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Product details
Title
(The) Best of British Light Classical Works
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006); William Alwyn (1905 - 1985); Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895 - 1967); Clifton Parker (1905 - 1989); James Langley (1927 - 1994); Gordon (Percival Septimus) Jacob (1895 - 1984); Maurice Johnstone (1900 - 1976); Alan Langford (b 1928); Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b 1936); David Lyon (b 1938)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra; BBC Concert Orchestra
Date of Release
02/02/2004
Label / Distributor
Resonance / Pinnacle
Pieces in Set
5
Running Time
6 hours 55 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works, Orchestral, Instrumental
Stereo
Stereo
SPAR Code
DDD
EAN
680125050229
Work 1
Work Title
(The) Roots of Heaven
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1958
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Suite of Scottish Dances
Excerpt(s)
1. Suite of Scottish Dances
Composer
William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1946
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
Impression of a Windy Day, Op. 9
Excerpt(s)
1. Impression of a Windy Day, Op. 9
Composer
Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895 - 1967)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1920
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 4
Work Title
(The) Glass Slipper
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Clifton Parker (1905 - 1989)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1943
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title
(The) Coloured Counties
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Coloured Counties
Composer
James Langley (1927 - 1994)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title
(The) Barber of Seville goes to the Devil
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Barber of Seville goes to the Devil
Composer
Gordon (Percival Septimus) Jacob (1895 - 1984)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 7
Work Title
Tarn Hows
Excerpt(s)
1. Tarn Hows
Composer
Maurice Johnstone (1900 - 1976)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1949
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 8
Work Title
Two Worlds
Excerpt(s)
1. Two Worlds
Composer
Alan Langford (b 1928)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 9
Work Title
Little Suite
Excerpt(s)
1. Little Suite
Composer
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b 1936)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1960s
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 10
Work Title
Joie de Vivre
Excerpt(s)
1. Joie de Vivre
Composer
David Lyon (b 1938)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 11
Work Title
Little Suite No 4, Op 80a
Excerpt(s)
1. Little Suite No 4, Op 80a
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title
(The) River
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) River
Composer
William Blezard (b 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1969
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 13
Work Title
Traditional Hornpipe Suite
Excerpt(s)
1. Traditional Hornpipe Suite
Composer
Adrian (Francis) Cruft (1921 - 1987)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1957
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title
Rossini on Ilkla Moor
Excerpt(s)
1. Rossini on Ilkla Moor
Composer
Eric Fenby (1906 - 1997)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1938
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title
Wexford Bells
Excerpt(s)
1. Wexford Bells
Composer
Raymond Warren (b 1928)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1970
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 16
Work Title
(An) Ayrshire Serenade, Op. 42
Excerpt(s)
1. (An) Ayrshire Serenade, Op. 42
Composer
Anthony Hedges (b 1931)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1971
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title
(The) Path Across the Moors
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Path Across the Moors
Composer
Arthur Butterworth (b 1926)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1958
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 18
Work Title
(An) English Overture
Excerpt(s)
1. (An) English Overture
Composer
Paul Lewis (b 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1971
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 19
Work Title
Suite of Cotswold Dances
Excerpt(s)
1. Sleighbell Serenade
Composer
Philip Lane (b 1950)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1978
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 20
Work Title
(The) Duke of Cambridge, Op. 60
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Duke of Cambridge, Op. 60
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1957
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 21
Work Title
Divertissement
Excerpt(s)
1. Divertissement
Composer
Bryan (George) Kelly (b 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1969
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title
Elegiac Blues
Excerpt(s)
1. Elegiac Blues
Composer
(Leonard) Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1927
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
BBC Concert Orchestra
Work 23
Work Title
Overture for Farnham
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture for Farnham
Composer
Alan Rawsthorne (1905 - 1971)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1967
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 24
Work Title
(3) Dances
Excerpt(s)
1. (3) Dances
Composer
David Lyon (b 1938)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1975
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 25
Work Title
Romeo and Juliet
Excerpt(s)
1. Romeo and Juliet
Composer
(Leonard) Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1925-6
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 26
Work Title
Promenade
Excerpt(s)
1. Promenade
Composer
Carlo Martelli (b 1935)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1985
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 27
Work Title
Celestial Fire
Excerpt(s)
1. Celestial Fire
Composer
Patric Standford (b 1939)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1968
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 28
Work Title
Partita
Excerpt(s)
1. Partita
Composer
John Rutter (b 1945)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1976
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 29
Work Title
Suite Française
Excerpt(s)
1. Suite Française
Composer
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b 1936)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1961
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 30
Work Title
(The) Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1968
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 31
Work Title
Fantasy on Dover Castle
Excerpt(s)
1. Fantasy on Dover Castle
Composer
David Arthur Fanshawe (b 1942)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 32
Work Title
Battersea Park Suite
Excerpt(s)
1. Battersea Park Suite
Composer
William Blezard (b 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 33
Work Title
Dance Diversions
Excerpt(s)
1. Dance Diversions
Composer
Michael Hurd (b 1928)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 34
Work Title
(A) Miniature Symphony
Excerpt(s)
1. (A) Miniature Symphony
Composer
Paul Lewis (b 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title
Caramba
Excerpt(s)
1. Caramba
Composer
William Blezard (b 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1966
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 36
Work Title
Overture and Beginners
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture and Beginners
Composer
James Langley (1927 - 1994)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1965
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 37
Work Title
Tantivy Towers
Excerpt(s)
1. overture (recon P Lane)
Composer
Thomas Frederick Dunhill (1877 - 1946)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1931
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 38
Work Title
Boy Wizard
Excerpt(s)
1. Boy Wizard
Composer
Herbert Chappell (b 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
2001
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 39
Work Title
Festive Overture
Excerpt(s)
1. Festive Overture
Composer
Walter Carroll (1869 - 1955)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 40
Work Title
Overture to an Unwritten Comedy
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture to an Unwritten Comedy
Composer
Michael Hurd (b 1928)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1970 Revised 1979/1984
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 41
Work Title
(The) Arcadians
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
(John) Lionel (Alexander) Monckton (1861 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1909
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 42
Work Title
(A) Spa Overture
Excerpt(s)
1. (A) Spa Overture
Composer
Philip Lane (b 1950)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1982
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 43
Work Title
Concert Overture
Excerpt(s)
1. Concert Overture
Composer
Thomas Pitfield (20th Cent)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1950
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 44
Work Title
Sussex Symphony Overture
Excerpt(s)
1. Sussex Symphony Overture
Composer
Paul Lewis (b 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
2000
Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Ballet Sinfonia Orchestra
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