Music of the Four Countries

~ Release by Scottish National Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Digital remastering in 1988 of original recordings from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh in 1968.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-13 12:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Wreckers
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
The Wreckers: Overture
composer:
Dame Ethel Smyth (English composer)
part of:
The Wreckers
Ethel Smyth9:32
2With the Wild Geese
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
With the Wild Geese
composer:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
Hamilton Harty18:36
3The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
composer:
Hamish MacCunn (in 1887)
Hamish MacCunn9:09
4Welsh Rhapsody
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Welsh Rhapsody
premiered in:
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1904)
composer:
Edward German (English composer) (in 1904)
Edward German17:46