Programme of the Symons-Elwood-Short Trio

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 19, 25 November 1927, Page 7

Programme of the Symons-Elwood-Short Trio

Miss Symons, Mr. Ellwood and Mr. Short have arranged another excellent programme for next week. Included will be an early ‘trio by Beethoven, | the one in E flat. Judging by the matty appreciative reports which have been received, the companion otte it C minor recently played seems to have | been one of the most- popular works performed by the trio. The first movement of the trio in E flat expresses the buoyancy and joy of youth, the slow movement foreshadows that great legacy of noble melody Beethoven was to leave in his later works; the scherzo sparkles with gaiety, whilst the last movement is full of modern hustle and | bustle. . The Schubert trio in E flat, whilst not so well known as the brilliant one | in B flat recently played, is a strikingly effective example of trio writing. It opens with a subject full of sunnine en we ees on Bee 6 Oe 2 Oe 6b ee a eee on eee oe

ness, so typical of this composer. The pianoforte part is a veritable cascade of sound, he charm of the dainty scherzo will make an irresistible ap- | | peal to all ears, with its strong rhythm and bright tunefuluess. The finale | opens in the style of a rollicking hunting chorus. , The three movements of the showy trio in G by Reissiger are written in a ery pleasing style and can be classed as very light music, delightfully tuneful, without any complexity. The trio in G by Mozart is a lovely gem of pure nnisic. This is the first work by Mozart to be played by these instrumentalists. 7 The last movement of the sonata for piano and violin by the mighty Belgian composer, Cesar Franck (18221890), wikl be played by Miss Ava Symons and Mr. Gordon Short. This movement opens with a melody of haunting beauty played by the two instruments in cation form, one iustruaan ah em . |. wae

ment taking up the tuue a little later | than tlie other, Miss Ava Symons will play ‘‘Midnight Bells," a lovely melody from an operetta by Heuberger, arranged for. the violin .by bjs friend Kreisler. ‘This is a number very much beloved b Kreisler himself, who plays it repeatedly at his recitals. Mr. George Ellwood will play the noble ‘* Kol Nidrei," a Hebrew melody most effectively arranged by Max Bruch for violoncello and orchestra, It is a work of intense devotional feeling. Of great beauty are the harp passages in the accompaniment, ‘Mr. Gordon Short will be heard in the highly-bejewelled Liszt arrangement of the well-known quartet from Verdi’s "Rigoletto." This number is a striking example of the brilliant writing of the Hungarian master, in which the chief melody is surrounded with a glittering mass of accompanying figures. ~~ ~~