex|)ression, or tlie jiower displayed. Much praise must also be given to Ilerr Doering, who took the second part and played bettor than wo have ever heard him before. His abilities as a 'eelloist are widely known, but it is not hi generally known that ho is a fine pianist as well, having studied that instrument under Klengel, a master of much repute, now direet'>r of the lioyal orchestra at Stuttgart. Mrs. Uoering's solo was apparently chosen with a view to giving the i)upil.; an example of lirilliant techniiine; very few l)ianist3 can do justice to Liszt's Variations, and to sit and watch Mrs. Doering's execution of them, is an education in itself to a young student in music. All the resources of mechanism are brought to bear in the performance of tliis class of work. A MUSICAL TREAT. The rece])tion arranged Jiy Mr. and Mrs. Doering at their residence, Church street, for their i)U)iil.-j and friends, came olf last night and all'iTilod those wlio were IVirtunate enough to bo jiresent an opportunity of listening to one of the most delight- ful and thoroughly artistic concerts ever heard in Haliftxx. The pretty parlors were crowded to their fullest cai)acity. The liubenstein Sonata was full of melody and admirably played, 80 were the other pieces for 'cello and piano. In the .Mozart concert, arranged for two pianos, !Mr. Doering was introduced to the public in a new capacity and demonstrated that he is a skifiil pianist as well as line 'eelloist. Tlio composition is a strikingly beautiful one and was listened to with breathless attention. Mrs. Doering has played the leading part in this concerto with several of the most famous orchestras in (ier- niany and rendered her i)art in a manner that was simply perfect. The jirogrammo included two songs by Ernet Doering, which were written in a fine style and very much enjoyed ; the first "palpable hit" and a feature of the evening was " A Little Song," by Marianna Doering-Brauer. It eidisted llic Hyni|)a- Ihies (if the whole audience, OUl'HEl.'S COXCERT.— The gem of the evening was the 'cello solo by Ilorr Ernst Doering. II is rendering of "Carneval de Venise" was perfect. Xever before in Halifax has such an accomplished instrumentalist ben heard. Ilorr Doering is a genius as well as a thorough arti.st. He becomes part of his instrument, as it were, and is its ma.sterin every detail, bring- ing out its deepest beauty. His springing staccato notes are particularly fine; the ability to properly produce them is a rare accomplishment. He plays as though there was a volume of reserve force which could be called upon were it needed. Had tiiero been nothing else last night the hearing of that one number would have been sullicient warrant for going to the uall. The audience had to persevere in its applause till the talented performer had well nigh exhausted him.self with efforts to get off with a bow. The resi)onse that was at length forthcoming was the same as that given on the occasion of the Leipzig Trio's concert. Herr Doering was charmingly accom- panied on the piano by Frau Marianna-Doering Brauor. ller delicacy of touch and depth of tone are suiierb. 1 rail Marianna Dooring-Br.iiK.T, and Ih^rr Lnisl Doering had been greatly adndred by the critics in n(>arly all the capitals of iMirope, and we in Halifax have not been behind in our apiireciatiou of the nianv groat works of art in which they lia\u appeared. Mr. and .Mrs. Ducring have proved almost as valuaiple an acquisition to our social as to our musical world, and we liojic to keep them with ns for many years to come. — Our SDriilo. ST. JOIIX, N. B. The pro^'rainnic of the celebrated musicians Mr. and Mrs. Doering was throufjluiut a cUis.sical one, but so beautifully rendered that tlie larfic audience li.stened with rapt attention. A revelation was the violoncello i)l:iyin<; of ^Nlr. E. Doerint', a tcchni(iuo beyond reproach, and a tone of great beauty com- V)ined with jieifect expression marks the phiyin;,' of this gentleman perfection. In Mrs. Doering we made the acquaint- ance of a splendid player wIkj brought out all the fine jwints of tlie splendid concert grand. Mrs. Doering possesses the most beautiful toucli we have ever heard and accompanies beantifuUv. TOIIONTO, ONT. Two very artintistic musicians paid a sliort visit to our city yesterday. Tliey are Mr. and Mrs. Ern.st Doering of Halifax, N. S., who were passing tiirougli tlie city on their way to Chicago. They gave a recital at the College of Music last evening before a large audience, which was lioarty and demonstrative in its expressions of api)roval of tlie efforts of these two artists. Mr. Doering played Servais' Fantasie Varia- tions, Handel's l^argo, Schumann's Traeumerci aiirl De Swert's Carneval de Venise, all being numbers for the 'cello, lie has a splendid full tone, virile and ricii in (piality, and brightened by an exhibition of rcliucd taste in dclivcrv. His execution I is very facile and i-orrcc't, such technicalities as double-stop- ping and harmonics lieing presented with ease and elegance. His readings arc artistic and show the cultivated musician. !Mrs. Doering is a very finislied piani-t, and plays with great taste and expression, not unmixed witli a certain individuality wliicb was brouglit Into |)rominence in most of the numbers she iilaycd. She playcil Schubert's Impromptu and Liszt's Fantasie Variations. Tlie two artists played a Sonata by Rubinstein witli -tc iteiiect, and when it was over the audience dispersed slowly, wondering at how ([uickly the evening iiad sncil and rciirclti n,' tlial it had not been longer.