(Section D)
Led by Marie Wilson
Conducted by Malcolm Sargent
Tchaikovsky always considered 'The Sleeping Beauty', written in 1889, when he was at the height of his power, his best ballet. As a whole it has indeed proved the most popular, for 'Nutcracker' is better known by the delicious concert suite of numbers selected from it than as a stage-work. The 'Russian Waltz King' certainly never wrote a more haunting waltz than this in 'The Sleeping Beauty'.

Overture, Cockaigne (In London Town) - Elgar
A Song before Sunrise - Delius
Irish Rhapsody No. I - Stanford
Suite, The Sleeping Beauty I. Introduction. La Fee des Lilas (The Lilac Fairy); 2. Adagio. Pas d'action; 3. Pas de caractère; 4. Panorama; 5. Valse - Tchaikovsky