Fairest Isle (British Music From Medieval to Modern Times)

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1La réjouissance From "Musick for the Royal Fireworks"
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
The King’s Consort (on 1989-01-16)
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist) (on 1989-01-16)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1989-01-16)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance (on 1989-01-16)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Handel2:18
2Sigh no More, Ladies (From Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing")
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1987-01-03 until 1987-01-04)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
cello:
Mark Caudle (cellist and bass violist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
double bass:
Anthony Van Kampen (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
viola:
Jane Norman (violinist, violist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
violin:
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violinist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06), Theresa Caudle (violinist, violist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06), Jonathan Kahan (classical violinist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06), Pauline Nobes (violinist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06), Judy Tarling (viola player, Parley of Instruments) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06) and Henrietta Wayne (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
tenor vocals:
Richard Morton (operatic tenor) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
recording of:
Sigh no more, ladies (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-01-06)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Much Ado About Nothing
Thomas Arne2:19
3Concerto in Seven Parts in G, op. 2/3 - Allegro (2nd Movement)
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments (from 1988-11-25 until 1988-11-26)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1988-11-25 until 1988-11-26)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11-25 until 1988-11-26)
recording of:
Concerto in G major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Allegro (from 1988-11-25 until 1988-11-26)
composer:
John Stanley (English classical composer and organist)
part of:
Concerto in G major, op. 2 no. 3
John Stanley2:11
4The Maid's First Aria From "The Ephesian Matron"
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
soprano vocals [The Maid]:
Jane Streeton (from 1992-03-31 until 1992-04-02)
orchestra:
Opera Restor'd (from 1992-03-31 until 1992-04-02)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1992-03-31 until 1992-04-02)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-03-31 until 1992-04-02)
partial recording of:
The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears: The Maid's First Aria. If I was a wife (from 1992-03-31 until 1992-04-02)
composer:
Charles Dibdin
part of:
The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears
Charles Dibdin2:26
5O Sing Unto Mie Roundelaie (Madrigal)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
fortepiano:
Timothy Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
instruments and vocals:
Invocation (vocal chamber music) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
bass vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
soprano vocals:
Julia Gooding (soprano) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17) and Ana-Maria Rincon (soprano) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17) and Rufus Müller (tenor) (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
recording of:
O sing unto mie roundelaie (from 1994-06-15 until 1994-06-17)
lyricist:
Thomas Chatterton (English poet)
composer:
Samuel Wesley (English organist and composer) (in 1811)
Samuel Wesley3:48
6Benedictus
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
conductor:
Martyn Brabbins (conductor) (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
recording of:
Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3 (for orchestra) (from 1994-08-11 until 1994-08-12)
orchestrator and composer:
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (composer)
orchestration of:
Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3 (for violin and piano)
Alexander Mackenzie8:38
7Kashmiri Song ("Pale Hands I Loved")
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Kashmiri Song (aka. "Kashmiri Love Song")
lyricist:
Adela Florence Nicolson (poet, pseudonym: "Laurence Hope")
composer:
Amy Woodforde-Finden
part of:
4 Indian Love Lyrics from "The Garden of Kama"
Amy Woodforde-Finden3:08
8Salut d'Amour
recording engineer and producer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
conductor:
Ross Pople (New Zealand-born British conductor and cellist) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1989)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar2:59
9Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80 - Allegro moderato (Final Movement)
recording engineer:
Bob Auger (Robert Auger, engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
clarinet:
Thea King (British clarinettist) (from 1979-11-28 until 1979-11-29)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1979-11-28 until 1979-11-29)
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor) (from 1979-11-28 until 1979-11-29)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-28 until 1979-11-29)
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80: III. Allegro moderato (from 1979-11-28 until 1979-11-29)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80
Charles Villiers Stanford6:11
10Jerusalem
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
executive producer:
Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
organ:
Roger Judd (organist) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
choir vocals:
Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry) (from 1987-07-17 until 1987-07-18)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Hubert Parry2:56
11Three Idylls - no. 3, Allegro con moto
recording engineer:
Gary Cole (classical producer / engineer, founder of Regent Records) (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
producer:
Gary Cole (classical producer / engineer, founder of Regent Records)
cello:
John Todd (cellist) (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
string quartet:
Coull Quartet (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
viola:
David Curtis (conductor, violist) (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
violin:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17) and Philip Gallaway (violinist) (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
recording of:
3 Idylls, H. 67: No. 3. Allegro con moto (from 1993-12-15 until 1993-12-17)
composer:
Frank Bridge (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
3 Idylls, H. 67
Frank Bridge3:50
12Savitri (Conclusion)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
executive producer:
Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
instruments:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
bass vocals [Death]:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
choir vocals:
The Richard Hickox Singers (The City of London Sinfonia Chorus) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sāvitri]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
tenor vocals [Satyavan]:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
partial recording of:
Sāvitri, op. 25 (from 1983-06-09 until 1983-06-10)
composer and librettist:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1908)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1916-12-05)
publisher:
F & B Goodwin Ltd. (in 1923)
premiered at:
Wellington Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1916-12-05)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 96)
Gustav Holst5:48
13Severn Meadows
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Severn Meadows
lyricist and composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:43
14Rout
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
executive producer:
Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Gale (soprano) (from 1984-02-13 until 1984-02-14)
orchestra:
Nash Ensemble (from 1984-02-13 until 1984-02-14)
conductor:
Lionel Friend (from 1984-02-13 until 1984-02-14)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-02-13 until 1984-02-14)
recording of:
Rout (from 1984-02-13 until 1984-02-14)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1920)
dedicated to:
Grace Inez Crawford
Arthur Bliss7:24
15Popular Song From "Façade"
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Christopher Palmer (arranger)
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia)
conductor:
David Lloyd‐Jones (British conductor)
concertmaster:
David Greed
recorded at:
Great Hall of Leeds University in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-06-02 until 1990-06-03)
recording of:
Façade Suite no. 2: V. Popular Song
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade Suite no. 2 (orchestral suite without reciter)
William Walton2:14
16Kishmul's Galley From "Two Heroic Ballads"
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
concertmaster:
David Towse (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1992)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
recording of:
Two Heroic Ballads: 2. Kishmul's Galley (from 1992-08-06 until 1992-08-07)
composer:
Sir Granville Bantock (British composer) (in 1941)
is based on:
Kishmul's Galley
part of:
Two Heroic Ballads
Granville Bantock4:20
17Easter Hymn From "Three Choral Hymns"
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
organ:
Roger Judd (organist) (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
recording of:
Three Choral Hymns: No. 1. Easter Hymn (from 1990-11-20 until 1991-09-14)
lyricist:
Myles Coverdale
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Three Choral Hymns
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:05
18"Wolcum Yole!" From "A Ceremony of Carols"
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: II. Wolcum Yole! (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Benjamin Britten1:18
19Sinfonietta no. 1, op. 48 - Allegro con brio (Final Movement)
engineer:
Tryggvi Tyggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) (in 1988-11)
conductor:
Ross Pople (New Zealand-born British conductor and cellist) (in 1988-11)
recorded at:
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-11)
recording of:
Sinfonietta no. 1, op. 48: III. Allegro con brio (in 1988-11)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1954)
part of:
Sinfonietta no. 1, op. 48
Malcolm Arnold2:23
20Songs for Ariel
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (in 1991-02)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) (in 1991-02)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-02)
recording of:
Songs for Ariel (in 1991-02)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
Michael Tippett4:47
21The Lamb
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recording of:
The Lamb (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:26

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compiler:David Fraser (Medieval Music)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/18697408 [info]