Arne, Thomas Augustine

Essential British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant - works by Elgar, Holst, Walton, Coates, Grainger / London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-06-26

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Henry V, suite; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Eric Coates: London Suite; The Dam Busters, march for the film score; Arthur Sull...
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This album is released to mark the London Philharmonic Orchestra's participation in the flotilla on the afternoon of Sunday June 3rd as part of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (1952-2012)....continue...

The Art of the Prima Donna / Joan Sutherland, soprano

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-08

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Samson; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et ...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Many albums claim to be legendary but few have been as genuinely influential as this one, for singers as for aficionados of opera and the...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (08/1960)....continue...

First Night of The Proms 1943 - Dukas, Handel, Beethoven, etc / Nash, Lympany, Wood, London PO

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Spoken Word: Radio broadcast introduction to the first night of the Proms, June 19, 1943; Radio broadcast introduction to Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto no 2 at the first night of the Proms,; Thom...
Performers: Lympany, Moura; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.

This recording comes from a live performance recorded off the air from the Royal Albert Hall, London, June 19, 1943. Even though it would appear...continue...

Sounds of the Sea

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Claude Debussy: La Mer; Petite Suite...
Performers: Cole, Nadia; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Jones, Della; Klass, Myleene
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Khachaturian, Aram; Ansermet, Ernest; Britten, Benjamin; Wordsworth, Barry; Gergiev, Valery; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Vinden, Maurice; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Godfrey,...

Pride Of The Nation

1 CD / Decca / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Music for Royal Fireworks; Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; Anonymous, English: The British Grenadiers; Edward Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory with the Fron Male Voi...
Performers: Cohen, Jon; Costa, Phil da; Lawson, Jeff
Conductors: Jones, Graham

Personnel: Jon Cohen (programming).

Recording information: AIR Studios.

Includes medley: a nation's pride medley by various composers.

Includes medley: british radio classics by v...continue...

Seraphim / Soprano Sara Macliver

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV57; Theodora, HWV68; Thomas Arne: Cantata no 5; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Bajazet [Il Tamerlano], RV703; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt gel...
Performers: Andersson, Tommie; Davis, Catherine; Macliver, Sara; Smith, Stewart [Harpsichord]; Sullivan, Leanne; Vaughan, Laura; Yeadon, Daniel
Conductors: Weymark, Brett; Walker, Antony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Rudner, Ola; Northey, Benjamin; Kelly, Brett

ABC Classics has done a stellar job of bringing Australian performers and composers to the attention of international audiences. This 2011 album features soprano Sara Macliver, a versatile singer who ...continue...

Gloria!

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe"; Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K. 33...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farnes, Richard; Goode, David; Hopkinson, Thomas; Humphreys, George; Jones, Della; Pinnock, Trevor; Te ...
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Hill, David; Higginbottom, Edward; Layton, Stephen; Phillips, Daniel [Choral]; Darlington, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Lole, Simon; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Capricorn (Ensemble); The English Concert

British Anthems

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Gustav Holst: The Planets; I vow to thee, my country; William Henry ...
Performers: Allsop, Christopher; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; King, Peter [Organ]; Lamb, Andrew; Rushforth, Philip
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Daniel, Paul; Leaper, Adrian; Halsey, Simon; Marlow, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; Edwards, Sian; Ormandy, Eugene; McGegan, Nicholas; Fraser, Donald
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensembl

Opera 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat Mater; Antonio Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Thomas Arne: Rosamond; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Dian...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Labadie, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rhorer, Jérémie; Inkinen, Pietari; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Gardner, ...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; L'Arpeggiata

Art of the Prima Donna / Sutherland

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Samson; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

In the wake of the passing of this most quintessential of prima donnas, here is a timely issue of a collection that summarizes the apotheosis...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2011-01-01

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Conductors: Page, Ian

"The music...is far from parochial, with as rich an array of influences as any Handel. Page and co achieved a signal success when they revived...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, London, UK (2009-11-18_2009-11-21&2010-)....continue...

Rule Britannia

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Coronation Anthem; Messiah, HWV 56; Samson, HWV 57; Solomon, HWV 67; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Ronald Binge: The Watermill; E...
Performers: Bradley, Jonathan; Carreras, Nicole; Doherty, Diana; Drury, David; Goodman, Isador; Hall, Dimity; Kenny, Yvonne; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Macliver, Sara; Payne, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Abbott, Graham; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Summerbell, Mark; Taddei, Marc; Northey, Benjamin; Measham, David; Leighton-Jones, Michael; Johnson, Craig; Stanhope, David; Walker, Antony; Swierczewski, Miche...
Ensemble: ; Cantillation

Christmas Angels: A Thousand Voices Sing the Finest Christmas Music in Lincoln Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; This is the truth sent from above (English); Ding Dong! Merri...
Performers: Barwood, Simon; Companie of Ringers of the Cathedral Church of the; Daws, Adrian; Hughes, Chris [Drums]; Hughes, Christopher; Ravenscroft, Timothy; Sanford-Casey, Daniel; Willcocks, David, Sir [Chora...
Conductors: Walsh, Colin [Organ]

Over 1,000 people of every age and denomination traveled to Lincoln Cathedral to record the best-loved Christmas Carols for Christmas Angels. The Cathedral Choir joined...continue...
Personnel: Simon Barwood (tenor); Chris Hughes (organ); Lee Townsend (bells).

Recording information: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (05/16/1994-07/14/1994)....continue...

The United States Army Strings

1 CD / Altissimo / 2010-05-18

Works: Paul Desmond: Take Five; Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell; John Lennon: Eleanor Rigby; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Milonga del Angel; John Kander: New Yor...
Performers: Armstrong, K.C.; Bobenrieth, Manuel; Ford, Michael; Knutson, Laura; Leader, Emily; Powell, Alvy; Sammon, Erin; Sodee, Julie; Sommers, Nathan; Woods, Marlisa; Yoon, Myung
Conductors: Keene, Jim

Whether performing as The U.S. Army Strolling Strings or combined with the U.S. Army Band, the U.S. Army Strings is a favorite of America's leadership....continue...
Recording information: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Beverly Sills - Sillsiana

2 CD / Gala / 2007-09-01

Works: Thomas Arne: Artacerxes; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic...
Performers: Fazah, Adib; Price, Henry; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vanni, Helen
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Rudel, Julius

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

The 1959 Royal Festival Hall Concert / Beecham, RPO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Thomas Arne: God Save the Queen; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; John Addison: Carte blanche, ballet suite; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A ma...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

From Sir Thomas's last year of conducting before his death in 1961 comes this live concert recording from November 8, 1959. This disc features Beecham's...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Thomas Beecham

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Thomas Arne: God Save the Queen; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; John Addison: Carte blanche, ...
Performers: Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Beecham's last concert at the Royal Albert Hall was a performance of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts. He retired permanently from the conducting platform soon...continue...

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: R.A. Ridings: Fanfare for a Royal Occasion, for band; William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Giulio Cesare,...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

The monarchy remains as popular as ever. Here is a programme of music for royal occasions, from coronations to weddings. Choirs, orchestras, military bands, organs...continue...

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

Emma Kirkby Portrait - Mozart, Bach, Handel

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1994-05-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; Alceste, incidental music, HWV 45; Henry Purcell: From silent shades, Z 370 "Bess of Bedlam"; Don Quixote, Z 578;...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Campbell, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Mackintosh, Catherine; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher

Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Thomas Arne: Symphony (Overture) no 1 in C major; Symphony (Overture) no 4 in C minor; Symphony (Overture) no 2 in F major; Symphony (Overture) no 3 in F major
Performers: Anderson, Angus; Morris, Andrew
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian

Traditionally British / Brand, Black Dyke Mills Band

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Traditional: The Blaydon races; Drink to me only with thine eyes; Greensleeves; Charlie is my darling; My love is like a red, red rose; Coming through the rye; Loch Lomond; The girl I left behind me;...
Performers: Berry, Frank; Clough, John; Hirst, David; Shepherd, James
Conductors: Brand, Geoffrey; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Black Dyke Mills Band