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Sat. Aug 15.] 4. Sospiri (Sighs) - Adagio for String Orchestra with Harp & Organ (ad lib) Op. 70. Elgar First Performance. Solo Harp. Mr Alfred Kastner. 5 (a) Irish Tune from County Derry} Percy Grainger (b) "Shepherd's Hey (Eng. Morris Dance) (encore (b) repeated. Concerto Passioné for 'Cello + Orchestra Georges Dorlay??? Solo 'Cello Mr C. Warwick Evans 7. Ballet Music (Faust) Gounod (i) Allegretto (ii) Adagio (ii) Allegretto (iv) Moderato maestoso (v) Moderato con moto (vi) Allegretto moderato (vii) Allegro vivo 8. Barcarola. "Sulla poppa" Ricci Mr Herbert Heyner???. 9. Capriccio Italien Tchaikowsky INTERVAL PART II 1. Fantasia on British Sea Songs Wood Encore Rule Britannia (last song) 2. "Heart of Oak" Dr Boyce. Mr Herbert Heyner??? Encore: last verse [Sat Aug 15 3. Song. Killarney Balfe. Miss Carrie Tubb. Encore "There's a land" Allitsin??? Encore ? 4.Song. "Land of Hope and Glory" Elgar. Mr Herbert Heyner. & Audience. God Save the King. The Valse Triste was weird but vg. 56 is a lovely little thing, and lively too. The audience clamoured for an encore & would not be denied rules or no rules so Sir Henry had perforce to give in. The Cello Solo was overlong but good. Rather modern. The Ballet Music was very good indeed in fact that & 5(b) were the two best things. Part II 1. Brought in the Sailors Hornpipe. THe audience did a crescendo stamping touch??? at the last two notes of the phrase. About 20 did it the first time but nearly??? the whole house was doing it finally.
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