Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Work for str. orch. Op.10 by Britten comp. 1937 for Salzburg Fest. but f.p. two days earlier in Radio Hilversum studio concert. Theme is taken from Bridge's Idyll No.2 for str. qt. Arr. for 2 pfs., 1942, by Colin McPhee for ballet Jinx.
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