Presto

Jan.-Feb., 1937
P R E S T 0-T IMES
SIMON BARER,/Zu*
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STARTLES NEW YORK
in HIS AMERICAN DEBUT
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• A/r. Barer had incontestably demonstrated his command of
an extraordinary set of fingers, his thorough understanding
of piano tone, his definite flair, if one may so phrase it, for
thinking pianistically.
The ,\ octurne was finely modeled, phrased with authority and
admirable taste, shrewdly colored by the pianists excellent tone
and the scherzo further defined Mr. Barer's affinity to the
composer.
—.Yew fork Sun
• The tremendous power, wide tonal resources, and an ener-
getic rhythmic drive swept all before it. He proved to be an
interpreter par excellence, making a romantic idyl of the C
sharp minor etude and playing the better known D sharp
minor with great tonal exuberance.
—New York World Telegram
• It was not only the amazing speed and accuracy of intricate
and involved passages, but also the lovely singing tone and
• He has that steady, fluid technique ; that warm and search- artful uses of overtones that thrilled his audience to a most
ing tone and eloquent dynamic scale that bespeak the true enthusiastic show of appreciation.
virtuoso.
—New York Daily Mirror
—New York American
BARER USES EXCLUSIVELY THE . .
We extend our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the Music Industry
and particularly to our dealers who, with us, have enjoyed increased sales throughout 1936
THE BALDWIN PIANO CO., Cincinnati
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