DUNEDIN GRAMOPHONE CIRCLE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23918, 20 September 1939, Page 2

DUNEDIN GRAMOPHONE CIRCLE

FORTNIGHTLY RECITAL On Saturday evening there was a good attendance of members of the Dunedin Gramophone Circle at the fortnightly recital. Mr W. J. Morrell presided. The programme was opened with the Corsair Overture (Berlioz), played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by two numbers by Sydney Mac Ewan. the Hebridean tenor. These were “O Men from the Fields,” a cradle song by Padraic Colum, and “ She Moved Through the Fair,” County Donegal traditional. Mozart’s Quartet in B Flat major (“The Hunt”) was the major work on the programme. Mr Morrell’s remarks on thij item comprised an outline and development of the work through its movements, the address being helpful, especially to thofee not already acquainted with this work. The second half of the recital began with Riisager’s Trio for Flute. Violin and Piano, followed by “Songs Mv Mother Taught Me” and “Since First I Met Thee.” sung by Rosa Ponselle, soprano. Next came the wellknown 1812 Overture by Tschaikowsky, and the concluding numbers were “The Song of Finland” and “Finnish National Song.” recorded by the Helsingfors Male Choir.