The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss

Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)


1 Welcome the Queen 6:47
March
Moderato ma con brio - Andante maestoso

premiere recording
Things to Come: Concert Music from the Film 31:58
arranged and reconstructed by Philip Lane
2 1 Prologue. Maestoso 2:31
3 2 Ballet for Children. Allegro moderato 3:38
4 3 March. Alla marcia 3:37
5 4 Attack. Allgro con fuoco 1:53
6 5 The World in Ruins. Lento doloroso 2:40
7 6 Pestilence. Molto sostenuto 2:52
8 7 Excavation. Moderaqto e pesante 1:53
9 8 The Building of the World. Allegro moderato molto deciso 2:15
10 9 Machines. Moderato 1:26
11 10 Attack on the Moon Gun. Molto allegro fuoco 1:18
12 11 Epilogue. Maestoso 7:33

premiere recording of the original version
The Royal Palaces Suite 15:09
13 I Queen Victoria's Call to the Throne 3:03
14 II The Ballroom in Buckingham Palace 3:59
15 III Joust of the Knights in Armour (George IV's reign) 1:35
16 IV Melodrama: The Murder of Rizzo in Holyrood House 2:39
17 V The Royal Palace. Theme 3:38

premiere recording
Caesar and Cleopatra 17:00
Suite from the incidental film music
edited and arranged by Giles Easterbrook and Malcolm Binney
18 1 Overture. Allegro marcia 3:17
19 2 The Sea. Lento 2:47
20 3 Dance Interlude I. Allegretto giocoso 2:03
21 4 Dance Interlude II. Allegro molto 1:12
22 5 Dance Interlude III. Waltz time 1:18
23 6 Barcarolle. Allegretto piacevole 2:57
24 7 Memphis at Night. Andantino 1:38
25 8 Supply Sequence. [Allegro] 1:29

premiere recording
26 Theme from 'War in the Air' 1:44
Moderato maestoso
73:11
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba
Recorded in:
New Broadcasting House, Manchester
24 February 2000 (Welcome the Queen, The Royal Palaces Suite), 4 & 5 July 2000 (Caesar and Cleopatra), 5 July 2000 (Things to Come), 31 October 2000 (Theme from War in the Air)
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens (Welcome the Queen, The Royal Palaces Suite)
Mike George (Things to Come, Caesar and Cleopatra, Theme from War in the Air)
Sound Engineer(s)
Stephen Rinker
Steve Hargreaves (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K