Music for the Season...

No, I'm not posting Christmas music quite yet; that will come later!  However, there are some fine British examples of winter music, and here are a couple of pieces.  The first may be familiar, but the second undoubtedly less so.


First is a popular - and somewhat jolly - piece, called Sleigh Ride.  This is not the well known Leroy Anderson composition, but was written by my favourite composer, Frederick Delius (1862-1934).

The second piece is by a somewhat lesser known English composer, Arthur Butterworth, who passed away just a couple of weeks ago at the age of 92,  Born in Manchester, Butterworth wrote both for orchestra and for brass band.  Here is The Night Wind on the Desolate Moor in Winter from his suite, The Moors.