Best of British: The Nation's Favourite Classical Music

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1English Folk Songs - Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1990-11-30 until 1990-12-01)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1990-11-30 until 1990-12-01)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11-30 until 1990-12-01)
recording of:
English Folk Song Suite: I. March “Seventeen Come Sunday” (orchestrated by Jacob) (from 1990-11-30 until 1990-12-01)
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer) (in 1924)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
arrangement of:
English Folk Song Suite: I. March “Seventeen Come Sunday” (for military band)
part of:
English Folk Song Suite (orch. Jacob)
Ralph Vaughan Williams / Gordon Jacob3:09
2Requiem: 1. Requiem Aeternam
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Requiem: I. Requiem æternam
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
part of:
Requiem
John Rutter5:37
3Chanson De Matin, op. 15 no. 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1901-09-14)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:38
4Water Music, Suite in D: Bourrée
conductor:
Arthur Davison (conductor)
performer:
The Virtuosi of England
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 15. Bourrée
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel1:32
5The Dam Busters March
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Eric Coates3:56
6Requiem: In paradisum
harp:
Catrin Finch
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
recording of:
Requiem: In Paradisum
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
Requiem (by Karl Jenkins)
Karl Jenkins5:23
7Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Réjouissance
conductor:
Arthur Davison (conductor)
performer:
The Virtuosi of England
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel2:12
8Simple Symphony, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1933-12 until 1934-02)
part of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4
Benjamin Britten7:08
9Warsaw Concerto
producer:
Beatrix Musker
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
Richard Addinsell8:56
10Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1972-10-29 until 1972-12-10)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1972-10-29 until 1972-12-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973, in 1985)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-10-29 until 1972-10-30)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto (from 1972-10-29 until 1972-12-10)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Edward Elgar5:23
11Music for the Royal Fireworks: Minuets I & II
conductor:
Arthur Davison (conductor)
performer:
The Virtuosi of England
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel2:23
12The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace): XII. Benedictus
cello:
Guy Johnston (cellist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
recording of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (the complete work)
Karl Jenkins7:36
13Salut d'amour, op. 12
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:49
14On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT vi/19/1
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
Frederick Delius6:05
15Façade - Two Suites for Orchestra: Popular Song (Grazioso) (II/5)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Façade Suite no. 2: V. Popular Song
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade Suite no. 2 (orchestral suite without reciter)
Sir William Walton2:17
16Henry V - Suite: 4. Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Henry V Suite: Touch her soft lips and part (arranged Malcolm Sargent)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
part of:
Henry V Suite (for choir and orchestra, Sargent)
Sir William Walton / Muir Mathieson1:52
17Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Land of Hope and Glory
instruments:
The Band of the Royal Military School of Music
vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
performer:
Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS)
recording of:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
part of:
Coronation Ode, op. 44
Edward Elgar4:32

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