ALBERT SAMMONS (Solo Violin), GORDON BRYAN (Solo Pianoforte)
Sonata (for Violin and Pianoforte) in A Major Bach Andante , Allegro Assai , Andante un Poco, Presto
THE Bach Sonata in A Major is the second of the six Sonatas written at Cothen. when
Bach was in the middle thirties, End is in four Movements : an opening slowish, smoothly gliding piece, less than forty bars long; a longer dance-like Movement; a meditative Movement, still shorter than the first; and a joyous Finale, that ' runs on velvet,' as the saying is.
DOROTHY HELMRICH (Contralto)
Theme and Variations
CHABRIER should have gone in for law, like the dutiful Ron of an advocate and grandson of a judge ; but music called too strongly. He was an exuberant soul, in figure somewhat Chestertonian. and his music is a mirror of his vivacious, picturesque personality.
His Stately Minuet eame from a set of ten Picturesque Pieces, originally written for Pianoforte.
Allegro Con Animo ; Molto Adagio ; Con Brio
BOTH the father and grandfather of Eugene Goossens were well-known conductors.
Goossens the Third, though only thirty-three, is distinguished not only as Conductor, but also as Composer. Ho has written some striking pieces of chamber music, several of which have aroused a good deal of interest on account of their piquant harmonies and imaginative treatment. The Sonata for Violin and Piano displays more feeling than does some of this composer's work. It is in three Movements, which are respectively quick and spirited, very slow and expressive, and brilliantly forceful.