Erich Gruenberg (violin)
BBC Scottish Orchestra
(Leader, J. Mouland Begbie )
Conducted by Alexander Gibson
Berthold Goldschmidt has written a number of large-scaie works including the opera Beatrice Cenci (awarded a prize in the Arts Council's Festival of Britain Competition). His Violin Concerto,tonight receiving its first performance, was completed in 1952 A short introduction leads into a brisk Allegro; tihe slow movement is marked Andante amoroso; rhe finale is a graceful Gigue which (in the words of the composer) ` ends on a whimsical note.'
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