Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) English Dance No1 2nd set.

Arnold wrote the sequel to his popular first set of English Dances in 1951. Both sets were written at the suggestion of Arnold's publisher, Alfred Lengnick, who wanted some British analogs of Antonín Dvorák's Slavonic Dances. The second set of English Dances was first performed on August 5, 1952, at one of the famous Henry Wood Promenade Concerts; Sir Malcolm Sargent conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra. This performance of the opening dance is played by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson