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VARIOUS ARTISTS

British Composers - A Celebration

VARIOUS ARTISTS

63 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 38 MINUTES • MAR 28 2011

30
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue. Allegro molto
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
02:54
31
String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83: II. Piacevole. Poco andante
Chilingirian Quartet
01:44
32
The Lady's Birthday: "Four and twenty drummers all in a row" (Briskly)
Jennifer Partridge & Baccholian Singers of London
02:45
33
Crown Imperial - Coronation March
London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Bell & Sir Adrian Boult
08:36
34
Symphony in G Minor: I. Allegro (opening) [1973 Remastered Version]
English Sinfonia & Neville Dilkes
02:29
35
Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad': V. The lads in their hundreds
Sir Thomas Allen & Geoffrey Parsons
02:12
36
Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra: III. Allegro vivace (2001 Digital Remaster)
Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia & Ronald Thomas
02:04
37
Ave verum corpus Op. 2 No. 1
Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson
02:37
38
Pineapple Poll, Scene 3: Belaye's Solo & Sailors' Drill
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
03:27
39
Down by the Salley Gardens (2001 Remastered Version)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson & David Willison
02:35
40
4 Cornish Dances, Op. 91: No. 4, Allegro ma non troppo
Malcolm Arnold
02:32
41
Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh Op. 6, I. Aphorisms: 3. The Hundred Acre Wood - Piglet meets a Heffalump (Nocturne) [1970/1983]
Lisa Saffer, The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center & Oliver Knussen
01:20
42
The March of the Women (last two verses)
Eiddwen Harrhy, Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota & Philip Brunelle
01:43
43
Job, a Masque for Dancing, Scene 7: Pavane of the Sons of the Morning
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult
02:14
44
3 Motets, Op. 38: II. Coelos ascendit hodie (Chorus a cappella)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury
02:11
45
Falstaff, Op. 68: Dream Interlude
Edward Elgar & New Symphony Orchestra
02:11
46
Henry V - Scenes from the film: 'This day is called the Feast of Crispian' (King Henry) [1994 Digital Remaster]
Laurence Olivier, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus & William Walton
02:50
47
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water (2003 - Remaster)
Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush
01:29
48
Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Prologue: "It Isn't Very Often the Conservatives Are Wrong" (Wild Geese)
Soloists of the Plymouth Series, Minnesota, Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota, Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota & Philip Brunelle feat. Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series
01:34
49
On Wenlock Edge: No. 4, Oh When I Was in Love with You
Philip Langridge, Howard Shelley & Britten Quartet
00:46
50
Portrait of a Flirt
Studio 2 Concert Orchestra & Reginald Kilbey
02:46
51
Kai - conclusion
Ulrich Heinen, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & Sir Simon Rattle
02:00
52
Beware! Three Early Songs: No. 3, Epitaph. The Clerk
Neil Mackie & Roger Vignoles
01:26
53
The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, Ballet Music: IV. Dance of Spirits of Fire. Allegro moderato
André Previn
03:20
54
Lo, the full, final Sacrifice Op. 26 - conclusion (from O soft self-wounding Pelican!)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury & Richard Farnes
04:37
55
Dream Children, Op. 43: I. Andante
Sir Adrian Boult
02:45
56
Hodie: III. Song. "It Was the Winter Wild"
David Willcocks feat. The Bach Choir & Dame Janet Baker
02:20
57
Diversions, Op. 21: Variation XI. Tarantella
Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
02:34
58
The Curlew, on Poems by William Butler Yeats: II. The lover mourns for the loss of love, "Pale brows, still hands and dim hair"
Ian Partridge, Frances Mason, Christopher Wellington, Eileen Croxford, David Butt, Janet Craxton & Hugh Bean
01:42
59
'Spitfire' Prelude & Fugue - Fugue (conclusion) [1986 Remastered Version]
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Charles Groves
02:24
60
5 Shakespeare Songs, Set No. 2, Op. 23: III. It was a lover and his lass (Allegretto moderato)
Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray & Graham Johnson
02:36
61
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation X. Dorabella
Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli
02:25
62
I was glad (orchestral version) [conclusion, from O pray for the peace] [1988 Remastered Version]
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Military School Of Music Band & Philip Ledger
02:17
63
A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden (arr. Beecham)
Richard Hickox
10:17
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