Composer(s): Lane, Philip
Conductor(s): Sutherland, Gavin
Orchestra(s): Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Artist(s): Butler, Verity
Label: Naxos
Series: British Light Music
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.555880
Barcode: 747313588022
Release Date: 03/2023

LANE, P.: Sleighbell Serenade / Diversions on a Theme of Paganini / Cotswold Dances (Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Sutherland)

Philip Lane has long been a stalwart of British light music and this recording provides an excellent survey of his concert works. London Salute marked the 60th anniversary of the BBC, while the lyrical and frivolous Diversions on a Theme of Paganini was originally written for brass quintet. Partly inspired by childhood memories, the Cotswold Dances reflect the composer’s own part of the country, Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. Composed for clarinet soloist Verity Butler, the Divertissement quotes liberally from Lane’s earlier works, the most popular of which is the Sleighbell Serenade, a piece that has been performed all over the world.

Tracklist

Lane, Philip
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
1London Salute03:08
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
2I. Introduction and Theme01:31
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
3II. In Pieces01:20
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
4III. Toccata00:54
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
5IV. Chaconne03:02
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
6V. Cortège01:09
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
7VI. Popular Song03:28
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
8VII. Five-a-side00:52
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
9VIII. Epilogue01:23
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
10I. Seven Springs02:56
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
11II. Badminton House02:08
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
12III. Pittville Promenade03:43
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
13IV. Cleeve Idyll03:48
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
14V. Wassail Song02:18
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
15I. Prelude01:54
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
16II. Canzonetta03:02
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
17III. Valse americaine02:52
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
18IV. Tarantelle-rondeau01:58
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
19No. 1. Sleighbell Serenade03:01
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
20No. 2. Starlight Lullaby04:45
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
21No. 3. Christmas Eve Waltz03:53
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
22A Maritime Overture07:58
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
23I. When the Boat Comes In02:39
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
24II. Spanish Ladies03:11
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
25III. Portsmouth02:41
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
26Prestbury Park (version for orchestra)03:18
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:52