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1Cello Concerto: 1st Mvt
cello:
Alexander Baillie (English cellist)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar8:27
2Cavatina
guitar:
Diego Blanco (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers4:03
3Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth
choir vocals:
Oriana Choir (London Oriana Choir)
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
orchestra:
Oriana Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:37
4The Mikado: Overture
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
conductor:
John Pryce‐Jones (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado
Sir Arthur Sullivan7:02
5The Silver Swan
vocals:
The Amaryllis Consort
conductor:
Charles Brett (English counter-tenor active in late 20th century)
recording of:
The Silver Swan
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
Orlando Gibbons1:31
6Pomp and Circumstance no. 1, op. 39
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jacek Kaspszyk (Polish conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:42
7The Lamb
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
The Lamb
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 Tavener3:34
8Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
orchestra:
Consort of London
conductor:
Robert Haydon Clark
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams14:51
9Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
London Musici Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:06
10Concerto for Double String Orchestra: 3rd Mvt
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Double String Orchestra: III. Allegro molto
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1938 until 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Sir Michael Tippett7:21
11Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Seaford College Chapel Choir
conductor:
Philip Hill (choral conductor)
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)
Sir Hubert Parry2:28

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ASIN:UK: B000027RCK [info]