Record

Performance TitleClara Butt Morning Concert, in aid of the Clara Butt-Rumford Fund
Performance Date11 November 1916
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time14:30
Main PerformersClara Butt - vocal,
W H Squire - violoncello,
William Murdoch - pianoforte,
P Mavon Ibbs - organ
Secondary PerformersHarold Craxton
Set ListOrgan Solo: 'Offertoire' in F Minor and Major, Edouard Bastiste (P Mavon Ibbs),
'Duet for Pianoforte and Violoncello', Rubinstein (William Murdoch, W H Squire),
'Allegro Molto' from Sonata in D Major,
Aria: 'O Mio Fernando' (La Favorita), Donizetti (Clara Butt),
Solo Violoncello: 'Traumerei', Schumann (W H Squire),
Scena: 'Softly Sighs', Weber (AN),
Solo Pianoforte: 'Valse in C# Minor', Chopin (William Murdoch),
'Ballade in G Minor', Chopin (William Murdoch),
'The Dreary Steppe', Gretchaninov (Clara Butt),
'In the Silence of Night', Rachmaninoff (Clara Butt),
'En Priere', Gabriel Faure (Clara Butt),
'L'Heure D'azur', Augusta Holmes (Clara Butt)
INTERVAL
Solo Organ: Selection' from 'Peer Gynt' Suite, Grieg (P Mavon Ibbs),
Solo Violoncello: 'Andante', Haydn (W H Squire),
'Rondo', Boccherini (W H Squire),
'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Dvorak (AN),
'At Sea', Hamilton Harty (AN),
'There, Little Girl, Don't Cry', Liza Lehmann (Clara Butt),
'Crooning Song', Gwynne Davies (Clara Butt)
'Remember', Landon Ronald (Clara Butt),
'The Leaves and the Wind', Franco Leoni (Clara Butt),
'Sorrow No More', Harold Craxton (Clara Butt),
Solo Pianoforte: 'Polonaise in E', Liszt-Busoni (William Murdoch)
Performance NotesHalf of the proceeds of this concert were donated to the Clara Butt-Rumford Fund for the employment of artists adversely affected by the First World War.

London premieres of 'There, Little Girl, Don't Cry', Liza Lehmann, 'Crooning Song', Gwynne Davies, and 'Sorrow No More', Harold Craxton.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1916/40),
Handbill (RAHE/6/1916/13)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1916/40Madame Clara Butt - Morning Concert11 November 1916
RAHE/6/1916/13Madame Clara Butt - Morning Concert11 November 1916
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OmoivcviteforClara Butt Morning Concert, in aid of the Clara Butt-Rumford Fund1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/167Butt; Dame; Clara (1 February 1872-23 January 1936); DBE; English contralto singer
DS/UK/1578Squire; William Henry' (8 August 1871-17 March 1963); ARCM; British cellist, composer, teacher
DS/UK/1706Murdoch; William (1888-1942); Australian pianist, composer, author
DS/UK/2350Ibbs; P. Mavon- (fl 1913-1923); British organist
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