Episode 4
Donald Macleod and Brian Kay introduce a selection of novelties, evergreens and traditional music - all staples of the light composer's art. Includes Farnon, Toye, Binge, Bucalossi.
Thursday's programme presents a selection of novelties, evergreens and traditional music - all staples of the light composer's art. Novelties in particular have inspired the use of wonderfully colourful orchestration, no more so than in Robert Farnon's 'Jumping Bean'; as with much of this repertoire, if you don't know it by name, you'll almost certainly know the music when you hear it. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Robert Farnon
Jumping Bean
Performer: Kingsway Symphony Orchestra, Robert Farnon (conductor)
- Vocalion CDVS 1946.
- 17.
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Mark Lubbock
Polka Dots
Performer: RTE Concert Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson (conductor)
- Marco Polo 8.223522.
- 2.
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George Melachrino
Woodland Revel
Performer: Melachrino Orchestra, George Melachrino (conductor)
- EMI CDGO 2039.
- 5.
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Geoffrey Toye
The Haunted Ballroom
Performer: New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Hyperion CDA 66868.
- 2.
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Ronald Binge
Elizabethan Serenade
Performer: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson (conductor)
- Marco Polo 8.223515.
- 1.
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Anthony Collins
Vanity Fair
Performer: RTE Concert Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson (conductor)
- Marco Polo 8.223522.
- 1.
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Ernest Bucalossi
The Grasshopper's Dance
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
- Warner 2564 62020-2.
- 5.
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Charles Williams
The Old Clockmaker
Performer: Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
- Chappells CHAP 120.
- 23.
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Arthur Prior
The Whistler And His Dog
Performer: The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra
- Chandos CHAN 8856.
- 1.
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Roger Quilter
Children's Overture
Performer: Light Music Society Orchestra, Sir Vivian Dunn (conductor)
- Royal Marines Records RMHS/EC002.
- 7.
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