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Show Dixon, Chopin Unite To Give Musical Treat y ANN WARD SUTTON Monday evening two great master mas-ter were united In a common bond of music. True, one bad paaaed from this Ufa one hundred year ago, but hi music wa brought to light again In the masterful playing play-ing of Frederic Dixon. . ' ' . The all-Chopin concerts of Mr. Dixon in previous years have brought him great acclaim. But this yeara concert was far ahead of former presentation. Not only was the playing of the music most outstanding, but the fact that all of the works were those seldom played before the public was most Interesting. Opening the concert was tha Prelude Opus 45. Hera the Wt hand definitely took over. The, ensuing numbers, all etudes, ran the gamut of piano technique. Powerful octaves, delicate grace notes B were played with an assurance and' an air of true appreciation. appre-ciation. Mr. Dixon seemed equally at ease In "bangy" passages and deep, toneful themes. The first selections were so unusual un-usual and yet so enjoyable to lis tea to that tltia listener Is convinced that there is much of Chopin yet to be made popular to tha studying piano student. Especially well don la this group was the last number. Etude Opua 25. No. 12. Arpeggios were the foundation, and Mr. Dixon mastered them to perfection. The Sonata Opua 68 B minor, which made up the second section of the program, means enjoyable listening. Opening with tha melodious melo-dious a well as powerful Allegro Maestoso, Mr. Dixon literally burst into the Scherso movement with Its breathtaking and rapid fingering, finger-ing, thence into the deep tonal Largo and finally Into tha brilliant finale, where Mr. Dixon' great command of technique waa put to the teat The final group combined melodic melo-dic and technique in an interesting arrangement Right hand technique tech-nique waa executed in the Impromptu Im-promptu Opus 39 In A flat major, and reminiscent of the familiar Chopin Polonnalae, was tha Impromptu Im-promptu Opus M in F sharp major. ma-jor. To this listener the high light of tha performance waa Mr. Dixon' presentation of the Ballade Bal-lade Opua 38 in F major and A minor. Here again tha deep feeling, feel-ing, and understanding of technique, tech-nique, characteristic of Mr. Dixon's playing waa made apparent The final number, Scherso Opua SO In B minor, was a colorful ending to tha all-Chopin evening. The familiar Vauw, playedas an encore, reminded the audience that those often-heard Chopin numbers will always be ' favorites. The etude of Broken Chords and the final encore, sweet and melodious were but tha topping to tha evening eve-ning of most enjoyable music. |