Reid Historical Concert

Date: 
Monday, March 8, 1926
Time: 
8.00 pm
Season/No: 
1926 - fourth concert of five

A series of five historical concerts with explanatory remarks by Professor Tovey.

Participant(s): 

The Edinburgh String Quartet

Mr W. Watt Jupp
Mr J. M. Begbie
Mr John Fairbairn
Mr Bernard Beers

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

1.  Quartet in F minor, op. 20, no. 5 ... Haydn
      Allegro moderato
      Adagio
      Menuetto
     Fuga a II, Soggetti

2.  Quartet in A major ... Norman Hay
      Moderato e grazioso
      Scherzo. Molto scherzando
      Andante cantabile
      Finale.  Moderato (quasi recit.), Vivace

3.  Quartet in D major, op. 24 ... D. F. Tovey
      Allegro con moto tranquillo
      Scherzo - vivace assai
      Larghetto
      Berceuse.  Un poco allegretto; Grave, leading to
      Fugo a quattro soggetti.  Moderato ma energico

Programme Notes: 

No programme notes.  Introductory verbal remarks from Professor Tovey.

The Haydn quartet is given in the printed programme as op. 20 no. 4 but this is an error as the key and movement titles match with op. 20 no. 5.