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Best of British: The Nation's Favourite Classical Music

Vernon Handley · Adrian Boult · Charles Groves · Richard Hickox · Charles Mackerras · John Barbirolli · John McCarthy · Karl Jenkins · Lawrance Collingwood · Owain Arwel Hughes

EMI2006Cat. 50999 6 31600 2Known duration: 3h 25m (36 of 36 shown tracks)36 tracks

Best of British: The Nation's Favourite Classical Music (2006), Format unverified, on EMI. Music by Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Frideric Handel, William Walton, performed by Vernon Handley, Adrian Boult, Charles Groves, Richard Hickox; 36 tracks.

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Composers

Edward Elgar9 Ralph Vaughan Williams6 George Frideric Handel5 William Walton3 John Rutter2 Karl Jenkins2 Benjamin Britten1 Eric Coates1 Frederick Delius1 George Butterworth1 Gustav Holst1 Hubert Parry1 Malcolm Arnold1 Richard Addinsell1 Thomas Tallis1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

14:54

02

The Planets - Suite, H125, op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Simon Rattle, Philharmonia Orchestra

8:05

03

Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Norman Del Mar, Robert Cohen

5:02

04

Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: Hallelujah (chorus: Allegro)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers

4:03

05

Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

3:51

07

The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace): X. Agnus Dei

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei

Karl Jenkins, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain

3:35

08

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

14:42

09

Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: For unto us a child is born (chorus: Andante allegro)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers

4:18

10

Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

4:07

11

Pomp and Circumstance - Military Marches, op. 39: No. 4 in G

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major

4:44

12

The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part II: Softly and Gently (Angel, Chorus, Semi-Chorus)

Edward Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, VIII. Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul

John Barbirolli, John McCarthy, Ambrosian Singers

6:55

Disc 2

01

Thine be the glory (Maccabaeus)

George Frideric Handel - Thine be the glory

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:02

02

Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

10:34

03

Coronation Anthems (1727): Zadok the Priest, HWV 258

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

John Butt, Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

6:12

04

The Banks of Green Willow Idyll

George Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll

Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia

6:07

05

A Gaelic Blessing (Words Adapted from an Old Gaelic Rune)

John Rutter - Gaelic Blessing

John Scott, City of London Sinfonia

1:47

06

English Dances, Set II, op. 33: 5. Allegro non troppo

Malcolm Arnold - English Dances, Set 2, op. 33

Charles Groves, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

3:06

07

The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part II: But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony (Soul, Angel, Chorus)

Edward Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, V. But hark! a grand mysterious harmony

John Barbirolli, John McCarthy, Janet Baker

8:13

09

Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: 2. Rhosymedre (Melody By J. D. Edwards, 1805-1885)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Rhosymedre

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

4:09

10

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Owain Arwel Hughes, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:45

11

Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia (The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba)

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Owain Arwel Hughes, The Hallé

3:23

12

Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium

10:15

15

Crown Imperial: Coronation March

William Walton - Crown Imperial

8:33

Disc 3

01

English Folk Songs - Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

3:09

02

Requiem: 1. Requiem Aeternam

John Rutter - Requiem

Stephen Cleobury, Sinfonia of London, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:37

03

Chanson De Matin, op. 15 no. 2

Edward Elgar - Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2

Lawrance Collingwood, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:39

05

The Dam Busters March

Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

3:56

08

Simple Symphony, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:09

09

Warsaw Concerto

Richard Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto

Kenneth Alwyn, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Adni

9:00

10

Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto

Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20

5:22

12

The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace): XII. Benedictus

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus

Karl Jenkins, Guy Johnston

7:36

13

Salut d'amour, op. 12

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Lawrance Collingwood, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:47

14

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Frederick Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

6:05

15

Façade - Two Suites for Orchestra: Popular Song (Grazioso) (II/5)

William Walton - Façade Suite no. 2

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:16

16

Henry V - Suite: 4. Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

William Walton - Henry V Suite: Touch her soft lips and part

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

1:52

17

Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Land of Hope and Glory

Edward Elgar - Coronation Ode, op. 44

4:32