British Ballet Music
Published:
COMPOSERS: Bliss,Holst etc,Sullivan,Walton
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Sullivan’s: Pineapple Poll; Walton: Façade; plus works by Bliss, Holst etc
PERFORMER: RPO/Mackerras; Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Irving; RLPO/Handley etc
CATALOGUE NO: EMI 949 8192 (1960-87)
Some sparkling playing here, especially Pineapple Poll under its arranger Charles Mackerras, but several ballets are represented only by teasing extracts. Christopher Dingle