British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the masters of the late-Victorian era to the movers and shakers of today, by way of figures such as Elgar, Delius, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Britten, Tippett and their wealth of contemporaries, British Composers - A Celebration highlights the landmarks and explores the byways of a richly varied repertoire.

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Elgar, Edward : Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4 :: Sun Dance

Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1907

Mayerl, Billy : Marigold, a syncopated impression for piano

Performer: Richard Bennett (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927

Britten, Benjamin : Saint Nicolas :: 2. The Birth of Nicolas

Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ] (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor); Ian Hare (Piano)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1948

Howells, Herbert : Quartet for Strings no 3 "In Gloucestershire" :: 2. Fairly quick, but always rhythmical

Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1923

Elgar, Edward : Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55 :: 4. Allegro molto (excerpt)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1907-1908

Walton, William : Troilus and Cressida :: Act 2. From isle to isle chill waters (excerpt)

Performers: Richard Lewis; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: William Walton
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1947-1976

Maw, Nicholas : Dance Scenes :: 4. Molto allegro (conclusion)

Conductor: Daniel Harding
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Elgar, Edward : Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2

Performer: Harry Bramma (Organ)
Conductor: Christopher Robinson
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Berners, Lord (Tyrwhitt) : The Triumph of Neptune (Suite) :: 7. Hornpipe

Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1926

Finzi, Gerald : Dies natalis :: 2. Rhapsody (opening)

Performer: Wilfred Brown (Tenor)
Conductor: Christopher Finzi
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1925-1939

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 5 in D :: 3. Romanza (excerpt)

Conductor: Christopher Finzi
Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1938-1943

Parry, Charles Hubert : Blest Pair of Sirens :: Opening

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Bliss, Sir Arthur : Checkmate (Ballet Suite) :: 5. Ceremony of the Red Bishops

Conductor: Sir Bliss
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes :: Act 2. Scene 2. In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home (opening)

Performer: Peter Pears (Tenor)
Conductor: Reginald Goodall
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1945

Delius, Frederick : Concerto for Violin :: 2. Slower (excerpt)

Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Conductor: Meredith Davies
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1916

Holst, Gustav : The Planets :: 4. Jupiter (excerpt)

Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914-1916

Traditional, Scottish : Loch Lomond

Performer: Ian Partridge
Conductor: Christopher Bishop
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Written: by 1841

Britten, Benjamin : Canadian Carnival :: (Excerpt)

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Holst, Gustav : At the Boar's Head :: We two saw you four... (opening)

Performers: Philip Langridge (Tenor); John Tomlinson (Bass); Michael George (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: David Atherton
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1924

Tippett, Michael : Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round" :: 3. Presto

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1953-1954

Ireland, John : Greater love hath no man :: (Conclusion)

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1912

Arnold, Malcolm : English Dances, Set 2, Op. 33 :: no 5

Conductor: Robert Irving
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1951

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : On Wenlock Edge :: 2. From far, from eve and morning

Performer: Ian Partridge
Ensemble: London Music Group
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1908-1909

Moeran, Ernest John : Sinfonietta :: 1. Allegro con brio (excerpt)

Conductor: Richard Hickox
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1944

Bax, Arnold : Mater ora filium :: (Opening)

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1921

Walton, William : Sonata for Violin :: 2. Variazioni (Var. 6

Performers: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Louis Kentner (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1947-1949

Sullivan, Arthur : Concerto for Cello in D :: 2. Andante espressivo (opening)

Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1866

Turnage, Mark-Anthony : Three Screaming Popes :: (Conclusion)

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1988-1989

Arnold, Malcolm : Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands), Op. 104 :: 3. Allegro (excerpt)

Performers: Phyllis Sellick (Piano); Cyril Smith (Piano)
Conductor: Malcolm Arnold
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1969

Britten, Benjamin : The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 :: Allegro molto

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Elgar, Edward : Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83 :: 2. Piacevole (conclusion)

Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Warlock, Peter : The Lady's Birthday

Performer: Jennifer Partridge (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1925

Walton, William : Crown Imperial :: (Conclusion)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: March
Written: 1937-1963

Moeran, Ernest John : Symphony in G minor :: 1. Allegro (opening)

Conductor: Neville Dilkes
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1937

Butterworth, George : Six Songs from "A Shropshire Lad" :: 5. The lads in their hundreds

Performers: Thomas Allen (Baritone); Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1911

Leigh, Walter : Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra :: 3. Allegro vivace

Performer: Neville Dilkes (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Neville Dilkes
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1936

Elgar, Edward : Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1

Performer: Harry Bramma (Organ)
Conductor: Christopher Robinson
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Sullivan, Arthur : Pineapple Poll :: Belaye's Solo & Sailors' Drill

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1951

Gurney, Ivor : Down by the Salley Gardens for voice & piano

Performers: David Willison (Piano); Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1921

Arnold, Malcolm : Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91 :: 4. Allegro ma non troppo

Conductor: Malcolm Arnold
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1966

Knussen, Oliver : Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh, Op. 6 :: Part 1. no 3. The Hundred Acre Wood (Nocturne) - Piglet m

Performer: Lisa Saffer (Soprano)
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Smyth, Ethel : The March of the Women :: (Conclusion)

Performer: Eiddwen Harrhy (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1911

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Job :: A Masque for Dancing

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1927-1930

Stanford, Charles Villiers : Motets (3), Op. 38

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890

Elgar, Edward : Falstaff :: Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68

Conductor: Edward Elgar
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1913

Walton, William : Henry V :: Scenes from the film

Conductor: William Walton
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1943-1944

Berkeley, Lennox : Five Poems by W. H. Auden, Op. 58 :: 5. Carry her over the water

Performers: Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Ernest Lush (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1958

Britten, Benjamin : Paul Bunyan, Op. 17 :: Prologue (excerpt)

Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Notes: Composition written: 1941.
Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1941

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : On Wenlock Edge :: 4. Oh, when I was in love with you

Performers: Howard Shelley (Piano); Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Ensemble: Britten String Quartet
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1908-1909

Farnon, Robert : Portrait of a Flirt, for orchestra

Conductor: Reginald Kilbey
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Turnage, Mark-Anthony : Kai :: (Conclusion)

Performer: Ulrich Heinen (Cello)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1989-1990

Britten, Benjamin : Three Early Songs :: no 2. O that I had ne'er been married

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1926

Holst, Gustav : The Perfect Fool, Op. 39 :: Dance of Spirits of Fire (Allegro moderato)

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1918-1922

Finzi, Gerald : Lo, the full, final Sacrifice, Op. 26 :: (Conclusion)

Performers: John Bowen (Tenor); Roland Robertson (Baritone); Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1946

Elgar, Edward : Dream Children, Op. 43 :: 1. Andante

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1902

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Hodie :: A Christmas Cantata

Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1953-1954

Britten, Benjamin : Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra :: Var. 11. Tarantella

Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1940

Warlock, Peter : The Curlew :: Pale brows, still hands

Performer: Ian Partridge
Ensemble: London Music Group
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1920-1922

Walton, William : Prelude & Fugue "Spitfire" :: Fugue (conclusion)

Conductor: Charles Groves
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1942

Quilter, Roger : Shakespeare Songs (5), Op. 23

Performers: Graham Johnson (Piano); Felicity Lott; Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Elgar, Edward : Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" :: 10. Intermezzo

Conductor: John Barbirolli
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1898-1899

Parry, Charles Hubert : I was glad (Psalm 122) :: (Conclusion)

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Ensemble: The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1902

Delius, Frederick : A Village Romeo and Juliet :: The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Conductor: Richard Hickox
Notes: Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Poole, Dorset, England (05/07/1989/05/08/1989)
Running Time: 10 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1901

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