SUNDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 12, 15 September 1939, Page 13

SUNDAY

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SEPTEMBER 17

NZ, AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 9. Oam. Selected recordings 411. 0 Anglican Service, relayed from St. Mark’s Church. Preacher: Rev. Percy Houghton. Organist: A. Pascoe 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings 1.0 DINNER MUSIC 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Artur Schnabel with the London Symphony Orchestra, playing "Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra" .. Beethoven Beethoven played this Concerto on May 29th, 1795, at the Burg Theatre, Vienna, on the occasion of his first appearance in public in that city. The event was the annual concert for the widows’ fund of the Artists’ Society, Beethoven only just managed to get the work finished in time for the rehearsal. He wrote the Rondo in one afternoon, while suffering from an attack of colic, two days before the actual concert. At the rehearsal the piano was. half a tone flat, and Beethoven played the work in € sharp. 4. 7 Selected recordings 4.30 Close down 6. O Children’s Song Service 7. QO Church of Christ Service, relayed from the West Street Church of Christ. Preacher: Pastor William Campbell 8.15 Selected recordings 8.30 LIGHT ORCHESTRAL AND BALLAD PROGRAMME Recording: Debroy Somers Band, "1812 and All That" ‘8.39 Pearl Owen (mezzo-contralto) "The Old Refrain". .Kreisler * Alleluia ". .O’Connor-Morris 8.45 Recordings: Edith Lorand and her Viennese Orchestra, "Hymn to the Sun" Rimsky-Korsakov "Bugen Onegin Selection" Tschaikovski 8.51 Walter Brough (baritone), ~~ The Lass with the Delicate PS Rr a ae ey Arne "The Go Round " Tate 8.57 Recording: The Ferde Grofe Orchestra, "The Steel Mill" .... Grofe 9. O Weather report and station notices

9.5 "What is Good Music?", introducing J. Frederick Staton, Mus.Doc., F.R.C.D., conductor of the Sheffield Philharmonic Societies’ Choir 9.30 Recording: Light Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, * Mannin Veen" (Dear Isle of Man) .......... Haydn Wood " Mannin Veen" is based on Manx folksongs. These are "The Good Old Way," "The Manx Fiddler" (which is a reel), ‘Sweet Water in the Common," and " The Harvest of the Sea.’’ The third tune relates to the old practice of summoning a jury to decide questions connected with watercourses, boundaries, etc. The last is a fine old hymn sung by the fishermen as a song of thanksgiving after their safe return from the fishing grounds. 9.38 Pearl Owen (mezzo-contralto) "Sometimes in Summer" Sterndale Bennett "A Birthday" ...... Cowen 9.44 Recordings: Ferde Grofe Orchestra, "The Painted Desert," "Derby Day" ...... Grofe 9.50 Walter Brough (baritone), " To-morrow is Another Day " Jurmann "Up From Somerset" Sanderson 9.56 Recordings: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, " Rosenkavalier " Waltzes Richard Strauss 10. 0 CLOSE DOWN | y 880 k.c. 341m. 6. Op.m. Selected recordings 8.30 Symphonic programme: Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler, " Rienzi" Overture (Wagner) 8.42 Alexander Kipnis (bass) 8.50 Erica Morini (violin) 8.56 Berlin State Opera Choir, " Holy Night, O Pour Peace Into This Heart’ (Beethoven): " Sleep Weill, Thou Heavenly Child" (Schubert) 98. 2 Boston Symphony Orchestra, con-. ducted by Serge Koussevitzky, "Symphony No. 8 in E Major" (Beethoven) 9.27 Elena Gerhardt (mezzo-soprano) 9.35 Clifford Curzon (pianist), with the Queen’s Hall Orchestra, "The Wanderer "’ Fantasia, for pianoforte and orchestra (Schubert) 410. O Close dowrp

ON WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526m. 9. Oa.m. Selected recordings 10. OQ Weather report for aviators 10.28t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 11. O Presbyterian Church Service, relayed from St. John’s Church, Willis Street. Organist and choirmaster: W. Lawrence Haggitt 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings (approx.) 1.0 Weather report for aviators 2. 0 "Composers of the Romantic Period": Franz Liszt (18111886) "THE MEPHISTO WALTZ" (No. 1), played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serge Koussevitsky While walking in the country, Faust and Mephistopheles come to a village inn where a rustic wedding dance is in progress. Faust, attracted by a village belle, Is urged by Mephistopheles to dance with her. With characteristic effrontery the Evil One takes one of the player’s fiddles from him, saying he will show him how dance music should be played. His fiddling sets everybody madly dancing, and though Faust and his partner dance out through the open door away to the woods, the wild music pursues them, 2.11 Selected recordings (approx.) 3.0 "Voices of Celebrities-Past and Present " 3.20 Selected recordings 3.28t03.30 Time signals 4.30 Close down 6. 0 Children’s Song Service, conducted by Uncle William, assisted by 2YA_ children’s Song Service Choir 7. O Methodist Church Service, relayed from Trinity Method--ist Church, Wellington South. Preacher: Rev. Walter Parker. Organiste: Miss Lilian Thawley.. Choirmaster:: W.. McClellan | 8.15 Selected recordings: (approx.) : 8.30 Miscellaneous operatic programme, featuring, at 9.5 p.m., Australia’s Queen of Song, Gladys Moncrieff Recordings: The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, "Euryanthe Overture" , Weber

8.46 8.54 9.28 9.34 9.40 9.46 9.50 9.53 10. 0 Chorus and orchestra of the Theatre National de L’Opera Paris, "La Kermesse," " Soldiers’ Chorus" .Js.e.0e.. Gounod Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, "March of the Smugglers" (from " Carmen") .... Bizet Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), "Toreador Song" ...., Bizet Alois Melichar, conducting the State Opera Orchestra, "Treasure Waltz" (from "Gipsy Baron") Strauss-Charmile Weather report and station notices Gladys Moncrieff presents: Selected items from musical comedy successes. Gil Dech at the piano Recording: The Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera House " Maritana ‘Overture " Wallace George Baker, Alice Lilley, Nellie Walker and Dan Jones, "When Cupid First This Old World Trod" .. German Alice Lilley, Nellie Walker, Dan Jones, George Baker and Columbia Light Opera Company, "Robin Hood’s Wedding " German Keith Falkner (baritone), "Four Jolly Sailormen," "On a January Morning" German Orchestre Raymonde, "Merrie England Dances" German BBC Revue Chorus, "Love is Meant to Make Us Gree FT Mawes +... German Walter Glynne (tenor), "When Other Lips" . Balfe The BBC Theatre Orchestra, "The Yeomen of the Guard" Selection ...... --.. Sullivan CLOSE DOWN QVC WELLINGTON O0to8.30p.m. Selected recordings S80 Sunday night band concert. A pro# 10. 0 gramme of band music with vocal interludes, featuring at 9.5 p.m. "The Two Pigeons" (Messager), played by the Band of the Garde Republicaine of France Close down

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SV, CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416 m. 9. Oam. Selected recordings 11. © Roman Catholic Service, relayed from St. Mary’s Church. Organiste: Miss Dorothy Blake. Choir conductor: W. : . A, Atwill 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings 1.0 Dinner music 2. O Selected recordings 3. 0 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21. Played by the. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini Beethoven’s "No 1" was begun before the composer was thirty, and made its first appearance in 1800, as "a new grand symphony for full orchestra." Simple and melodiously , straightforward as it sounds to us now, it was thought *then to be somewhat daringly modern. When the master wrote this work, he had not developed into the all-conquering composer whom the world worships.. In this Symphony we get the consummate craftsmanship of ‘the coming genius, and a delightful expression of gaiety and light remance and humour: 3.30 Selected recordings 4.30 Close down 6.30 Children’s Song Service. Subject: "The King Faces the Prospect of Death" -8.15 Selected recordings 6.30 Methodist Service, relayed from Rugby Street Church. Preacher: Rey. W. A. Burley, M.A. Organist: Rex Barrell, A.T.C.L. Choirmaster: H. Blackwood 8. 0 Selected recordings

8.30 8.42 10. 0 Recording: Boston Promenade Orchestra, ¢onducted by Arthur Fiedler " Rienzi" Overture . Wagner Gerhard Husch (baritone) in songs by Schubert, "The Lime Tree " "On the River" "The Water Course " Recording: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr, "Schubert Waltzes " Weather forecast and station notices "The Strange Story of Louis De Rougement." A dramatic chronicle of a newspaper sensation by James Potter. Produced by the National Broadcasting Service CLOSE DOWN SNV A CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 6. Op.m. ‘Recordings 8.30 8.39 9. 6 9.16 9.20 9.27 9.33 9.45 9.51 9.55 10. 0 Fantasia on Norwegian ‘folk: songs The Mystery. Club: The Glass Brooch Recital by the Rosario Bourdon Symphony Victoria Anderson and Viola Morris (duets) Kreisler: Composer- violinist Orchestral interlude The Dreamers (vocal ensemble) At the organ, with Quentin M Maclean The Kerry Dance "Sleeping Beauty " Waltz Close down

ANY, DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 9. Oam. Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings

11. 0 Presbyterian Service, relayed from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Preacher: Rev. H. J. Ryburn. Organist: Colin Oliver 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings 1. 0 4.30 5. oO 6.15 6.45 Weather report for aviators DINNER MUSIC AFTERNOON MUSICAL PROGRAMME, featurifg at 2.30 "Symphony No. 3" (Tschaikovski), played by the London Symphony Orchestra; and at 3.30 Mozart’s " Mass in F Major," presented by the Motet Singers and String Orchestra Close down Children’s Song Service, conducted by Big Brother Bill Selected recordings Salvation Army Service, relayed from the Salvation Army Citadel. Preacher:

Major D. Duggan. Conductor: A. Millard Selected recordings "MUSIC FROM THE THEATRE " "LA BOHEME," Puccini’s well-loved opera, which combines gay and pathetic inci-

dents into a fascinating picture of student life in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the year 1830. Its theme is "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die." A _ special feature of this production is the " Rudolpho " of Beniamino Gigli 10.14 CLOSE DOWN aly DUNEDIN 1140k.c. 263m, | 6. Op.m, Selected recordings 8.30 ‘Wandering with the West Wind" 8. 0 "Stephen Foster Melodies " 8.32 BBC recorded programme: " The Village Concert " 10. O Close down

Religious Services On The Air 1YA: 2YA: 3YA: This Sunday Anglican Service from St. Mark’s Church. Rev. Percy Houghton. 11 a.m. Church of Christ Service from West Street. Church. Pastor William Campbell. 7 p.m. Presbyterian Service from St. John’s Church, 11 a.m. Methodist Service from Trinity Church. Rey. Walter. Parker. 7 p.m. Roman Catholic Service from St. Mary’s Church. 11 a.m. Methodist Service from Rugby Street Church. Rev. W. A. _ Burley. 6.30 p.m. 4YA: 2YH: 4YZ: Presbyterian Service from St. Andrew's Church. Rev. H. J. Ryburn. 11 a.m. _ Salvation Army Service from the Citadel.- Major D. Duggan. 6.45 p.m. Anglican Service from St. John’s Cathedral. The Very Rev. Dean J. B. Brocklehurst. 7 p.m. Presbyterian Service from First Church. Rev. J. A. Thompson. 6.30 p.m

HIAWATHA

September 17

a INVERCARGILL 680k.c. 441m. 11. Oa.m.-1.0 p.m. Selected recordings 2. 0 Alfredo Campoli and his orchestra, with vocal interludes 2.30 The glory of the garden $8.0 ‘Ah, Perfido" (Beethoven), sung by Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) 8.14 Famous artists: Joseph Szigeti (violin) and Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) 3.30-4.0 Medley time 6.30 Relay of Evening Service from First Presbyterian Church. Preacher: Rev. J. A. Thompson. Choirmaster: L. E. Dalley. Organiste: Mrs. A. Manning 7.45 Selected recordings 8.15 "John Halifax, Gentleman" 8.30 Pianoforte recital 8.45 Coronets of England: " The Life of Queen Elizabeth " 9.12 Time and tide 9.30 Slumber session 10. 0 Close down IS YZARR, GREYMOUTH 940k.c. 319m. 12.30-1.30 p.m. Dinner music 5.30 Sacred Song Service, conducted by the Salvation Army 6.15 Moments of melody 6.30 Tunes of to-day 6.45 ‘Carson Robison " 7.0 Orchestra Raymonde & Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) 7.30 "From Broadway": American musical comedy 8.0 Melodies of the Masters 8.30 Musical feature: "The Buccancers" 8.45 Musique militaire 8. 0 Serenade in blue 9.6 "Singapore Spy" (episode 15) 9.30 A Clock Shop 10. O Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c. 395m. 11. Oa.m.-1.0 p.m. Selected recordings 2. 0-4.0 Afternoon concert session 6.30 Miscellaneous recordings 7. Qo Relay of Evening Service from St. John’s Anglican Cathedral Church, Napier. Preacher: The Very Rev.. Dean J. B. Brocklehurst. Organist | & Choirmaster: Percy Tombs 8.15 (approx.) Selected recordings, Station announcements 8.30 Evening concert session 8.45 Millicent Sorrell (soprano) 8. 0 Eric Poynter (baritone) 10. 0 Close down 2 y N 920k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Classical music, opening with "Polka and Fugue" by Weinberger, played by London Symphony Orchestra / 7.30 Light opera and musical comedy 8.0 Light. classical music

8.30 8.48 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 Concert programme: ‘* The Damnation of Faust" (Berlioz), played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra "Every Walk of Life: The Shop Girl" (episode 3) Light classical music "Pinto Pete" Close down QW] WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. Ambrose and his orchestra 7.35 8. 0 8.40 8.45 9. 0 9.45 10. 0 "Those We Love" (episode 12) Tit-bits: A session of tuneful favourites 2YD trailer Dad and Dave This week’s special: ‘"‘ There are Three Sisters,’ a radio play by Maxwell Dunn Strings: Fifteen. minutes of smooth rhythm Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 10. Oa.m. Sacred and orchestral selections 11. 0 12. 0 Concert. session Luncheon music 2. Op.m. Selections from the shows and 3.0 4. 0 5.30 musical comedies Band music, miscellaneous items Light orchestral, piano selections, popular medleys and miscellaneous Announcements 5.40-6.0 Light orchestral selections Orchestral numbers Concert programme Talk: A. J. Sinclair: " Burns Writes Tam O’ Shanter " Organ recital Close down