Wedding Classics

The following music suggestions are divided into sections marking various stages of the wedding ceremony. Please note that all tracks marked with an asterisk have a religious content and may therefore not be suitable for civil ceremonies.

COMPACT DISC ONE

AS THE GUESTS ARRIVE You may also find suitable tracks in the section 'Signing of the Register'

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air on the G String 5:51 (arr. Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic/Matthais Bamert

Antonio Vivaldi: Largo 2:26 (from 'Winter' of The Four Seasons) Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Ronald Thomas

Johann Pachelbel: Canon4:52 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Johann Sebastian Bach:Sheep May Safely Graze *5:54 (arr. Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert

Gabriel Faure: Après un rêve 3:13 Phillip McCann (cornet)/Sellers Enginering Band/Roy Newsome

ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDE

Richard Wagner: Bridal March from Lohengrin 1:55 Michael Austin (organ)

George Frideric Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon *3:11 Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd

Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune1:30 Michael Austin (organ)

George Frideric Handel: March from Judas Maccabaeus *1:42 Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage

George Frideric Handel: Alla Hornpipe from Water Music 2:54 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

Jeremiah Clarke Trumpet Voluntary 2:54 Michael Austin (organ)

Charles Hubert H. Parry: I Was Glad *7:01 Roderick Elms (organ).London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox

DURING THE SERVICE This section consists entirely of religious music and may be used by couples planning a church wedding.

Gerald Finzi: God Is Gone Up*4:07 The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer

César Franck: Panis Angelicus *3:17 (arr. Gordon Langford) Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir/Sellers Engineering Band/Roy Newsome

Traditional: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) *3:51 (Crimond, arr. H. Robertson) Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir/J. Glyn Williams

Johann Christian Bach: Ave Maria *3:06 (arr. Phillip McCann) Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks

Franz Schubert AveMaria *4:19 (arr. Phillip McCann) Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks (organ)

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Come Down, O Love Divine *3:30 Choir of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson

Goss: Praise My Soul the King of Heaven *2:31 (arr. Gordon Langford) Besses O' Th' Barn Band

John Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man *6:54 Philip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir
Paula Bott (soprano)/James Oxley (tenor)/London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox

COMPACT DISC TWO

SIGNING OF THE REGISTERYou may also find suitable tracks in the section 'As the Guests Arrive'.

George Frideric Handel: Air from Water Music 3:10 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

Léon Boellmann: Prière à Notre-Dame from Suite gothique *4:16 Ian Tracey (organ)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, 2nd movement 6:52 Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage

Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin 2:52 Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Maar

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum *4:03 Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir

Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour3:07 Nigel Kennedy (violin)/Steven Isserlis (cello)/Peter Pettinger (piano)

Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs 4:46 Yuri Torchinsky (violin)/BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier

Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata 147 *2:55 Michael Austin (organ)

Gabriel Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine 6:37 (arr. John Rutter) Huddersfield Choral Society/BBC Philharmonic/Vernon Handley

RECESSIONAL

Felix Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A Midsummer NIght's Dream 3:18 Michael Austin (organ)

Théodore Dubois: Toccata in G6:49 Francis Jackson (organ)

Felix Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata No. 2, 3rd movement 2:27 Peet Kee (organ)

George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah *3:52 Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

Charles-Marie Widor: Toccata from Symphony No. 5 6:02 Ian Tracey (organ)

Sigfrid Karg-Elert: March triomphale - Nun danket alle Gott *4:06 Michael Austin (organ)

John Stanley: Andante from Trumpet Voluntary, Op. 6 No. 5 1:51 Richard Marlow (organ)

Camille Saint-Saens: Finale from Symphony No. 3 7:33 Gillian Weir (organ)/Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier

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