BEST OF BRITISH
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Composer(s): Arnold, Malcolm; Bax, Arnold; Bridge, Frank; Britten, Benjamin; Delius, Frederick; Elgar, Edward; Finzi, Gerald; Harty, Hamilton; Holst, Gustav; Ireland, John; Parry, Hubert; Rubbra, Edmund; Rutter, John; Stainer, John; Stanford, Charles Villiers; Tavener, John; Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Walton, William
Lyricist(s): Bible - New Testament; Bible - Old Testament; Blake, William; Coleridge, Mary; Mass Text; Sparrow-Simpson, John
Conductor(s): Bedford, Steuart; Brown, Timothy; Daniel, Paul; Griffiths, Howard; Halász, Michael; Hurst, George; Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Lloyd-Jones, David; Murphy, Paul; Penny, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Summerly, Jeremy; Yuasa, Takuo
Orchestra(s): Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; English Northern Philharmonia; London Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Ulster Orchestra
Ensemble(s): Maggini Quartet
Choir(s): Clare College Choir, Cambridge; Leeds Festival Chorus; Oxford Camerata; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge
Artist(s): Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Kliegel, Maria; Lane, Carys-Anne; Osostowicz, Krysia; Plane, Robert; Vaughn, Jonathan; Whitton, Christopher
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular; Concerto; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.570573-74
Barcode: 0747313057375
Distribution Note(s):
CD only available in the UK
Release Date: 07/2007

BEST OF BRITISH

A selection of stirring music from the best of British composers, performed by the elite of British artists. CD 1 features powerful and rousing classics, while CD 2 boasts some of the most serene and beautiful music ever written.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Elgar, Edward
1 Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9 (Nimrod) 03:29
Walton, William
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
2 Crown Imperial 06:45
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
Bridge, Frank
Judd, James (Conductor)
3 2 Poems: No. 2. Allegro con brio 04:09
Judd, James (Conductor)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 Sea Songs 03:51
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rubbra, Edmund
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
Osostowicz, Krysia (violin)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
5 Violin Concerto, Op. 103: III. Allegro giocoso 05:12
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
Osostowicz, Krysia (violin)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Stanford, Charles Villiers
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Whitton, Christopher (organ)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
6 Communion Service in C Major, Op. 115: Gloria 03:19
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Whitton, Christopher (organ)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
Arnold, Malcolm
Penny, Andrew (Conductor)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 No. 1. Pesante 02:08
Penny, Andrew (Conductor)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 No. 2. Vivace 02:09
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Penny, Andrew (Conductor)
Elgar, Edward
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
Vaughn, Jonathan (organ)
9 Give unto the Lord, Op. 74, "Psalm 29" (version for choir and organ) 07:52
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
Vaughn, Jonathan (organ)
Britten, Benjamin
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
10 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: No. 2. Sunday Morning 03:59
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Walton, William
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
11 Spitfire Prelude and Fugue 07:48
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
English Northern Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Holst, Gustav
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
12 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 08:00
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, Hubert
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Leeds Festival Chorus (Choir)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
13 I was glad when they said unto me (Psalm 122), Op. 51 04:49
Leeds Festival Chorus (Choir)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
Elgar, Edward
14 Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 14 (E.D.U.): Finale 04:38
Disc 2
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Greed, David (violin)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
1 The Lark Ascending 15:03
Greed, David (violin)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Stanford, Charles Villiers
Coleridge, Mary - Lyricist
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
2 8 Partsongs, Op. 119: No. 3: The blue bird 03:49
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
Elgar, Edward
Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio 05:08
Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bax, Arnold
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
4 Summer Music 09:03
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Ireland, John
Maggini Quartet (Ensemble)
5 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (arr. string quartet) 03:18
Maggini Quartet (Ensemble)
Stainer, John
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Sparrow-Simpson, John - Lyricist
Brown, Timothy (Conductor)
Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
6 The Crucifixion: God so loved the world 03:34
Brown, Timothy (Conductor)
Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Finzi, Gerald
Plane, Robert (clarinet)
Griffiths, Howard (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
7 Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: I. Allegro vigoroso 07:53
Plane, Robert (clarinet)
Griffiths, Howard (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Elgar, Edward
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
8 Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole 03:17
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Leaper, Adrian (Conductor)
Rutter, John
Mass Text - Lyricist
Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Brown, Timothy (Conductor)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
9 Requiem: The Lord is my shepherd 05:03
Clare College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Brown, Timothy (Conductor)
City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Tavener, John
Blake, William - Lyricist
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
10 The Lamb 03:52
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
Harty, Hamilton
Donohoe, Peter (piano)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
11 Piano Concerto in B Minor: II. Tranquillo e calmo 08:57
Donohoe, Peter (piano)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
Delius, Frederick
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
12 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring 05:53
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:22:58

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