The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-28
YOUNG PIANIST
 CLOSES SERIES
Miss Rosalyn Tureck De. lights Audience With
 Masterful Playing

The Fine Arts Series sponsored by the Mattatuck Musical Art Society concluded last night with a plano recital by Miss Rosalyn Tureck, talented young American pianist, at the Waterbury Women's club audi- torium. Miss Tureck won her audi ence immediately by a masterful performance playing from the starr of her program with precision, tech- nique and deep feeling. Her per- formance had the finish of an old- CT artist. At the age of twenty-three Miss Tureck plays with a deeply rec sonant tone of pianist twice her years and one feels that they can add nothing but the highest praise to what has already been written concerning her musicianshlp and her great capacity for presenting as she did last night the Bach Eng fish suite in c minor of seven parts, her Chopin Sonata in B flat minor and other notable compositions on her program.
 Miss Tureck's program comprised three parts and concluding num- Der, brilliant and showy, the Strauss Godowsky arrangement of Die Fledermaus". In group l Miss Tureck played an infrequently heard theme and variation, God Save the King" by Beethoven. In this first playing the artist demon- strated an unfaltering technique that she likewise achieved in her ex- cellently played Bach suite that in- cluded eight short pieces, Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte I, Gavotte II, and Gigue, all varying dance forms and nee gotiated by the artist with clear-cut and pure tones: @ really splendid performance.
 A very distinctly beautiful per- formafice was given by Miss Tureck in group IL; Chopin's Sonata B flat major. Tn this she gave character and feeling to the Grave-Aeitato, Schcrzo, Marche Funebre, and Pres- to movements. Their was Q stiffness and breathlessness in the auditor ium as she played the beautiful piano and pianissimo singing tones in the Marche Furfebre movement. This entire work was delivered with remarkable breadth of tone and brought forth prolonged applause.
 In group III the artist proceeded with more modern trend of music, playing two agreeable pieces by In- fante, "Canto Flamenco" and 'Danse Gitane', and three preludes by De- pussy which were "The Minstrels,' "Sounds and Perfumes floating on the evening air." and "The Dance of Puck" Miss Tureck played her Debussy well and with the necessary delicate touch, and then gave her last number on the program, the Strauss Godowsky paraphrase. The artist was called back again and again and included among her en.. cores the lovely Brahms Lullaby and Chopin Etude.
 At intermission Mrs. J. Winfred Beecher, chairman of the concert committee, thanked the subscribers for their patronage for the musical season just ended and announced that c drive for next season would begin almost immediately. Also she said that within 6 very few days the artists for next seasons concerts will be announced, among them world renowned musicians. The 1888 -3o concert season to date was one of the groups most successful and the Mattatuck Music Art Society iS to be congratulated and encouraged in the fine work they are doing in furthering the interests of music and giving to the city something worth while in the cultural and en. tertainment field.