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1The Water Music Suite in D: Hornpipe
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel3:30
2Greensleeves
conductor:
Nancy Hadden (flutist)
performer:
Circa 1500 (English early music group)
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Henry VIII (Anon)5:06
3English Folk Song Suite
orchestra:
London Wind Orchestra
conductor:
Denis Wick
recording of:
English Folk Song Suite (for military band)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
Ralph Vaughan Williams10:19
4The Planets: Jupiter
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Yevgeni Svetlanov (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:41
5Dum Transisset Sabbatum I
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
conductor:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
partial recording of:
Dum transisset Sabbatum (I, for 5 voices)
composer:
John Taverner (16th century composer)
John Taverner3:41
6Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1905)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1905-03-08)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 47)
Sir Edward Elgar13:12
7Early One Morning
conductor:
Lucie Skeaping
performer:
The Broadside Band
recording of:
Early One Morning
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]3:31
8Suite from Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Suite from Henry V: IV. Touch her soft lips and part (for orchestra, Mathieson)
orchestrator:
Muir Mathieson (in 1963)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Henry V Suite (for orchestra, Mathieson)
Sir William Walton1:49
9The Walk to the Paradise Garden
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
A Village Romeo and Juliet, Scene 5: IV. The walk to the Paradise Garden
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer)
part of:
A Village Romeo and Juliet, RT i/6
Frederick Delius10:11
10The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Fugue
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XV. Fugue. Allegro molto
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
is based on:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
part of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
Benjamin Britten2:45
11Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel3:04
12Symphony no. 4 in D major: 3rd Mvt
orchestra:
Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony in D major: III. Allegro molto
composer:
Samuel Wesley (English organist and composer) (in 1784)
part of:
Symphony in D major
Samuel Wesley5:01
13Onward Christian Soldiers
organ:
Peter King (British organist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Halsey (conductor)
recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Sir Arthur Sullivan4:16
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