26 October 2006
Thursday 26 October 2006 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Brian plays a selection of light classics, including pieces by Alan Langford, Frank Chacksfield, Carl Davis and Peter Hope.
Playlist
Presented by Brian Kay
Producer: Elizabeth Funning
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Irving Berlin
'Say It With Music' (3'01")
Stanley Black and his Orchestra
CD: Guild GLCD 5119, track 1
Lionel Monckton
'All Down Piccadilly' (The Arcadians) (2'49")
Robert Bowman (voice) with the Nigel Brooks Singers and an unnamed orchestra conducted by Gilbert Vinter
CD: CFP ADD 3 35992-2, track 15
Robert Farnon
'Piccadilly Commotion' (2'51")
Canadian Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces conducted by Captain Robert Farnon
CD: RFS CD 001, track 3
Richard Kohn
'The Fairies' Gavotte' (3'14")
Commodore Grand Orchestra conducted by Joseph Muscant
Taken from the album British Cinema and Theatre Orchestras - Volume 2
CD: Guild GLCD 5122, track 9
Carl Davis
'Far Pavilions' (4'35")
'Pride and Prejudice' (3'35")
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis
CD: Tring TRP 099, tracks 2 and 3
Frank Chacksfield
'Firecracker' (2'38")
Fernand Terby Orchestra
CD: Flyback FBCD 2000, track 13
Alan Langford
'Petite Promenade' (3'15")
Orchestra Raphaele
Taken from the album Test Card Music Vol.6
CD: Apollo Sound APSCD 221, track 7
Frank Chacksfield
'Sunny Isle' (2'35")
William Gardner Orchestra
CD: Flyback FBCD 2000, track 14
Various
'Dixieland Medley' (8'21")
Debroy Somers and his Band
Taken from the album Night Time Brings Sweet Dreams
CD: ASV AJA 5616, track 10
Frederick Curzon
'Waltz: Cascade' (4'41")
Czecho-Slovak RSO conducted by Adrian Leaper
CD: Marco Polo 8.223425, track 12
Peter Hope
'Four French Dances' (10'58")
City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Gavin Sutherland
Taken from the album Entente Cordiale
CD: ASV WHL 2147, tracks 8-11