British Composers - A Celebration
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Mar 2011•63 Songs
Tracks
- 1Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: IV. Sun DanceRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood
- 2Marigold, Op. 78 [1996 Remastered Version]Richard Rodney Bennett
- 3Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: II. The Birth of NicolasChoir of King's College, Cambridge & David Willcocks
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- 5Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55: II. Allegro moltoLondon Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult
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- 7Maw: Dance Scenes: IV. Molto allegroPhilharmonia Orchestra/Daniel Harding
- 8Elgar: 3 Motets, Op. 2: No. 2, Ave MariaWorcester Cathedral Choir/Christopher Robinson
- 9The Triumph of Neptune - Suite: VII. Hornpipe (Allegro molto)Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
- 10Dies natalis, Op. 8: 2. Rhapsody (Recitativo stromentato) [1990 Remaster]Wilfred Brown/English Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Finzi
- 11Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D Major: III. Romanza. LentoNew Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
- 12Blest Pair of Sirens [1987 Remaster]London Philharmonic Choir/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- 13Checkmate, Ballet Suite: VI. Finale - Checkmate [1993 Digital Remaster]Sinfonia Of London/Sir Arthur Bliss
- 14Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 2: "In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Tom Culbert/BBC Theatre Chorus/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Reginald Goodall/Herbert Dawson
- 15Violin Concerto: Slower [1993 Digital Remaster]Meredith Davies/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
- 16The Planets: IV. Jupiter, The Bringer Of JollityAndrew Davis/Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- 17Vaughan Williams: Loch LomondLondon Madrigal Singers/Ian Partridge/Christopher Bishop
- 18Britten: Canadian Carnival, Op. 19City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle/Wesley Warren
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- 20Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round": III. PrestoSir Neville Marriner & Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
- 21Ireland: Greater Love Hath no manMichael Pearce/Paul Robinson/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Christopher Hughes/Stephen Cleobury
- 22English Dances, Op. 33: V. Allegro non troppo [1996 Remaster]Philharmonia Orchestra/Robert Irving
- 23Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge: No. 2, From Far, from Eve and MorningIan Partridge/Music Group Of London
- 24Sinfonietta, I. Allegro con brio: II. Tema con variazioni:Northern Sinfonia of England/Richard Hickox
- 25Bax: Mater ora FiliumChoir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- 26Violin Sonata, II. Variazioni: Var. 6 (Scherzando) [1996 Digital Remaster]Yehudi Menuhin/Louis Kentner
- 27Cello Concerto in D: II. Andante espressivoJulian Lloyd Webber/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras
- 28Turnage: Three Screaming PopesCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
- 29Arnold: Concerto for Piano Three-Hands, Op. 104 "For Phyllis and Cyril": III. AllegroCyril Smith/Phyllis Sellick/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Arnold
- 30Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue. Allegro moltoCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
- 31Elgar: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83: II. Piacevole. Poco andanteChilingirian Quartet
- 32Warlock: The Lady's Birthday: "Four and twenty drummers all in a row" (Briskly)Jennifer Partridge/Baccholian Singers of London
- 33Crown Imperial - Coronation MarchAdrian Boult
- 1Symphony in G Minor: I. Allegro (opening) [1973 Remastered Version]English Sinfonia/Neville Dilkes
- 2Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad': V. The lads in their hundredsSir Thomas Allen/Geoffrey Parsons
- 3Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra: III. Allegro vivace [2001 Digital Remaster]Neville Dilkes/English Sinfonia/Ronald Thomas
- 4Ave verum corpus Op. 2 No. 1Worcester Cathedral Choir/Harry Bramma/Christopher Robinson
- 5Sullivan & Mackerras: Pineapple Poll, Scene 3: Belaye's Solo & Sailors' DrillRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
- 6Down by the Salley Gardens [2001 Remastered Version]Anthony Rolfe Johnson/David Willison
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- 8Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh Op. 6, I. Aphorisms: 3. The Hundred Acre Wood - Piglet meets a Heffalump (Nocturne) [1970/1983]Lisa Saffer/Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center/Oliver Knussen
- 9The 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
- 10Vaughan Williams: Job, a Masque for Dancing, Scene 7: Pavane of the Sons of the MorningLondon Symphony Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- 11Stanford: 3 Motets, Op. 38: II. Coelos ascendit hodie (Chorus a cappella)Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- 12Elgar: Falstaff, Op. 68: Dream InterludeSir Edward Elgar/New Symphony Orchestra
- 13Henry V - Scenes from the film: 'This day is called the Feast of Crispian' (King Henry) [1994 Digital Remaster]Laurence Olivier/Philharmonia Orchestra/Chorus/Sir William Walton
- 14Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water [2003 - Remaster]Thomas Hemsley/Ernest Lush
- 15Britten: 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
- 16Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge: No. 4, Oh When I Was in Love with YouPhilip Langridge/Howard Shelley/Britten Quartet
- 17Portrait of a FlirtStudio 2 Concert Orchestra/Reginald Kilbey
- 18Kai - conclusionUlrich Heinen/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Sir Simon Rattle
- 19Britten: Beware! Three Early Songs: No. 3, Epitaph. The ClerkNeil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
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- 21Lo, the full, final Sacrifice Op. 26 - conclusion (from O soft self-wounding Pelican!)Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury/Richard Farnes
- 22Elgar: Dream Children, Op. 43: I. AndanteSir Adrian Boult
- 23Vaughan Williams: Hodie: III. Song. "It Was the Winter Wild"David Willcocks
- 24Britten: Diversions, Op. 21: Variation XI. TarantellaPeter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
- 25Warlock: 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
- 26'Spitfire' Prelude & Fugue - Fugue (conclusion) [1986 Remastered Version]Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves
- 27Quilter: 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
- 28Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation X. DorabellaNew Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
- 29I 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 & Royal Military School of Music Band & New Philharmonia Orchestra & Philip Ledger
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