A VIOLIN CONCERTO
Sir,-From a report in a local paper I see that, at a band concert to be held in Wellington on May 22, "Mr. Warwick Braithwaite, conductor of the National will conduct the band in Mendelss6hn’s violin concerto, with Mr. Ken Smith playing the solo violin part on the cornét." I realise that so little worthwhile music has been writtén for his instrument, that the cornet player must rely on transcriptions if he appear as a soloist, There is, however,! ajlirmft to the distance the bootmaker ghotld put between himself and his last. I am sorry that Mr. Braithwaite has lent the weight of his reputation to a performance which, however it may demonstrate the virtuosity of Mr. Smith, will remain an error
of musical taste,
D.A.
R.
(Auckland).
(This letter was shown to Mr. Eraithwaite, who replies as follows: "In the hub of the Empire, in the centre of the world’s music; that is, iti London, before an audience of 7000 people, Mr. Ken Smith, possibly the finest performer on the cornet, played Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto arranged by himself for the cornet, and was acclaimed by that vast audience as a master on his instrument. Your correspondent is quite correct when he remarks that so little worthwhile m has been written for the cornet, and it is to Mr. Ken _Smith’s eternal credit that he has done so much to make the cornet repertoire both interesting and more extensive than ever before. That I have lent the weight of my reputation to this performance, will be one of the highlights of my career, as I admire Mr. Ken Smith with all my heart and I-hope he will continue to demonstrate his virtuosity in a like manner many times in the future.’’-Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 773, 14 May 1954, Page 5
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294A VIOLIN CONCERTO New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 773, 14 May 1954, Page 5
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