Composer of the Week

Sir Granville Bantock (1868-1945) 4/5. Donald Macleod is joined by Lewis Foreman to discuss Bantock's amazing zest for life, and the composer's physical energy extended beyond academic walls. But the Great War was to have a profound effect on the Bantock family. Song of Songs (The Third Day) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Fifine at the Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Beecham (conductor) Song of Songs (The Fifth Day) Elizabeth Connell (soprano) Kim Begley (tenor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor).