Composer(s): Torch, Sidney
Conductor(s): Wordsworth, Barry
Orchestra(s): BBC Concert Orchestra
Label: Marco Polo
Series: British Light Music
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.223443
Barcode: 0730099344326
Release Date: 10/1996

TORCH, S.: London Transport Suite / Petit Valse / Barbecue (BBC Concert Orchestra, Wordsworth)

Of Russian-Jewish origin, Sidney Torch established himself in England as a talented conductor of popular classics, notably with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and as a gifted composer and arranger, making imaginative and often novel use of the resources of the symphony orchestra. In Britain he will be remembered by many for his weekly broadcast Friday Night Is Music Night.

Tracklist

Torch, Sidney
Knowles, Martin (tuba)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
1 London Transport Suite 07:33
Knowles, Martin (tuba)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
2 All Strings and Fancy Free 03:26
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
3 Barbecue 03:15
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
4 Trapeze Waltz 03:04
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
5 Concerto Incognito 04:26
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
6 On a Spring Note 02:47
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
7 Bicycle Belles 02:43
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
8 Comic Cuts 03:28
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
9 Mexican Fiesta 07:30
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
10 Petite Valse 02:56
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
11 Samba Sud 03:09
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
12 Shortcake Walk 02:19
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Hiles, Clair (piano)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
13 Slavonic Rhapsody 10:07
Hiles, Clair (piano)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
14 Cresta Run 02:46
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
15 Shooting Star 02:28
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
16 Going for a Ride 03:25
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
Webberley, Stephen (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
17 Duel for Drummers 12:55
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
Webberley, Stephen (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:17