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English Music for Strings

Neville Marriner · Academy of St Martin in the Fields

EMI Eminence1987Cat. CDM-7 63964 247m14 tracks

English Music for Strings (1987), CD, on EMI Eminence. Music by Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Frederick Delius, William Walton, performed by Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields; 14 tracks.

Composers

Benjamin Britten4 Gustav Holst4 Frederick Delius2 William Walton2 Henry Purcell1 Ralph Vaughan Williams1

Tracklist

01

St Paul's Suite: Jig

Gustav Holst - St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:14

02

St Paul's Suite: Ostinato

Gustav Holst - St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:51

03

St Paul's Suite: Intermezzo

Gustav Holst - St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:09

04

St Paul's Suite: Finale (The Dargason)

Gustav Holst - St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:26

05

Two Aquarelles: No.1 Slow (Lento, Ma Non Troppo) (arr. Fenby)

Frederick Delius - Two Aquarelles

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:13

06

Two Aquarelles: No.2 Gaily, But Not Quick (arr. Fenby)

Frederick Delius - Two Aquarelles

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:04

07

Chacony In G Minor

Henry Purcell - Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

5:48

08

Prelude "Rhosymedre" (orch. Arnold Foster)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Rhosymedre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:59

09

Two Pieces For Strings From Film "Henry V": No.1 Passacaglia "Death Of Falstaff"

William Walton - Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:56

10

Two Pieces For Strings From Film "Henry V": No.2 "Touch Her Soft Lips & Part"

William Walton - Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:47

11

Simple Symphony: Boisterous Bourrée

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:55

12

Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:10

13

Simple Symphony: Sentimental Sarabande

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:09

14

Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:49