PROGRAMME OF RECITAL by ARTHUR MILLINOTON (tenor) and CLIFFORD WALKER (violin) accompanied by FREDERIC WAINE I. Songs from Oratorio (a) "I follow Thee" from "The Resurrection and Ascension C. P. E. Bach (1714-1788) of Jesus Christ (b) "If with all your hearts" from "Elijah" Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 2. Violin Solos (a) Gavotte from Suite for unaccompanied violin in E. 3. S. Bach (1685-1750) Mozart-Kreisler (1756-1791) (b) Rondo 3. Lieder Beethoven (1770-1827) (a) Adelaide (b) Heiden Roslein Schubert (1797-1828) (in German) Das Wandern (c) Serenade Brahms (1833-1897) (in English) Love Song Grieg (1843-1907) 4. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin Op. 45 in C minor Allegro molto ed appassionato (i) (ii) Allegretto espressive alla Romanza (iii) Allegro animato 5. English Songs and Folk Tunes (a) As ever I saw Peter Warlock (1894-1930) Piggesnie (b) Mistress Mine Roger Quitter (1877-1953) To Daisies (c) The Plough Boy arr. Britten (b. 1913) The Sally Gardens
This was an exquisite and well-balanced evening's entertainment, but although the programme had been published well in advance, the attendance was disappointingly low. Those who did manage to release themselves from the unavoidable tie of work thoroughly enjoyed themselves throughout a programme packed tight into the ninety minutes between 6-30 and 8-0 p.m. Arthur Millington sang three contrasting groups of songs : arias from oratorio, some folk songs and works from the twentieth century English renaissance, and some lieder of Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. The lieder were the highlight of the vocal items. Mr. Millington displayed a fine tone; I shall not describe his performance in all the works, but I must make reference to the Schubert, which was undoubtedly the best of the three lieder. It was sung with excellent feeling, and the exacting accompaniment was virtually without blemish. Mr. Millington sang for his encore Dr. Arne's "When icicles hang by the wall", which ran to the length it did only by a rather tedious repetitiveness. Clifford Walker played two groups with his inimitable impishness and precision. The first group contained the unaccompanied gavotte by J. S. Bach and the Mozart-Kreisler Rondo. There was a certain amount of irregular ensemble in the Rondo, but the performance was very alive. 25
