Poem with Music
N thé Gasé of riew music or verse, what is worth hearing is worth imthediaté repétition, and in this and other réspécts, thé programme of Alistair Campbell’s Elegy (héard from 1YC) was sométhing of a modél. Thé programme opéréd with a hélpful introdiiction by John Siimmers, and the séquence of poémms was réad by William Austin with great sympathy and skill. Douglas Lilbufn’s sétting wag also rendéred cléatly atid feelingly by Getaid Christéellér and Fredetick and this was répéatéd A cOuplé of Hights later, giving the Jist@fér ah éxcellent opportunity te become
acquainted with the whole work. Not that the Elegy is "difficult poetry: it also invites fiti8icél Séttifig; and Mr. Lilburn has accomplished this with such completé uridérstanditig that one can no lohgér imaginé the Versé atid the miuic Standing apart. The poetry itself was already something that grew on acquaintarice; the setting, on second hearing, left a complete acceptance of its sadness, its resdlution and its wild and sombre landscape.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 723, 22 May 1953, Page 10
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165Poem with Music New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 723, 22 May 1953, Page 10
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