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Composers of the Week: British Light Music

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

John Toal introduces music for stage and screen.
Coates Dam Busters BBC Concert
Orchestra, conductor Adrian Boult
Geoffrey Toye The Haunted Ballroom RTE Concert Orchestra, conductor Ernest Tomlinson
Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto
Martin Jones (piano), Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conductor Kenneth Alwyn
Edward German Merrie England
(excerpts) Joan Bronhill (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo), William McAlpine (tenor), Neil Howlett
(baritone), Howell Glynne (bass), orchestra, conductor Michael Collins
Robert Famon Suite: Captain Horatio Hornblower Royal Philharmonic, conducted by the Composer
Repeated from Christmas Day 12 noon

Contributors

Introduces:
John Toal
Conductor:
Adrian Boult
Conductor:
Geoffrey Toye
Conductor:
Ernest Tomlinson
Piano:
Martin Jones
Conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn
Soprano:
Joan Bronhill
Soprano:
Patricia Kern
Tenor:
William McAlpine
Tenor:
Neil Howlett
Baritone:
Howell Glynne
Conductor:
Michael Collins
Conductor:
Robert Famon
Source: Radio Times

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