Composer(s): Addinsell, Richard
Conductor(s): Alwyn, Kenneth
Orchestra(s): BBC Concert Orchestra
Label: Naxos
Series: British Light Music
Genre: Film and TV Music; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.555229
Barcode: 747313522927
Release Date: 06/2021

ADDINSELL, R.: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities (BBC Concert Orchestra, K. Alwyn)

World-famous for the Warsaw Concerto from the film Dangerous Moonlight, Richard Addinsell was one of Britain’s leading composers for stage and screen. This selection ranges widely over every area of his achievement and includes the theme from his first international film success, Goodbye Mr. Chips, and the overture from Tom Brown’s Schooldays, which contains some of his finest music. The Smokey Mountains, an evocative ‘concerto’ in three movements, is a rare example of the genre, while The Isle of Apples reflects his importance as a composer of music for radio plays.

Tracklist

Addinsell, Richard
Lane, Philip - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
1Goodbye Mr. Chips: Theme (reconstructed by P. Lane for orchestra)03:19
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
2Ring Round the Moon: Invitation Waltz03:39
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
3I. —06:34
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
4II. Valley Song04:38
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
5III. Old Joe Clark04:12
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Douglas, Roy - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
6The Isle of Apples (arr. R. Douglas for orchestra)05:47
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Gamley, Douglas - Arranger
Rapley, Felton - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
7The Prince and The Showgirl (excerpts) (arr. F. Rapley, D. Gamley for orchestra)05:59
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
8Tune in G04:55
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Lane, Philip - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
9Tom Brown's Schooldays: Overture (arr. P. Lane for orchestra)07:54
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
10Festival05:06
Martin, Philip (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Isaacs, Leonard - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
11Journey to Romance (arr. L. Isaacs for orchestra)03:37
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Zalva, George L. - Arranger
Isaacs, Leonard - Arranger
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
12Fire over England Suite (arr. L. Isaacs, G.L. Zalva for orchestra)08:30
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
Addinsell, Richard
Gamley, Douglas - Arranger
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)
13A Tale of Two Cities: Theme (arr. D. Gamley for piano and orchestra)03:43
Elms, Roderick (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwyn, Kenneth (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:53