BRITISH COMPOSERS—A CELEBRATION

COMPACT DISC 1 76.21

ELGAR

1 Sun Dance (Wand of Youth Suite No.1, Op.1a No.4) P 1964/1996* 2.37

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood

BILLY MAYERL

2 Marigold P 1975/1996*† 2.53

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)

BRITTEN

3 Saint Nicolas—2. The Birth of Nicolas P 1970/1994* 2.39

Robert Tear (tenor) • Bruce Russell (treble) • Andrew Davis and Ian Hare (piano duet)

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir David Willcocks

HOWELLS

4 String Quartet ‘In Gloucestershire’ (No.3)—II. Fairly quick, but 2.01

always rhythmical P 1996

Britten Quartet

ELGAR

5 Symphony No.1 in A flat Op.55—IV. Allegro molto (excerpt) P 1977/1985* 1.34

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult

WALTON

6 Troilus and Cressida—From isle to isle chill waters (Act II) (excerpt) 2.36

P 1992* MONO

Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) • Richard Lewis (tenor)

Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir William Walton

NICHOLAS MAW

7 Dance Scenes—IV. Molto allegro (conclusion) P 1996 2.29

Philharmonia Orchestra/Daniel Harding

ELGAR

8 Ave Maria Op.2 No.2 P 1969/1996* 2.40

Choir of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson (Harry Bramma, organ)

LORD BERNERS

9 The Triumph of Neptune (Suite)—7. Hornpipe P 1986 1.33

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth

FINZI

10 Dies natalis—2. Rhapsody (opening) P 1964/1990* 2.31

Wilfred Brown (tenor) • English Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Finzi

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

11 Symphony No.5 in D—III. Romanza (excerpt) P 1963/1994* 1.52

Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli

PARRY

12 Blest Pair of Sirens (opening) P 1967/1987* 2.30

London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult

BLISS

13 Checkmate (Ballet Suite)—V. Ceremony of the Red Bishops P 1993* 2.34

Sinfonia of London/Sir Arthur Bliss

BRITTEN

14 Peter Grimes—In dreams I’ve built myself some kindlier home 2.46

(Act II Scene 2) (opening) P 1993/1993* MONO

Sir Peter Pears (tenor) • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Sir Reginald Goodall

DELIUS

15 Violin Concerto—II. Slower (excerpt) P 1966/1985* 1.34

Yehudi Menuhin (violin) • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies

HOLST

16 The Planets—4. Jupiter (excerpt) P 1986‡?? 2.11

Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr.)

17 Loch Lomond P 1970/1995* 3.40

Ian Partridge (tenor) • London Madrigal Singers/Christopher Bishop

BRITTEN

18 Canadian Carnival (excerpt) P 1982 2.37

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

HOLST

19 At the Boar’s Head—We two saw you four… (opening) P 1983/1995* 2.10

Philip Langridge (Prince Hal, tenor) • Michael George (Poins, bass)

John Tomlinson (Falstaff, bass) • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Atherton

TIPPETT

20 Divertimento on ‘Sellinger’s Round’—III. Presto P 1995 1.47

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

IRELAND

21 Greater love hath no man (conclusion) P 1993 1.40

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (Christopher Hughes, organ scholar)

ARNOLD

22 English Dance No.5 Op.33 No.1 P 1996* MONO 2.59

Philharmonia Orchestra/Robert Irving

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

23 On Wenlock Edge—2. From far, from eve and morning P 1971/1987* 2.06

Ian Partridge (tenor) • Music Group of London

MOERAN

24 Sinfonietta—I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) P 1989 0.52

Northern Sinfonia of England/Richard Hickox

BAX

25 Mater ora fillum (opening) P 1986 2.19

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury

WALTON

26 Violin Sonata—II. Variazioni (Var.6: Scherzando) P 1996* MONO 0.29

Yehudi Menuhin (violin) • Louis Kentner (piano)

SULLIVAN

27 Cello Concerto in D—II. Andante espressivo (opening) P 1986 2.58

Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) • London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras

MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE

28 Three Screaming Popes (conclusion) P 1992 1.37

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

ARNOLD

29 Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands) Op.104—III. Allegro (excerpt) 1.19

P 1970/1991*

Phyllis Sellick & Cyril Smith (piano) • City of Birminghan Symphony Orchestra

Sir Malcolm Arnold

BRITTEN

30 The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Op.34—Fugue (Allegro molto) P 1996 2.45

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

ELGAR

31 String Quartet in E minor Op.83—II. Piacevole (conclusion) P 1986 1.38

Chilingirian String Quartet

WARLOCK

32 The Lady’s Birthday P 1978/1994* 2.44

Baccholian Singers of London (Jennifer Partridge, piano)

WALTON

33 Crown Imperial (conclusion) P 1977/1995* 2.43

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult

COMPACT DISC 2 77.38

MOERAN

1 Symphony In G minor—I. Allegro (opening) P 1973/1988* 2.25

English Sinfonia/Neville Dilkes

BUTTERWORTH

2 Six Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’ (Housman)—V. The lads in their hundreds 2.09

P 1990§

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) • Geoffrey Parsons (piano)

WALTER LEIGH

3 Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra—III. Allegro vivace P 1972/2001* 2.03

English Sinfonia/Neville Dilkes (harpsichord & conductor)

ELGAR

4 Ave verum corpus Op.2 No.1 P 1969/1996*

Choir of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson (Harry Bramma, organ) 2.32

SULLIVAN arr. Mackerras

5 Pineapple Poll—Belaye’s Solo & Sailors’ Drill P 1962/1997* 3.27

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras

GURNEY

6 Down by the Salley Gardens (Yeats) P 1975†/2001* 2.31

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) • David Willison (piano)

ARNOLD

7 Four Cornish Dances Op.91—4. Allegro ma non troppo P 1973/2001* 2.29

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Arnold

KNUSSEN

8 Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh Op.6 P 1993§ 1.20

l/iii. The Hundred Acre Wood (Nocturne)—Piglet meets a Heffalump

Lisa Saffer (soprano) • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center/Oliver Knussen

ETHEL SMYTH

9 The March of the Women (Cicely Hamilton) (conclusion) P 1991§ 1.40

Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano)

Chorus & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series/Philip Brunelle

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

10 Job: A Masque for Dancing—Pavane of the Sons of the Morning P 1971/1988* 2.11

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult

STANFORD

11 Coelos ascendit hodie Op.38 No.3 P 1997 2.02

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury

ELGAR

12 Falstaff: Symphonic Study in C minor Op.68—Dream Interlude I P 1993* MONO 2.10

New Symphony Orchestra/Edward Elgar

WALTON

13 Henry V: Scenes from the film—‘This day is called the Feast of Crispian’ 2.49

P 1994* MONO Courtesy of BMG Classics

Sir Laurence Olivier (speaker) • Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir William Walton

SIR LENNOX BERKELEY

14 Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op.58—5. Carry her over the water P 2003* MONO 1.26

Thomas Hemsley (baritone) • Ernest Lush (piano)

BRITTEN

15 Paul Bunyan Op.17 (Auden)—Prologue (excerpt) P 1988§ 1.30

Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series/Philip Brunelle

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

16 On Wenlock Edge (Housman)—4. Oh, when I was in love with you P 1991 0.43

Philip Langridge (tenor) • Britten Quartet (Howard Shelley, piano)

ROBERT FARNON

17 Portrait of a Flirt P 1971/1997* 2.42

Studio 2 Concert Orchestra/Reginald Kilbey

MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE

18 Kai (conclusion) P 1994 1.59

Ulrich Heinen (cello) • Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Sir Simon Rattle

BRITTEN

19 O that I had ne’er been married (Burns) (Three Early Songs No.2) P 1987 1.24

Neil Mackie (tenor) • Roger Vignoles (piano)

HOLST

20 The Perfect Fool Op.39—Dance of Spirits of Fire (Allegro moderato) P 1975/1988* 3.15

London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn

FINZI

21 Lo, the full, final Sacrifice Op.26 (Crashaw) (conclusion) P 1986 4.36

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (John Bowen, tenor; Roland Robertson, bass)

Stephen Cleobury (Richard Farnes, organ)

ELGAR

22 Dream Children Op.43—1. Andante P 1975/1995* 2.42

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

23 Hodie: A Christmas Cantata—III. Song: It was the winter wild (Milton) (conclusion) 2.17

P 1965/2000*

Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) • Bach Choir

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir David Willcocks

BRITTEN

24 Diversions for piano (left hand) & orchestra—Var.XI: Tarantella P 1991 2.26

Peter Donohoe (piano) • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

WARLOCK

25 The Curlew—Pale brows, still hands P 1974/1988* 1.40

Ian Partridge (tenor) • Music Group of London

WALTON

26 ‘Spitfire’ Prelude & Fugue—Fugue (conclusion) P 1969/1986* 2.20

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

QUILTER

27 It was a lover and his lass Op.23 No.3 (Shakespeare) P 1992 2.33

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) • Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) • Graham Johnson (piano)

ELGAR

28 Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’) Op.36—X. Intermezzo: Dorabella 2.25

P 1964/1988*

Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli

PARRY

29 I was glad (Psalm 122) (conclusion) P 1977/1988* 2.09

DELIUS arr. Beecham

30 The Walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet) P 2003 10.14

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox

Recorded in Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Poole, 7 & 8 May 1989

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