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MUSIC WORTH HEARING.

May 13.—ROYAL ALBERT HALL.—The Vatican Choir .. [A programme drawn mainly from Palestrina and sung by the one choir in the world which can claim to give an authoritative interpretation of sixteenth-century music.]

May 14.—ROYAL ALBERT HALL. S. Titta Ruffo. Recital of Operatic Music • • .. 3.0

[After the recital at the Queen's Hall no one can doubt that Signor Ruffo's voice will be heard to still greater advantage in the immense void in which he is singing on Sunday. If his vole Is not the most beautiful, it is certainly the most iviwerha that we have ever heard.]

May 16.—AEoLIAN HALL. Snow String Quartet • • s.o

[Dr. Vaughan Williams' Quartet in G minor should not be missed.]

May 16.—CHELSEA TowN HALL. Pianoforte Recital by

M. Pouishnof .. 8.15 Mast recital by a fine pianist. Halakirev's Islamen is one of the inducements he offers to those who can make a pilgrimage to Chelsea.]

May 17.—WIGMORE HALL. Pianoforte Recital by Mr.

William Murdoch• • .. 3.0

[The programme is drawn from Mar Franck and Debussy—ea attractive combination.]

May 17.—QuEEN's HALL. M. Mischa Elman, Sir Henry Wood and New Queen's Hall Orchestra 8.15 [Three concertos : Bach in B, Beethoven in D, and Tvehaikofeky in D.]

May 18.--QUEEN'S HALL. M. Koussevitski and London Symphony Orchestra .. . • 8.17

[The great Russian conductor has given us marvellous Interpreta-, Dons of Skriabin and of others of his countrymen. His rendering of the Poem of &ataxy at this concert will be, without doubt, most illuminating.]

May 18.—AEOLIAN HALL. Copenhagen String Quartet .. 8.15

[It will be interesting to hear how this notable quartet, which made its first appearance in England last week, interprets the

Ravel Quartet in P.]

May 19.—AEOLIAN HALL.—Capet String Quartet .. 3.0 f With the Ravel Quartet on the 18th, and the Debussy Quartet being played at this concert, Londoners will have the unusual opportunity of hearing two of the greatest works of the modern French school within the space of twenty-four hours.] May 20.—ROYAL ALBERT HALL.—The Vatican Choir • • 8.0

May 20.—WrommtE HALL.—Song Recital by M. Mischa Leon • • .. [Programme drawn entirely from Hugo Wolf.] May 20.—AEoLLAN HALL.—Pianoforte Recital by Mr.

Harold Samuel .. • • • • .. 3.15

[The great Bach player will play some modern British music at this recital. May he have converts.]