Cavalier Approach

Latest off the conveyor belt of free BBC Music magazine free cover discs. Strauss : Scenes from Der Rosenkavalier. Performers : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra cinducted by Donald Runnicles. Twyla Robinson soprano, Marschallin. Lucy Crowe soprano, Sophie. Daniela Sindram mezzo-soprano, Octavian. Not my usual listening fare but not as difficult a listen as I had suspected.

Percy's Progress

The Grainger Edition Volume 8, Works For Wind Orchestra 2. Performers : Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra ; Conductors Timothy Reynish or Clark Rundell, James Gilchrist tenor on Bell Piece. Some pieces stray close to light music, others are truly excellent, Hill Song and The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart.

Colourful

Arthur Bliss A Colour Symphony; The Enchantress; Cello Concerto Performers : Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley. Linda Finnie mezzo-soprano in The Enchantress, Raphael Wallfisch cello in the concerto.

Plebeian Music

Una Musea Plebea Performers : Lucidarium and traditional poets from Tuscany and Corsica. Everyday music from Renaissance Italy, madrigals and instrumental pieces interspersed with recitations from the improvisatory poet tradition of the peninsula and islands. A Late Junction inspired special !