Simon Heffer celebrates music from the British Isles. With Granville Bantock, William Sterndale-Bennett, Grainger, Elgar, Lennox Berkeley, William Busch, Bliss and Cyril Rootham.
Celebrating British Music.
Journalist Simon Heffer presents the second of four programmes of his personal choices of music from the British Isles - some familiar, some not so well known. This programme includes works by Granville Bantock, William Sterndale-Bennett, Percy Grainger, Edward Elgar, Lennox Berkeley, William Busch, Arthur Bliss and Cyril Rootham.
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William Sterndale Bennett
The May queen - pastoral cantata Op.39 for choir and orchestra: Overture
Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite Performer: London Symphony Orchestra
- LYRITA SRCD206.
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Edward Elgar
Concerto in B minor Op.61 for violin and orchestra: 1st movement; Allegro
Conductor: Henry Wood Performer: Albert Sammons Performer: New Queen's Hall Orchestra
- PEARL GEMM GEM 0050.
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Lennox Berkeley
Symphony no. 1 in C major Op.16: 1st movement; Allegro moderato
Conductor: Norman Del Mar Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- CHANDOS 9981.
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Percy Grainger
Mock morris vers. for piano
Performer: Martin Jones
- NIMBUS NI-5220.
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Percy Grainger
Country gardens vers. piano solo
Performer: Martin Jones
- NIMBUS NI-5244.
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William Busch
Concerto for cello and orchestra: III Molto vivace con brio
Conductor: Vernon Handley Performer: Raphael Wallfisch Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- LYRITA SRCD.320.
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Granville Bantock
Russian scenes for orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- NAXOS 8.555773.
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Arthur Bliss
Sonata for piano
Performer: Peter Donohoe
- NAXOS.
- NAXOS 8.557146.
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Cyril Rootham
For the fallen for chorus and orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox Performer: Northern Sinfonia Chorus Performer: Northern Sinfonia
- EMI CDC7 49021 2.
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Jun 201315:00BBC Radio 3
