The Very Best of English Song with Orchestra

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1Les Illuminations: I. Fanfare
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: I. Fanfare
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten1:53
2Les Illuminations: II. Villes
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: II. Villes
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:20
3Les Illuminations: IIIa. Phrase
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten0:55
4Les Illuminations: IIIb. Antique
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIb. Antique
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:04
5Les Illuminations: IV. Royauté
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IV. Royauté
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten1:34
6Les Illuminations: V. Marine
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: V. Marine
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten0:57
7Les Illuminations: VI. Interlude
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VI. Interlude
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:43
8Les Illuminations: VII. Being Beauteous
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VII. Being Beauteous
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten3:54
9Les Illuminations: VIII. Parade
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VIII. Parade
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:34
10Les Illuminations: IX. Départ
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IX. Départ
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:48
11Sea Drift: Once Paumanok
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
recording of:
Sea Drift: I. Once Paumanok
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer)
part of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
Frederick Delius3:49
12Sea Drift: Shine! shine! shine!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:30
13Sea Drift: Till of a sudden
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius2:37
14Sea Drift: Blow! blow! blow!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:57
15Sea Drift: Yes my brother I know
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius4:04
16Sea Drift: O rising stars!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:36
17Sea Drift: O reckless despairing carols
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius6:25
18Sea Drift: O past! O happy life!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius3:06
19On Wenlock Edge: 1. On Wenlock Edge
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: I. "On Wenlock Edge" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:51
20On Wenlock Edge: 2. From far, from eve and morning
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: II. "From far, from eve and morning" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:04
21On Wenlock Edge: 3. Is my team ploughing
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: III. "Is my team ploughing" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:47
22On Wenlock Edge: 4. Oh, when I was in love with you
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: IV. "Oh, when I was in love with you" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams0:44
23On Wenlock Edge: 5. Bredon Hill
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: V. "Bredon Hill" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams7:37
24On Wenlock Edge: 6. Clun
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: VI. "Clun" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:23
25In summertime on Bredon
baritone vocals:
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
George Weldon
recording of:
In Summertime on Bredon
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Graham Peel (composer, 1877-1937) (in 1911)
Graham Peel3:09
26Devonshire Cream and Cider
baritone vocals:
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
George Weldon
recording of:
Devonshire Cream and Cider
lyricist:
Theodore Curzon
composer:
Wilfred Sanderson (UK organist and composer)
Wilfred Sanderson3:55