SYMPHONIES FROM THE STUDIO
Sir,-As a music lover, and in pat: ticular a Beethoven "addict," I must congratulate the Broadcasting Service on the current series of studio concerts by the Wellington Group of the National Orchestra. Having heard the first of these concerts to-night, I feel that I must offer a little constructive criticism and enter a fervent plea that it may be acted upon in time for later recitals. At the beginning of the concert I was immediately conscious of the "deadness" of the studio. ‘ , Whilst appreciating the advantap of a comparatively dead hall or studio when intelligibility of speech is concerned, I feel that the complete absence of reverberation (such as appeared to be the case to-night) detracts: considerably from the brilliance of symphonic music, robbing it of much of its dramatic quality. This is particularly noticeable when an abrupt "break" occurs at the height of a crescendo, : May I therefore suggest that for future concerts a more lively studio be used? Failing this, has not the Service the means for producing artificial reverberations? .
A. D.
BATES
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 490, 12 November 1948, Page 5
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180SYMPHONIES FROM THE STUDIO New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 490, 12 November 1948, Page 5
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