Accompanist: A. N. Other
HE recent retirement of Frank Cfowther from the position of official PE Bi to 2YA makes one think (continued on next page)
RADIO REVIEW (continued from previous page)
of the rather unsatisfactory recognition given to such work ashe has done. Over and over again one hears on the air broadcasts of songs for voice and piano in which not only is the piano part of at least equal importance to the voice part, but is considerably better performed. Yet frequently the accompanist is our old friend Anon.! In the series of song cycles which was featured by stations some time ago the pianist was named with the singer, but note carefully that the pianist was not the official accompanist to the station, but an outside artist specially engaged. The standard of anonymous accompanying is I think very high; I have heard some teally fine work done and I have longed to know whether it was Madame This-and-that, Mr Whosit or Mrs. Thingummy, all of whom I know do occasional work for the station. Why should the official accompanist be the only one who suffers from this non-recognition?
D.
M.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 539, 21 October 1949, Page 11
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193Accompanist: A. N. Other New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 539, 21 October 1949, Page 11
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