Utwory na płycie:

• Bliss - Welcome the Queen F 95 - Welcome the Queen F 95
• Bliss - Kenilworth F 13 - At the Castle Gates. In quick march time - At moderato speed -
• Bliss - Kenilworth F 13 - Serenade on the Lake. Fairly slowly with solos very espressive -
• Bliss - Kenilworth F 13 - March: Kenilworth (Homage to Queen Elizabeth).
• Bliss - Suite from Adam Zero F 1 - Fanfare Overture. Allegro molto -
• Bliss - Suite from Adam Zero F 1 - Dance of Spring. Allegro spirito - [Piu mosso]
• Bliss - Suite from Adam Zero F 1 - Approach of Autumn. Larghetto - Tranquillo -
• Bliss - Suite from Adam Zero F 1 - Dance of Summer. Allegro (maestoso) - Alla marcia
• Bliss - Suite from Adam Zero F 1 - Fanfare Coda. Allegro molto - Molto vivo
• Bliss - Things to Come F 131 - Ballet for Children. Moderato - Tempo di valse - Piu mosso -
• Bliss - Things to Come F 131 - Machines. Moderato
• Bliss - Things to Come F 131 - Reconstruction. Moderato maestoso - Maestoso
• Bliss - Things to Come F 131 - March. Moderato
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Moderato - Theme [Moderato] -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Variation I. Legato e grazioso -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Variation II. Lightly and staccato (scherzando) -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Variation III. Slow and expressive -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Variation IV. In waltz time with light accompaniment -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Variation V. Brilliant and rhythmic -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - ariation VI. Quiet and smooth. Trombone Trio - Quartet -
• Bliss - The Belmont Variations F 10 (1962) - Finale. In stately and brilliant polonaise thythm
• Bliss - Music from The Royal Palaces F 128 - Queen Victorias Call to the Throne. Alla Marcia -
• Bliss - Music from The Royal Palaces F 128 - The Ballroom in Buckingjam Palace. Fanfare -
• Bliss - Music from The Royal Palaces F 128 - Joust of the Knights in Armour (George IVs Reign).
• Bliss - Music from The Royal Palaces F 128 - Melodrama. The Murder of Rizzio in Holyrood House.
• Bliss - Music from The Royal Palaces F 128 - The Royal Palace Theme. Maestoso
• Bliss - Four Dances from Checkmate F 2 - Dance of the Four Knights. Allegro moderato sempre
• Bliss - Four Dances from Checkmate F 2 - The Red Knights Mazurka. Allegro giojosamente - Animato -
• Bliss - Four Dances from Checkmate F 2 - Ceremony of the Red Bishops. Largamente (misticamente) -
• Bliss - Four Dances from Checkmate F 2 - Finale. Checkmate. Allegro vivace e feroce - Moderato maestoso - Grave

Bliss:
Kenilworth
The Belmont Variations
Suite from ‘Adam Zero’ (arr. Robert Childs)
Welcome the Queen (arr. Michael Halstenson)
Four Dances from ‘Checkmate’ (arr. Eric Ball)
Things to Come (arr. Phillip Littlemore)
The Royal Palaces (arr. Michael Halstenson)

Sir Arthur Bliss contributed two staples of the brass band repertoire - Kenilworth and The Belmont Variations, the enduring success of which inspired arrangers to turn to his other compositions, such as Eric Ball’s Four Dances from the ballet Checkmate and Phillip Littlemore’s suite from the film score for Things to Come. Three new arrangements have been made especially for this album: Robert Childs’s suite from the ballet Adam Zero and Michael Halstenson’s arrangements of Welcome the Queen and music from The Royal Palaces. Collectively this programme reflects the essence of Bliss’s compositional style: the inherent drama of his scores for film, ballet, and television and his flair for the ceremonial, especially in the context of his position as Master of the Queen’s Music. Black Dyke Band, tracing its continuous history back to 1855, is the most recorded band in the world, having produced a discography of more than 350 recordings to date. It is also the most successful contesting band in the world, having won the European Championships thirteen times, the British Open thirty times and the National Championships of Great Britain twenty-four times. In 2023, the Band appointed the conductor John Wilson as its Honorary President.

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