On the DVD, Ken Russell talks about the original music from the series. I think he mentions Holst and Delius. The music heard on the DVD version is apparently the music for the theatrical version. Does anyone know what the original music was?
It was a selection of Holst, Delius, Elgar...Last Cuckoo in Spring was there, Hammersmith, Elgar's 1st Symphony etc. Thais may sound a bit naff but it worked extremely well. The opening credits music was the theme from Delius' Appalachia.
Oh, hmm, how interesting. Thanks for the information! If you know any more about which specific pieces were used, and where exactly in the series they were used, I'd love to hear it. I wish I could watch the series with the original music somehow..