| Main Performers | Kennerley Rumford,
Clara Butt - vocals,
Bronislaw Huberman - violin,
Harold Craxton - pianoforte,
Herbert L Cooke - organ |
| Set List | Violin Solo: 'Chaconne for Violin Alone', Bach (Bronislaw Huberman),
Song: 'Verborgenheit', Hugo Wolf (Kennerley Rumford),
'Mit Einer Wasserlilie', Grieg (Kennerley Rumford),
'Zur Johannisnacht' (Kennerley Rumford),
Songs: 'Rendi'l Sereno' (Sosarme), Handel (Clara Butt),
'Lusinghe Pui Care', Alessandro (Clara Butt),
Violin Soli: 'Nocturne in Eb', Chopin, arr. Sarasate (Bronislaw Huberman),
'Serenade', Sinding (Bronislaw Huberman),
'Campanella', Paganini (Bronislaw Huberman),
Songs: 'A Requiem', Harold Craxton (Kennerley Rumford),
'Come You Mary' (Kennerley Rumford),
'A Ballynure Ballad', trad. Old Irish, arr. by Herbert Hughes (Kennerley Rumford),
'Shepherd See Thy Horse's Foaming Mane', trad. Hungarian, arr. by F Korbay (Kennerley Rumford),
Songs: 'Oh, Soft was the Song', Elgar (Clara Butt),
'I Know Where I'm Going', trad. Old Irish, arr. by Herbert Hughes (Clara Butt),
'B for Barney' (Clara Butt),
'The City Child', C V Stanford (Clara Butt),
'The Charity of the Lord' (First Time), Elgar (Clara Butt),
Violin Solo: 'Carmen Fantasie', Bizet, arr. Sarasate (Bronislaw Huberman),
Duet: 'Night Hymn at Sea', Goring Thomas (Clara Butt, Kennerley Rumford), |
| Performance Notes | A letter appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 3 July 1914, written by organist Herbert L Cooke claiming that his poor playing on the Royal Albert Hall organ at this concert was due to damage caused to the instrument by Suffragettes [WSPU], who by this time had been banned from hiring the Hall. It is interesting that the Suffragettes chose to flood the organ, which was always used to drown out their protests when they interrupted events at the Hall.
"ALBERT HALL ORGAN.
DAMAGE BY SUFFRAGETTES.
To the Editor of 'The Daily Telegraph'.
Sir - With reference to your remarks concerning the organ obbligato I played for Madame Clara Butt at the Albert Hall on Sunday afternoon last. I agree the effect must have been anything but pleasing. The circumstances were these.
When I arrived at the Hall, I was informed that the organ had been very seriously damaged by Suffragettes early in the month, they having turned on a water-tap somewhere above, and the water getting into the action, has not only rendered the entire swell organ temporarily useless, but in addition has seriously affected the whole instrument. I was informed that the repairs cannot be completed until the end of October, and that the cost will run into thousands of pounds.
The fact of my not knowing of the above conditions, until just before the concert, rendered my position somewhat difficult, as I could only find out what I could or could not use as I went along, with the unfortunate result that I chose one or two stops that varied in pitch as a result of the damage. With apologies for troubling you with this letter. I am yours faithfully,
Herbert L Cooke, 9 Bayley-street, WC, June 30."
Premieres of Sir Edward Elgar's 'Oh, Soft Was The Song', and 'The Chariots of the Lord'. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1914/82/SC) |