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The Best of British

Alexander Gibson · Vernon Handley · Adrian Shepherd · Bryden Thomson · Andrew Parrott · Nigel Kennedy · Richard Hickox · Royal Scottish National Orchestra · London Symphony Orchestra · Ulster Orchestra

Chandos1989Cat. CHAN BM11h 8m16 tracks

The Best of British (1989), CD, on Chandos. Music by Edward Elgar, George Frideric Handel, Arnold Bax, Benjamin Britten, performed by Alexander Gibson, Vernon Handley, Adrian Shepherd, Bryden Thomson; 16 tracks.

Composers

Edward Elgar3 George Frideric Handel3 Arnold Bax1 Benjamin Britten1 Charles Villiers Stanford1 Frederick Delius1 Gustav Holst1 Henry Purcell1 Hubert Parry1 John Field1 John Hebden1 Peter Warlock1

Tracklist

01

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

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

Adrian Shepherd

3:12

02

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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

6:13

03

Mars from The Planets

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

7:26

04

Arnold Bax - Eternity, GP 330

Bryden Thomson, Martyn Hill

3:02

05

Symphony no. 3: II.

Charles Villiers Stanford - Symphony no. 3 in F minor, op. 28 "Irish"

Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

7:26

06

Salut d’amour

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Nigel Kennedy, Steven Isserlis

3:10

08

Mr Belloc’s Fancy

Peter Warlock - Mr. Belloc's Fancy

Benjamin Luxon, David Willison

1:41

09

Overture in D minor

George Frideric Handel - Overture in D minor

Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

5:13

10

Air from Water Music Suite no. 1

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Alexander Gibson, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

3:09

11

When I am laid in earth

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players

3:24

12

John Field - Nocturne for piano no. 5 in B-flat major, H. 37

Míceál O'Rourke

3:23

13

Concerto no. 3: I.

John Hebden - Concerto in E minor, op. 2 no. 3: Allegro - Largo - Gigga. Allegro

Adrian Shepherd

2:23

14

Hubert Parry - I was glad

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

7:05

15

Cello Concerto: I.

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

Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Ralph Kirshbaum

3:49

16

Nimrod from the Enigma Variations

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

Bryden Thomson, London Symphony Orchestra

3:42

17

Storm from Four Sea Interludes

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

4:25