Classic CD, Volume 83: The Very Best of British

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Tracklist

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1Overture di Ballo
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
Sir Arthur Sullivan11:43
2Symphony in E, "Irish" - Third Movement, "Allegretto"
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
Sir Arthur Sullivan6:30
3Blest Pair of Sirens
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Sir Hubert Parry11:00
4Magnificat in G
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford4:17
5Nunc Dimittis in G
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81: Nunc dimittis
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford3:59
6Enigma Variations, Op. 36 - Variation IX, "Nimrod"
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971) and Warner Classics (in 2002)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:58
7Hail, Gladdening Light
producer:
Simon Woods (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1991-12-16 until 1991-12-19)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1991-12-16 until 1991-12-19)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
balance engineer:
David Flower (engineer) (from 1991-12-16 until 1991-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-12-16 until 1991-12-19)
recording of:
Hail, Gladdening Light (from 1991-12-16 until 1991-12-19)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
translator:
John Keble
Charles Wood3:24
8Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:50
9The Banks of Green Willow
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
George Butterworth6:48
10The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 - (interlude)
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer) and Lawrance Collingwood
tenor vocals [male chorus]:
Sir Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1947-07-16 until 1947-10-19)
orchestra:
English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra (from 1947-07-16 until 1947-10-19)
conductor:
Sir Reginald Goodall (conductor) (from 1947-07-16 until 1947-10-19)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1947-07-16 until 1947-10-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1947-07-16 until 1947-10-19)
Benjamin Britten2:52
11Kai - (excerpt)
cello:
Ulrich Heinen (cellist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor)
Mark‐Anthony Turnage3:42
12Dance Scenes - No.1, "Molto Animato E Brillante"
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor)
Nicholas Maw3:10

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part of:Classic CD (Future Publishing release series) (number: 83) (order: 53)