Annual Reid Concert 1937
Venue:
Leon Goossens - solo oboe
Kenneth Anderson - solo violin and leader of the orchestra
Sir Donald Tovey - conductor
1. "Paris" symphony (K. 297) ... Mozart
Allegro assai
Andantino
Allegro
2. Concerto in A major for oboe d'amore, with strings and continuo ... Bach
3. Orchestral dances ... Mozart
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4. March, "The Garb of old Gaul" ... General Reid
5. Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe (restored from the clavier version) ... Bach
6. Fourth symphony ... Beethoven
Composer(s):
Performance Type:
By D.F.T.
Townsend & Thomson (music shop): 79 George Street, Edinburgh
Maitland Radio Limited
Alex Scott (wool shop)
On p.17, the 'raison-d'être' of the Reid Symphony Orchestra is given.
On the inside back page - list of Thursday concerts for the remainder of the season.
The concerto for oboe d'amore in A major and the concerto in C minor for violin and oboe are arrangements of the harpsichord concerto in A major (BWV 1055) and the concerto for two harpsichords in C minor (BWV 1060) respectively.
This concert was broadcast live on BBC radio.
Season 1936-37 Concert Agents:
Paterson, Sons & Co. Ltd., 27 George Street
Methven Simpson, Ltd., 83 Princes Street
Rae, Macintosh & Co. Ltd., 39 George Street
James Stephen, 59 Lothian Road
Townsend & Thomson, 79 George Street