From page 57 of « When Two or Three '
The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Wi!lem Mengelberg : Suite No. 2, in B minor (Bach)-Grave-Allegro; Bourrees Nos. i and 2 ; Sarabande ; Polonaise ; Minuet ; Badinerie
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serge Koussevitsky : Symphony in D, Op. 25 (The Classical)
(Prokofiev) — Allegro ; Larghetto ; Gavotte : Non troppo allegro ; Finale : Motto vivace
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the Composer : Elegy, Op. 58 (Elgar)
Leader, Tom Jenkins
Conductor, FRANK GOMEZ from the Spa, Whitby (Solo pianoforte, MAURICE ARNOLD)
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House
Music by Richard Strauss
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Clemens Krauss : Entry and Dance of the Tailors, Minuet of Lully, Courante (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme—Suite)
Maria Ivogun (soprano), with The
Berlin State Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Leo Blech : Recit. and Aria of Zerbinetta (So it was with Pagliazzo) (Ariadne auf Naxos)
The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stokowski: Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)
from the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, County Down
A Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets read by GWYNNETH THURBURN
Conductor, T. PARKES
(From Birmingham)
PEGGY RADMALL (violin)
PEGGY GRUMMITT (pianoforte)
The D major Violin Sonata (K.306) was written during Mozart's visit to Paris in 1778. In strong contrast with its companion-piece, the tragic E minor (K.304), this Sonata is powerful and brilliant; the cadenza in the last movement is almost concerto-like. Abert, the greatest modern authority on Mozart, draws attention to the ' passing shadows ' in the development section of the andante. ' The last movement he adds, ' constantly alternates between a capricious French allegretto and a sparkling Italian allegro, a form for which Mozart shows much fondness in his violin concertos '.
with OLGA ALEXEEVA (soprano)
MAX TURGANOFF (tenor)
VLADIMIR ELIN (baritone) ORCHESTRA White Russian Song, Liavoneeha
Melody with Variations, The Apple Tree
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by KATHLEEN LONG
Schubert's Sonata in A is one of three written in September 1828, only a couple of months before the composer's death, and published posthumously. Even at the end of his career Schubert's attitude to the keyboard was still very conservative (as in the slow movement of this Sonata). Not a very good pianist himself, his keyboard compositions were largely conditioned by his own limitations, but within those limits he produced effects of remarkable beauty. The first movement, in particular, is full of Schubertian romanticism. The final rondo has for its main theme a curious variant of a melody previously used in the A minor Sonata, Op. 164.
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Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by WARWICK BRAITHWAITE
GEORGE ACKROYD (flute)
Kurt Atterberg is the foremost composer in Sweden. Born at Gothenburg in 1887, he studied in Germany and then became a music critic in Stockholm and conductor of the Stockholm Orchestra. Atterberg's compositions include six symphonies, various concertos, and other orchestral music. The Sixth Symphony has been frequently broadcast. Many listeners will no doubt remember that in 1928 it won a prize of £2,000 in an international competition for the best symphony in commemoration of the Schubert centenary.
The Fifth Suite, ' Barocco ', Op. 23, scored for small orchestra, is, as its title would suggest, baroque in style. Consisting of six short pieces, the music is simple and direct throughout with a certain flavour of Scandinavian folk song.