Composer of the Week
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
A BBC Radio 3 presentation in 4 parts

Part 1 (CD 1)
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1. Gormenghast - Song of Titus
   Andrew Johnson, treble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. John Harle

2. Interview segment

3. A Garland for Linda - A Good-Night
   for the Garland Appeal, in memory of Linda McCartney; BBC Singers,
   cond. Stephen Cleobury

4. Interview Segment

5. Suite from Murder on the Orient Express
   BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Ruman Gamba

6. Interview Segment

7. "On Christmas Day" (Choral Poem)
   dedicated to Stephen Cleobury; BBC singers, cond. Stephen Cleobury

8. Interview Segment

9. Symphony No. 3


Part 2 (CD 2)
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1. Interview segment

2. "Four Piece Suite"
David Nettle, piano; Richard Markham, piano

3. Interview Segment

4. "Five Impromptus"
Craig Ogden, solo guitar

5. Interview Segment

6. "Isadora" (ballet)
commissioned by the Royal Ballet Company


Part 3 (CD 3)
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1. Interview segment

2. "Elegy for Caroline Lamb"
Philip Dukes, solo viola; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Ruman Gamba

3. Interview Segment

4. "A Garland for Marjory Fleming"
Sarah Leonard, voice; Malcolm Martineau, piano

5. Interview Segment

6. "Sea Change"
The Isle is Full of Noises/The Bermudas/The Waves Come Rolling/Full Fathom Five
commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival


Part 4 (CD 4)
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1. Interview segment

2. "A Contemplation upon Flowers"
   dedicated to the St. Louis Chamber Chorus & conductor Philip Barnes;
   BBC singers, cond. Stephen Cleobury

3. Interview Segment

4. "Partita"
   commissioned by British Telecommunications in co-operation with
   the Association of British Orchestras; in memory of Sheila MacCrindle;
   BBC Concert Orchestra, cond. Barry Wordsworth

5. Interview Segment

6. "Noctuary for Piano"
   variations on a theme of Scott Joplin, based on 3 selections from
   Solace - A Mexican Serenade; John McCabe, piano