John Foulds

Music-Pictures Group VI op.81: Gaelic Melodies (1924)
i. The Dream of Morven
ii. Deirdr Crooning
iii. Merry Macdoon

The Florida Spiritual op.71 no.1 (1925)*

La Belle Pierrette: Intermezzo Impromptu (1922)*

Darby and Joan op.42 no.1: An Old English Idyll (1916)*
Cynthia Fleming (violin solo); Katharine Wood (cello solo)

Music-Pictures Group IV op.55: Suite for String Orchestra (1916-17)
i. At the Theatre (after Degas)*
ii. Evening in the Forest (after Farquharson)*
iii. Fiddlers Fancy: a country dance (after Morland)

Strophes from an Antique Song (1927 orch. 1934)*
Alun Darbyshire (oboe solo); Ileana Ruhemann (flute solo)

Indian Suite (1932-35)*
i. Bhavanutha (A Joyful Song to Shri Rama) (Moderato gioiso)
ii. Da ta sé (Prelude to a Play) (Allegro vigoroso)
iii. Navali Lādali (Love Song of Krishna and Radha) (Lento: quite freely, but not with exaggerated licence)
Michael Pearce (clarinet solo); Victoria Walpole (cor anglais solo)
iv. Tāndava nritya keri (The Elephant God is invited to perform Tāndava) (Allegretto quasi allegro)
v. Manasu karagathémi (Hymn to Vishnu) (Allegro brioso)

Henry VIII Suite op.87: music to Shakespeare's play (1925 arr. 1926)
i. The King's Pavan*
ii. Ayre (for Buckingham)*
iii. Passemezzo (for Anne Boleyn)
iv. Queen Katharine's Vision
Ileana Ruhemann (flute solo)
v. Baptism Procession

Suite Francaise op.22 (1910)*
i. Les Zouaves
ii. La Fée Tarapatapoum
iii. Hymne Héroque la France
iv. Joie de Vivre

BBC Concert Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)

First CD recording
* World premiere recordings

Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, 8-10 March 2010; St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, 15 July 2010

CDLX 7260

“Corp inspires sparkling performances ... in a clear, transparent recording.”
Edward Greenfield, Gramophone, April 2011

“Ronald Corp conducts the BBC CO with as much affection and insight ...”

“Malcolm MacDonald’s note conveys a wealth of contextual infomation. Music this inventive and pleasurable can only be warmly recommended.”

Richard Whitehouse, International Record Review, January 2011