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As one of Britain’s most respected and versatile musicians, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has produced over two hundred works for the concert hall, and fifty scores for film and television, as well as having been a writer and performer of jazz songs for over fifty years.
This disc of compositions and arrangements performed by the BBC Singers showcases some of his most popular and beguiling works for choir and voice, drawn from classical and jazz music and featuring his ever-popular work A Good-Night.
As one of Britain’s most respected and versatile musicians, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has produced over two hundred works for the concert hall, and fifty scores for film and television, as well as having been a writer and performer of jazz songs for over fifty years.
This disc of compositions and arrangements performed by the BBC Singers showcases some of his most popular and beguiling works for choir and voice, drawn from classical and jazz music and featuring his ever-popular work A Good-Night.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Poems (4) of Thomas Campion by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
2.
A Good-Night by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
3.
My dancing day by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
4.
Gloria, Gloria by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
6.
New Year Carol by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
7.
Town and Country by Richard Rodney Bennett
Performer:
Edward Goater (Tenor)
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
8.
Serenades by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
9.
The Apple Tree by Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
10.
Show is on: By Strauss by George Gershwin
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; USA
Notes: Arranger: Richard Rodney Bennett
11.
Sophisticated Lady by Edward "Duke" Ellington
Performer:
Edward Goater (Tenor)
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; USA
Notes: Arranger: Richard Rodney Bennett
12.
Seven Lively Arts: Ev'ry time we say goodbye by Cole Porter
Performer:
Olivia Robinson (Soprano),
Edward Goater (Tenor)
Conductor:
Paul Brough
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Notes: Arranger: Richard Rodney Bennett
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