3 sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir
"This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years." Classic FM Magazine 2001
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Track Listing
Track Time
MP3
Variations on an Elizabethan Theme: Imogen Holst
1'42
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: Arthur Oldham
1'08
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: Michael Tippett
4'25
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: Lennox Berkeley
1'27
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: Benjamin Britten
1'50
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: Humphrey Searle
2'36
Var'ns on an Elizabethan Theme: William Walton
3'13
Severn Bridge Variations: Malcolm Arnold
1'39
Severn Bridge Variations: Alun Hoddinott
2'32
Severn Bridge Variations: Nicholas Maw
2'57
Severn Bridge Variations: Daniel Jones
1'56
Severn Bridge Variations: Grace Williams
4'35
Severn Bridge Variations: Michael Tippett
5'15
Variations on Sumer is Icumen In: Oliver Knussen
1'39
Sumer is Icumen In: Robert Saxton
1'20
Sumer is Icumen In: Robin Holloway
4'07
Sumer is Icumen In: Judith Weir
2'13
Sumer is Icumen In: Alexander Goehr
6'14
Sumer is Icumen In: Colin Matthews
1'39
Sumer is Icumen In: David Bedford
2'47
Composers on this disc
Malcolm Arnold David Bedford Lennox Berkeley Benjamin Britten Alexander Goehr Alun Hoddinott Robin Holloway Imogen Holst Daniel Jones Oliver Knussen Colin Matthews Nicholas Maw Arthur Oldham Robert Saxton Humphrey Searle Michael Tippett William Walton Judith Weir Grace Williams
