Composers: Sir Arthur Bliss
Compositions: Mary of Magdala, The Enchantress, Meditations on a Theme. by John Blow
Performers: Dame Sarah Connolly ms, James Platt b, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis cond
Catalogue Number: Chandos CHSA5242 (SACD)

Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra continue mining the legacy of Sir Arthur Bliss. A previous instalment yielded treasure with his large-scale The Beatitudes. Here the finds are more modest. Most enriching are the Meditations on a Theme of John Blow from 1955. Based on the opening sinfonia of Blow’s The Lord is my Shepherd, the meditations are a series of variations illustrating aspects of...