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)
1London Transport Suite07:33
Knowles, Martin (tuba)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
2All Strings and Fancy Free03:26
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
3Barbecue03:15
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
4Trapeze Waltz03:04
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
5Concerto Incognito04:26
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
6On a Spring Note02:47
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
7Bicycle Belles02:43
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
8Comic Cuts03:28
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
9Mexican Fiesta07:30
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
10Petite Valse02:56
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
11Samba Sud03:09
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
12Shortcake Walk02:19
Loveday, Martin (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Hiles, Clair (piano)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
13Slavonic Rhapsody10:07
Hiles, Clair (piano)
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
14Cresta Run02:46
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
15Shooting Star02:28
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
16Going for a Ride03:25
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
Webberley, Stephen (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
17Duel for Drummers12:55
Malloy, Alasdair (percussion)
Webberley, Stephen (percussion)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:17