Audio Samples
Alwyn, William : Magic Island, symphonic prelude for orchestra
Arnold, Malcolm : English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565
Bantock, Granville : Russian Scenes
Bax, Arnold : Three Northern Ballads
Benjamin, Arthur : Overture To an Italian Comedy
Bennett, William Sterndale : Caprice for piano & orchestra in E, Op 22
Berkeley, Lennox : Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
Bliss, Sir Arthur : Adam Zero, concert suite for orchestra (9), Op. 67b, F. 1b
Bridge, Frank : Suite for string orchestra, H 93
Busch, William : Concerto for Cello
2. Allegretto (quasi andante) con dolcezza
Bush, Geoffrey : Overture, Yorick
Butterworth, George : A Shropshire Lad
Coates, Eric [Composer] : From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel : Four Charcteristic Waltzes
Valse de la reine
Cooke, Arnold : Jabez and the Devil (Suite from the Ballet)
Delius, Frederick : A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Finzi, Gerald : Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10
Foulds, John : Three Mantras, Op. 61B
2. Mantra of Bliss
Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong : Fancy Dress, dance suite for orchestra, Op 82
Gipps, Ruth : Concerto for Horn, Op. 58
Hadley, Patrick : One Morning in Spring, for orchestra
Hoddinott, Alun : Welsh Dances, Set 2, Op. 64
Holst, Gustav : Japanese Suite, for orchestra, Op. 33, H. 126
Howells, Herbert : Merry-Eye, for orchestra
Hurlstone, William : Variations on a Hungarian Air, for orchestra
Ireland, John : The Forgotten Rite
PreludeAlbum Summary
Alwyn, William : Magic Island, symphonic prelude for orchestra
Arnold, Malcolm : English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565
Bantock, Granville : Russian Scenes
Bax, Arnold : Three Northern Ballads
Benjamin, Arthur : Overture To an Italian Comedy
Bennett, William Sterndale : Caprice for piano & orchestra in E, Op 22
Berkeley, Lennox : Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
Bliss, Sir Arthur : Adam Zero, concert suite for orchestra (9), Op. 67b, F. 1b
Bridge, Frank : Suite for string orchestra, H 93
Busch, William : Concerto for Cello
Bush, Geoffrey : Overture, Yorick
Butterworth, George : A Shropshire Lad
Coates, Eric [Composer] : From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel : Four Charcteristic Waltzes
Cooke, Arnold : Jabez and the Devil (Suite from the Ballet)
Delius, Frederick : A Village Romeo and Juliet
Finzi, Gerald : Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10
Foulds, John : Three Mantras, Op. 61B
Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong : Fancy Dress, dance suite for orchestra, Op 82
Gipps, Ruth : Concerto for Horn, Op. 58
Hadley, Patrick : One Morning in Spring, for orchestra
Hoddinott, Alun : Welsh Dances, Set 2, Op. 64
Holst, Gustav : Japanese Suite, for orchestra, Op. 33, H. 126
Howells, Herbert : Merry-Eye, for orchestra
Hurlstone, William : Variations on a Hungarian Air, for orchestra
Ireland, John : The Forgotten Rite
Malcolm Binns (Piano)
Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)
David Pyatt (Horn)
Alwyn, William
Arnold, Malcolm, Sir
Berkeley, Lennox
Bliss, Sir Arthur
Boult, Adrian
Braithwaite, Nicholas
Davison, Arthur
Fredman, Myer
Handley, Vernon
Joly, Simon
Wordsworth, Barry
John Foulds (1880 - 1939)
Patrick Hadley (1899 - 1973)
Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
Malcolm Arnold (1921 - 2006)
Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953)
Lennox Berkeley (1903 - 1989)
William Busch (1901 - 1945)
Eric Coates (Composer) (1886 - 1957)
Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960)
Alun Hoddinott (1929 - 2008)
William Hurlstone (1876 - 1906)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Arthur Benjamin (1893 - 1960)
Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Composer) (1875 - 1912)
Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
Ruth Gipps (1921 - 1999)
Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
John Ireland (British Composer) (1879 - 1962)
William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)
Granville Bantock (1868 - 1946)
William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875)
Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
George Butterworth (1885 - 1916)
Arnold Cooke (1906 - 2005)
Notes & Reviews:
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Works Details
Alwyn, William : Magic Island, symphonic prelude for orchestra - Conductor: William Alwyn
- Running Time: 10 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1952
Arnold, Malcolm : English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33 - Conductor: Malcolm Arnold
- Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1951
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565 - Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite
- Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: by 1708
Bantock, Granville : Russian Scenes - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
- Running Time: 13 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
Bax, Arnold : Three Northern Ballads - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 10 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1927-1931
Benjamin, Arthur : Overture To an Italian Comedy - Conductor: Myer Fredman
- Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1937
Bennett, William Sterndale : Caprice for piano & orchestra in E, Op 22 - Performer: Malcolm Binns (Piano)
- Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite
- Running Time: 13 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
Berkeley, Lennox : Serenade for Strings, Op. 12 - Conductor: Lennox Berkeley
- Running Time: 12 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1939
Bliss, Sir Arthur : Adam Zero, concert suite for orchestra (9), Op. 67b, F. 1b - Conductor: Sir Bliss
- Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1946
Bridge, Frank : Suite for string orchestra, H 93 - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 20 min. 50 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1908
Busch, William : Concerto for Cello :: 2. Allegretto (quasi andante) con dolcezza - Performer: Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)
- Conductor: Vernon Handley
- Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1940-1941
Bush, Geoffrey : Overture, Yorick - Conductor: Vernon Handley
- Running Time: 8 min. 30 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1949
Butterworth, George : A Shropshire Lad - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Notes: Composition written: 1912.
- Running Time: 8 min. 38 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1912
Coates, Eric [Composer] : From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 8 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1929
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel : Four Charcteristic Waltzes :: Valse de la reine - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
- Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Waltz
Cooke, Arnold : Jabez and the Devil (Suite from the Ballet) - Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite
- Running Time: 16 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1959
Delius, Frederick : A Village Romeo and Juliet :: The Walk to the Paradise Garden - Conductor: Myer Fredman
- Running Time: 10 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1901
Finzi, Gerald : Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10 - Conductor: Vernon Handley
- Running Time: 10 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: circa 1925-1929
Foulds, John : Three Mantras, Op. 61B :: 2. Mantra of Bliss - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
- Running Time: 13 min. 6 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1919-1930
Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong : Fancy Dress, dance suite for orchestra, Op 82 - Conductor: Simon Joly
- Running Time: 17 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1936
Gipps, Ruth : Concerto for Horn, Op. 58 - Performer: David Pyatt (Horn)
- Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite
- Running Time: 17 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1969
Hadley, Patrick : One Morning in Spring, for orchestra - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Hoddinott, Alun : Welsh Dances, Set 2, Op. 64 - Conductor: Arthur Davison
- Running Time: 8 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1969
Holst, Gustav : Japanese Suite, for orchestra, Op. 33, H. 126 - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 8 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1915
Howells, Herbert : Merry-Eye, for orchestra - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 8 min. 52 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 08/1920
Hurlstone, William : Variations on a Hungarian Air, for orchestra - Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite
- Running Time: 10 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
Ireland, John : The Forgotten Rite :: Prelude - Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Running Time: 7 min. 5 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1913




























