- Recorded: 2001
- Record label: NMC Recordings
- Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jac van Steen (conductor)
- Availability: On general release
3 sets of variations – two previously unrecorded – with contributions from 19 British composers including a variation by Colin Matthews on the theme ‘Sumer is Icumen In’.
Reviews of Themes & variations
This fascinating disc… offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years.
— Classic FM Magazine