Malcolm Arnold Overtures

MALCOLM ARNOLD (b. 1921)

1

A Grand Grand Festival Overture, Op. 57 (1956)

7:59

Allegro con brio - Molto meno mosso e maestoso -

2

Peterloo, Op. 97 (1967)

10:08

Overture for Orchestra

Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Con fuoco -

3

The Smoke, Op. 21 (1948)

7:57

Overture for Orchestra

Vivace ma non troppo - Andante con moto - Tempo I -

4

Tam o' Shanter, Op. 51 (1955)

8:16

Overture after the Poem of Robert Burns

To Michael Black

Poco lento - Allegretto - Vivace - Allegretto - Allegro -

5

A Flourish for Orchestra, Op. 112 (1973)

3:25

Giubiloso - Allargando - Meno mosso

6

The Fair Field, Op. 110 (1972)

7:17

To William Walton with the greatest esteem and affection

Vivace - Allegro con brio - Lento e maestoso

7

A Sussex Overture, Op. 31 (1951)

9:18

For Herbert Menges and the Brighton Philharmonic Society

Allegro con brio

8

Anniversary Overture, Op. 99 (1968)

4:19

for Orchestra

Allegro giubiloso

premiere recording

9

Robert Kett, Op. 141 (1990)

7:52

Overture

Lento e maestoso - Alla marcia

10

Beckus the Dandipratt, Op. 5 (1943)

7:57

Comedy Overture for Full Orchestra

Allegro ma non troppo

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20-22 January 2004