Robin Hull reviews some recent books on music, including: ' Sibelius-a Symposium,' edited by Gerald Abraham ; ' On Music and Musicians,' the letters of Robert Schumann ; ' Ysaye, his Life. Work, and Influence,' by Antoine Ysaye ; 'Albert Roussel ,' by Norman Demuth ; 'A Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos,' by Arthur Hutchings ; and ' Bach,' by Eva Mary and Sydney Grew, in the Master Musicians series

Devised and presented by Steuart Wilson
3-The Springs of Emotion
Singers: Doris Gambell
Steuart Wilson
Robert Irwin
Pianist: Michael Mullinar

M. R. Ridley comments on recent dramatic productions in the Third Programme

3-THE U.S.A.
William Parsons (bass)
Leonard Cassini (piano)
Frederick Riddle (viola)
Margaret Schofield (piano)

A weekly talk on international affairs given by a BBC staff correspondent

(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult
Joan Trimbte and Valerie Trimbte (pianos)

A talk by Christopher Dawson on social responsibility in the nineteenth century and Lord Shaftesbury

Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
Elisabeth Hongen (contralto)
Anton Dermota (tenor)
Ernest Lush (piano)
Four poems by Ruckert: Schneeglockchen; Der Himmel hat eine Thrane geweint; Volksliedchen; Mein schoner Stern
Geisternahe (Halm)
Provenzalisches Lied (Uhland)
Three poems by Morike: Das verlass'ne Magdelein; Er ist's; Die Soldatenbraut
Seven poems by Geibel : InderNacht;
Erste Begegnung; 0 wie lieblich ist das Madchen; Weh, wie zornig ist das Madchen; Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn; Der Page; Der Hidalgo
Further programmes of songs by Schumann: May 2 and 6

by the Rev. Dr. W. G. Peck , of the Industrial Christian Fellowship
(The last talk on the Christian Socialist Movement)
On April 23 the Rev. H. F. Lovell Cocks , Principal of the Western College, Bristol, will talk about the social movement in the Free Churches

A series of programmes devised by Elizabeth Poston
2—'In Praise of Oriana'

A talk by Lord David Cecil

Sonata No. 1, in D minor for violin and piano played by Frederick Grinke and the composer on gramophone records