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)
1 London Salute 03:08
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
2 I. Introduction and Theme 01:31
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
3 II. In Pieces 01:20
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
4 III. Toccata 00:54
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
5 IV. Chaconne 03:02
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
6 V. Cortège 01:09
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
7 VI. Popular Song 03:28
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
8 VII. Five-a-side 00:52
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
9 VIII. Epilogue 01:23
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
10 I. Seven Springs 02:56
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
11 II. Badminton House 02:08
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
12 III. Pittville Promenade 03:43
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
13 IV. Cleeve Idyll 03:48
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
14 V. Wassail Song 02:18
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
15 I. Prelude 01:54
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
16 II. Canzonetta 03:02
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
17 III. Valse americaine 02:52
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
18 IV. Tarantelle-rondeau 01:58
Butler, Verity (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
19 No. 1. Sleighbell Serenade 03:01
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
20 No. 2. Starlight Lullaby 04:45
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
21 No. 3. Christmas Eve Waltz 03:53
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
22 A Maritime Overture 07:58
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
23 I. When the Boat Comes In 02:39
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
24 II. Spanish Ladies 03:11
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
25 III. Portsmouth 02:41
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
26 Prestbury Park (version for orchestra) 03:18
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:52