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The Essential Music of England

Neville Marriner · Georg Solti · Nicholas Kraemer · Benjamin Britten · David Hill · Stanley Black · Adrian Boult · Elgar Howarth · Iona Brown · Lorin Maazel

Decca RecordsCat. 443 936-22h 21m31 tracks

The Essential Music of England, CD, on Decca Records. Music by Edward Elgar, Peter Warlock, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, performed by Neville Marriner, Georg Solti, Nicholas Kraemer, Benjamin Britten; 31 tracks.

Composers

Edward Elgar8 Peter Warlock6 Ralph Vaughan Williams5 Benjamin Britten2 Frederick Delius2 William Walton2 Eric Coates1 George Butterworth1 Gustav Holst1 Hubert Parry1 John Goss1 Percy Grainger1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

6:36

02

Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)

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

Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic

3:51

03

Jupiter (from The Planets)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

7:18

04

Pomp & Circumstance March no. 4

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

4:56

05

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Final Fugue)

Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra

2:53

06

Cockaigne (In London Town)

Edward Elgar - Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40

14:20

07

William Walton - Orb and Sceptre

David Hill, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

7:41

08

Symphony no. 1 (Opening Theme)

Edward Elgar - Symphony no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 55

3:08

10

The Dam Busters March

Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

Elgar Howarth, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

3:57

11

Land of Hope & Glory

Edward Elgar - Land of Hope and Glory

Stanley Black, London Festival Orchestra

2:51

12

Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven

John Goss - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:38

13

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

David Hill, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

2:44

14

The Battle of Agincourt (Henry V)

William Walton - Henry V: The Battle of Agincourt

Stanley Black, London Festival Orchestra

3:38

Disc 2

01

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, William Bennett

4:31

02

Chanson de Matin

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

3:26

03

Cello Concerto (1st Movement)

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

Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra, Lynn Harrell

8:04

04

Percy Grainger - Shepherd’s Hey

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

2:20

06

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Iona Brown, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

16:08

07

Playful Pizzicato (from Simple Symphony)

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

3:10

08

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

5:48

09

Capriol Suite: I. Basse-Danse

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:36

10

Capriol Suite: II. Pavane

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:10

11

Capriol Suite: III. Tordion

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:07

12

Capriol Suite: IV. Branles

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:00

13

Capriol Suite V: Pieds-en-l'Air

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:24

14

Capriol Suite: VI. Mattachins (Sword Dance)

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:04

15

The Banks of Green Willow

George Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

6:06

16

English Folk Song Suite: I. March - Seventeen Come Sunday

Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:21

17

English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo - My Bonny Boy

Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:19

18

English Folk Song Suite: III. March - Folk Songs from Somerset

Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:57

19

Frederick Delius - Koanga, RT I/4: La Calinda

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:08