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"THE Easter season was responsible for some very welcome programmes from Christchurch stations — Bach’s "Passion" from the Cathedral Choir, organ recitals by Dr. Bradshaw, and from 3ZB a recording of Stainer’s "Crucifixion," with the names of Richard Grooks and Lawrence Tibbett to add their ever-popular magic. One item listed in 3YA’s programme.I was especially glad to see. It was the Prelude and Good Friday Music from Parsifal, relegated-Heaven and the programme organisers know why-to 9.0 aim. Even if you did see the entry and manage to hear it, it was a very’ small crumb indeed. Wagner-lovers are fed only very small. crumbs-usually limited to The Flying Dutchman Overture and excerpts from Tristan and Isolde. Which is~ all wrong of course: you should be stuffed with Wagner, saturated in him, and-to change the metaphor back again-fed with such large chunks that the grandeur of the whole must penetrate. Wagner is not everybody’s "cup of tea"; but I am very much inclined to believe that in this case at least it is not necessary to be a Wagner-lover. It requires no. more than a little imagination to appreciate the sheer splendour of Parsifal.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 408, 18 April 1947, Page 9
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193Crumbs Only New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 408, 18 April 1947, Page 9
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