British Light Music Miniatures
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Composer or Director: George Melachrino, Benjamin Frankel, Geoffrey Toye, Gilbert Vinter, Edward Elgar, Arthur Benjamin, Edward White, Ken Warner, Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Mark Lubbock, Clive Richardson, Robert Docker, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Vivian Ellis, Ernest Tomlinson, Gordon (Percival Septimus) Jacob, Harry Dexter
Label: Marco Polo
Magazine Review Date: 12/1995
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 8 223522

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Vanity Fair |
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Polka Dots |
Mark Lubbock, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Mark Lubbock, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Fancy dress, Movement: Dusk |
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Composer
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Carriage and Pair |
Benjamin Frankel, Composer
Benjamin Frankel, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Coronation Scot |
Vivian Ellis, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra Vivian Ellis, Composer |
(2) Jamaican Pieces |
Arthur Benjamin, Composer
Arthur Benjamin, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Tabarinage |
Robert Docker, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Robert Docker, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Beau Brummel |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Edward Elgar, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Siciliano |
Harry Dexter, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Harry Dexter, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Scrub, brother, scrub |
Ken Warner, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Ken Warner, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
(5) Pieces for Harmonica and Orchestra, Movement: Cradle Song |
Gordon (Percival Septimus) Jacob, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Gordon (Percival Septimus) Jacob, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Georgian Suite |
Ernest Tomlinson, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Ernest Tomlinson, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Portuguese Party |
Gilbert Vinter, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Gilbert Vinter, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
(The) Haunted Ballroom |
Geoffrey Toye, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor Geoffrey Toye, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Puffin' Billy |
Edward White, Composer
Edward White, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Starlight Roof, Movement: Waltz |
George Melachrino, Composer
Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor George Melachrino, Composer RTE Concert Orchestra |
Beachcomber |
Clive Richardson, Composer
Clive Richardson, Composer Ernest Tomlinson, Conductor RTE Concert Orchestra |
Author: Andrew Lamb
The emphasis of the programme is very much on shorter, lighter, brighter pieces, and the most obvious criticism of the collection might be that it represents almost too much of a good thing. Ernest Tomlinson conducts with affection bred of thorough familiarity with the genre.'
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