Orchestral Concert (Fundraising)
In aid of the Edinburgh branch of the British Red Cross Society.
Venue:
The Reid Symphony Orchestra
The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union
Clifford Curzon - solo pianoforte
Alexander Carmichael - solo baritone
Sidney Newman - conductor
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
1. "Blest pair of sirens" ... Hubert Parry
2. Pianoforte concerto no. 1 in B flat minor (op. 23) ... Tschaikowsky
Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
Andantino simplice—prestissimo—Tempo I
Allegro con fuoco
3. Symhonic poem, "Vltava" ... Smetana
INTERVAL
4. Overture, "Rosamunde" ... Schubert
5. Pianoforte solos
Moment musical n A flat ... Schubert
Impromptu in E flat ... Schubert
6. "Pavane pour une infant défunte" ... Ravel
7. "Songs of the Sea" ... Stanford
1. Drake's Drum
2. Outward Bound
3. Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain
4. Homeward Bound
5. The "Old Superb"
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Unsigned programme notes concerning Smetana's "Vltava" only.
On p.4 - dates and programmes for concerts given by the Reid Symphony Orchestra on 7, 13, 21 and 28 May 1942.