The Essential British Light Music Collection
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Composer or Director: Ernest Tomlinson, Eric Coates, Robert Farnon, Ronald Binge, Ron Goodwin, Arthur Benjamin, Edward White, Charles W. Ancliffe, Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Haydn Wood, Vivian Ellis, Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Peter Hope, Arthur Wood, Trevor Duncan
Label: The Full Works
Magazine Review Date: 3/1998
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 69
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 75605 57003-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| 633 Squadron, Movement: Battle of Britain Theme (main theme) |
Ron Goodwin, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ron Goodwin, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Coronation Scot |
Vivian Ellis, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor Vivian Ellis, Composer |
| (The) Westminster Waltz |
Robert Farnon, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Farnon, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Suite, Movement: Covent Garden: tarantelle |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Suite, Movement: Knightsbridge: march |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Nights of Gladness |
Charles W. Ancliffe, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Charles W. Ancliffe, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Mexican Hat Dance |
Peter Hope, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Peter Hope, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Sailing by |
Ronald Binge, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Binge, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Landmarks, Movement: Horse Guards, Whitehall |
Haydn Wood, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Haydn Wood, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Elizabethan Serenade |
Ronald Binge, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Binge, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Little Suite |
Trevor Duncan, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Trevor Duncan, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (2) Jamaican Pieces, Movement: Jamaican Rumba |
Arthur Benjamin, Composer
Arthur Benjamin, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Silverthorn Suite, Movement: Concert Jig |
Ernest Tomlinson, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ernest Tomlinson, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| By the Sleepy Lagoon |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Puffin' Billy |
Edward White, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Edward White, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Vanity Fair |
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Jumping Bean |
Robert Farnon, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Farnon, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (The) Grasshopper's Dance |
Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| My Native Heath, Movement: Barwick Green (theme for BBC Radio series 'The Archers') |
Arthur Wood, Composer
Arthur Wood, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (The) Dam Busters |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Ernest Tomlinson, Eric Coates, Robert Farnon, Ronald Binge, Ron Goodwin, Arthur Benjamin, Edward White, Charles W. Ancliffe, Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Haydn Wood, Vivian Ellis, Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Peter Hope, Arthur Wood, Trevor Duncan
Label: The Full Works
Magazine Review Date: 3/1998
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 75605 57003-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| 633 Squadron, Movement: Battle of Britain Theme (main theme) |
Ron Goodwin, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ron Goodwin, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Coronation Scot |
Vivian Ellis, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor Vivian Ellis, Composer |
| (The) Westminster Waltz |
Robert Farnon, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Farnon, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Suite, Movement: Covent Garden: tarantelle |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Suite, Movement: Knightsbridge: march |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Nights of Gladness |
Charles W. Ancliffe, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Charles W. Ancliffe, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Mexican Hat Dance |
Peter Hope, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Peter Hope, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Sailing by |
Ronald Binge, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Binge, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| London Landmarks, Movement: Horse Guards, Whitehall |
Haydn Wood, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Haydn Wood, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Elizabethan Serenade |
Ronald Binge, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ronald Binge, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Little Suite |
Trevor Duncan, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Trevor Duncan, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (2) Jamaican Pieces, Movement: Jamaican Rumba |
Arthur Benjamin, Composer
Arthur Benjamin, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Silverthorn Suite, Movement: Concert Jig |
Ernest Tomlinson, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Ernest Tomlinson, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| By the Sleepy Lagoon |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Puffin' Billy |
Edward White, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Edward White, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Vanity Fair |
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer
Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| Jumping Bean |
Robert Farnon, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Farnon, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (The) Grasshopper's Dance |
Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Procida Ernest Luigi Bucalossi, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| My Native Heath, Movement: Barwick Green (theme for BBC Radio series 'The Archers') |
Arthur Wood, Composer
Arthur Wood, Composer BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
| (The) Dam Busters |
Eric Coates, Composer
BBC Concert Orchestra Eric Coates, Composer Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Author: Andrew Lamb
British light music’s remarkable rehabilitation must surely be complete when a new collection not only finds a place in Classic fM’s first batch of CD releases but has the dreaded ‘Essential’ tag to boot. The concentration here is on numbers that have served as signature tunes for radio and television programmes such as Desert Island Discs, The Archers, Children’s Favourites and Dr Finlay’s Casebook, though numbers such as The grasshoppers’ dance and Nights of gladness take us back to the early years of the century. Vernon Handley adopts a generally more forthright approach than Ronald Corp in his two Hyperion collections, consistently shaving quite a few seconds off Corp’s more respectful interpretations. There’s much to be said for Handley’s approach, and by contrast he does produce a most delicately shaded interpretation of Vanity Fair. Yet Nights of gladness really could do with the foot off the accelerator more often, while Elizabethan Serenade seems altogether too rushed. And why the modernized orchestration for The grasshoppers’ dance?
Attractive as this issue is, it doesn’t really match the polished performances or recording standards of the two Hyperion collections. For those seeking a single collection, Naxos’s bargain compilation presents a far cheaper, less frenetic and perhaps more representative selection of this delightful repertory.'
Attractive as this issue is, it doesn’t really match the polished performances or recording standards of the two Hyperion collections. For those seeking a single collection, Naxos’s bargain compilation presents a far cheaper, less frenetic and perhaps more representative selection of this delightful repertory.'
The Essential British Light Music Collection
The Essential British Light Music Collection
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