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NX 0573
 
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
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Label Catalogue Number:
8.570573-74
Running Time: 142:58
Digital UPC: 0747313057375

Release Date: July 2007
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor
George Hurst
Producer
Paul Myers
Engineer
David Harries
Composer
William Walton
Conductor
Paul Daniel
Engineer
David Harries
Composer
Frank Bridge
Conductor
James Judd
Producer
Chris Hazell
Engineer
Limo Hearn
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor
Paul Murphy
Producer
Philip Lane
Engineer
Gary Thomas
Composer
Edmund Rubbra
Solo violin
Krysia Osostowicz
Conductor
Takuo Yuasa
Producer
Mike Purton
Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Solo organ
Christopher Whitton
Conductor
Christopher Robinson
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Composer
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Conductor
Andrew Penny
Composer
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Conductor
Andrew Penny
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Solo organ
Jonathan Vaughn
Conductor
Christopher Robinson
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Conductor
Steuart Bedford
Producer
John H. West
Engineer
Simon Rhodes
Composer
William Walton
Conductor
Paul Daniel
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Andrew Groves
Composer
Gustav Holst
Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Conductor
Paul Daniel
Engineer
David Harries
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor
George Hurst
Producer
Paul Myers
Engineer
David Harries
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Solo violin
David Greed
Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones
Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Solo soprano
Carys-Anne Lane
Conductor
Jeremy Summerly
Producer
Judy Lieber
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Solo cello
Maria Kliegel
Conductor
Michael Halász
Composer
Sir Arnold Bax
Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones
Composer
John Ireland
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Composer
Sir John Stainer
Conductor
Timothy Brown
Producer
Andrew Walton
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Composer
Gerald Finzi
Solo Clarinet clarinet
Robert Plane
Conductor
Howard Griffiths
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor
Adrian Leaper
Producer
Gunter Appenheimer
Conductor
Timothy Brown
Producer
John Rutter
Engineer
Eleanor Thomason
Composer
John Tavener / William Blake
Conductor
Christopher Robinson
Producer
Andrew Walton
Composer
Sir Hamilton Harty
Solo piano
Peter Donohoe
Conductor
Takuo Yuasa
Composer
Frederick Delius
Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones
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Classical
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

1.

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, 'Enigma'

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WILLIAM WALTON

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Crown Imperial (use)

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FRANK BRIDGE

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2 Poems: No. 2. Allegro con brio

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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Sea Songs

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EDMUND RUBBRA

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Violin Concerto, Op. 103

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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

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Communion Service in C major, Op. 115: Gloria

3:19
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SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD

4 Scottish Dances, Op. 59

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No. 2. Vivace
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

9.

Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29), Op. 74

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

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4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

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WILLIAM WALTON

11.

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

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GUSTAV HOLST

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The Planets, Op. 32

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I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, 'Psalm 122'

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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, 'Enigma'

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COMPACT DISC TWO

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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The Lark Ascending (use)

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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

2.

8 Partsongs, Op. 119

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

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Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

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SIR ARNOLD BAX

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Summer Music

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JOHN IRELAND

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4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (arr. string quartet)

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SIR JOHN STAINER

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The Crucifixion

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GERALD FINZI

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Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op. 31

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

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Serenade in E minor, Op. 20 (use)

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9.

Requiem

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The Lamb (use)

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SIR HAMILTON HARTY

11.

Piano Concerto in B minor

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FREDERICK DELIUS

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2 Pieces for Small Orchestra

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COMPACT DISC ONE

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

1.

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, 'Enigma'

3:29
Solo:
Conductor: George Hurst

WILLIAM WALTON

2.

Crown Imperial (use)

6:45
Solo:
Conductor: Paul Daniel

FRANK BRIDGE

3.

2 Poems: No. 2. Allegro con brio

4:09
Solo:
Conductor: James Judd

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

4.

Sea Songs

3:51
Solo:
Conductor: Paul Murphy

EDMUND RUBBRA

5.

Violin Concerto, Op. 103

5:12
Solo: Krysia Osostowicz violin
Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

6.

Communion Service in C major, Op. 115: Gloria

3:19
Solo: Christopher Whitton organ
Conductor: Christopher Robinson

SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD

4 Scottish Dances, Op. 59

7.
No. 1. Pesante
2:08
Solo:
Conductor: Andrew Penny
8.
No. 2. Vivace
2:09
Solo:
Conductor: Andrew Penny

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

9.

Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29), Op. 74

7:52
Solo: Jonathan Vaughn organ
Conductor: Christopher Robinson

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

10.

4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

3:59
Solo:
Conductor: Steuart Bedford

WILLIAM WALTON

11.

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

7:48
Solo:
Conductor: Paul Daniel

GUSTAV HOLST

12.

The Planets, Op. 32

8:00
Solo:
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
13.

I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, 'Psalm 122'

4:49
Solo:
Conductor: Paul Daniel
14.

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, 'Enigma'

4:38
Solo:
Conductor: George Hurst
COMPACT DISC TWO

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

1.

The Lark Ascending (use)

15:03
Solo: David Greed violin
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

2.

8 Partsongs, Op. 119

3:49
Solo: Carys-Anne Lane soprano
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

3.

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

5:08
Solo: Maria Kliegel cello
Conductor: Michael Halász

SIR ARNOLD BAX

4.

Summer Music

9:03
Solo:
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

JOHN IRELAND

5.

4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (arr. string quartet)

3:18
Solo:

SIR JOHN STAINER

6.

The Crucifixion

3:34
Solo:
Conductor: Timothy Brown

GERALD FINZI

7.

Clarinet Concerto in C minor, Op. 31

7:53
Conductor: Howard Griffiths

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

8.

Serenade in E minor, Op. 20 (use)

3:17
Solo:
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
9.

Requiem

5:03
Solo:
Conductor: Timothy Brown
10.

The Lamb (use)

3:52
Solo:
Conductor: Christopher Robinson

SIR HAMILTON HARTY

11.

Piano Concerto in B minor

8:57
Solo: Peter Donohoe piano
Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

FREDERICK DELIUS

12.

2 Pieces for Small Orchestra

5:53
Solo:
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones





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