Brian Kay introduces a selection of light music including works by Franz Lehár, Edward German and Robert Farnon as well as a minuet and rondo from A Downland Suite by John Ireland.
Playlist
Presented by Brian Kay
Producer: Elizabeth Funning
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr arr. Ronald Hanmer
'Music Hall: The Spice Of Life' (2'49")
Charles Shadwell and his Orchestra
CD: GCD 111531, track 8
Ernest Tomlinson
'A Georgian Miniature' (2'55")
'Gaiety Galop' (3'10")
Rhapsody Quintet
Taken from the album Kiss of Fire
CD: RHAP CD 003, tracks 3 and 4
Edward German
'Three Dances from Nell Gwyn' (8'29")
Southern Festival Orchestra conducted by Robin White
CD: Chandos CHAN 9110, tracks 7-9
Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin
'Concert in the Park' (2'57")
The Swing Swindlers directed by Mart Sander
Taken from the album Five-Fifteen
CD: Divine Art 25034, track 8
Haydn Wood
'St James's Park in Spring' (London Cameos) (4'40")
Czecho-Slovak RSO conducted by Adrian Leaper
Taken from the album British Light Music - Haydn Wood
CD: Marco Polo 8.223402, track 5
Franz Lehár
'Suite De Danse' (6'38")
Berlin RSO conducted by Michail Jurowski
Taken from the album Suites and Dances
CD: CPO 999 761-2, track 18
Traditional
'Portsmouth/Newcastle' (2'24")
The Oxford Waits
Taken from the album Switter Swatter
CD: Beautiful Records BEJOCD 44, track 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams
'Quick March: Sea Songs' (3'45")
Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by George Hurst
Taken from the album Seascapes
CD: Chandos CHAN 6538, track 4
John Ireland
'Minuet and Rondo' (A Downland Suite) (7'55")
London Brass Virtuosi conducted by David Honeyball
Taken from the album English Music for Brass
CD: Helios CDH 55070, tracks 3 and 4
Robert Farnon
'How Beautiful is Night' (3'20")
Queen's Hall Light Orchestra conducted by Robert Farnon
Taken from the album Journey into Melody
CD: Conifer 75605 52269-2, CD 1, track 4
John Fox
'Voyage of a Lifetime' (3'35")
Budapest Philharmonic conducted by John Fox
CD: Campion Cameo 2050, track 1
