THE HIRSCH QUARTET:
Leonard Hirsch (first violin) ; Reginald Stead
; Norman Cunliffe
(viola) ; Haydn Rogerson (violoncello)
Assisted by KEITH CUMMINGS (viola)
Relayed from
The Memorial Hall, Manchester

E. E. ROBERTS : ' Exploring Pot
Holes in the Pennines'
(From Leeds)

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IN EVERY WAY as powerful as anything Brahms gave us, this Quintet ranges through widely different moods. The first movement is instinct with energy, and even with boisterous good spirits. The slow movement is profoundly tragic in its mood; it is like a song, moving at a very slow and solemn pace. After it, the Scherzo and Trio seem slight in comparison, and they are indeed simple in effect, with a note of wistfulness running almost all through. The last movement is again full of bold vigour, and it, too, has a striking Coda, based on what sounds like a quite new dance tune.