Reid Orchestral Concert

Date:

Friday, March 9, 1945

Time:

6.45 pm.

Season/No:

29th season, 9th concert

Venue:

Usher Hall

Participant(s):

Sidney Newman – conductor
Dr John Fairbairn – leader of the orchestra
Irene Kohler – solo pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s):

1. Suite for strings, "From Holberg's Time" (op. 40) ... Grieg

       1. Praeludium: allegro vivace
       2. Sarabande: andante
       3. Gavotte and musette
       4. Air: andante religioso
       5. Rigaudon: allegro con brio

2. Concerto grosso for string orchestra with pianoforte obbligato ... Ernest Bloch

        1. Prelude: allegro energico e pesante
        2. Dirge: andante moderato
        3. Pastorale and rustic dance: assai lento - allegro giocoso
        4. Fugue: allegro

3. Nocturne (molto adagio) in B major (op. 40) ... Dvorak

INTERVAL

4. Symphonic rhapsody (for pianoforte and strings) ... Turina

Andante - allegro vivo

5. Serenade in C major (op. 48) ... Tschaikowsky

       1. Piece in the form of a sonatina: andante non troppo - allegro moderato - tempo I
       2. Walse: moderato
       3. Elegy: larghetto elegiaco
       4. Finale (Russian theme): andante - allegro con spirito