that clearness of outline and due regard to the resourcefulness of the organ for which Mr. Lemare is so well known. To the foregoing, and coming within the same commendation, must be added Tschaikowsky's popular ' Chanson triste ' and five excerpts from Heinrich Hofmann's set of pianoforte pieces entitled 'The Trumpeter of Sakkingen '-viz., The Trumpeter's Greeting, Duet, Farewell, In Rome, and Wedding March. All these Transcriptions have merits which claim the favourable consideration of recitalists in particular and organists in general. Intermezzo in B flat * Andante Cantcrbile iAt F * and Medztation in D f at. By Edwin H. Lemare. Romance. By A. Wheeldon. Concert Rondo in B flat. By Alfred Hollins. Fantasis in F. By John E. West. (The Recitcgl Series of Original Compositions for the Orgcl1:z. Edited by Edwin H. Lemare.) OfjertoireinF. ByHamiltonClarke. Legende, Cha1lsowt Pasforale. By H. M. Higgs. Intetmezzo. By Alfred Hollins. (Originul Compositions for the Organ.) [Novello and Company, Limited.] THESE ten original compositions for the organ furnish much variety to players upon the king of instruments. Of the trio of pieces by Mr. Lemare, the Intermezzo in B flat is of peculiar interest, being ' an improvisation originally recorded in the phonograph ' * the Andaazte Ca1ztavbile, a flowing theme imitatively treated, is in its composer's characteristic style; and the Meditation, a solo for the voix celestes and vox humana, contains an episode which furnishes a study in double pedalling-the left leg holding down the low A for seven bars, while its colleague plays the other notes, with their skips, in as legato a style as it can, single footed. The Romance by Mr. Wheeldon is of a pastoral nature the main theme (solo) leading to a tranquil chordal episode in the subdominant key. ' A trifle nasty to play, but seek and ye shall find,' wrote Mendelssohn to his sister Fanny in referring to one of his compositions. This may be said of Mr. Hollins's sprightly Concert Rondo, which has all the elements of vigorous animation in its semiquaverous impetuosity. The second subject is thoroughly Hollinsish in its melodic charm, and the whole piece would make an attractive feature at a recital in any Town or other public hall. Mr. John E. West's Fantasia is laid out on a large scale. The material of the opening sectioll mainly consists of majestic triplet chords, relieved by rapid arteggi on the swell, and a melodious Andante C01t xtoto of a flowing triplet character. To this succeeds a bustling Allegretto scherzando, fugally, but freely treated, of which the joke may consist of the skip of the octave in its opening theme. In the course of the development the A aI dante and A l legretto themes are ingeniously combined. The stately chords, heard at the beginning, prepare the way for the recapitulation, which is as brilliant as it is brief and to the point. The musicianship of this Fantasia is on a level with its effectiveness, and the work will add to its composer's reputation, which is saying a great deal. Melodiousness and exec...
