26 July 1991
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Great British Music The first in the season of highlights from this summer's Promenade Concerts salutes three British composers. Walton's brassy Crown Imperial is the curtain-raiser, followed by Malcolm Arnold 's Guitar Concerto played by Julian Bream. And finally, the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth , plays Ralph Vaughan Williams 's Symphony No 8. Presented by David Owen Morris.