British Light Music Premieres - Volume 6

The+best+yet%21+Dutton+Epoch%26rsquo%3Bs+sixth+volume+of+British+Light+Music++Premieres+presents+nine+composers+in+some+29+tuneful+tracks%2C+nominally++10+works.+The+disc+opens+with+Anthony+Hodges%26rsquo%3Bs+bustling+evocation+of+market+day+at++the+Yorkshire+town+of+Beverley+and+encompasses+two+Welsh+composers++%28Hoddinott+and+Mansel+Thomas%29+in+folk-song+mood%2C+Philip+Lane%26rsquo%3Bs+tuneful++and+varied+dance+movements%2C+fast+and+slow%2C+and+a+potpourri+of+show+tunes++by+Richard+Addinsell+and+Noel+Gay+from+1926.+Carey+Blyton%26rsquo%3Bs+Cinque++Ports+the+composer+described+as+%26lsquo%3Bmusic+for+an+opera%26rsquo%3B+in+which+he+set++five+different+scenes+that+might+have+taken+place+in+a+harbour+town.+His++tango+%26ndash%3B+El+Tango+Ultimo+%26ndash%3B+distils+the+essence+of+South+American+dance++into+a+few+hypnotic+minutes.+David+Morgan%26rsquo%3Bs+group+of+charming+pieces+%26ndash%3B++Music+for+Children+%26ndash%3B+is+crowned+by+John+Fox%26rsquo%3Bs+unique+musical+evocation++of+Princess+Diana+%26ndash%3B+Portrait+of+Diana+of+1997.+Who+said+light+music+was++dead%3F