2/5. Coleridge-Taylor received a formal education, rooted in the European musical tradition, but early in his career he became aware of his black cultural heritage and was at pains to acknowledge it in his music. Donald Macleod introduces the suite inspired by his encounter with the black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar , and two works that put Coleridge-Taylor on the map - the Four Characteristic Waltzes and his Ballade in A minor.
Hiawathan Sketch No 3
David Juritz (violin), Michael Dussek (piano) Danse Negre (African Suite)
Chicago Sinfonietta, conductor Paul Freeman Four Characteristic Waltzes (No 1)
RTE Orchestra, conductor Adrian Leaper Ballade in A minor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Grant Llewellyn Violin Sonata in D minor
David Juritz , Michael Dussek (piano) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight