Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)

Donald Macleod and guest Paul Spicer journey into the early life of Sir Arthur Bliss.

Music featured: Checkmate Suite (excerpt) String Quartet in A, Op 4 (Moderato ma tranquillo) Pastoral Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 18 Madam Noy Mêlée fantasque The Ballads of the Four Seasons (No 1, Spring) Rout A Colour Symphony (Red) Oboe Quintet (Assai sostenuto) The Women of Yueh (No 2, Many a girl of the south is white and lucent) Things to Come (March) Morning Heroes (The City Arming) Viola Sonata, Op 91 (Moderato) Music for Strings (Allegro moderato, enerfico) Checkmate Suite (The Red Knight’s Mazurka) Piano Concerto in B flat (Andante maestso) Miracle in the Gorbals (The Young Lovers) String Quartet No 1 (Allegretto grazioso) Miracle in the Gorbals (The Killing of the Stranger) Adam Zero (Approach of Autumn) Piano Sonata (excerpt) Welcome the Queen Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Vivo – Tranquillo)

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Arthur Bliss: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wtqn

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Produced by Luke Whitlock