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Composer(s): Bliss, Arthur
Conductor(s): Lloyd-Jones, David
Orchestra(s): English Northern Philharmonia
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.553460
Barcode: 0730099446020
Release Date: 06/1996
BLISS: Colour Symphony (A) / Adam Zero
Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen’s Music from 1953, was among the leading English composers of his generation. His Colour Symphony takes the symbolism of colours as a basis for a colourful work, in a thoroughly acceptable idiom that proved puzzling to Elgar, who had suggested its composition. The ballet Adam Zero, an allegory of human life, is among Bliss’s most successful ballet scores.
Tracklist
Bliss, Arthur
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
|  | 1 | Purple: Andante maestoso | 06:23 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 2 | Red: Allegro vivace | 07:02 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 3 | Blue: Gently Flowing | 10:10 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 4 | Green: Moderato | 08:31 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 5 | Fanfare Overture | 01:45 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 6 | The Stage | 02:04 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 7 | Birth of Adam | 01:51 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 8 | Adam's Fates | 01:30 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 9 | Dance of Spring | 02:34 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 10 | Love Dance (Awakening of Love) | 03:18 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 11 | Bridal Ceremony | 01:58 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 12 | Adam Achieves Power | 02:38 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 13 | Re-entry of Adam's Fates | 01:14 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 14 | Dance of Summer | 03:23 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 15 | Approach of Autumn | 03:35 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 16 | Night Club Scene | 03:54 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 17 | Destruction of Adam's World | 02:52 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 18 | Approach of Winter | 02:51 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 19 | Dance with Death | 04:20 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 20 | Finale: The Stage is Set Again | 01:52 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
| | 21 | Fanfare Coda | 00:33 |
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 01:14:18