BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1955 1956 FOURTH RECITAL under the auspices of THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST HEATHER HARPER RALPH HOLMES JOHN STREETS Soprano Violin - Pianoforte The Sir William Whitla Hall Queen's University, Belfast 1955 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th

LA FOLIA, Op. 5, No. 12 Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) La Folia is a famous Spanish melody of the 17th century which has been used as a theme for continuous variations - similar in form and style to the chaconne or passacaglia-by a great number of composers. This of Corelli for violin and key- board instrument is the best know and was written in 1700. The tune has also been used by Liszt in his Rhapsodie Espagnole and Rachmaninoff in his Variations on a theme by Corelli, Op. 42. THE BLESSED VIRGIN'S EXPOSTULATION Henry Purcell (1659-1695) The occasion of this dramatic scena is the scene at the temple where the young Jesus has remained behind disputing. "And when they saw Him, they were amazed and His mother said unto Him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing." THREE GREEK EPIGRAMS A Bird For a Fountain A Dolphin These are settings of prose translations by Richard Aldington of poems from The Greek Anthology by Anyte of Tegea, who flourished about 300 B.C. and of whom we have about twenty short poems, mainly epitaphs of animals. Priaulx Rainier is a contemporary French composer; it may be mentioned for the benefit of those whom the Christian name does not immediately enlighten that the composer is a lady. SONATA IN C MINOR, Op. 30, No. 2 Priaulx Rainier Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Andante con brio Adagio cantabile Scherzo Allegro Composed in 1802 and dedicated to the Emperor Alexander I, this, the middle one of three sonatas, foreshadows the later, tempestuous Beethoven. The powerful first and last movements give the colour to the sonata as a whole. The Adagio was originally written in G major, but was later transposed to A flat major. INTERVAL

Die Allmacht, Op. 79, No. 2 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (Composed in 1825. Words by Johann Ladislav Pyrker van Felsö-Eör, Patriarch of Venice, later Archbishop of Erlau). Heaven and earth proclaim Thy Being. The storm and the torrent are Thy Voice. The leaf and the golden sea of corn are Thou, and Thou art the starry floweret and the flower-field of the stars. Great God, Thou art the firmament and beyond the firmament and art the pulsing heart in me. Suleika I, Op. 14, No. 2 Suleika II, Op. 31 Franz Schubert (Composed in 1822. Words by Goethe). "What means the East wind, as it cools my wounded heart, blowing the dust and chasing the insects? It brings me the greetings of my distant love and kisses my lips a thousand times. Blow onwards in the service of lovers and there where those walls are gleaming shall I find my love. Only the breeze can carry me the true tidings from his heart." "West wind I envy you for your moisture laden breath. Bring him a message of what I suffer. The movement of your wings wakens my longing, and moves me to tears; yet your gentle blowing cools my grief-stricken eyelids. Hurry to him, whisper to him, but conceal my pain. Tell him that his love is all my life, his nearness would bring joy to both of us." SONGS Die Georgine, Op. 10, No. 4 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) (Words by Hermann von Gilm). Why are you so late, Georgina. The roses have gone and the bees are fled. The nights are now cold and dreary. Shall I recall the glories of the spring? But had you been of the spring and not of autumn, you would have died too soon. It is useless to dream; reach me your hand. Though I have tasted love late, I shall not complain. Early or late, it is the same. Meinem Kindes, Op. 37, No. 3 (Words by Gustav Falke). I bend over your cradle and breathe a prayer to heaven to bless you. The prayer soars to heaven where the stars charm our souls. May its light brighten baby's life and shine through the strife of this world.

Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69, No. 5 (Words by Heinrich Heine). The weather is cold and snow- ing. I see from the window a mother crossing the street. She goes to buy the makings of a cake for her little daughter who sits at home blinking at the light, her golden curls covering her soft face. Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2 (Words by Heinrich Hart). If you but knew what it is to dream of your kisses and of wandering with you, you would assent. If you but knew the anguish of waking when no one is near to comfort me, you would come. If you knew what it was to live in the creative spirit of God and to hover up to the regions of light, you would dwell with me. Caprice No. 3 Chant de Roxane Six Roumanian Dances Niccolini Paganini (1782-1840) Karol Szymanowski (1883-1937) Bela Bartok (1881-1945) NEXT CONCERT FRIDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1956 Vienna Philharmonia Quartet Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 Quartet in E Minor (Aus meinem Leben) Mozart Beethoven Smetana