THE B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA, personally conducted by JACK PAYNE
DELYS and CLARKE (Entertainers)
From Birmingham
OLIVE GOFF (Soprano); HARRY COSTIGAN (Baritone); MABEL RUTLAND (Pianoforte)
From Birmingham
THE BIRMINGHAM STUDIO ORCHESTRA, conducted by FRANK CANTELL
A a a stage composer, Schubert seems to have been almost a failure. He wrote about sixteen Operas and Operettas-yet how many of these are heard nowadays ?
The Opera Fierrabras was, apparently, never performed at all in its Composer's lifetime.
First there is an almost ominous Introduction which lays the foundation of the Overture. Then a hymn-like tune follows. A tremolo leads to the quick main body of the Overture. Its first theme, broken and rhythmical, is followed after a time by the second (a climax and a lull precede this). From this material some powerfully forceful, dramatic music is built up.
INDA SEYMOUR
(Contralto)
THE WIRELESS
MILITARY BAND, conducted by B. WALTON O'DONNELL
by JOAN ELWES (Soprano) and KEITH FALKNER
(Baritone)
