22 June 2006
Thursday 22 June 2006 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
With music inspired by London and its inhabitants, including Robert Farnon's Westminster Waltz, Georges Auric's suite Passport to Pimlico, and Snapshots of London, by Haydn Wood.
Playlist
Presented by Brian Kay
Producer: Elizabeth Funning
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Philip Lane
'London Salute' (3'09")
Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Paul Lewis
CD: ASV WHL 2138, track 6
Angela Morley
'Rotten Row' (2'37")
Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Gavin Sutherland
CD: ASV WHL 2138, track 5
Eric Coates
'London Bridge' (4'25")
Royal Artillery Band conducted by Major Geoffrey Kingston
CD: Naxos 8.554488, track 12
Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz
'A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square' (3'50")
Frank Sinatra conducted by Robert Farnon
CD: Reprise 9362-45219-2, track 7
Robert Farnon
'Westminster Waltz' (2'32")
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth
CD: RPO 008CD, track 16
Montague Phillips
'Overture: Hampton Court' (7'15")
Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Gavin Sutherland
CD: ASV WHL 2140, track 3
Georges Auric
'Suite: Passport to Pimlico' (5'59")
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba
CD: Chandos CHAN 9774, track 8-10
Charles Williams
'London Fair' (3'01")
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth
CD: ASV WHL 2151, track 24
Albert W. Ketèlbey
'Cockney Suite, Nos 5 and 3' (5'27")
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Leaper
CD: Marco Polo 8.223442, track 9 and 10
Noel Coward
'London Pride' (3'16")
Noel Coward
CD: Naxos 8.120623, track 12
Haydn Wood
'Snapshots of London' (9'48")
Queen's Hall Light Orchestra conducted by Sidney Torch
CD: Vocalion CDEA 6061, track 10-12
