In the year of Oliver Knussen 's 50th birthday, the BBC Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to a composer, conductor, artistic director and teacher who has done so much for British music. The mixed programme of orchestral and chamber music is conducted by Knussen himself. Lucy Shelton (soprano), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Nicolas Hodges (piano),
Norbert Blume (viola), Peter Davis and Ruth McDowall (clarinets), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Oliver Knussen Knussen Flourish with Fireworks;
Symphony in one movement; Symphony No 2, Op 7; Rosary Songs; Variations, Op 24; Prayer Bell Sketch; Trumpets, Op 12; Whitman Settings, Op 25a; Symphony No 3, Op 18