Duncan: 20th Century Express / A Little Suite / Children in the Park
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TREVOR DUNCAN
Duncan: 20th Century Express / A Little Suite / Children in the Park
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar
[ Naxos British Light Music Vol 8 / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 10 June 2022
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Allied to his melodic gifts, early experiences as a sound and balance engineer equipped Trevor Duncan with a profound understanding of instrumental colour. During the 1950s he composed music that became instantly recognisable in the light music tradition. The Girl from Corsica was heard almost daily on British radio and the theme tune for the BBC TV series Dr Finlay's Casebook remains one of his most celebrated works (it's part of A Little Suite, heard here in full). Duncan was an inspiration for other composers, and was capable of sensuous romance, breezy scene setting, delicate tone poems and irresistible glamour.
'This is yet another valuable addition to this richly rewarding series,' wrote Gramophone of its initial release on Marco Polo. Fanfare added that 'Every nuance of Duncan's creative intentions is beautifully and idiomatically realised by Penny and his Slovak musicians. Add another gem to this indispensable series.'
Tracks:
A Little Suite (1959) 12:02
I. March
II. Lullaby
III. Jogtrot
High Heels (1949) 3:05
Children in the Park (1954) 5:39
I. Dancing for Joy
II. II. At the Pool
III. III. Hide and Seek
Maestro Variations: Serenade (In the Style of Schubert) (1967) 3:55
The Girl from Corsica (1958) 4:39
Meadow Mist (A Pastoral Soliloquy) (1954) 3:51
Valse mignonette (1959) 2:57
Wine Festival (1958) 3:53
Sixpenny Ride (1964) 2:37
Enchanted April (1958) 2:39
St Boniface Down (an Idyll) (1956) 7:01
La Torrida (1958) 3:42
The Visionaries: Grand March (1957) 5:53
Little Debbie (1959) 2:13
