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THE NORBERT WETHMAR
PIANOFORTE QUINTET:
Norbert Wethmar (violin) ; Jenny Blank (violin); John Yewe Dyer (viola) ; Bram Martin (violoncello) ;
Wilfrid Parry (pianoforte)
Dvorak's Piano Quintet was written in 1887. It is one of the finest of his chamber works : ' an absolute revelation ', says Ottokar Sourek , ' of the personality of Dvorak, a man apparently locked within himself, moving only in the sphere of divine beauty, now plunged in gloomy meditation, his vision lost in eternity, now smiling brightly, bubbling over with happiness and breaking forth in outbursts of the frankest joy. Such a spirit was Dvorak, and thus he appears in this quintet-one of the freshest and most characteristic creations of his genius '. The composer makes brilliant use of Czech dance forms, notably the ' Furiant' in the scherzo movement.

Contributors

Pianoforte:
Norbert Wethmar
Violin:
Norbert Wethmar
Violin:
Jenny Blank
Violin:
John Yewe Dyer
Viola:
Bram Martin
Pianoforte:
Wilfrid Parry
Unknown:
Ottokar Sourek

William Byrd
Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets
(1611)
THE BBC SINGERS
(Section A)
Conductor, LESLIE WOODGATE
Songs of Five Parts i. Retire, my soul; 2. Arise, Lord, into thy rest; 3. Come, woeful Orpheus ; 4. Sing we merrily unto God (the first part); 5. Blow up the trumpet (the second part); 6. Crowned with flowers ; 7. Wedded to will is witless ; 8. Make ye joy to God

Contributors

Unknown:
William Byrd
Conductor:
Leslie Woodgate

by THELMA REISS Vater unser im Himmelreich (Our Father which art in Heaven)
By technique and personality and a certain intensive beauty in her playing, Thelma Reiss has won her way into the front rank of our younger cellists. Our own critics have acclaimed her ; France, Holland, Norway, and Spain have all recognised her outstanding gifts. She was something of a child prodigy, for at the age of seven she was able to play the Goltermann concerto in A minor, and in her early 'teens won an open scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where she studied under Ivor James.
About six years later Miss Reiss made her début at the Wigmore Hall, and soon afterwards appeared as soloist in the Elgar 'Cello Concerto at Queen's Hall under Sir Henry Wood. Since that time Miss Reiss has played with most of the leading orchestras in Britain and has played a great deal of chamber music with various eminent pianists, including Harriet Cohen and John Ireland.

Contributors

Unknown:
Thelma Reiss
Unknown:
Thelma Reiss
Unknown:
Ivor James.
Unknown:
Sir Henry Wood.
Unknown:
Harriet Cohen

BERT COPLEY
Comedian
RUSSELL, MARCONI and VERNON
In Rhythmology
LESLIE WESTON
The Cheery Chatterbox
NOSMO KING
Iceland's Antidote for the Deep
Depression
Assisted by HUBERT
ROBB WILTON in ' The Solicitor '
Assisted by WILTON SMITH
THE B B C VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by KNEALE KELLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Bert Copley
Unknown:
Leslie Weston
Unknown:
Robb Wilton
Assisted By:
Wilton Smith
Conducted By:
Kneale Kelley

' The Significance of Air Power '
Air-Comm. J. A. CHAMIER , C.B.,
C.M.G., D.S.O.
The speaker this evening, Air-Commodore John Adrian Chzmier, is a retired officer of the Royal Air Force, now an aviation consultant and agent, and secretary of the General Air League of the British Empire. In 1927-28 he served as Director of Technical Development at the Air Ministry. His war record is distinguished: he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the D.S.O.

Contributors

Unknown:
J. A. Chamier
Unknown:
John Adrian

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About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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