Historical Concert
A recital of original pianoforte duets (from the second half of the 18th century to the present day), interspersed with songs by Adolf Jensen.
Venue:
Mr Arthur Dace - pianist
Mr Francis Gibson - pianist
Miss Marion Richardson - vocalist
Sonata in A major ... Johann Christian Bach
(a) allegro con spirito (b) allegretto
Sonata in F major (1786), the last two movements ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(a) adagio (b) allegro
Three songs ... Adolf Jensen
(a) "O lass dich halten, gold'ne Stunde", op. 35, no. 3
(b) "Wie Lenzeshauch hast du mich stets erquickt", op. 9, no. 1
(c) "Klinge, klinge, mein Pandero", op. 21, no. 1
From grande sonate, op. 92, in A flat major, the opening ... Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grave and allegro comodo
From Huit Pièces, op. 60 ... Carl Maria von Weber
(a) adagio, no. 3 (b) allegro (all' Ungarese), no. 4
Two songs from "Dolorosa", op. 30, nos. 1 and 4 ... Adolf Jensen
(a) "Was ist's, o Vater, das ich verbrach?"
(b) "Denke, denke, mein Geliebter, meiner alten Lieb' und Treu"
Fantasie in F minor, op. 103 ... Franz Schubert
From Bilder aus Osten (oriental pictures), op. 66 ... Robert Schumann
no. 1 Lebhaft
no. 4 Nicht schnell
From twelve pianoforte pieces, op. 85 ... Robert Schumann
no. 9 Am springbrunnen
Two songs ... Adolf Jensen
(a) "Murmelndes Lüftchen", op. 21, no. 4
(b) "Am Ufer des Flusses, des Manzanares", op. 21, no. 6
From Bal Costumé, op. 103 ... Anton Rubinstein
no. 4 Marquis et marquise, 18th century
Ungarische Tänze, no. 2 in D minor ... Johannes Brahms
From Waldmärchen, op. 79 ... Heinrich Hofmann
no. 4 Waldtraut
no. 7 Irrlichter
"Brautreigen", op. 42, no. 3 ... Philipp Scharwenka
Spinnerlied, op. 33, no. 4 ... Moritz Moszkowski
Composer(s):
- Bach, Johann Christian 1735-1782
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Jensen, Adolf, 1837-1879
- Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837
- Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
- Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856
- Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894
- Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
- Hofmann, Heinrich, 1842-1902
- Scharwenka, Philipp, 1847-1917
- Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925
Performance Type:
Introduction to the programme consists of a three-page essay (pp.3-5) concerning piano duets and a short paragraph (p.5) on the composer Adolf Jensen.

On the outside back page - dates and programmes of the four historical concerts.