The last appearance in public of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt , one of the most distinguished interpreters of Brahms who died last year, and the first performance of a work which expresses with ironic sensibility the relationship between Brahms and his native city. ALEXANDER WELBAT (speaker) NORTH GERMAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Part 1, conducted by HANS SCHMIDT-ISSERSTEDT Brahms Symphony No 4