Some Features of Next Week's Programmes

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 9, 16 September 1927, Page 7

Some Features of Next Week's Programmes

Star Night By Auckland Aeolian Orchertra 1LYA Sept. 22

The whole of the evening’s entertainment on Thursday at 1YA will be given by the Aeolian Orchestra, one of the city’s leading amateur musical organisations. This will be the second radio concert given by this orchestra, a magnificent performance haying been broadcast last month. The concert on Thursday shonld be equally good-in fact, better, if possible. ‘The soloists will be Miss Phyllis Gribben and Mr. Fred Baker. Miss Gribben, the well-known contralto, of St. Andrews’ quartet, will sing ‘The Lost Chord," with full orchestral accompaniment. Mr. Fred. Baker is a regular and consistent singer at 1YA. He is down for three sougs, The orchestra, 53 strong, is under the baton of Mr. .Edgar Webb, a conductor of extensive English and colonial orchestral experience. For the information of listeners, the following notes on the orchestral uumbers are given:-

‘Fintry of the Gladiators." This triumphal march by Fucik is majestic and stirring, with many chromatic runs for the higher instruments. "Poet and Peasant.’ Franz von Suppe (1819-1895), who composed this overture, was a famous Dalmatian conductor ‘and composer. "Poet and Peasant" is probably his most popular number. Commencing with the slow and stately brass opening, it soon leads into the beautiful cello solo with string pizzicato accompaniment, ‘Then comes a fast brilliant movement, which in turn gives way to the well-known Allegretto waltz theme. ‘The overture ends in a fast number with all instruments fortissimo. Entr’acta No. 2 from ‘*Rosamunde." Franz Schubert (1797-1628) was one of the world’s greatest composers, his range covering chamber music, orchestral numbers, church music, dramatic works, piano sonatas, and songs. tntr’acte No. 2 is a hauntingly beauti-

ful number, with the melody alternately taken by strings aud woodwind. "Blue Danube.’ "An der schonen blauen Donau,’’ or "Beautiful Danube," is probably the best known waltz in the world, and was written by Johann Strauss, who died in 1899. ‘Turkish Patrol." The ‘Turkish Patrol" has been deservedly popular for many years. It represents the approach, the passing, and the departure of a Turkish patrol, and therefore it commences softly, gradually reaches a fortissimo, and as gradually fades away again to a mere whisper. *Coppelia.’’ Leo. B. Delibes (1836-1891) stands in the forefront of Trench composers in his own sphere-ballet suites. His best known suites are "‘Coppelia" and "Svivia’ Coppelia ballet contains some very fascinating themes of varied character and tempo-allegros, mazur-

kas, waltzes and andantes, with solos for various instruments in turn. Haydu’s Symphony No. 6, The "Surprise." Haydn was the most distinguished of Anstrian composers, and his symphonies are of the straight-forwara classical school, with a distinct melody. The ‘Surprise’? symphony consists ot four movements, two of which will be played by the Orchestra. Valse des Fleurs." This waltz is from the celebrated Nutcracker (Caisse-Noisette) ballet, composed in 1892, a year before Tschaikowsky’s death. The waltz is varied both in tempo and character, and yarious instruments take the solo parts in turn -first violins and clarinets alternatively, then cellos and violas with running string accompaniment in quavers, then fiutes and clarinets, and lastly the full orchestra plaving fortissimo "\ Dervish Chorus."’

This ‘Oriental scene,’’? as the coms poser (Sebek) calls it, represents various phases of desert life, including weird supplications to Allah, and the wild excited cries of Arabs in the bazaar and miarket-place. The former phase, which both opens and closes the piece, is taken by solo cornet, with string accompaniment, The Merchant of Venice." Frederick Rosse, the noted English composer, has given us some beautiful incidental music to Shakespeare’s play, reminding us somewhat of Edward German’s Shakespearian incidental music. There are five numbers in the piece, three*of which are being played by this orehestra. No. 1 Prelude 1. A stately number of great beauty. No. 2 Intermezzo ‘‘Portia." A string and wood-wind number in slow time. No. 3 Doge’s March. An impressive triumphal march, with a distinctly Easterm atmosphere. *