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The Ultimate Last Night of the Proms / Elgar: Pomp & Circumstances Marches; Vaughn-Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Holst: The Planets - Jupiter

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-09-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Frederick Delius: Piec...
Conductors: Cooke, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Henry Joseph Wood was born in London in 1869 and died in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in 1944. He conducted his first Promenade Concert August 10,...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Wasps, The Lark Ascending, etc / Seaman, Carney, et al

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2009-03-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; The lark ascending; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; English Folk Song Suite
Conductors: Seaman, Christopher
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Violinist Jonathan Carney is an avid exponent of 20th-century music and his repertoire includes concerti by Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Hindemith, Barber, Walton, and William Bolcom. In...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

British Light Miniatures - Vintage TV & Radio Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs; Billy Mayerl: Marigold; Gilbert Vinter: Waltzing with Sullivan; Eric Coates: Sound and Vision; Fritz Spiegl: Radio 4 UK Theme; Clive Richardson: Holiday Spirit; Arn...
Performers: Vinter, Andrew
Conductors: Murphy, Paul; Sutherland, Gavin
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This compilation includes many tunes familiar from their use in British radio and television programmes. Few of them have been re-recorded since the days of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Foulds: Dynamic Tryptich

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-02-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Piano in C major; John Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, for piano & orchestra, Op. 88
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

John Foulds (1880-1939) is a name not widely familiar today, but he was one of the most fascinating British composers, master of such a wide...continue...

Breathe - The Relaxing Strings

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-06-28

Works: Arvo Pärt: Summa, for string orchestra; Thomas Canning: Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan for double string quartet and string orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; ...
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul; Griffiths, Barry; Tietov, Frances
Conductors: Werthen, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Slatkin, Leonard; Previn, Andre; Pearlman, Martin; Rosekrans, Charles
Ensemble: ; Boston Baroque; I Fiamminghi; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

'Breathe: The Relaxing Strings' is a collection of beautiful works including Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on 'Greensleeves', Bach's 'Air from Suite No. 3', Debussy's 'Danses sacree...continue...

Janine Jansen

1 CD / Decca / 2004-03-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E...
Performers: Jansen, Janine
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Janine Jansen (violin).

Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, London, England (02/20/2003/02/21/2003)....continue...

Classics - Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Previn

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-02-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Cosham, Peter; Griffiths, Barry; Rive, Francois; Williams, Andrew [Producer]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classics - Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 2, etc / Previn

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-08-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The lark ascending
Performers: Griffiths, Barry
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio...continue...