The best yet! Dutton Epoch’s sixth volume of British Light Music Premieres presents nine composers in some 29 tuneful tracks, nominally 10 works. The disc opens with Anthony Hodges’s bustling evocation of market day at the Yorkshire town of Beverley and encompasses two Welsh composers (Hoddinott and Mansel Thomas) in folk-song mood, Philip Lane’s tuneful and varied dance movements, fast and slow, and a potpourri of show tunes by Richard Addinsell and Noel Gay from 1926. Carey Blyton’s Cinque Ports the composer described as ‘music for an opera’ in which he set five different scenes that might have taken place in a harbour town. His tango – El Tango Ultimo – distils the essence of South American dance into a few hypnotic minutes. David Morgan’s group of charming pieces – Music for Children – is crowned by John Fox’s unique musical evocation of Princess Diana – Portrait of Diana of 1997. Who said light music was dead?
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1Overture: Saturday Market04:39
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2Two Welsh Nursery Tunes: I. Suo G�¤n (Lullaby)02:18
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3Two Welsh Nursery Tunes: II. Pedoli (Shoeing Song)03:07
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4Lyric Dances: I. Tempo di valse01:39
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5Lyric Dances: II. Allegretto con rubato03:33
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6Lyric Dances:III. Andante02:00
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7Lyric Dances: IV. Adagio sostenuto02:34
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8Lyric Dances: V. Allegro moderato01:53
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9Suite: Cinque Port: I. Prelude (Daybreak over the Harbour)02:15
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10Suite: Cinque Port: II. Song 1 (Captain Bowspiritu2019s Blues)01:40
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11Suite: Cinque Port: III. Interlude (The Beach u2013 Midwinter)03:45
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12Suite: Cinque Port: IV. Song 2 (The Seadogu2019s Song)01:20
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13Suite: Cinque Port: V. Postlude (Dusk over the Harbour)04:26
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14El Tango Ultimo (Tango Cromatico) Op.11101:54
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15Music for Children: I. Out for a Stroll00:56
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16Music for Children: II. Pony Trap01:07
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18Music for Children: IV. Rustic Dance01:10
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19Portrait of Diana03:21
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20Breton Suite: I. La Petite Robe (The Little Dress)01:44
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21Breton Suite: II. Disons le Chapelet (Let Us Recite the Rosary)05:27
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22Breton Suite: III. Le Sabotier (The Clog-Maker)02:05
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23Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): I. Dance of the Four Clogs (Dawns Y Pedair Clocsen)01:58
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24Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): II. Dance of the Red Cloak (Dawns Y Fantell Goch)01:53
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25Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): III. The Shepherd of Hafod (Hobed O Hilion or Bugail Yr Hafod)03:14
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26Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): IV. Welsh Hornpipe (Dawns Y Corn Bib)02:26
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27Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): V. A Song of Good Cheer (Hwb Iu2019r Galon)01:46
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28Six Welsh Dances (Based on Welsh Traditional Melodies): VI. Welsh Shepherdu2019s Dance (Dawns Y Bugail)02:26
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29The Andr�© Charlot Show of 192608:49