Horowitz in concert

Press, 24 October 1980, Page 11

Horowitz in concert

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The Russian-born pianist of international repute. Vladimir Horowitz, was born in 1904 and retired from concert-giving for some 15 years from 1950. He then returned to the New York concert platform. Horowitz can be heard tomorrow from concerts recorded in 1978-79 on a new recording. The excerpt from that recording to be heard on the Concert programme at '9.32 a.m. tomorrow is the Schumann Humoreske, Opus 20. Williams ‘Serenade* Vaughan Williams wrote his Serenade to Music for Sir Henry Wood’s 50th anniversary as a conductor in 1938. The words were adapted from Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” The story behind the composition of Serenade to Music will be related in a 8.8. C. programme tomorrow. This will be followed by the recording made 10 days after the first performance. It features the original 16 soloists and the 8.8. C. Symphony, conducted by Sir Henry Wood. Concert programme, 7.30 p.m. tomorrow. Old-time talk

On a recent visit to London Philip Liner and his -wife, Jean, were invited to have dinner with the old-time dance orchestra leader, Sydney Thompson, and his wife, Mary. Some of their after-dinner conversation was . put down on tape. In "Saturday Scrapbook” bn the National programme tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. excerpts from this recording will be broadcast along with music from Sydney Thompson and his orches-

tra. At 9 p.m. an episode from "Advocate Extraordinary.” a series of famous court cases which were reconstructed for radio by Edgar Lustgarten. will feature. Entitled “The Gladstone Libel Suit,” this episode tells the story of an action for libel brought against Viscount Gladstone and his brother by Caotain Peter Wright in 1927. Listeners requests will also be heard on the programme, which will be hosted as usual by Graeme Thomson.

Proms The Concert programme will leap later in the evening tomorrow from 1938 to the London Proms last season, the annual concerts named after Sir Henry Wood. The 8.8. C. Symphony on this occasion is conducted by Charles Mackerras, and the piano soloists are Rudolf Firkusny and Harold Lester. The programme of Czech music is made up of Janacek’s Symphonic poem, The Ballad of Blanik; Martinu’s Double Concerto for two string orchestras, piano, and timnani: and the Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor. Concert programme, 8.45 p.m. tomorrow. Massenet

The nineteenth-century French composer, Jules Massenet, is largely remembered as the comnoser of oneras, of which he wrote 27. However, his other music included ballets, incidental music to plays, many songs, and also orchestral works. A selection of his music can be heard on the Concert programme throughout the week from Sunday and is introduced on the Sunday morning programme by Douglas Mews: Concert programme, 10 a.m. Sunday.