Listings
: JACK MARTIN AND THE HOTEL MAJESTIC ORCHESTRA
Relayed fromThe Hotel Majestic, St. Annes-on-Sea
: A Programme of Gramophone Records
Orchestra of The Berlin State Opera, conducted by Armas Jarnefelt : The Seasons Ballet (Glazunov)—Introduction ; Frost — Ice — Hail — Snow ; Gnomes-Spring-Summer; Roses— Cornfields ; Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies—Barcarolle ; Bacchanale -ApotheosisThe London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Geoffrey Toye : In a Summer Garden (Delius)
The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates : Dubinushka (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Contributors
: THE BBC MIDLAND ORCHESTRA
Leader, Alfred Cave jConducted by LESLIE HEWARD
Fragments from Manfred....
Schumann I. Entr 'acte; 2. Ranz des Vaches (Song of the Swiss Cowherds); 3. Apparition of the Fairy of the Alps
Byron was eagerly read by the young romantics in Germany, as elsewhere, in the first half of last century, and Schumann was among the poet's most enthusiastic admirers. Manfred appealed to him strongly, and he set some music to it, meant for the most part to accompany the recitation of the poem. Small parts of it were laid out tor singing, and there are some purely Orchestral pieces. Schumann's idea was to have it performed on the stage, and it has once or twice been given in that way, notably by Liszt at Weimar. It has been given in full, also, a good many times on concert platforms, but for some years all except the Overture has been rather neglected. It is certainly Schumann at his best, gloomy and sombre music as befits the poem, but undeniably strong and vivid. At its first performance, which Schumann conducted himself, Richard Pohl was in the audience. He had a seat from which he could watch Schumann's expression, which was profoundly serious .and wholly absorbed in the music. ' I felt', Pohl says, ' that this had been written with his heart's blood, that he had spoken from his inmost soul.'
Four Conceits ............. Goossens
I. The Gargoyle; 2. Dance Memories ; 3. A Walking Tune; 4. The Marionette Show
Elegance, polish, and wit are the chief characteristics of Eugene Goossens 's smaller compositions, of which the twelve miniatures for piano, 'Kaleidoscope ' and ' Four Conceits ', are good examples. The ' Four Conceits ' were written in 1918 as piano pieces, but three years later the composer scored them for a small orchestra, which he handles with a light and deft touch.
Short Suite, At Random Dubois
I. Graceful Little Dance ; 2. In Fun ; 3. Duo; 4. During the Waltz; 5. Short Exotic March
Fifth Suite, Barocco Atterberg Suite in A, Op. 98B Dvorak i. Andante con moto; 2. Allegro; 3. Moderato alia polacca ; 4. Andante
Contributors
: THE BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME ORCHESTRA
Conducted by HARRY PELLRelayed from
Contributors
: THE NORTHAMPTON NEW THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Directed by CLIFF MORGANRelayed from
The New Theatre, Northampton
Contributors
: The Children's Hour
' The Care of Pets ', by Major H. F. FAUDEL-PHILLIPSDance Music and Song by Folk singers and Musicians from Auvergne and Sweden, who are taking part in the j International Folk Dance Festival
' Mainly about Trees ' (No. 2)
By MARGARET DONOVAN
Contributors
: THE FIRST NEWS
including Weather Forecast and Bulletin for Farmers: FAY COMPTON
in 'The Music of Men's Lives'A Silver Jubilee Programme
Devised and Written by COMPTON MACKENZIE
With Music drawn from the popular entertainments of the past twenty-five years
Special Numbers by KENNETH LESLIE
SMITH and HENRIK EGE
The Principal Players
THE B B C REVUE CHORUS
THE B B C THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ERNEST LONGSTAFFE
Produced by JOHN WATT
' The Music of Men's Lives' was broadcast in the National programme last night
Contributors
: JACK JACKSON AND HIS BAND
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