(From Birmingham)
THE BIRMINGHAM STUDIO ORCHESTRA
Conducted by FRANK CANTELL
L'ABEILLE is the best known piece by one
Franz Schubert. He was so modestly anxious that there should be no con. fusion between his work and that of his illustrious namesake that he allowed his name to appear on programmes as Francois Schu bert, much to the indignation of an anonymous listener who wrote to protest against this ' Frenchifying ' of the great Schubert's German ' Franz.'
This Schubert was a distinguished violinist who served for fifty years in the Royal Orchestra at Dresden, retiring, after some years as leader, on the fiftieth anniversary of the date of his joining. His wife and daughter were both opera singers and both made successful appearances in London on the stage and on the platform of the old ' Monday Pops.' ORCHESTRA Fantasia, ' The Works of Moussorgsky