Composer: Ronald Binge
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8555190
Release: 2021
Size: 293 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Elizabethan Serenade
02. A Scottish Rhapsody
03. Miss Melanie
04. Las Castanuelas
05. Madrugado
06. The Red Sombrero
07. Trade Winds
08. Faire Frou-Frou
09. String Song
Saxophone Concerto
10. I. Allegro spiritoso
11. II. Andante espressivo
12. III. Rondo. Allegro giocoso
13. The Water Mill
14. Scherzo – Allegro molto
15. The Dance of the Snowflakes
16. High Stepper (The ‘Aggie’ Theme)
17. Prelude: The Wispering Valley
18. Venetian Carnival
19. Sailing By
Ronald Binge was one of the most highly respected and successful English composers of his generation. He played a significant role in creating the Mantovani sound, but his big breakthrough came with the Elizabethan Serenade, which became an international hit. The evocative moods and memorable melodies of his best works saw their regular use as themes for TV and radio, and the soothing tones of Sailing By are still in use today as the close-down music for BBC Radio 4.