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Themes & Variations

Three sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen

Themes & Variations
This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years

Classic FM Magazine

Themes & Variations

Three sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen

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This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years

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Three 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

  • Label: NMC
  • Catalogue number: NMCD062
  • Length: 55 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

anon.: Variations on an Elizabethan Theme
Work length16:16
Theme. Sellinger's Round (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length1:42
Var. 1, Allegro non troppo (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length1:07
Var. 2, Lament (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length4:25
Var. 3, Andante (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length1:26
Var. 4, Quick and Gay (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length1:49
Var. 5, Nocturne (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length2:35
Var. 6, Presto giocoso (Orch. I. Holst)
Track length3:12
Arnold: Severn Bridge Variations
Work length18:51
Theme - Var. 1
Track length1:39
Var. 2
Track length2:32
Var. 3
Track length2:57
Var. 4
Track length1:55
Var. 5
Track length4:34
Var. 6
Track length5:14
Knussen: Variations on Sumer is Icumen In
Work length19:54
Theme
Track length1:38
Var. 1
Track length1:19
Var. 2
Track length4:06
Var. 3
Track length2:13
Var. 4
Track length6:13
Var. 5
Track length1:38
Finale
Track length2:47

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