by CHARLES KELLY
Three Arabesques

THE LIVERPOOL
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
Relayed from The Central Hall,
Liverpool
THE LIVERPOOL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by CARL SCHURICHT
DAISY GUTH
(pianoforte)
Berlioz seems to have been particularly fond of the works of Byron, and this overture is founded upon Byron's poem. It is not an interpretation of the text so much as a character study of the pirate chief, and is supposed to have been slightly auto-biographical. The music is said to have been suggested by a stormy sea-voyage made by Berlioz, which appears to have greatly impressed him. There is much of the romanticism and mystery of the sea in the music.
As might be expected of this concerto by Chopin, the pianoforte part completely overshadows the orchestra. The solo part is, however, real piano music, designed to display the poetic qualities of the instrument as none could do better than Chopin. The second movement is a Romance, of which Chopin himself said, It is intended to convey the impression received when the eye rests on a beloved landscape on a moonlight night in spring, calling up in one's soul beautiful memories.' The brilliant last movement is, however, generally considered the most effective of the three.