Music and Commentary
MOST acceptable chamber music programme from 1YC recently included a presentation by on String Quartet of Beethoven’s artet in A, Op. 18. This station is now giving more annotations to such works, and sensitive ones at that. In the’case of the Beethoven work, a general commentary was read at the beginning, and then a brief note before each movement. My first reaction was not favourable, but, as the piece progressed, I became convinced that there is much to be said for this style of presentation. The Quartet Jasts for half an hour; to many listeners it would be unfamiliar, and it is difficult to hold all the points in one’s head. I suppose one must choose between satisfying those who know the work and ° who do not like the flow of music interrupted (although I often wonder how many people do listen to chamber music with unwavering concentration from beginning to end), and pleasing the ones who receive enlightenment from spaced comments. Perhaps the problem could be solved by alternating the means of annotation for successive performances of the same work. In any case, let us continue to have the comments. *
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 11
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196Music and Commentary New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 11
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