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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

(1872-1958)

English Folk Song Suite (1923)

10:51

for Military Band

March 'Seventeen come Sunday'. Allegro

3:21

Intermezzo 'My Bonny Boy'. Andantino -

3:38

March 'Folk Songs from Somerset'. Allegro -

3:44

GUSTAV HOLST

(1874-1934)

First Suite, Op. 28 No. 1, H 105 (1909)

11:16

in E flat major

for Military Band

Revised full score based on the autograph manuscript

Edited by Colin Mathews

Chaconne. Allegro moderato - Brillante - Maestoso

5:14

Intermezzo. Vivace - L'istesso tempo - L'istesso tempo

2:54

March. Tempo di Marcia - Meno mosso - Più mosso

3:01

Second Suite, Op. 28 No. 2, H 106 (1911)

11:36

in F major

for Military Band

Revised full score based on the autograph manuscript

Edited by Colin Matthews

Dedicated to James Causley Windram

March. Allegro. 'Morris Dance' - 'Swansea Town' - 'Claudy Banks' - D.C. al Fine

4:43

Song without Words 'I'll love my love'. Andante

2:15

Song of the Blacksmith. Moderato e maestoso

1:16

10.

Fantasia on the 'Dargason'. Allegro moderato

3:14

PERCY GRAINGER

(1882-1961)

Lincolnshire Posy (1937)

16:09

Based on English Folksongs gathered in Lincolnshire, England by Lucy E. Broadwood and Percy Aldridge Grainger and set for Wind Band (Military Band)

11.

'Lisbon' (Sailor's Song [Dublin Bay]). Brisk, with plenty of lift

1:23

12.

'Horkstow Grange' (The Miser and His Man: A Local Tragedy). Slowly flowing; singingly -

2:51

13.

'Rufford Park Poachers' (Poaching Song). Flowingly - Somewhat faster -

4:05

14.

'The Brisk Young Sailor' (who returned to wed his True Love). Sprightly

1:42

15.

'Lord Melbourne' (War Song). Heavy, fierce - Lively -

3:30

16.

'The Lost Lady Found' (Dance Song). Fast, but sturdily

2:24

ERNEST TOMLINSON

(b. 1924)

Suite of English Folk Dances (1951)

13:52

for Orchestra

Arranged by the Composer for Wind Band (1999)

17.

'Jenny Pluck Pears'. Allegretto grazioso

2:59

18.

'Ten Pound Lass'. Allegro vivace

1:13

19.

'Dick's Maggot'. Moderato

2:29

20.

'Nonesuch'. Allegro moderato

1:44

21.

'Hunt the Squirrel'. Allegretto grazioso - Poco meno mosso

3:39

22.

'Woodicock'. Allegro vivace - Presto

1:35

GORDON LANGFORD

(b. 1930)

23.

Rhapsody (1975)

12:48

for Trombone and Brass Band

Allegro commodo - Poco meno mosso - Andante con

moto - Lento - Più mosso -

Solo: Jonathan Hill Cpl - trombone

Total time: 77:07

Orchestra: Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Conductor: Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs Wg Cdr

3, 6, and 7 October 2014

"... Chandos gives us an excellent collection of mostly familiar Brit band classics, played by an excellent Brit band. Their tone quality is full-bodied and mellow with good intonation. Rhythmically, the players are accurate without becoming mechanical. The balance between the choirs and between the contrapuntal lines is consistently good If you like band music, this one’s for you. If you’re not familiar with it, this album could change your mind.”

Don O’Connor - American Record Guide – September/October 2015

“… The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, under their director, Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, are in fine form … An outstanding disc …”

Stuart Millson – International Military Music Society (UK Branch) Journal No 104 - Summer 2015

“… Pure delight for anyone in love with English folk music.”

Edward Greenfield – Gramophone magazine – June 2015

"... today’s RAF players seem to be on top form. Holst’s two Suites are marvels of concision and inventiveness, and work well alongside Vaughan Williams and Grainger in nostalgic vein. Fine recorded sound." ****

Guy Weatherall - Classical Music magazine - April 2015

“…This is consistently brilliant and most musical playing; indeed, throughout this disc, it is impossible to imagine finer performances than these… The sound quality is totally splendid … Enthusiastically recommended!”

Robert Matthew-Walker – ClassicalSource.com – March 2015

CD of the Month

Programme **** Performance ***** Recording **** Presentation *****

“… the highlight of the disc is most certainly reserved for the final track. Not only does Jonathan Hill shine as soloist in this version of Gordon Langford’s Rhapsody for Trombone and Brass Band, but there is something full and sumptuous about the accompaniment that goes beyond the already fine playing displayed elsewhere on the recording. Whether this is a reflection of the approach to scoring by the composer and arranger, or of the band’s response to Langford’s music, the combination of this work, the soloist Jonathan Hill and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force are worth making this CD a definite purchase.”

Tom Davoren – Brass Band World magazine – February 2015

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