[78-L] Churchill background music

[Dave Burnham]

Thank you Nigel. The Walton makes perfect sense. I recognized the first piece they played but couldn't name it. 

db

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On 2013-07-13, at 11:57 AM, "Nigel Burlinson" <burlinson at orange.fr> wrote:

> 
> 
> The majority of the music used as "background" in this programme
> was composed by William Walton, including excerpts from
> "Spitfire Prelude and Fugue" (film "The First of The Few") (1942)
> "Henry V" (1944)
> "Battle In The Air" (film "Battle Of Britain") (1969)
> 
> Nigel Burlinson
> burlinson at orange.fr
> 
> 
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:16:55 -0400
>> From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
>> Subject: [78-L] Churchill's Secret Cabinet
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>> Right now on BBC Radio 4's website, a documentary on Winston Churchill's
>> record collection - including homemade lacquers of some of his speeches.
>> I've only had time to listen to the first 15 minutes, but it seems
>> fascinating.
>> 
>> Only a few days left to listen:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3r0
>> 
>> Sammy Jones
>> 
>> 
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>> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:29:32 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Churchill's Secret Cabinet
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>> I just listened to the complete broadcast and it was very interesting. 
>> ?They talk about there being a large number of Harry Lauder recordings but 
>> every example they played was from the single 12 inch disc, "Harry Lauder 
>> Medley". ?I wish they had identified the music they were playing 
>> throughout, it sounds like it may be from Vaughan-Williams but I couldn't 
>> recognize it. ?I have heard that most, if not all, of the recordings of 
>> Winston Churchill's speeches made during the war were in fact read by an 
>> actor and are not Churchill's voice at all. ?The recording from 1909 
>> sounds like a different voice than the recordings from 1941 but there's no 
>> mention of this in the text. ?I do agree that though there have been many 
>> great orators in the 20th century, he was perhaps the greatest.
>> 
>> db?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Sammy Jones <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 2:16:55 AM
>>> Subject: [78-L] Churchill's Secret Cabinet
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Right now on BBC Radio 4's website, a documentary on Winston Churchill's
>>> record collection - including homemade lacquers of some of his speeches.
>>> I've only had time to listen to the first 15 minutes, but it seems
>>> fascinating.
>>> 
>>> Only a few days left to listen:
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3r0
>>> 
>>> Sammy Jones
>>> 
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