Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)

premiere recordings
1 Epithalamion (1929) 13:12
Rhapsody for Full Orchestra
Performing edition by Rodney Newton
Molto vivace - Meno allegro - Tempo I -

An English Idyll (1946)* 18:15
for baritone and orchestra
2 1 Pastoral. Andante, molto tranquillo 3:50
3 2 London. Andante grazioso con moto - 4:24
4 3 The Cathedral. Andante, un poco mosso 9:54

Hubert Clifford (1904-1959)


premiere recordings
A Kentish Suite (1935) 19:48
5 I Dover. Introduction - Alla hornpipe 3:40
6 II A Choral Prelude on 'Canterbury'. With dignity 2:39
7 III Pastoral and Folk Song. Lento pastorale - 4:52
8 IV Swift Nicks of Gad's Hill: A Scherzo. Allegro con brio 3:28
9 V Greenwich: A Pageant of the River. Maestoso 5:00

10 The Casanova Melody (1949) 3:40
from Carol Reed's Production of The Third Man
Written under the name of Michael Sarsfield
Orchestral realisation by Rodney Newton (2000)
Andante moderato

Five English Nursery Tunes (1941) 16:20
A Suite for Orchestra
11 I The Frog and the Mouse. Allegro capriccioso - Presto 3:34
12 II The Evening Prayer. Lento 3:03
13 III Lavender's Blue. Allegretto scherzando 2:35
14 IV Curly Locks. Andantino 4:14
15 V London Bridge. Allegro molto 2:41

16 Shanagolden (1953) 4:08
An Irish Pastoral Sketch
Andantino pastorale - Lento
76:02
Paul Whelan baritone*
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins
Recorded in:
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester
30 & 31 October 2001
Producer(s)
Brian Pidgeon (Executive)
Ralph Couzens
Mike George
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K