Albert Ketèlbey - The Clock and the Dresden Figures for Piano and Orchestra (1930)

Albert William Ketèlbey, born Ketelbey; 9 August 1875 – 26 November 1959) was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. Works as In a Persian Market (1920), In a Chinese Temple Garden (1923), and In the Mystic Land of Egypt (1931) became best-sellers in print and on records; by the late 1920s he was Britain’s first millionaire composer. Please support my channels: The Clock and the Dresden Figures for Piano and Orchestra or Military Band (1930) Dedication: Lieut. W. J. Dunn. M.C., .. Prague Festival Orchestra The Clock and the Dresden Figures was premiered on 8 February 1930, using manuscript parts. The first recording was made on 27 February, resulting in a simultaneous issue of the recording and the sheet music, which was published by Bosworth. A version for xylophone replacing the piano was published later. A synopsis by the composer mentions that two Dresden