by G. D. CUNNINGHAM
From THE TOWN HALL, BIRMINGHAM

Conductor, SIR DAN GODFREY
Lord MORVEN CAVENDISH-BENTINCK (Pianoforte)
From THE PAVILION, BOURNEMOUTH
ONLY one of Sibelius's symphonies is identified by name with any part of his country's folk-lore. Composed already when he returned home in 1893, Kullervo, a symphony for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, is based on the national epic, the Kalevala, in which he has found inspiration for so much of his music. But he has never allowed it to be published. Up. 39, which has always been known as his first symphony, appeared six years later, after such distinctively Finnish music as En Saga, Karelia. Rakastava, and Finlandia had made it clear wherein lay his strength and his downright sincerity. The symphony, nameless though it be, is as definitely a part of Finland's racial heritage as any of those. More strictly in accord with tradition, in its form, than any of the latter symphonies, it begins with a short, slow introduction. That is given to one clarinet, accompanied only by a drum-roll. Dying away very softly, it leads straight into Allegro energico, begun by second violins alone, with the reiteration which so often lends Sibelius's music its feeling of stark bareness.
The slow movement, too, is a long one, with frequent changes of mood and tempo. It is in the unexpected key of E Flat. With sustained horn and bass notes and reiterated octaves from the harp, violins and 'cellos begin it. Quiet and robust by turns, the first section leads to a broadly conceived molto tranquillo, with an expressive horn solo, and sweeping harp arpeggios.
The music rises for a moment to fortissimo, and then a section, rich in poetic fantasy, is conjured out of the first theme. Again the tone rises to its fullest power, and with a sudden doubling of the speed, winds and strings answer each other in swift quaver figures.
The last part of the movement is a very broad and impressive return of the first melody.
The Scherzo and Trio are quite straightforward.
With another wholly unlooked-for change of key, we are in C Major ; violas and 'cellos thrum vigorous chords, timpani and then violins are answered by winds to send the bustling movement on its way. The Trio, much slower, is soft and mysterious almost all through its brief course.
The last movement disclaims any intention of being formal by calling itself quasi una Fantasia. The strings in octaves begin it with a broad, impassioned theme, horns and trombones accompanying that with a characteristically terse, emphatic figure. The key has returned home to E Minor. The movement is so rich in themes, so full of constantly varied feeling, that only by writing it out in full could any adequate description of it be given.

At THE ORGAN of THE BEAUFORT CINEMA
From WASHWOOD HEATH, BIRMINGHAM

BEETHOVEN VIOLIN and PIANOFORTE SONATAS
Played by JEAN POUGNET and BETTY HUMBY

Sir DANIEL HALL , K.C.B., F.R.S., Chief Scientific
Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. ALDOUS HUXLEY
MR. ALDOUS HUXLEY 'S name is one well known to the public : he is one of the very few novelists who is at once a ' best-seller' and admired by the intelligentsia. He is the grand-son of T. H. Huxley , the great Victorian scientist-philosopher, and inherits his grandfather's interest in science in its relation to civilization. He is the brother of Professor Julian Huxley , the biologist, and is himself learned in science as in most other branches of knowledge. His novels, indeed, would bristle with erudition, were they not written and constructed with such polished artistry. Next week another author, Mr. Hugh I'Anson Fausset , will give his views on the influence of scientific advance on our modern civilization.

Relayed from The Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lessees, Messrs. Chappell and Co., Ltd.)
THE B.B.C. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(Leader, ARTHUR CATTERALL)
Conductor, Adrian Boult

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