As they have demonstrated time and again in the past, Yates and his Scotsmen do their very best by Arnell, bringing his scores to vivid life, and the Dutton engineering team follows suit. An essential acquistion for all lovers of the English 20th-century mainstream.
Paul A. Snook, Fanfare, May/June 2013

Sharp, snappy, vividly pictorial in its imagery Richard Arnell certainly knew how to make bracingly attractive music. Committed performances from the RSNO under Martin Yates.
Brief Notes, Gramophone, February 2013

Overture 1940' op.6: Maestoso Adagio Lento non troppo Tempo I Broad Accel Tempo I Meno mosso

Sinfonia (1938) Edited by Martin Yates (2012)
i. Lento Allegro vivace
ii. Lento
iii. Andante sostenuto (for oboe and strings) AD
iv. Allegro vivace

Dagenham Symphony Suite from the film Opus 65' (1952) CE
i. Prelude (Andante)
ii. The Furnace (Piu lento)
iii. The Hook (Lento)
iv. Conflict (Vivace)
v. Monorail (Andante)
vi. Assembly March (Allegro)

Landscapes and Figures op.78 (1956) CE
i. The City (Lento)
ii. The Plains (Andante con moto)
iii. Gargoyle (Allegro vivace)
iv. The Quarry (Andante)
v. Flower Piece (Andante)
vi. Self Portrait (Allegro)
vii. Heirloom (Andante Andante con moto)
viii. Apotheosis a primitive (Poco presto Poco piu movimente Poco piu vivace)

Royal Scottish National Orchesstra
Martin Yates (conductor)
AD Alun Darbyshire (guest principal oboe)
CE Catherine Edwards (piano)

World premiere recordings
Recorded: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 20-21 August 2012