31 August 2006
Thursday 31 August 2006 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Brian introduces more light music from the likes of Arthur Pryor, Malcolm Arnold and Wilfred Josephs as well as Anthony Collins' Symphony for Strings No 1. Plus the Pavão Quartet's new recording of classics from the Great American Songbook.
Playlist
Presented by Brian Kay
Producer: Elizabeth Funning
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Haydn Wood
'Homage March' (4'13")
Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Haydn Wood
CD: Guild GLCD 5121, track 11
Rudolf Hanf
'Happy Frog - Humorous March' (2'12")
Palm Court Theatre Orchestra conducted by Mr Anthony Godwin
CD: Flyback FBCD 2003, track 13
Anthony Collins
'Symphony for Strings no.1' (12'05")
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Wilson
CD: Dutton CDLX 7162, tracks 22-24
Arthur Pryor
'Band Contest' (3'06")
Troise and his Banjoliers
CD: Frank Bristow FBCD 141, track 4
Armand Versey
'Rag' (2'54")
Troise and his Banjoliers
CD: Frank Bristow FBCD 141, track 15
Duke Ellington arr. Carlo Martelli
'It Don't Mean A Thing' (1'44")
Pavão Quartet
Taken from the CD Someone to Watch Over Me
CD: Landor Records LAN277, track 1
Bob Thiele and George David Weiss arr. Carlo Martelli
'What A Wonderful World' (2'40")
Pavão Quartet
Taken from the CD Someone to Watch Over Me
CD: Landor Records LAN277, track 2
Anthony Mawer
'Blue Peter' (2'03")
Unnamed Orchestra
Taken from the album Movie Archive - Light Activity
CD: De Wolfe Music DWCD0126, track 3
Malcolm Arnold
'Comedy Suite: the Belles of St Trinian's' (7'55")
Paul Janes (piano) with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba
CD: Chandos CHAN 9851, tracks 18-22
Traditional arr. Leon Young
'Oranges and Lemons' (2'51")
Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
CD: Vocalion CDLK 4279, track 25
Edvard Jarnefelt
'Praeludium' (2'46")
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted Erich Kunzel
CD: Telarc CD 80170, track 5
Wilfred Josephs
'Three Aelian Dances' (7'14")
Robert Hanell and his Concert Orchestra
CD: ASV WLS 501, CD 5, tracks 25-27
