(From Birmingham)
THE BIRMINGHAM STUDIO AUGMENTED
ORCHESTRA
Leader, FRANK CANTELL
Conducted by JOSEPH LEWIS
Symphony No. 2 in A Minor
Andante and Menuetto from Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
March (' The Welsh Rhapsody ')
SIR EDWARD GERMAN'S chief claim to the gratitude of his fellows is no doubt his
Comic Operas, especially Merrie England. Almost equally well known and equally popular, too, are the many pieces he has written for productions of Shakespeare plays. His purely orchestral. music has probably suffered from the very 'popularity of these stage pieces ; except for the Welsh Rhapsody with its vigorous and picturesque use of four fine waltz tunes, it is comparatively seldom performed.