THE SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA
Conducted by JOHN BARBIROLLI
Relayed from
St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow
(Ey arrangement with the glasgow Corporation
Education Committee)
The Overture Rosamunde did not originally form a part of the music written for the very stupid play of Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus, which was hopelessly unworthy of Schubert's attention. Actually the overture was composed for a melodrama entitled The Magic Harp, and it was performed as such at the Theater an der Wien in 1820. Three years later Schubert wrote the ' Rosamunde ' music, including ain overture since called by another title Alfonso and Estrella ', ' The Magic Harp ' overture now being known as Rosamunde '