Leader, Leonard Hirsch
Conductor, Eric Fogg
John Francis (flute)
(First broadcast performance)
Although the flute is one of the most agile instruments of the orchestra and is capable of a very fair range of beautiful sound, it has been very much neglected as a solo instrument by composers. The most outstanding works in the repertoire are the two concertos by Mozart, the concerto by Carl Reinecke , and the lovely sonata for flute, harp, and viola by Debussy. One of the very few modern composers to exploit the flute as a solo instrument is Rutland Boughton, whose Flute Concerto will receive its first performance this afternoon.