Though he is remembered primarily as a conductor, Sir Hamilton Harty's compositions won him many accolades and established his reputation in London before the age of 30. Today we hear his Violin Concerto in D-minor performed by Ralph Holmes and the Ulster Orchestra. Bryden Thomson directs.
Harty's Violin Concerto
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