Arranged by The People's Concert Society, in co-operation with the B.B.C.
The People's Concert Orchestra, Conducted by Charles Woodhouse; Principal Violin George Stratton

Holberg is looked upon as the founder of modern Danish literature. The bicentenary of his birth occurred in 1884, and Grieg, as his contribution to the celebration, composed a Pianoforte Suite From Holberg's Day. This he afterwards arranged for String Orchestra. Holberg was a contemporary of Bach and Handel, and Grieg's music reminds us of the fact very pleasantly. There are five Movements: a Prelude, very much in Bach's manner; a graceful Sarabande (one of the dances that made up the Suite in former days); then a charming Gavotte, followed by a melodiously reflective Air, and finally a jovial Bigaudon.

THE Mozart work is simply a collection of four delightful separate pieces, a kind of little Symphony, but light as air, gay as the summer evenings for which it was written.
It is scored for a String Orchestra.
FIRST MOVEMENT (Quick).

The lively First Main Tune starts at once in all instruments in octaves. It continues at some length, mostly in First Violins.
After a general flourish and a full stop, the Second Main Tune arrives. This is really in several little parts, which all follow one another with perfect naturalness. It starts with a mincing fragment of Tune in Violins in octaves, which the Second Violins repeat, while the First Violins hop about above; then the Bass asserts itself, and so on. Soon we reach the end of the paragraph (so to speak). This first part is marked to be repeated, but that is sometimes thought superfluous nowadays.
The second part begins with a very brief discussion of bits of the two main tunes, then proceeds to repeat the first part almost unchanged. With another general flourish, the piece ends. (The second part may also be repeated.)

The SECOND MOVEMENT is called a Romance.
It is a rather stately, thoughtful piece, mostly plainly tuneful.