A composer was killed today on the Somme
mainGeorge Butterworth was the composer of English country life.
A lieutenant with Durham Light Infantry, he was shot by sniper at the Battle of Pozières on August 5, 1916.
This recording, by John Shirley-Quirk, Martin Isepp and the LPO, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, was issued by Decca on the 50th anniversary of his death.
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