at Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lessees, Messrs. Chappell and Co.,Ltd.)
Helen Perkin (pianoforte)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra
(ninety players)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by SIR HENRY J. WOOD
Few modern concertos have stayed the course in public esteem. The concertos of Prokofiev, however, are notable exceptions. Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, in C, is one of the most popular of his concertos. The writing throughout is clear-cut and brilliant, particularly in the case of the solo instrument, and its vital rhythms and pungent harmonies are outstanding features of the music.
Kodaly's ' Ballet Music' is somewhat of an enigma, for outside this title the composer has offered no clue as to what the music really represents: whether it was actually composed for a real ballet, or whether it is just ballet music in the abstract. The character of the music, however, would suggest that it was originally intended to accompany some dramatic occasion.
Arnold Bax is steadily catching up Sibelius in the number of symphonies he has written. Six symphonies now stand to Bax's credit. No. 4 is dated October, 1930-February, 1931, and, like the Third Symphony, the greater part of its composition was done at Morar, Inverness-shire, but a part of the first movement was sketched out at Glencolumcille, in Donegal. Dedicated to Paul Corder , it is scored for a large modern orchestra, including six horns and organ, and is constructed much in the same style as the composer's other symphonies.
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