Title:
Overture "Edinburgh" ; Suite from the ballet "Miracle in the Gorbals" ; A colour symphony / Arthur Bliss.
Author:
Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975.
Handley, Vernon.
Berglund, Paavo, 1929-2012.
Groves, Charles, 1915-1992.
Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975. Edinburgh.
Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975. Miracle in the Gorbals. Selections.
Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975. Colour symphony.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Publication Information:
Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI, [1988], ℗1980.
Call Number:
EA BLIS OES C82 1403
Series:
EMI studio
EMI studio.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
The version of the ballet suite performed here includes 10 movements; Bliss' original suite contained only 7 movements (the 1st, 5th-6th movements have been added)--Cf. Insert, p. 4.
Eds. recorded: Novello (1st-2nd works); Hawkes & Son (3rd work).
Compact disc.
Program notes by Andrew Burn, George Dannatt, and Christopher Palmer in English (7 p. : port.) inserted in container.
Added Title:
Suite from the ballet Miracle in the Gorbals.
Miracle in the Gorbals.
Colour symphony.
Contents:
Overture "Edinburgh" (10:05) -- Suite from the ballet Miracle in the Gorbals. Overture ; The street ; The girl suicide ; The young lovers ; Discovery of the suicide's body ; The suicide's body brought in ; The stranger ; Dance of deliverance ; Intermezzo ; The killing of the stranger (26:00) -- A colour symphony. Purple ; Red ; Blue : Green (33:00).
Uniform Title:
Orchestra music. Selections
Personal Author: