BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson – Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Bennett had a gift for human relationships – family, partners, friends, and fellow artists. Occasionally, his personal loyalty could become an obstacle to his creativity but overwhelmingly, his relationships were an inspiration. Each of the four works recorded here has connections to a significant individual in his life. The composition of his First Symphony coincided with the arrival in his life of Dan Klein, who would become his long-term partner. Zodiac is dedicated to the composer Elisabeth Lutyens, whose music and personality Bennett cherished throughout his life, despite her often caustic manner. A History of the Thé Dansant sets poems by his older sister, the poet Meg Peacocke, and doubles as a perceptive but unsentimental memoir of their long-dead parents. And Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune is dedicated to the conductor John Wilson, with whom Bennett shared a musical connection that deepened into a true and lasting friendship.

Tracklist:
1. Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro 06:36
2. Symphony No. 1: II. To D.K. Andante 08:47
3. Symphony No. 1: III. Molto vivace 06:02
4. A History of the Dansant: No. 1, Foxtrot. Vivo 02:14
5. A History of the Dansant: No. 2, Slow Foxtrot. Allegretto con eleganza 03:02
6. A History of the Dansant: No. 3, Tango. Tempo giusto e ritmico 04:08
7. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Prelude 02:06
8. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Var. 1, Allegretto 02:00
9. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Var. 2, Allegro vivo 02:43
10. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Var. 3, Homage to Peter Warlock 03:21
11. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Var. 4, Con brio e ritmico 02:32
12. Reflections on a 16th Century Tune: Finale 03:42
13. Zodiac: Ia. The Spring Signs. Ritornello 00:47
14. Zodiac: Ib. The Spring Signs. Aries 01:00
15. Zodiac: Ic. The Spring Signs. Taurus 01:03
16. Zodiac: Id. The Spring Signs. Gemini 01:02
17. Zodiac: IIa. The Summer Signs. Ritornello 00:44
18. Zodiac: IIb. The Summer Signs. Cancer 01:01
19. Zodiac: IIc. The Summer Signs. Leo 01:03
20. Zodiac: IId. The Summer Signs. Virgo 01:08
21. Zodiac. IIIa. The Autumn Signs. Ritornello 00:48
22. Zodiac: IIIb. The Autumn Signs. Libra 01:09
23. Zodiac: IIIc. The Autumn Signs. Scorpio 01:04
24. Zodiac: IIId. The Autumn Signs. Sagittarius 01:02
25. Zodiac: IVa. The Winter Signs. Ritornello 00:49
26. Zodiac: IVb. The Winter Signs. Capricorn 01:09
27. Zodiac: IVc. The Winter Signs. Aquarius 00:57
28. Zodiac: IVd. The Winter Signs. Pisces 00:57
29. Zodiac. V. Ritornello 01:03