Tempo of Recorded Items Needs Watching

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 8 February 1935, Page 6

Tempo of Recorded Items Needs Watching

To the Editor. ‘Sir,-Radio programmes have reached ) . a high standard to-day both in the selecy Y tion of subject matter and in presenta-’ tion, but it has always been an incomprehensible thing to me to find that little or no attention has been paid to the tempo in. recorded’ musical selections, No doubt many of us have. set ideas, based on technical or intuitive insight, as to the "speed" at which a piece should be tun off, but the fact remains there are obvious examples of faulty tempo. It would of course be impossible to alter the speed of the turntable to suit the selections of slightly varying tempos, but I am sure attention to the classical and "semi-classical" items would be most welcome to the not-too-discriminating listen- , er, I think I can anticipate an "official’ reply" to the complaint, and would like to venture that possibly the speed indi- | cation On the many records has been" overlooked.-I am, etc.,

VIGILANT

. Wellington.