(died 24 June 1882) .
The music of the Swiss-German composer Joachim Raff was frequently performed during his lifetime. After his death, however, it virtually disappeared from the concert hall. Raff was a prolific composer. In these four weekly programmes. which cover a wide range of his output, there is a chance to reassess his music and so perhaps to establishwhetherornot his neglect has been justified.
VALERY GRADOW (violin)
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader JOSE-LUIS GARCIA conducted by ALUN FRANCIS Overture: Dame Kobold
La fée d'amour: morceau charactéristique. for violin and orchestra Symphony No 4, in G minor
(first broadcasts) Producer
ANTHONY FRIESE-GREENE