Peter Crossley-Holland Symphony in D (1988-94)
Sir Eugene Goosens Variations on Cadet Rousselle' (1919 orch. 1930)

John Ireland
Merry Andrew (orch. C H Clutsam, 1919 orch. 1931)
Bagatelle (orch. Leslie Bridgewater, 1911 orch. 1924)
Cavatina (orch. Graham Parlett, 1904 orch. 2008)JW
Elegiac Meditation (orch. Geoffrey Bush, 1959 orch. 1982)*
The Holy Boy (orch. Christopher Palmer, 1913 orch. 1994)LM
Two Salon Pieces: (orch. Leslie Bridgewater, 1904 orch. 1931) Menuetto-Impromptu; Villanella

JWJustine Watts (violin)
LMLorraine McAslan (violin)

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Martin Yates (conductor)

World premiere recordings, except*

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, 2-3 June 2008 & 28 August 2008

Dutton Epoch's recording sessions with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra this summer (2008) have yielded two fascinating programmes. Most intriguing is a collection of all John Ireland's shorter pieces mainly orchestrations by other hands including Merry Andrew, Bagatelle, Cavatina, The Holy Boy, Elegiac Meditation, Villanella and Menuetto-Impromptu, only one of which has been previously recorded. These delightful miniatures are coupled with Ireland 's pupil Peter Crossley-Holland's epic Symphony in D, a tuneful and tonal masterpiece of wide appeal. Crossley-Holland, for a long time associated with the BBC Third Programme, was also an ethnomusicologist and is wide-ranging in the sources he has absorbed in the Symphony.

CDLX 7215

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“If you love the English pastoral tradition, then buy this new Dutton CD right away. Performances and recording are fine.” “This CD of premiere recordings is an important issue.” Paul Ingram, Fanfare, July/August 2009