Martyn Wade Goodnight To Flamboro

Drama Now: Goodnight to Flamboro Tue 28th Mar 1989, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3 The composer William Baines died in 1922 at the age of 23, leaving behind him a wealth of beautiful music. His pantheistic nature and love of his native Yorkshire countryside are reflected in his compositions, and his strength of character carried him through years of illness and lack of recognition. This play traces the most prolific period of his life when, against all odds and already ill with consumption, he lived and worked to the full, loved by his friends and supported by his devoted family. Directed by Cherry Cookson   Piano:….Eric Parkin Singer:……Gordon Pullin Mrs Baines:…..Anne Stallybrass Mr Baines:…..David Calder Mrs Dawson:……Ann Bell Karl Wood:…..Philip Sully Dr Eaglefield Hull:….James Grout Teddy:….Richard Pearce Miss Milner:….Joan Matheson Miss Gribbon:….Zelah Clarke Mr Elkin:….Nicholas Courtney Dr Armitage:…..Norman Bird Army officer:…John Moffatt Army doctor:…Christopher Scott Young William:….Charles Cookson William Baines (26 March 1899 – 6 November 1922) was an English pianist and composer who wrote more than 150 works for solo piano and a number of larger orchestral works before his death.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.