The Hoffnung music festival concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London
By: devised by Gerard Hoffnung
Publisher: Angel
Published: 1956
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Subjects: Instrumental music; Humorous music
Notes: "An extravagant evening of symphonic caricature."

Program notes by John Amis on container.

"Recorded at the concert, November 13, 1956."
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by T.E. Bean; title: Fanfare / Francis Baines (Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music ; the composer, conductor); title: A grand grand overture / Malcolm Arnold (Hoffnung (alias Morley College) Symphony Orchestra ; the composer, conductor); title: Concerto for hosepipe and strings (3rd movement only) / Leopold Mozart (Dennis Brain, hosepipe ; Morley String Orchestra ; Norman Del Mar, conductor); title: Concerto popolare / Franz Reizenstein (Yvonne Arnaud, piano ; Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra ; Del Mar, conductor); title: Andante from 'Surprise' symphony in G major : B. & H. 94 / Haydn ; arr. Donald Leonard Swann (members of the B.B.C. Music Division and Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra ; Lawrence Leonard, conductor); title: Gerard Hoffnung now introduces; title: Mazurka no. 49 in A minor, op. 68, no. 2 / Chopin ; arr. Daniel Abrams (Tuba Quartet); title: Lochinvar : for speakers and percussion / Humphrey Searle ; words by Sir Walter Scott (Yvonne Arnaud and Gerard Hoffnung, speakers ; Lawrence Leonard, conductor); title: Variations on 'Annie Laurie' / Gordon Jacob (Festival Ensemble ; Jacob, conductor).