BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1953 1954 FIFTH RECITAL under the auspices of THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST ROBERT MASTERS QUARTET ROBERT MASTERS, Violin ANNIE JAMESON, Viola MURIEL TAYLOR, 'Cello KINLOCH ANDERSON, Pianoforte The Sir William Whitla Hall Queen's University, Belfast FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th 1954

Quartet in C Minor, Op. 15 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1925) Allegro molto moderato Scherzo. Allego vivo Adagio Allegro molto Fauré has the reputation of a musician who, like Elgar, Sibelius and others, does not export readily to countries outside his own; yet there would seem to be few recent musicians who have established themselves more firmly in the liking of discriminating foreigners than this delicate and subtle crafts- man. This, the first of his two pianoforte quartets, has an immediate and irrestistible appeal. It is to be noted that the Scherzo follows the rather severe opening movement, dividing it from the beautifully dreamy adagio. A very tuneful and lively allegro brings the work to a close. The work was composed in 1879. Quartet in E Flat, K.493 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro Larghetto Allegretto Mozart wrote his first pianoforte quartet (G Minor, K.478), in 1785. It was evidently intended to be one of a series of six, and was written at the period of some of the finest of the pianoforte concertos. It was not well received, being considered artificial and excessively difficult. For this reason, perhaps, the work to be played this evening was the only other written in this form. It lacks the passionate intensity of its predecessor, and is more dreamy in character. Our members will probably have an opportunity of hearing the earlier work in an extra concert to be arranged later in the year. INTERVAL

Quartet in A Major, Op. 26 Johannes Brahms (1833-1896) Allegro non troppo Poco adagio Scherzo. Poco allegro Allegro Written in 1860, this massive and elaborate work is con- spicious by its wealth of material. The first movement sounds complicated by the fact that its themes are grouped in pairs and that preparatory passages often introduce new material. The slow movement is a spacious rondo. In the scherzo both the scherzo and trio are in complete first-movement form in miniature. The finale is an ambitious rondo, resembling a full- scale first-movement form with development omitted.

Next Concert FRIDAY, 19th MARCH, 1954 Beethoven Françaix Mozart THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST FILM SOCIETY " THE PASQUIER TRIO Week of Opera Films The University Film Society is holding a short season of filmed opera on each evening of the week beginning April 5th, 1954. A limited number of tickets, over and above the existing membership of the Society, is being offered to members of the British Music Society, the Queen's University Music Society and W.E.A. music classes. These can be got from the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, Queen's University (price 5/- for the season). The programme is as follows:-- 33 TRIO, OP. 9, No. 1 TRIO April 5th-The Barber of Seville (Rossini). 6th Rigoletto (Verdi). 31 DIVERTIMENTO 35 7th-Gala Festival (Russian Opera and Ballet). 8th-Il Trovatore (Verdi). 9th The Medium (Menotti). 10th The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart).