The BBC Orchestra
(Section D)
JLed by Marie Wilson
Conducted by Georg Schneevoigt
Cyril Smith (pianoforte)
Georg Schneevoigt was born in Finland in 1872, and studied at various musical centres, including Helsingfors, Leipzig, Brussels, and Vienna. Like Toscanini and Barbirolli, he began his professional career as a cellist, being principal of the Helsingfors Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also a professor at the Conservatoire in that city. Eventually he gave up the cello and devoted himself entirely to conducting, succeeding Kajanus as conductor of the National Philharmonic
Orchestra. He also succeeded Weingartner at the Munich opera. For ten years he was chief conductor of the Concert Society in Stockholm, and in 1918 he founded the Philharmonic Orchestra in Christiania
(Oslo). Other important engagements include Musical Director of Diisseldorf, and conductor of the Los Angeles Orchestra.

Symphony No. 40, in G minor 1 Allegro moderato. 2 Andante. 3 Minuetto. 4 Finale: Allegro assai - Mozart
Sinfonia concertante, for pianoforte and orchestra 1 Maestoso - Allegro spiritoso. 2 Andante commodo. 3 Allegro molto - Walton
Two Legends from The Kalevala 1 Lemminkainen and the Maids of Saari. 2 The Return of Lemminkainen - Sibelius