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[| NCLUDED in a recent symphonic programme from 3YL was Mahler’s Song of the Earth, an unusual symphonic work which I found very satisfying. It is a cycle of six songs, based on old Chinese poems, and _ usually arranged (as in this case) for tenor and contralto alternately. There is a depth and restraint about this work which is not always apparent in Mahler; it is, I think, *one of his later compositions, written when he had more or less subdued the over-emotionalism which runs through his earlier works. In any case, The Song of the Earth is an interesting arrangement and I was glad of the chance to hear it afforded by 3YL’s Saturday evening concert programme. These programmes, by the way, are maintained at a consistently high standard. It is seldom that a week goes by without some item of special musical interest being featured in them, and a series such as the Mozart symphonies which concluded the previous week has. given welcome continuity of good listening. The lesser works, too, which go to build up these programmes, are well chosen to suit, within limits, a variety of tastes. The result is an evening’s entertainment which can be relied on to please. ,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 431, 26 September 1947, Page 15
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205Saturday Date New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 431, 26 September 1947, Page 15
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