For the first time Composer of the Week explores the music, life and personality of Havergal Brian, the working-class boy from the Potteries who became one of Britain's most original and individual composers. Donald Macleod is joined by Brian authority Malcolm MacDonald to discover the real Brian and the full range of his creativity.
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day BBC Singers, conductor Ronald Corp
In Memoriam National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper
Farewell Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Soul Star BBC Singers, conductor Ronald Corp
Sinfonia Tragica (Symphony No 6) LPO, conductor Myer Fredman