Sunday morning music

 

Back in 1941, during the Second World War, a film was released in Britain titled Dangerous Moonlight (in the USA, it was renamed Suicide Squadron).  In an effort to set the mood for the film, particularly in the context of the ongoing war, Richard Addinsell composed what became known as the Warsaw Concerto.  It had an enormous impact, selling millions of records, and remains popular to this day.  Wikipedia notes that "One commentator has suggested that the Warsaw Concerto is the most significant instrumental work written in Britain during the war, still conjuring up a time and place better than any other piece."

The backstory to the music is very interesting in itself;  you'll find it in Wikipedia, and I hope you'll click over there and read it.  Here's the best performance I've been able to find of the piece on YouTube.

My parents, both of whom lived through World War II, remembered the piece with great affection.  To them, it summed up the emotions of the fight against Nazi Germany.

Peter