British Music on Hyperion

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1Arise! Ye Spirits of the Storm
orchestra:
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra & Choir
conductor:
Paul Nicholson (harpsichordist & organist)
recording of:
Music for The Tempest: Arise! Ye Spirits of the Storm
composer:
Thomas Linley (the younger)
part of:
Music for The Tempest
Thomas Linley6:02
2Rondeau (Hornpipe)
orchestra:
The Parley of Instruments
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "Hornpipe and rondeau"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:37
3How Blest Are Shepherds
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recording of:
Five Songs: How blest are Shepherds
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Henry Purcell3:31
4String Quartet in E-flat major: Minuetto (Allegro)
instruments:
The Salomon Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet in E-flat major: III. Minuetto. Allegro
composer:
Samuel Wesley (English organist and composer)
part of:
String Quartet in E-flat major
Samuel Wesley3:04
5Artaxerxes: Overture
orchestra:
The Parley of Instruments
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
partial recording of:
Artaxerxes
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne5:05
6Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Robert White (tenor)
recording of:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, op. 3 no. 2
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Roger Quilter (from 1904 until 1905, in 1908)
is based on:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
part of:
3 Songs, op. 3
Roger Quilter1:55
7O Would That I Again
soprano vocals:
Lisa Milne (soprano)
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
recording of:
Jeanie Deans: "Oh! would that I again could see" (Effie)
composer:
Hamish MacCunn
part of:
Jeanie Deans
Hamish MacCunn3:20
8Dollar and a Half a Day
baritone vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Paul Agnew (tenor / conductor)
vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Dollar and a Half a Day
composer:
Percy Grainger
Percy Grainger3:37
9Benedictus, op. 37, no. 3
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
conductor:
Martyn Brabbins (conductor) (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
recording of:
Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3 (for orchestra) (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
orchestrator and composer:
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (composer)
orchestration of:
Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3 (for violin and piano)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie8:41
10White in the Moon the Long Road Lies
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
White in the Moon the Long Road Lies
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Mervyn Horder (English composer)
Mervyn Horder2:22
11Helena Variations: Finale
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Helena: Variation XII, Finale: Allegro appassionato
composer:
Sir Granville Bantock (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Helena
Sir Granville Bantock3:15
12’Tis the Day of Resurrection
choir vocals:
St Paul's Cathedral Choir (London)
chorus master:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
recording of:
’Tis the Day of Resurrection
composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
Charles Wood5:41
13Early Morning Bathe
piano:
Michael Dussek (pianist)
recording of:
Holiday Diary, op. 5: I. Early Morning Bath
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1934)
part of:
Holiday Diary, op. 5 (for piano)
Benjamin Britten2:23
14Concerto for Piano & Nine Players: 1st Movement
instruments:
Nash Ensemble
piano:
Ian Brown (classical pianist)
conductor:
Lionel Friend
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Nine Instruments: I. Overture
composer:
Constant Lambert (composer and conductor) (in 1931)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Nine Instruments
Constant Lambert8:44
15Come Unto These Yellow Sands
piano:
Andrew Ball (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor)
recording of:
Songs for Ariel: No. 1. Come unto these yellow sands
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
part of:
Songs for Ariel
Sir Michael Tippett1:57
16Lost Is My Quiet
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano) and Sarah Walker (British mezzosoprano)
recording of:
Lost is my quiet forever, Z. 502 (in 1995-01)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1691)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 502)
Henry Purcell3:22
17Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano (2nd Movement)
cello:
Ursula Smith (classical cellist)
piano:
Elizabeth Burley (pianist)
violin:
Pauline Lowbury
recording of:
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: II. Vivace
composer:
Robert Simpson (British composer) (from 1988 until 1989)
part of:
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Robert Simpson4:45
18The Golden Goose: The Mummers’ Play
choir vocals:
Guildford Choral Society
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor)
recording of:
The Golden Goose, op. 45 no. 1: IV. The Mummers' Play
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer)
part of:
The Golden Goose, op. 45 no. 1
Gustav Holst5:01