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British Composers: Best of British

Richard Hickox · Stephen Cleobury · George Weldon · Eric Coates · Neville Dilkes · Vivian Dunn · Northern Sinfonia · City of London Sinfonia · Pro Arte Orchestra · English Sinfonia

EMI Classics2011Cat. 50999 0 28989 2 64h 53m64 tracks

British Composers: Best of British (2011), CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Billy Mayerl, Roger Quilter, William Walton, Constant Lambert, performed by Richard Hickox, Stephen Cleobury, George Weldon, Eric Coates; 64 tracks.

Composers

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Springtime - Suite: III. Dance in the Twilight

Eric Coates - Springtime Suite

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

4:11

02

Anthony Collins - Vanity Fair

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

3:44

04

Little Serenade

Ernest Tomlinson - Little Serenade

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

3:24

05

Ronald Binge - Miss Melanie

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:26

07

Elizabethan Masque

Frederic Bayco - Elizabethan Masque

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:27

10

Moods - Suite: VI. Joyousness

Haydn Wood - Moods

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

4:29

16

Little Suite: I. March

Trevor Duncan - Little Suite

3:14

18

Ronald Binge - The Watermill

4:01

20

The Ring of Kerry: I. Jaunting Car

Peter Hope - The Ring of Kerry Suite

2:48

21

Impression of a Princess

Eric Coates - Impression of a Princess

3:05

22

Wood Nymphs - Valsette

Eric Coates - Wood Nymphs

3:21

23

The Dam Busters

Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

2:58

Disc 2

01

Marigold, op. 78 (1996 remastered version)

Billy Mayerl - Marigold

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:57

02

Puppets Suite, op. 77: Punch

Billy Mayerl - Puppets Suite, op. 77

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:33

03

Four Aces: Ace of Hearts

Billy Mayerl - Four Aces Suite

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:06

04

Piano Exaggerations: Antiquary

Billy Mayerl - Four Piano Exaggerations: No. 2. Antiquary

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:28

05

Billy Mayerl - Shallow Waters

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:44

06

3 Syncopated Rambles: The Printer's Devil (Theme and Transcription)

Billy Mayerl - 3 Syncopated Rambles: II. The Printer's Devil

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:31

07

Piano Exaggerations: Sleepy Piano

Billy Mayerl - Four Piano Exaggerations: No. 4. Sleepy Piano

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:35

08

Railroad Rhythm

Billy Mayerl - Railroad Rhythm

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:15

09

The Rout Trot T42

Arthur Bliss - The Rout Trot, F. 144

Richard Rodney Bennett

1:47

10

Constant Lambert - Elegiac Blues

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:25

12

Déjeuner dansant: Raguette extra-sec

John Gerrard Williams - Déjeuner dansant: Raguette extra-sec

Richard Rodney Bennett

1:47

13

Eugene Aynsley Goossens - Folk Tune, op. 39 no. 1

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:44

14

Elegy (1996 remastered version)

Constant Lambert - Elegy

Richard Rodney Bennett

3:54

15

Arthur Bliss - Bliss: One Step, F. 138

Richard Rodney Bennett

2:21

16

Old Sir Faulk (1996 remastered version)

William Walton - Façade: Old Sir Faulk (Fox Trot)

Richard Rodney Bennett

1:59

17

Concerto for Solo Pianoforte and Nine Players: I. Overture (Allegro)

Constant Lambert - Concerto for Piano and Nine Instruments

Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia, Richard Rodney Bennett

8:27

18

Concerto for Solo Pianoforte and Nine Players: II. Intermède (Andante recitando)

Constant Lambert - Concerto for Piano and Nine Instruments

Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia, Richard Rodney Bennett

9:58

19

Concerto for Solo Pianoforte and Nine Players: III. Finale (Lugubre)

Constant Lambert - Concerto for Piano and Nine Instruments

Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia, Richard Rodney Bennett

8:46

Disc 3

01

Overture to a Comedy

H. Balfour Gardiner - Overture to a Comedy

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

7:52

02

Three English Dances, op. 11: 1. Allegro giocoso

Roger Quilter - Three English Dances, op. 11

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:51

03

Three English Dances, op. 11: 2. Allegro scherzoso

Roger Quilter - Three English Dances, op. 11

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:16

04

Three English Dances, op. 11: 3. Allegro non troppo, ma con spirito

Roger Quilter - Three English Dances, op. 11

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:21

05

Walton: Siesta, for Small Orchestra

William Walton - Siesta

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

6:11

06

2 Sketches for String Quartet, op. 15: I. By the tarn. Andante tranquillo (orch. Version)

Eugene Aynsley Goossens - By the Tarn, op. 15 no. 1

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

4:57

07

Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 1a. Rainbow Land

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

3:25

08

Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 1b. Will o' the Wisp

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

3:38

09

Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 2. Rosamund

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

3:08

10

Where the Rainbow Ends - Suite: 3. Fairy Frolic

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

1:43

11

Quilter: Suite from Where the Rainbow Ends: IV. Goblin Forest

Roger Quilter - Where the Rainbow Ends

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:56

12

Mediterranean, GP. 257

Arnold Bax - Mediterranean, GP 257

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

4:29

13

An Old Song, for Small Orchestra

Peter Warlock - An Old Song

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

7:08

14

Henry VIII: Morris Dance (Act 4)

Edward German - Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Morris Dance

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:27

15

Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance (Act 1)

Edward German - Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

3:49

16

Henry VIII: Torch Dance (Act 1)

Edward German - Three Dances from the Music to Shakespeare's Henry VIII: Torch Dance

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

2:08

Disc 4

01

Hail, gladdening light (3rd-century Greek, trans. J. Keble)

Charles Wood - Hail, Gladdening Light

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:32

02

And I saw a new heaven (Revelation 21: 1-4)

Edgar Bainton - And I saw a new Heaven

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:30

03

Greater Love Hath no man

John Ireland - Greater Love Hath No Man

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:03

05

Vox dicentis: Clama (Isaiah 40/ 6-11)

Edward Naylor - Vox dicentis: Clama

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

8:38

06

Like as the hart (Psalm 42: 1-3)

Herbert Howells - Like as the Hart

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:44

07

Set me as a seal upon thine heart (Song of Solomon 8: 6-7)

William Walton - Set me as a seal upon thine heart

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:43

08

The Lord is my shepherd, op. 91 no. 1 (2003 remastered version)

Lennox Berkeley - The Lord Is My Shepherd, op. 91 no. 1

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:43

09

A Hymn of St Columba

Benjamin Britten - A Hymn of St Columba

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:40

10

Let all the world in every corner sing (George Herbert)

Kenneth Leighton - Let all the world in every corner sing

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:40

11

I love the Lord (Psalm 116: 1-4 & 7-9)

Jonathan Harvey - I love the Lord

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:16

12

Ascending into Heaven (Me receptet Sion illa) [Hildebert of Lavardin]

Judith Weir - Ascending Into Heaven

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

7:40

13

One foot in Eden still, I stand (Edwin Muir)

Nicholas Maw - One foot in Eden still, I stand

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

7:20

Disc 5