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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 Pre, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter [Organ]; Willcocks, Davi...
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)

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

A Choral Wedding

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Healey Willan: Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, motet for chorus, HWC 314; Gerald Finzi: My lovely one, anthem; Anthems (3), Op. 27; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Maurice Duru...

A special musical compendium for brides and grooms planning a church wedding ceremony, complete with church choir. CD 1 is a selection of favorite anthems,...continue...

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

50 Best Hymns

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Gaelic Traditional: Morning has broken (Bunessan), song; Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Hymnal; For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest, hymn ("Sine nomine"); Martin Luther: ...
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Hare, Ian; Lancelot, James; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Partington, Adrian; Stevens, Peter [Organ]; Tracey, Ian; Wells, I...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Moore, Philip; Tracey, Ian
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Christian Forshaw: Sanctuary / King's College Choir

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-01-11

Works: Anonymous: Mortal Flesh, for chorus; Christian Forshaw: Improvisation and Chorale on Machaut's "J'ain la flour", for organ; Magnificat for chorus & organ; Nunc dimittis, for chorus, saxophone & organ...
Performers: Eadon, Alexander; Forshaw, Christian; Green, Aimee; Pearson, James
Conductors: Trendell, David

Previously available on the Quartz label (QTZ 2009); now deleted & replaced by this new issue on Integra. Sanctuary, originally released in 2004, was Forshaw’s...continue...
Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge....continue...

Vaughan Wiliams: Carols, Songs & Hymns

1 CD / Park Records (uk) / 2010-12-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Golden Carol ("Now is Christèmas y-come"), carol for chorus; Blake's Cradle Song ("Sweet dreams, form a shade o'er my lovely infant's head"), carol for chorus; Hodie;...
Performers: Banks, Steve; Davis, Jub; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Prior, Maddy; Prior, Maddy & The Carnival Band; Vitale, Steno; Watts, Andy

Recording information: Blue Moon Studios, Oxfordshire; The Steppings Cumbria....continue...

Favourite Hymns from Wells Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Anonymous, German: All Creatures of Our God and King; Joachim Neander: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; Hubert Parry: Judith, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra; O praise ye the lord; Orlando...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm; Gough, Rupert
Conductors: Archer, Malcolm

Hymns of Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest, hymn ("Sine nomine"); English Hymnal; At the Name of Jesus, hymn ("King's Weston"); The King of Love My Shepherd Is, hymn ("St....
Performers: Court, Robert

Vaughan Williams: Music in the Heart [Includes Bonus Disc]

2 CD / Albion / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Pilgrim's Journey, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra (or organ; arr. from the opera "The Pilg; English Hymnal; Spoken Word: Vaughan Williams speaks a...
Performers: Allen, Stiles; Allin, Norman; Baillie, Isobel; Bove, Louis; Easton, Robert; Henderson, Roy; Herbert, William; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Manton, Stephen; Mitchell, Ena; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]...
Conductors: Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Pfohl, Henry

Music in the Heart features a rare recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams conducting his Serenade to Music from a performance in 1951, the Pilgrim's Journey...continue...

Great Hymns from St. Paul's

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: John Darwall: Ye holy angels bright; John Stainer: Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow (Cross of Jesus); John Goss: Hymn; John Bacchus Dykes: O strength and stay; Ralph Vaughan Williams: For All the Sain...
Performers: Williams, Huw [Organ]

England, My England / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; In manus tuas; If ye love me; John Rutter: Requiem; Ralph ...
Performers: Asch, David van; Bullard, Thomas; Doveton, Robin; Eaton, John; Hanson, David; Hussain, Alastair; Pearce, Michael; Perrin, Nigel; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Saklatvala, Edward; Willcocks, D...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD compilation captures the quintessentially English sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge set in the singular acoustics of their magnificent chapel. Over...continue...

Hymns Through the Centuries Vol 2 / Cathedral Choral Society

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; R. Osborne: Jesus, my all, to heaven has gone (tune North Port); Gary Davison: Our thanks we give for love and hope (tune Cathedral View); Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid...
Performers: Barham, Rachel; Nassor, Edward; Plutz, Eric; Shaffran, James; Sprague, John G.

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...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

Celtic Inspirations / Philip Stopford, Ian Barber, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2006-09-01

Works: Irish Traditional: Be Thou My Vision; Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Percy Buck: Draw nigh and take the body (tune Draw nigh) (NEH 281); Alexander Reinagle: As now the sun's declining rays (...
Performers: Barber, Ian; Campbell, Richard [Piano]; Heaney, Jennifer

Voices of Praise / Cleobury, Willcocks, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-02

Works: Herbert Howells: All my hope on God is founded; Gloucester Service; Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Richard Woodward: I was glad; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, for chor...
Performers: Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Known the world over for their recordings of church music, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge has a rich catalog of recordings on EMI Classics...continue...

The English Hymn Vol 4 - All Things Bright and Beautiful

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-07-01

Works: William Henry Monk: All things bright and beautiful; Christmas Traditional: Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; From Out of a Wood Did a Cuckoo Fly (Czech); Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune...
Performers: Gough, Robert; Henderson, Rosemary; Hughes, Emilia; Marshall, Naomi; Wells Cathedral Choir; White, Kierun

'The boy and girl descants are on fine form' (Classic FM Magazine)

'If you love English Hymns, this will be another essential addition to the library...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 1...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

All Things Bright & Beautiful - A collection of favourite hymns / Sarah Tenant-Flowers, The Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-02-01

Works: Anonymous: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; Now Thank We All Our God; Eternal Father, Strong To Save; Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us; The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; Holy, Holy, Holy; O P...
Performers: Atherton, Diane; Ayres, Paul; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Parker, Helen; Rayfield, Benjamin

A collection of favourite hymns. Favourite English hymns from Sunday school days, taken from Victorian hymn books. A traditional choice of hymns including many which...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in g, Choral Music / Edison, et al

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, motet for soloists, semi-chorus & orchestra (or organ) (Psalm 90); Prayer to the Father of Heaven, motet for chorus; O Vos Omnes ("Is it Nothi...

"Noel Edison strikes a fine balance between moving things along and luxuriating in the many lovely instances of Vaughan Williams's lush harmony. The Mass, for...continue...

Christ the Fair Glory / Hancock, St Thomas Choir

2 CD / Koch International / 2001-04-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Christ, the Fair Glory, hymn (harmonization of "Coelites plaudant"); English Hymnal; George Cooper: Psalm 99, for chorus & organ "Dominus regnavit"; David Willcocks: Psalm 148...
Performers: Hancock, Gerre

A Classic Thanksgiving - Songs of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Welsh Traditional: Immortal, invisible, God only wise (Tune; Giovanni Gabrieli: Work(s); Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), O...
Performers: Aratore, Johann; Camerata, Oxford; Colin Pryce-Jones; Crees, Eric; Gareth Green; Istropolitana, Capella; Krcek, Jaroslav; Leaper, Adrian; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Stu...
Conductors: Pryce-Jones, John; Crees, Eric; Summerly, Jeremy; Tinge, John; Seifried, Reinhard
Ensemble: ; Oxford Camerata

Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise features a diverse variety of music intended to make your Thanksgiving a little more special and festive. There are some well-known hymns here like "Praise My Soul...continue...

Hymns and Psalms from Winchester

1 CD / Herald (uk) / 2000-01-01

Works: Hubert Parry: O praise ye the lord; Dear Lord and Father of Mankind; John Camidge: Psalm 67 for Chorus & organ, "God Be Merciful unto Us"; Anonymous, English: Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, hymn; ...
Performers: Borton, Stephen; Dunnett, David; Hill, Christopher; Kendall, William; Podger, Julian; Sweeney, Donald

Praise to the Lord / John Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: John Goss: Hymn; William Croft: O Worship the King; William Horsley: There is a green hill far away; John Roberts: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, hymn; Charles Villiers Stanford: O for A Closer ...
Performers: Dearnley, Christopher
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; English Brass Ensemble

'Exemplary' (Gramophone)...continue...

Songs Of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-16

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing); English Hymnal; John Goss: Hymn; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Anonymous...
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius
Conductors: Pryce-Jones, John

Vaughan-Williams: Hymns and Choral Music / Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Hymnal; O taste and see; Wassail Song ("We've been awhile awandering"), song for chorus (English Folksongs for chorus no 5;; Te Deum for chorus & organ (or orchestra) ...
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher; Guest, Douglas
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir; Worcester Cathedral Choir