by Sara Stein

The Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Leo Blech : Italian Capriccio, Op. 45 (Tchaikovsky)
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham , Bart. : Barcarolle and Excerpts (Tales of Hoffmann) (Offenbach)
Irene Scharrer (pianoforte) and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood : Scherzo (Concerto symphonique, Op. 102) (Litolff)
The British Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood : Mock Morris ; Molly on the Shore (Grainger)
The Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Bodansky: Overture,
Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna (Suppe)

at the BBC Theatre Organ

Leader, Daniel Melsa
Conductor, Eric Fogg
Arthur Gleghorn (flute)
Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2, in D, was composed about the year 1778 and, like the First Concerto, was possibly written for the Due de Guisnes, to whom Mozart had an introduction on his ill-fated visit to Paris. We know that the Duke was a skilful flute player, and that it was for him and his daughter that Mozart composed the Concerto for flute and harp. The Flute Concerto is full of lyrical beauty, and the solo part exploits the possibilities of the flute with fine effect.

Directed by Rene Tapponnier from the Carlton Hotel

The BBC Midland Orchestra
Leader, Alfred Cave
Conducted by Leslie Heward
Norman Fraser
Norman Fraser was born in Valparaiso in 1904, of Scottish and Spanish parents. He began to study the piano at an early age, and at twelve appeared as soloist at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth. He' then entered the Royal Academy of Music to study under Albanesi, and finally he went to Switzerland and Paris. It was in Paris that his first compositions were published at the age of eighteen. He then returned to London and studied under
Tobias Matthay for three years. A few years in Vienna followed, and he embarked on his career as a concert pianist. After touring Europe he came to settle permanently in London, where he chiefly occupies himself with teaching and composing.
William Yeates Hurlstone
In 1906 Hurlstone died at the age of thirty. He had already proved himself a highly gifted composer and one of the most promising of the younger British school. Hurlstone's first work was a set of ' Five Valses ' for piano, which were published when he was only nine years of age. At eighteen he won a scholarship at the Royal College of Music and studied composition under Stanford for several years.