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PROGRAM NOTES
It is certain that Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Branden-
burg, was greatly impressed with the gifts of Bach, and he dem-
onstrated his appreciation of them by giving Bach a commission
to write six concertos. It is an interesting circumstance that
some of the material in the concertos is to be found in other
works of Bach. The opening movement of the first concerto
also was employed as a "Sinfonie" in the Cantata "Falsche Welt
dir trau ich nicht."
This four-hand sonata was written by Hindemith for himself
and Jesus Maria Sanroma. The first part was intended for Mr.
Sanroma and the second for the composer, and the work is ad-
mirably designed to fit the technical accomplishments of each
player. The thematic material is evenly divided between the two
parts.
Of particular interest is the beginning of the last movement,
where an overtone effect is achieved by playing the theme in the
left hand in a middle range and outlining it softly twelve tones
higher in the right.
Paul Hindemith is considered to be one of the greatest of
living composers. Besides his compositions, he has made valuable
contributions to the pedagogy of music and the study of acoustics.
At present he occupies the Norton Chair at Harvard University.
The Serenade was written for Peter Pears and Dennis Brain,
by whom it was first performed with Walter Goehr and his Or-
chestra at the Wigmore Hall, London. The execution of this
music makes unusual demands of the tenor soloist in that he must
possess a wide range, and at the same time be gifted with an
unusually high tessitura. The horn part is equally demanding
because of its extreme range and qualities that fatigue the player.
In this country Britten is known chiefly for his operas, "The
Rape of Lucretia" and "Albert Herring." He is now at work on
another opera, "Billy Budd," for the 1951 Edinburgh Festival.
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