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Arturo Toscanini (Sat. 10 p. m. NBC-Blue) conducts the NBC Symphony in the world premieres of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Essay for Orchestra, the first works by a U. S. composer he has played since 1933. Also Paul Graener's The Flute of Sans Souci, Claude Debussy's Iberia, Antonin Dvořák's "New World" Symphony...
...opens its ninth radio season with Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz Overture, Jean Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela, The Return of Lemmin-käinen, Igor Fedorovitch Stravinsky's suite from The Fire Bird, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Adagio and Fugue for Strings, Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, John Barbirolli conducting...
...program appears a new composition by Delaney and an adagio for violin and strings, dedicated to Malcolm H. Holmes, who will direct the program. The rest of the program: Gluck Overture to "Iphigenia in Aulis" Hindemith Funf Stucke Rosetti Symphony in G-Minor Delaney Adagio for violin and strings George K. Mateyo, soloist DeFalla Spanish Dance from "La Vida Breva...
Malcolm H. Holmes '28 will conduct the orchestra in the following program: Gluck Overture to "Iphigenia in Aulis" Hindemith Funf Stucke Rosetti Symphony in G-Minor Delancy Adagio (for violin and strings) George K. Mateyo--Soloist DeFalla Spanish Dance from "La Vida Breve...
...generally acknowledged to be the greatest. It is typical of all his works in that the religious root is all-important; and also by virtue of the close coordination of the first three movements leading to a climax in the finale. Especially notable is the beautiful adagio which gives full expression to the emotional fervour surrounding the composer's deep love for the Catholic Church. The logical successor of Beethoven from the point of view of symphonic development, he died a comparatively humble but nevertheless significant figure in the musical world...