(Section D)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by FRANK BRIDGE
The first movement of this ' Capriccio Espagnol ' is an Alborado, a lively popular Spanish dance usually played on bagpipes with side-drum accompaniment. The second movement consists of four variations on a soft, languorous tune heard first on the horns over a string accompaniment.
The third movement is another version of the Alborado, which, although more or less the same in thematic material, is provided with a new orchestral dressing. The fourth movement is is a ' guitar song ' of gypsy character in the form of a series of cadenzas for (a) horns, trumpets, and side-drums, (b) violin, (c) flute, (d) clarinet, (e) oboe, (f) harp. After these cadenzas the tempo and rhythm become wild and abandoned and the music is worked up by the full orchestra to a fine climax, which leads straight into the fifth movement, an Asturian Fandango, a brilliant dance in triple time complete with castanets and guitar effects.
(An article on Frank Bridge's 'Isabella' will be found on page 13)