Beautiful photo of the young Alicia Markova. And wonderful piece by Geoffrey Toye. I have it on the Tribute to Madam cd. But this version is slower. Thanks for posting.
Truly sublime, and a version I haven't heard before, being more familiar with the Kingsway Symphony Orchestra recording under the direction of Camarata from the 1940s, I also have a 78 by the Orchestre Raymond from the same period.
WOW, nice tonel poem as ballet . I never heard of it and I know ballet pretty well . So few people knew that Fonteyn and Helpmann were dancing partners for 20 years. Everybody automatically thinks of Nureyev
Quite possibly the most serene piece of British light music I know; even though it is from a ballet, it became a favourite on the Light programme and latterly Radio 2 on Friday Night is Music Night. Where has that gone now?
@@garrysmith6734 Yes, they are repeated programmes from the past decade's 'Friday Night is.....' schedules. Radio 2 is too in your face, up front, brash and loud now. Awful noise most of the time, except my local man on Sunday afternoons: Johnnie Walker and his 'Sounds of the Seventies' programme. The last decade when there was an abundance of creative music making in the charts.
BBC Radio 3's wider remit of music occasionally delves into light music fayre on Breakfast and Essential Classics programmes in the morning schedules, as well as sometimes airing live evening concerts of such now and then: Eric Coates, Leroy Anderson, Robert Farnon, etc., - but it is true that the people who curate the schedules are either too young or ignorant to such a rich archive of real music with melody and charm, all its own.
Absolutely gorgeous. First time I encounter the name Geoffrey Toye. Must have composed many other wonderful things.
Beautiful photo of the young Alicia Markova. And wonderful piece by Geoffrey Toye. I have it on the Tribute to Madam cd. But this version is slower. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for listening!
I enjoyed the feeling of the figures gliding across the ballroom floor so much that it gave me an idea for a short story
What a wonderful piece of descriptive music by Geoffrey Toye; takes me back to my childhood.
Truly sublime, and a version I haven't heard before, being more familiar with the Kingsway Symphony Orchestra recording under the direction of Camarata from the 1940s, I also have a 78 by the Orchestre Raymond from the same period.
Heard this lovely piece on my way to work this morning.
One of my favourite pieces would love to know if this piece accompanied a movie.
WOW, nice tonel poem as ballet . I never heard of it and I know ballet pretty well . So few people knew that Fonteyn and Helpmann were dancing partners for 20 years. Everybody automatically thinks of Nureyev
Quite possibly the most serene piece of British light music I know; even though it is from a ballet, it became a favourite on the Light programme and latterly Radio 2 on Friday Night is Music Night. Where has that gone now?
Sunday night is now music night.
radio 2 has changed too much for my liking
@@garrysmith6734 Yes, they are repeated programmes from the past decade's 'Friday Night is.....' schedules. Radio 2 is too in your face, up front, brash and loud now. Awful noise most of the time, except my local man on Sunday afternoons: Johnnie Walker and his 'Sounds of the Seventies' programme. The last decade when there was an abundance of creative music making in the charts.
Well said Corinthian, me too - LSO version just been played on Israel Radio "Voice of Music" channel.
The version of this I know is Vivian Dunn's, made in 1970, and it moves at a rather brisker pace - but then he was a military bandmaster!
We use this piece for our mime in my Intermediate Foundation ballet exam. It's lovely, but really hard to keep in time to due to the lack of a beat! 😂
So romantic and otherworldly...perfect for a haunted ballroom.
@vagrian I compare it to a steam locomotive build up also.
I love the pace of the song.
This was the last track on side of a Mantovani record also.
pity such great melodies like this one ,the dream of olwen and legend of the glass mountain are not played on classic fm much
BBC Radio 3's wider remit of music occasionally delves into light music fayre on Breakfast and Essential Classics programmes in the morning schedules, as well as sometimes airing live evening concerts of such now and then: Eric Coates, Leroy Anderson, Robert Farnon, etc., - but it is true that the people who curate the schedules are either too young or ignorant to such a rich archive of real music with melody and charm, all its own.