Music for an Orchestra
HERE are orchestras-and orchestras; those mighty juggernauts to whom are sacrificed everything from a symphony to a serenade and those heterogeneous collections of instruments that used to enliven the proceedings at the suburban movies in the silent days. A not unimportant factor in an orchestra’s success is the performance of music that suits its size, music which makes the best use of the instruments available. The smaller the orchestra the more important this becomes. 1ZB’s Radio Orchestra contains some Capable players, but too often they are asked to turn themselves into a theatre or even a symphony orchestra, neither of which trans- | formations produces a very happy Te-\ sult. Out-worn pseudo classics like Luigini’s "Ballet LEgyptien" even when gilded with an improbable commentary are not good entertainment and they become less so when played by a combination too small to give the music its full texture. The 1ZB orchestra is little more than a chamber ensemble and if its personnel were treated more as a group of soloists and less as an anaemic imitation of a full-size theatre band its entertainment value would be increased considerably.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 327, 28 September 1945, Page 13
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190Music for an Orchestra New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 327, 28 September 1945, Page 13
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