Derek Scott, born 1950, Birmingham, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment but he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his (often Celtic) subject matter. These works reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humor, unerring technique and deep feeling, in music of immediate appeal. Scott's Airs and Dances is a real rarity: a concerto for the Highland bagpipe and orchestra (he plays the instrument himself), a memorable mix of his own melodies and pipe tunes collected on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland.

Tracklist:

Pagan Overture, Op. 2
Airs & Dances, Op. 28 (Version For Bagpipe & Orchestra)
Brannigan's Journey, Op. 30
Dafydd Y Garreg Wen, Op. 25 (Version For Orchestra)
Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: I. March
Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: II. Ballad
Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: III. Double Fugue
Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: IV. Variations
Suite Grotesque, Op. 32: V. Scherzo
Chacony, Op. 24
Fugal Overture, Op. 6
Kirkliston Waltz, Op. 31
Clear The Decks!, Op. 21 (Version For Orchestra)

UPC: 5060113445896
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 3.5.21
Format: CD

Scott / Dew / Mann - Orchestral Music (CD)