Best of British: The Nation's Favourite Classical Music

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1Thine be the glory (Maccabaeus)
brass:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
instruments:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
organ:
Thomas Williamson and Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Thine be the glory (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Edmond Louis Budry
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
translator:
Richard Hoyle
version of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
George Frideric Handel2:57
2Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
orchestra:
Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
is based on:
Dives and Lazarus
Ralph Vaughan Williams10:34
3Coronation Anthems (1727): Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) and Paul Smy (treble / tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger
performer:
John Butt (conductor and organist) and John Langdon (organist)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel6:07
4The Banks of Green Willow Idyll
orchestra:
English Sinfonia
conductor:
Neville Dilkes
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
George Butterworth6:04
5A Gaelic Blessing (Words Adapted from an Old Gaelic Rune)
organ:
Andrew Lucas (organist)
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choristers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
recording of:
Gaelic Blessing (aka Deep Peace)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1978)
was commissioned by:
Chancel Choir of First United Methodist Church (Omaha, Nebraska)
publisher:
Oxford University Press and Hinshaw Music (in 1978)
John Rutter1:47
6English Dances, Set II, op. 33: 5. Allegro non troppo
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
English Dances Set 2, for Orchestra, op. 33: I, Allegro non troppo
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
English Dances Set 2, for Orchestra, op. 33
Malcolm Arnold3:06
7The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part II: But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony (Soul, Angel, Chorus)
vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto), Kim Borg (operatic bass) and Richard Lewis (Welsh tenor)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
performer:
Eric Chadwick (chorus master), John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) and Martin Milner
recording of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, V. But hark! a grand mysterious harmony (Cues 71–101)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1900)
part of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38
Edward Elgar8:13
8Water Music, Suite in F: Bourrée
orchestra:
The Virtuosi of England (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Arthur Davidson (conductor) (in 1974-01)
performer:
The Virtuosi of England
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-01)
recording of:
French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VII. Bourrée
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Französische Suite Nr. 6 E-dur, BWV 817
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée. Presto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel2:24
9Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: 2. Rhosymedre (Melody By J. D. Edwards, 1805-1885)
orchestra:
Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Rhosymedre (orchestrated by Foster)
orchestrator:
Arnold Foster
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Organ Prelude on Rhosymedre
Ralph Vaughan Williams / Arnold Foster4:09
10Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Goldsmiths Choral Union
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Parry orch. Elgar2:45
11Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia (The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes
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 Handel3:23
12Spem in alium
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis10:15
13Water Music, Suite in D: Alla Hornpipe
conductor:
Arthur Davidson (conductor)
performer:
The Virtuosi of England
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 Handel3:17
14Adiemus: Adiemus
performer:
Adiemus
recording of:
Adiemus
orchestrator and composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
writer:
Mike Ratledge
publisher:
FB Media in GSA
part of:
Adiemus I: Songs of Sanctuary
Karl Jenkins3:56
15Crown Imperial: Coronation March
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Sir William Walton8:33
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