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Fairest Isle — Peter Holman, Robert King / Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel | Classikal

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Fairest Isle

Peter Holman · Robert King · Christopher Robinson · Christopher Page · David Hill · Harry Christophers · Ross Pople · Roy Goodman · Alun Francis · Anthony Rooley

BBC Music Magazine1995Cat. BM 1 & 22h 10m31 tracks

Composers

Henry Purcell3 George Frideric Handel2 Alexander Mackenzie1 Arthur Bliss1 Benjamin Britten1 Charles Dibdin1 Charles Villiers Stanford1 Edward Elgar1 Granville Bantock1

Tracklist

Disc 1

02

Christopher Page

6:02

03

Speciosa facta es

John Dunstaple - Antiphon for 3 Voices "Speciosa facta es"

Christopher Page

2:12

05

Agnes Dei From Missa Gloria tibi trinitas

John Taverner - Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

Gustav Holst

1

John Dunstaple1

Malcolm Arnold1

Ralph Vaughan Williams1

Thomas Tomkins1

William Walton1

8:35

06

Dum transisset Sabbatum

John Sheppard - Dum transisset Sabbatum

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

6:48

07

Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium

David Hill, Timothy Byram-Wigfield

11:04

10

Time Stands Still

John Dowland - The Third Booke of Songs or Ayres, No. 2: "Time Stands Still"

4:06

11

When David Heard

Thomas Tomkins - When David heard that Absalom was slain

Christopher Robinson, James Judd

5:04

12

Fantasy-airs a 4 - no. 12

Thomas Lupo - Fantasia in 4 parts, no. 12

1:40

13

Lyra Consort in C "The Six Bells"

John Jenkins - Lyra Consort in C major "The Six Bells"

5:38

14

I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me

Henry Purcell - I was glad when they said unto me

Robert King, The King's Consort

4:03

15

Sound the Trumpet

Henry Purcell - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323

2:34

16

Rondeau From "Abdelazer"

Henry Purcell - Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570

1:23

17

Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest

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

Edward Higginbottom, Robert King, The King's Consort

5:35

Disc 2

01

La réjouissance From "Musick for the Royal Fireworks"

George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:19

02

Sigh no More, Ladies (From Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing")

Thomas Arne - Sigh no more, ladies

Roy Goodman, Pavlo Beznosiuk

2:19

03

Concerto in Seven Parts in G, op. 2/3 - Allegro (2nd Movement)

John Stanley - Concerto in G major, op. 2 no. 3

Roy Goodman

2:11

04

The Maid's First Aria From "The Ephesian Matron"

Charles Dibdin - The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears: The Maid's First Aria. If I was a wife

2:26

05

O Sing Unto Mie Roundelaie (Madrigal)

Samuel Wesley - O sing unto mie roundelaie

Timothy Roberts

3:48

06

Alexander Mackenzie - Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

8:41

08

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra

3:00

09

Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80 - Allegro moderato (Final Movement)

Charles Villiers Stanford - Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80

Alun Francis, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:14

10

Jerusalem

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Christopher Robinson

2:58

12

Savitri (Conclusion)

Gustav Holst - Sāvitri, op. 25

Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge

5:48

13

Severn Meadows

Ivor Gurney - Severn Meadows

Clifford Benson

1:47

14

Arthur Bliss - Rout

7:24

15

Popular Song From "Façade"

William Walton - Façade Suite no. 2

David Lloyd-Jones, Orchestra of Opera North

2:14

16

Kishmul's Galley From "Two Heroic Ballads"

Granville Bantock - Two Heroic Ballads: 2. Kishmul's Galley

Vernon Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:26

17

Easter Hymn From "Three Choral Hymns"

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Choral Hymns: No. 1. Easter Hymn

3:05

18

"Wolcum Yole!" From "A Ceremony of Carols"

Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

1:22

19

Sinfonietta no. 1, op. 48 - Allegro con brio (Final Movement)

Malcolm Arnold - Sinfonietta no. 1, op. 48

Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra

2:23

21

John Tavener - The Lamb

Christopher Robinson

3:28