BRIAN EASDALE (1909-1995)

premiere recordings (except*)

Ballet from 'The Red Shoes'*

15:39

Performing edition by John Wilson

Cynthia Millar ondes martenot

1

I

Allegro vivace -

2:37

2

II

Allegro moderato e molto ritmico -

1:22

3

III

Poco più mosso -

1:35

4

IV

Lento tranquillo -

0:53

5

V

Largo -

1:49

6

VI

Presto, quasi cadenza -

2:31

7

VII

Allegro assai -

2:24

8

VIII

Sostenuto

2:27

Suite from 'Kew Gardens'

6:49

for Chamber Orchestra

Performing edition by Philip Lane

9

1

Introduction and Allegretto -

1:53

10

2

Spring Flowers -

0:54

11

3

Summer Sequence -

2:28

12

4

Finale

1:33

Suite from 'Black Narcissus'

13:55

for Chorus and Orchestra

Performing edition by Philip Lane

13

1

Main Titles and the Palace of Mopu -

5:34

14

2

Irish Song -

2:54

15

3

Sister Ruth and Mr Dean -

1:52

16

4

Hunting Song -

1:55

17

5

Death of Sister Ruth

1:39

Prelude and March from 'The Battle of the River Plate'

5:44

for Orchestra

Performing edition by Philip Lane

18

1

Prelude -

3:19

19

2

March*

2:25

Suite from 'Adventure On!'

19:00

for Orchestra

A musical progress for Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra

20

1

Prelude and Pastorale

5:40

21

2

Intermezzo and Dance (Africa)

2:25

22

3

Barcarolle and Sultan's Fanfare (Aden)

3:00

23

4

Pastorale and Lullaby (India)

3:47

24

5

Finale Progress (Malaya to Fiji)

3:55

Suite from 'Gone to Earth'

14:49

for Chorus and Orchestra

Performing edition by Philip Lane

25

1

Titles -

1:33

26

2

The Hunt of the Death Pack -

1:41

27

3

The Prayer -

1:10

28

4

The Shropshire County Fair -

1:47

29

5

Hunter's Spinney -

3:03

30

6

Undern Morning -

2:18

31

7

Finale

3:14

Rumon Gamba

8-10 March 2010