British Ballet Music

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Album Summary

Conductors

• Boult, Adrian
• Fremaux, Louis
• Handley, Vernon
• Irving, Robert
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Previn, Andre

Ensemble

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Composers

• Lord Berners (Composer/Writer) (1883 - 1950)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
• Gavin Gordon (1901 - 1970)
• Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)
• William Walton (Composer) (1902 - 1983)
• Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951)

Notes & Reviews:

BBC Music Magazine
Some sparkling playing here, especially Pineapple Poll under its arranger Charles Mackerras

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Sullivan, Arthur : Pineapple Poll, ballet (compiled & arranged by C. Mackerras)

• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (10/03/1960/10/05/1960)
• Running Time: 43 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1951

Berners, Lord (Tyrwhitt) : A Wedding Bouquet :: Tango and Waltz

• Conductor: Robert Irving
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (01/25/1956-01/26/1956)
• Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: Prologue - The Players

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: Dance of the Four Knights

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: Entry of the Black Queen

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: The Red Knight's Mazurka

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: Ceremony of the Red Bishops

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate :: Finale -

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (12/19/1978-12/20/1978)
• Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Walton, William : Façade :: Fanfare

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Scotch Rhapsody

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Swiss Yodelling Song

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Polka

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Old Sir Faulk

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Valse

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Popular Song

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Country Dance

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Tango - Pasodoble

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Walton, William : Façade :: Tarantella Sevillana

• Conductor: Louis Frémaux
• Notes: Bedworth Civic Centre (09/01/1976-09/02/1976)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1927

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations

• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (08/04/1970-08/06/1970)
• Running Time: 26 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899

Gordon, Gavin : The Rake's Progress :: Sarabande and Orgy

• Conductor: Robert Irving
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (01/25/1956-01/26/1956)
• Running Time: 9 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1935

Lambert, Constant : Horoscope :: 3. Valse for the Gemini

• Conductor: Robert Irving
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (01/25/1956-01/26/1956)
• Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1937

Holst, Gustav : The Perfect Fool, Op. 39

• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/03/1974-08/04/1974)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1918-1922