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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...

Vivat Regina!: The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2012

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-29

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Herbert Howells: Behold, O God Our Defender for chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus & organ (Colle...
Performers: Aston, Spencer; Forster, Stuart; Gautille, Adam [Brass]; Kappraff, Jonah; Lukason, Lauren; Murray, Michael [Organ]; Nishibun, Alexander; Noe, Ryan; Raine, Fernande; Ross, Chuck; Schulz, Robert
Conductors: Kwan, Leslie Parris
Ensemble: L'Académie (Conductor)

50 Best British Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; In manus tuas; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and F...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bell, David [Organ]; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter; Willcocks, David...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Dunn, Vivi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee: Royal Music from Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) for harpsichord in C major ZT 698; Christ is made the sure foundation; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Musi...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Crowley, Andrew [Trumpet]; Daniel, Nicholas; Harold, Matthew; Simcock, Iain; Wellington, Lawrence; Williams, Rodney
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: ; London Brass

Recording information: Westminster Abbey, England (1993-1994); Westminster Abbey, England (1997); Westminster Abbey, England (1998)....continue...

Glorious Majesty: Music For English Kings & Queens

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 7...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Bainbridge, Philip; Bayl, Benjamin; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Brookes, Oliver; Grier, Francis; Hogwood, Christopher; Hyde, Daniel; Lancelot, James; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Munrow, David; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Birch, John; Segal, Uri
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Early Music Consort of London

Composer kings and musical monarchs from Henry VIII to Victoria and beyond have played a considerable part in shaping Britan's cultural legacy. Glorious Majesty is...continue...

Celebrations! (Royal and State) from Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-04-05

Works: Arthur Bliss: Royal Fanfares; Hubert Parry: I was glad; William Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Thou wilt keep him in perfect...
Performers: Aiken, Adam; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crouch, Jo; Franks, Roderick; Neary, Martin; New, John; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: London Brass

A rousing collection of compositions from many royal occasions and state events at Westminster Abbey, including coronations and royal weddings! This recording includes sixteen works...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Abbey (1988)....continue...

Great British Anthems

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat for chorus in B flat major, Op. 164; John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis...
Performers: Angus, Andrew; Balzan, Nicola; Bernstein, Matt [Vocals]; Burges, Dan; Burges, Simon; de Ionno, Alysha; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Johnston, Caroline; Limb, Elizabeth; McWilliams, Fiona; Riley, Chris...
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy

One of the most popular and versatile chamber choirs in the UK, the Vasari Singers have thrived for over thirty years, delighting audiences and critics...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge Chapel, Tonbridge, England (02/20/2009-02/22/2009)....continue...

Evensong for St. Andrew's Day

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2011-01-25

Works: Recorded Sound: Bells; Charles Villiers Stanford: Preludes, Op. 101; Justorum Animae, Op. 38/1; Laudate Dominum; Fantasia and Toccata for Organ in D minor, Op. 57; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses;...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm; Gough, Rupert; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]

Full service in honor of St. Andrew includes bells, readings, hymns, psalms by top 20th century composers. Evensong has been a source of inspiration for...continue...
Recording information: Wells Cathedral (06/11/2001/06/12/2001)....continue...

Organ Lollipops 2 / Peter King

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-11-09

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: March Triomphale "Now thank we all our God", for organ, Op. 65/13; Valse mignonne for Organ, Op. 142 no 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude ...
Performers: King, Peter [Organ]

Organist Peter King is director of music at Bath Abbey and is the organist for Sir Simon Rattle's EMI recordings with the CBSO. His eight...continue...
Recording information: Bath Abbey (11/22/2007/11/20/2008)....continue...

Majestus: The Great Organ

1 CD / Loft Recordings / 2010-09-28

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Marcel Dupré: Preludes and Fugues (3) for Organ, Op. 7; César Franck: Prière for Organ in C sharp minor, Op 20; Seth Bingham: Passacaglia, ...
Performers: Dettra, Scott

Recording information: Washington National Cathedral (10/10/2009-10/11/2009)....continue...

The Usher Hall Organ / John Kitchen

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Alfred Hollins: Triumphal March for organ; Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Enigma Variations; George Frederick Handel: Deidamia; Alcina; Rinaldo; Scipione; Johann Sebastian Bac...
Performers: Kitchen, John

Edinburgh's city organist presents a wide-ranging program of music on Usher Hall's newly refurbished monumental Norman and Beard concert organ in its CD debut....continue...

The Feast of St. Peter the Apostle at Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-08-10

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Tu es Petrus, motet for chorus, Op. 10/3; Philip Radcliffe: The Preces & Responses; Henry George Ley: Psalm 138, for chorus & organ; Charles Villiers Stanford: Morning Service (...
Performers: Quinney, Robert
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]

This fascinating new collection from Westminster Abbey features music one might hear at the Abbey on its patronal feast day, that of St Peter the...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Abbey (02/12/2009-02/24/2009)....continue...

Music from the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Hubert Parry: I was glad; Herbert Howells: Behold, O God Our Defender for chorus; William H. Harris: Let My Prayer Come Up; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; George ...
Performers: Baat, Simon de; Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Cleverdon, Roger; Crowley, Andrew [Trumpet]; Nixon, Leigh; Sneddon, Thomas; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: Neary, Martin

Winchester Cathedral: Organ Spectacular

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); César Franck: Chorales (3); Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Felix Mendelssohn: So...
Performers: Hill, David

Let's Come to an Arrangement

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, BWV 29; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71; Giuseppe Verdi: Aïda; Edward Elgar: Op. 15; Imperial Mar...
Performers: Wilson, Andrew

Recording information: Great Malvern Priory (03/30/2009-03/31/2009)....continue...

An Oxford Evening - Parry, Watson, etc / Darlington, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Hubert Parry: Chorale prelude for organ ("Christe, Redemptor omnium") (from Set 1); Evening service in D major "Great"; Sydney Watson: How Sweet the Name of Jesus, for chorus & organ; Bernard Rose: V...
Performers: Driskill-Smith, Clive

Includes prayer(s) by Spoken Word....continue...

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gustav Holst: I vow to thee, my country; William P. Rowlands: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Tune; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness; John Hilton: Lord, for thy tender...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Hoeg, Michael; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: ; Smith, Michael
Ensemble: London Brass; Welsh National Opera Brass

English Choral Music of the Twentieth Century

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-03-03

Works: Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Herbert Howells: My eyes for beauty pine; William H. Harris: Holy Is the True Light, for chorus; Love of Love and Light of Light, for chorus; Michael Tippett: D...
Performers: Farr, Stephen
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen

A compilation of twentieth century English choral music performed by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....continue...

British Fantasies and Fanfares - Cook, Howells, Whitlock, Bowen, Elgar, Walton, etc / Nigel Potts

1 CD / Herald / 2009-07-14

Works: John Cook: Fanfare for organ; Herbert Howells: Rhapsodies (3) for Organ, Op. 17; Percy Whitlock: Fantasie Choral for Organ no 1 in D flat major; York Bowen: Wedding March for Organ; Melody for organ ...
Performers: Potts, Nigel

Organist Nigel Potts was born in New Zealand and studied at Yale, the Conservatorium of Music in Wellington and Trinity College of Music in London....continue...

Pope John Paul the Second at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Walton, Byrd, etc / Duffy, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2009-04-14

Works: William Walton: Fanfare "Pope's entrance into cathedral"; Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; William Byrd: Gradualia, Volume 2; Philip Duffy: Gloria; Psalm 103; Fanfare and Alleluia; A...
Performers: Duffy, Terence
Conductors: Duffy, Philip
Ensemble: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir

The solemn mass of Pentecost was celebrated by Pope John Paul II in 1982 at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King, Liverpool. This...continue...

Make We Joy - Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

1 CD / Quilisma (Loft) / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); This is the truth sent from above (English); Work(s); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas N...
Performers: Arthur, Malcolm; Carey, Colm; Cooper, Julie; Phillips, Tom [Zamir Chorale]; Poole, Elizabeth; Preston-Dunlop, Emma; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

Silence & Music / Thomas Foster, Craig Phillips

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Conrad Susa: Adam Lay in Bondage; Robert Twynham: Drop Down Dew, O Heavens; Craig Phillips: Hodie, Christus natus est; Anonymous: Joys Seven; Philip Moore: It Is a Thing Most Wonderful; Charles Villi...
Performers: Arel, Stephen; Criste, Casey; Davis, Carolyn; Erven, Pamela; Hollis, Ted; Kardos, Betsy; Ketchum, William; King, Camille; Lesch, Sarah; Mills, Susan Taylor; Phillips, Craig; Putnam, Christopher; Wald...

The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, Quinney, The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; Responses and Dismissal; Joseph Barnby: The earth is the Lord's; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Grote, Ashley; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

"The first thing that hits you about the singing is the celebratory tone. The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could...continue...

A Windsor Colection - Tchaikovsky, Bach, Böhm, Mendelssohn, et al / Timothy Byram

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-03-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Festival Coronation March in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; Georg Böhm: Vater unser im Himmelreich; Felix Mendelssohn...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]

Timothy Byram-Wigfield took up the appointment of Director of Music at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in January 2004. A chorister at King's College, Cambridge,...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Chapel, Windsor (02/18/2004-02/20/2004)....continue...

The English Cathedral Series Vol 3 - Lichfield / Andrew Lumsden

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-02-01

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Derek Bourgeois: Serenade for organ, Op. 22; George Thalben-Ball: Elegy for organ in B flat; Edward Elgar: Sonata for Organ in G major, Op. 28; Alan...
Performers: Lumsden, Andrew

The organ in Lichfield Cathedral was built by William Hill in 1884, incorporating a number of stops from a previous instrument by George Holdrich. It...continue...

English Cathedral Series VoI 1 - Worcester / Adrian Lucas

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-01-01

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Ian Venables: Rhapsody for organ, Op. 25 ("In Memoriam Herbert Howells"); Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Hugh Blair: Fantasie Romanti...
Performers: Lucas, Adrian

When this organ was built by Harrison & Harrison of Durham, they used a great deal of material from an earlier instrument built in 1896...continue...

Crown Imperial - Walton, Gabrieli, etc

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2007-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens, AV 103; Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Henri Tomasi: Fanfares L...
Performers: Preston, Mary
Conductors: Junkin, Jerry

Seldom heard, powerful works for organ, winds, brass, and percussion—from classics to an over-the-top piece by hot American composer Michael Daugherty! A follow-up to one...continue...

Organ Imperial! - Walton, et al / Paul Morgan

1 CD / Priory / 2007-08-01

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"; John Lugge: Voluntary for Organ; Matthew Locke: Melothesia; Henry Purcell: In...
Performers: Morgan, Paul [Organ]

This welcome reissue celebrates a long British tradition of ceremonial organ music. Several of these composers were organists or choristers at Exeter Cathedral. The Walton,...continue...

Service of Prayer and Dedications for the Marriage of HRH The Prince of Wales [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-07-31

Works: Sir William Walton: Excerpt from Suite from Henry V; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Edvard Grieg: 'Last Spring' from Two Elegiac Melodies; Tomaso Albinoni: 'Adagio' from Oboe Concerto n...
Performers: Judd, Roger
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy; Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: Choir of St. George's Chapel; Philharmonia Orchestra

Service of Prayer and Dedication following the Marriage of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall in St. George's Chapel, Windsor...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bill Chouinard Premieres - Bach, Elgar, Vierne, et al

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2006-09-01

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for organ in B minor, BWV 544 (BC J27); Edward E...
Performers: Chouinard, Bill

Te Deum and Jubilate - Stanford, et al / Sayer, et al

4 CD / Priory / 2006-03-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Services in C major, Op. 115; Te Deum in B flat major; Jubilate in B flat major; Te Deum in A major; Orlando Gibbons: Short service; William Boyce: Te Deum and Jubilate in ...
Performers: Appleby, Frederick; Baron, Christopher; Bowen, Geraint; Bryden, Andrew; Deller, Simon; Dodd, Jonathan; Duddle, James; Gabbitas, Christopher; Henn-Macrae, Douglas; Houssart, Robert; Martin, Richard [T...
Conductors: Ferguson, Barry; Nicholas, Michael [Cond.]; Massey, Roy; Beaumont, Kerry
Ensemble: Hereford Cathedral Choir; Norwich Cathedral Choir; Ripon Cathedral Choir; Rochester Cathedral Choir

Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Thomas Tomkins: Work(s); George Elvey: Psalm 115 ("Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory"), for chorus & organ; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major;...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Empitt, Julian; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This disc presents a sequence of music such as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday. Full documentation is provided, including a history...continue...

Historic Organs of Pennsylvania

4 CD / Raven Records / 2005-12-01

Works: Georg Böhm: Capriccio for organ in D; Oliver Shaw: Trip to Pawtucket, for organ; Rondo, for organ; The Bristol March, for organ; Johann Pachelbel: Chorale Prelude "Allein Gott in der Höh se...
Performers: Armstrong, Agnes; Bailey, Thomas Lee; Balduf, MaryAnn Crugher; Barney, Robert; Beggs, Sally Cherrington; Britt, Michael; Brombaugh, Mark; Cornely, Bruce; Cowan, Ken; Dahl, David; Darling, James S.; D...

This latest release in the remarkable series goes all over Pennsylvania to capture the sounds of historic organs. It features a wide selection of unusual...continue...

Love and Honour - Parry, Bliss, etc / Queen's College Choir

1 CD / Guild / 2005-05-01

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Arthur Bliss: Aubade for Coronation Morning, for 2 solo voices and chorus (for "A Garland For The Queen"), F. 37; Arnold Bax: What is it like to be Young and Fair, for SSAAT...
Performers: Curtis, Elizabeth; Durkin, Russell; Elwell, Frances; Harper, Matthew; Jack, Lucy; Samson, Oliver; Simpson, Anna; Smith, Anna; Southall, James; Tolley, Alastair

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

What Sweeter Music / Barbieri

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2004-10-01

Works: William Walton: Christmas Carols (4) for chorus; John Rutter: What sweeter music; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Andrew Carter: Mary's Magnific...
Performers: Barbieri, Edward; Consortium; Dobell, Mark; Downs, Melanie; Price, Gareth; Price, Ray; Semmens, Richard; Swift, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consortium

Recording information: Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London, England (05/02/1998-05/03/1998)....continue...

Organic Shakespeare / Nieminski

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2004-06-01

Works: Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Arthur Sullivan: The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, suite for orchestra, Op 79; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on...
Performers: Nieminski, Simon

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Daniel, Purves, Lindley, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"
Performers: Lindley, Simon; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

Often compared on account of its pulsating drive and barbaric splendour with Orff's 'Carmina Burana', 'Belshazzar's Feast' is now regarded as the finest British large-scale...continue...

Te Deum and Jubilate Vol 4 / K. Beaumont, A. Bryden, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2002-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Jubilate Deo in E flat major; Tertius Noble: Te Deum in B minor; Kenneth Leighton: Te Deum laudamus; Jubilate Deo "O be joyful in the Lord"; George Dyson: Te Deum laudamus; Jubilate...
Performers: Bryden, Andrew; Deller, Simon; Thompson, Robert; Wells-Cole, David
Conductors: Beaumont, Kerry
Ensemble: Ripon Cathedral Choir

Walton: Coronation Te Deum, etc / Layton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-07-01

Works: William Walton: A Queen's Fanfare, for brass; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; A Litany; The Twelve, anthem for chorus & organ; Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Magnific...
Performers: Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

"Sound quality is truly spectacular. Texts and program notes are up to Hyperion's usual high standard. This sterling collection should win Walton's choral music many...continue...

English Choral Music - Walton / Robinson, St. John's College

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: William Walton: Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; A Litany; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Chichester Service), for chorus & organ; Where does the uttered music go?, for cho...
Performers: Whitton, Christopher

"The recorded sound is remarkably clear. This is a must for anyone who cares about Walton or about 20th Century English cathedral music." - Gatens,...continue...

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Salisbury Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Songs (6) of Farewell; William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Halls, David

Metronome presents an overview of the glorious English choral tradition from one of Britain's finest choirs. The Boys Choristers and the Lay Vicars make up...continue...

Music for a Cathedral's Year/ Choir of Truro Cathedral

1 CD / Priory / 2000-11-01

Works: Orlando Gibbons: O thou, the central orb; Traditional: I saw three ships; Jacob Handl: Omnes de Saba Venient; Herbert Howells: Gloucester Service; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; William Walton: A Litany;...
Performers: Hosking, John
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: Truro Cathedral Choir

Around the World in 80 Minutes / Nigel Potts

1 CD / Guild / 1999-10-26

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Paul Spicer: March for the Retreat of the Governor of Hong Kong; Kiwi Fireworks, variations on "God Defend New Zealand", for organ; Dreams of Derry, for ...
Performers: Potts, Nigel

Music for Organ and Brass / Wills, Read, Cambridge Band

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; William Walton: Henry V; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Arthur Wills: Fen...
Performers: Read, David; Wills, Arthur
Conductors: Read, David
Ensemble: Cambridge Co-op Band

'Marvellously recorded ... this record is a winner' (Gramophone) 'The recording is spectacularly realistic' (Penguin Stereo Record Guide)...continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Symphony no 1, etc / Willcocks

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Concerto for Cello; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; Coronation...
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph; McPhee, George; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Great Cathedral Anthems Vol 8 / St Mary's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Priory / 1999-05-01

Works: Basil Harwood: O how glorious; William Byrd: Christe qui lux es a 4; O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth; John Taverner: Quemadmodum; Orlando Gibbons: O clap your hands; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Cha...
Performers: Backhouse, Peter
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Vol 6 / Sayer, Whitehead, et al

1 CD / Priory / 1999-05-01

Works: William Walton: Magnificat; Nunc dimittis; Michael Tippett: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Evening canticles"; Thomas Attwood Walmisley: Magnificat in D minor
Performers: Whitehead, William [organ]
Conductors: Sayer, Roger
Ensemble: Rochester Cathedral Choir

The English Anthem Vol 7 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-02-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: How beautious are their feet; John Goss: If We Believe That Jesus Died; Herbert Sumsion: They that go down to the sea in ships, for chorus & organ; John Rutter: God be in m...
Performers: Burrowes, Edward; Steele, Francis; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

"It goes without saying that the performances are absolutely authentic: The English choral sound is permanently domiciled in The Choir of St. Paul's...and they present...continue...