The Best of the Proms, Volume Two

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1Variations on an Original Theme: "Enigma" Op. 36
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1898 until 1899)
premiered at:
[concert] (1899-06-19)
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd. (from 1899 to present)
premiered at:
St. James’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1899-06-19)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 8) and Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 36)
Elgar3:56
2The Spirit of England Op. 80: "The Fourth of August"
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August
lyricist:
Laurence Binyon
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1915 until 1917)
part of:
The Spirit of England, op. 80
Elgar7:37
3The Entry of the Gladiators Op. 68
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pisek (conductor)
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68 (Entry of the Gladiators)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Fucik2:33
4Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ode to Joy
bass vocals:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Westminster Choir (Princeton, USA)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Beethoven6:15
5Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
solo vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) and Robert Tear (tenor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Handel4:00
6The Banks of Green Willow
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recorded at:
No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
Butterworth5:50
7Music for the Royal Fireworks "La Rejouissance"
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Handel3:07
8National Anthem
choir vocals:
Cambridge Univ Musical Society Chorus Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger
recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
[trad]2:45
9Rule, Britannia!
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter (contralto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Arne4:30
10Jerusalem
brass:
Liverpool Cathedral Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Wells (organist)
choir vocals:
Liverpool Cathedral Choir and Massed Choirs from Merseyside
conductor:
Ian Tracey (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Parry2:43
11Cockaigne Overture "In London Town"
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1897)
premiered at:
[concert] (1901-06-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1901-06-20)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 40)
Elgar14:49