10 August 2006
Thursday 10 August 2006 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Brian Kay's selection of light classics includes Harlequin's Flirtation by Louis Mordish, Cockney Capers by Peter Crantock and Scenes from the Humber by Anthony Hedges.
Playlist
Presented by Brian Kay
Producer: Elizabeth Funning
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Charles Williams
'Pioneer Trail*/Ten Days Leave**/Drummer Boy**' (4'26")
*Melodi Light Orchestra conducted by Ole Jensen
**Queen's Hall Light Orchestra conducted by Charles Williams
78: Chappell C487, C131 and C360
Louis Mordish
'Harlequin's Flirtation' (3'04")
Louis Voss Grand Orchestra
CD: Bosworth Archive, track 32
Original 78: Bosworth BC1073
Harry Warren and Al Dubin
'I've Got to Sing a Torch Song' (3'32")
Peter Mintun (piano)
Taken from the album American Popular Music of the '20s, '30s & '40s
CD: Mintun Music MM 1875, track 4
Peter Crantock
'Cockney Capers' (4'38")
Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Taken from the album Light Music with a Lilt
CD: Memoir CDMOIR 554, track 2
Anthony Hedges
'Scenes from the Humber', movements 3 and 4 (8'54")
RTE Sinfonietta conducted by Anthony Hedges
Taken from the album British Light Music
CD: Marco Polo 8.223886, tracks 13 and 14
Michael North
'It's That March Again' (2'02")
New Century Orchestra
CD: GCD 111531, track 2
Jerome Kern
'Selection from Till the Clouds Roll By' (6'27")
Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
Taken from the album Melody of the Stars
CD: ASV AJA 5501, track 2
Helmut Ritter
'Geigen Polka' (2'17")
'Errinerung' (3'24")
London Salon Ensemble
Taken from the album The Art Deco Cafe
CD: Meridian CDE 84361, tracks 15 and 16
Charles Williams
'In a Hurry' (1'23")
Queen's Hall Light Orchestra conducted by Charles Williams
CD: CWCD 003, track 13
Various arr. Reginald Dixon
'Intro/I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside/On the Good Ship Lollipop/The Bridal Waltz/Seein' is Believin'' (4'24")
Reginald Dixon (organ)
Taken from the album Dixon Hits Volume 1
CD: Sterndale Records STE 3100, tracks 1-3
Arthur Sullivan
'Overture: Iolanthe' (7'29")
Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
Taken from the album Gilbert & Sullivan Overtures
CD: Philips 434 916-2, track 3
