Situations Vacant
HE serious and near-serious music w@ hear nowadays from 1YC and 1YA is so acceptable and varied that it may seem ungrateful to grumble at one aspect of it. This is the remarkable absence of vocal duets; trios and quartets from both recorded and studio recitals. I have been conscious of this for some time, and a careful search of two months’ programmes reveals that from 1YC, apart from occasional moments in longer works, only two sessioris, both recorded, contained music in these categories. The Harveys’ series from 1YA, The Melody Lingers On, has done something to fill the gap there; but from 1YC vocal music of the kind which includes some of the greatest episodes in opera and some of the finest art songs is woefully underfepresented. Sopranos and _ baritones there are to burn, and even an occasional inflammable tenor, but never a combination. Is it a matter of false economy in fees, or a lack of realisation by programme organisers of the resources of such music? As a relief from the solo recital and instrumental works, I believe duets, trios and so forth should be actively encouraged to widen the scope of the studio presentation and rub the dust from some of those discs.
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 662, 14 March 1952, Page 12
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210Situations Vacant New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 662, 14 March 1952, Page 12
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