Best of British - CD

CD - 1

Sir Edward Elgar

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma" (1899)

 

1. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9 (Nimrod)

00:03:29

Sir William Walton

 

2. Crown Imperial

00:06:45

Frank Bridge

2 Poems of Richard Jeffries (1915)

 

3. 2 Poems: No. 2. Allegro con brio

00:04:09

Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

4. Sea Songs

00:03:51

Edmund Rubbra

Violin Concerto, Op. 103 (1959)

 

5. Violin Concerto, Op. 103: III. Allegro giocoso

00:05:12

Charles Villiers Stanford

 

6. Communion Service in C Major, Op. 115: Gloria

00:03:19

Sir Malcolm Arnold

4 Scottish Dances, Op. 59 (1957)

 

7. No. 1. Pesante

00:02:08

 

8. No. 2. Vivace

00:02:09

Sir Edward Elgar

 

9. Psalm 29, Op. 74, "Give unto the Lord"

00:07:52

Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a (1945)

 

10. 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: No. 2. Sunday Morning

00:03:59

Sir William Walton

 

11. Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

00:07:48

Gustav Holst

The Planets, Op. 32 (1916)

 

12. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

00:08:00

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122" (1902)

 

13. I was glad when they said unto me (Psalm 122), Op. 51

00:04:49

Sir Edward Elgar

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma" (1899)

 

14. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 14 (E.D.U.): Finale

00:04:38

CD - 2

Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

1. The Lark Ascending

00:15:03

Charles Villiers Stanford

8 Partsongs, Op. 119 (1910)

 

2. 8 Partsongs, Op. 119: No. 3: The blue bird

00:03:49

Sir Edward Elgar

Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (1919)

 

3. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio

00:05:08

Sir Arnold Bax

 

4. Summer Music

00:09:03

John Ireland

4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (version for string quartet) (1915)

 

5. 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (arr. string quartet)

00:03:18

John Stainer

The Crucifixion (1887)

 

6. The Crucifixion: God so loved the world

00:03:34

Gerald Finzi

Clarinet Concerto in C Minor, Op. 31 (1949)

 

7. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: I. Allegro vigoroso

00:07:53

Sir Edward Elgar

Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20 (1892)

 

8. Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole

00:03:17

John Rutter

Requiem (1985)

 

9. Requiem: The Lord is my shepherd

00:05:03

John Tavener

 

10. The Lamb

00:03:52

Hamilton Harty

Piano Concerto in B Minor (1922)

 

11. Piano Concerto in B Minor: II. Tranquillo e calmo

00:08:57

Frederick Delius

2 Pieces for Small Orchestra (1911)

 

12. 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

00:05:53