British Composers: Best of British

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1Overture to a Comedy
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Overture to a Comedy
composer:
Henry Balfour Gardiner
Henry Balfour Gardiner7:52
2Three English Dances, op. 11: 1. Allegro giocoso
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: I. Allegro giocoso (for orchestra)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
version of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: I. Allegro giocoso (for piano)
part of:
Three English Dances, op. 11 (for orchestra)
Roger Quilter2:51
3Three English Dances, op. 11: 2. Allegro scherzoso
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: II. Allegro scherzoso (for orchestra)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
version of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: II. Allegro scherzoso (for piano)
part of:
Three English Dances, op. 11 (for orchestra)
Roger Quilter2:16
4Three English Dances, op. 11: 3. Allegro non troppo, ma con spirito
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: III. Allegro non troppo ma con spirito (for orchestra)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
version of:
Three English Dances, op. 11: III. Allegro non troppo ma con spirito (for piano)
part of:
Three English Dances, op. 11 (for orchestra)
Roger Quilter2:21
5Walton: Siesta, for Small Orchestra
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Siesta
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
William Walton6:11
62 Sketches for String Quartet, op. 15: I. By the tarn. Andante tranquillo (orch. Version)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
By the Tarn, op. 15 no. 1
composer:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (in 1916)
part of:
2 Sketches, op. 15
Eugene Goossens4:57
7Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 1a. Rainbow Land
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Where the Rainbow Ends: I. Rainbow Land
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Where the Rainbow Ends (suite)
Roger Quilter3:25
8Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 1b. Will o' the Wisp
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Where the Rainbow Ends: II. Will-o'-the-Wisp
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Where the Rainbow Ends (suite)
Roger Quilter3:38
9Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 2. Rosamund
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Where the Rainbow Ends: III. Rosamund
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Where the Rainbow Ends (suite)
Roger Quilter3:08
10Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 3. Fairy Frolic
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Where the Rainbow Ends: IV. Fairy Frolic
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Where the Rainbow Ends (suite)
Roger Quilter1:43
11Quilter: Suite from Where the Rainbow Ends: IV. Goblin Forest
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Where the Rainbow Ends: V. Goblin Forest
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Where the Rainbow Ends (suite)
Roger Quilter2:56
12Mediterranean, GP. 257
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Mediterranean, GP 257 (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1920)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Works of Sir Arnold Bax (number: GP 257)
orchestration of:
Mediterranean, GP 233 (for piano)
Sir Arnold Bax4:29
13An Old Song, for Small Orchestra
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
An Old Song
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock7:08
14Henry VIII: Morris Dance (Act 4)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Morris Dance
composer:
Edward German (English composer)
part of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII
Edward German2:27
15Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance (Act 1)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance
composer:
Edward German (English composer)
part of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII
Edward German3:49
16Henry VIII: Torch Dance (Act 1)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-05-14 until 1989-05-15)
recording of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Torch Dance
composer:
Edward German (English composer)
part of:
Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII
Edward German2:08
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