Saturday Night Concert
Venue:
Dr John Fairbairn - leader of the orchestra
Muir Mathieson - guest conductor
1. Fanfares for an occasion ... Arthur Bliss
2. Overture to the opera "The merry wives of Windsor" ... Nicolai
3. Symphony no. 8 (the unfinished symphony) ... Schubert
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
4. March Slav ... Tschaikowsky
INTERVAL
5. Suite: "The water music" ... Handel (arranged by Harty)
6. Valse Triste ... Sibelius
7. Music from contemporary films:
(a) March "Desert Victory" ... William Alwyn
(b) "The First Waltz" and "The Lancers" ("On Approval") ... William Alwyn
(c) Prelude to "49th Parallel" ... Vaughan Williams
(d) Interlude and march "Malta G.C." ... Arnold Bax
8. Polovtsienne dances (from the opera "Prince Igor") ... Borodin
Composer(s):
- Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975
- Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich, 1840-1893
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
- Harty, Hamilton, 1879-1941
- Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957
- Alwyn, William, 1905-1985
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
- Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953
- Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887
Performer(s):
Performance Type:
The programme notes are unsigned and do not cover Tchaikovsky's 'March Slav', Sibelius' 'Valse Triste' or Borodin's 'Polovtsienne Dances'.
On p.4:
- Orchestral list
- Programme for second concert of the series, Saturday 13 October 1945