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Leader, BERTRAM LEWIS
Conductor, RICHARD AUSTIN
Solo pianoforte, IRENE SCHARRER
Relayed from the Pavilion, Bournemouth (Soloist, IRENE SCHARRER> )
Cesar Franck 's Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra was composed in 1885. and given its first performance in the following year by the Société Nationale de Musique. It is certainly one of the most beautiful of Franck's works, written as it is with the utmost clarity of style and purity of thought and of colour. The form of the variations is interesting in that it is treated cyclically. Although in one continuous movement, the music falls into ten distinct sections: Introduction, statement of theme and six variations, Interlude, and Finale.
On the entry of the piano in the Introduction (poco allegro), the cyclic theme is heard. Later on the time changes into an allegretto quasi andante, and after a few bars the piano gives out a second theme upon which the six variations are built. The last variation ends with the playing of a repeated arpeggio that leads into the Interlude, one of the most beautiful sections of the work, based on the opening theme which is given to muted strings. The final section is a brilliant. piece of music, in which the opening cyclic theme and the theme of the variations are treated together.
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Contributors

Leader:
Bertram Lewis
Pianoforte:
Irene Scharrer
Soloist:
Irene Scharrer>
Soloist:
Cesar Franck
Soloist:
Irene Scharrer>

Season 1935-6
Relayed from Queen's Hall, London
(Sole Lesees, Messrs. Chappell and Co., Ltd.)
Last Concert of the Series
NOEL EADIE
ASTRA DESMOND
HENRY WENDON
WALTER WIDDOP
ARNOLD MATTERS
NORMAN WALKER
THE BBC CHORAL SOCIETY
Chorus Master, LESLIE WOODGATE
THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, ARTHUR CATTERALL
Conductor, ADRIAN BOULT
God save the King
(Orchestration by Gerrard Williams)
Cantata profana for Chorus, Tenor Solo, Baritone Solo, and Orchestra by Bela Bartok
(First Concert Performance in England)
1. Molto moderato; 2. Andante ; 3. Moderato
(Soloists, HENRY WENDON AND ARNOLD MATTERS. THE BBC CHORAL SOCIETY)
Bartok's Cantata Profana was first performed in England before a private audience at the BBC concert of Contemporary Music on May 25, 1934. It is one of Bela Bartok 's most ambitious works, the sub-title of which is 'The Nine Enchanted Stags' — an old romantic folk legend that lends itself to descriptive musical treatment. The story tells of a father with nine sons who spend their time hunting in the forests. One day they follow a giant stag, lose their way, and by an evil spell are themselves turned into stags.

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Wendon
Unknown:
Walter Widdop
Unknown:
Norman Walker
Chorus Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
Arthur Catterall
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Unknown:
Bela Bartok
Soloists:
Henry Wendon
Unknown:
Bela Bartok

A Tyrolean Interlude by BERTHE GROSSBARD and LESLIE MITCHELL
Characters Mrs. Ginsberg an American visitor to the Tyrol
Captain Harvey an English officer on leave
Fraulein Kranz , on a visit to the Tyrol Rudi , the Guide
Sepp, a peasant musician
Murgatroyd 'and Winterbottom two winter-sport enthusiasts
Peasants, Skiers, etc.
Produced by LESLIE MITCHELL
THE ORCHESTRA and a Section of THE
BBC MEN'S CHORUS
Conducted by MARK H. LUBBOCK

Contributors

Unknown:
Berthe Grossbard
Unknown:
Leslie Mitchell
Unknown:
Characters Mrs.
Unknown:
Fraulein Kranz
Unknown:
Tyrol Rudi
Produced By:
Leslie Mitchell

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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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