100 Best British Classics

Album

100 Best British Classics

by Various Artists

2012100 tracks453 min

Tracklist

1

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:21
2

Tallis: If Ye Love Me

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:28
3

Goss: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:55
4

Stanford: 3 Motets, Op. 38: No. 3, Beati quorum via

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:10
5

Goss: Psalm XXIII: The Lord Is My Shepherd

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:14
6

Parry: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:58
7

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:26
8

Byrd: Ave verum corpus (Gradualia I, 1605)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:42
9

Vaughan Williams: Come Down, O Love Divine

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:43
10

Rutter: Requiem: Requiem aeternam

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:41
11

Purcell: Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15

Philip Ledger

2:11
12

Monk / Arr. Cleobury: Abide with Me

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:52
13

Byrd: Justorum animae

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:54
14

Bairstow: Psalm LXVII: God Be Merciful unto Us, and Bless Us

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:07
15

Tavener: Song for Athene

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:35
16

Bourgeois: All People That on Earth Do Dwell "Old 100th" (Arr. Vaughan Williams and Douglas for Choir, Brass and Organ)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:56
17

Tallis: O nata lux de lumine

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:58
18

Scholefield / Arr. Rutter: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:23
19

Spenser: Faire Is the Heaven

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:12
20

Parry: I Was Glad

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:47
21

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Jacqueline du Pré

7:58
22

Delius: Koanga: La Calinda

Hallé Orchestra

4:33
23

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

Sir Adrian Boult

7:59
24

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Sir Adrian Boult

14:42
25

Walton: Crown Imperial - Coronation March

London Philharmonic Orchestra

8:36
26

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod

Sir Adrian Boult

3:57
27

Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme & Fugue

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:36
28

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Sinfonia of London

16:19
29

Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major

London Philharmonic Orchestra

6:05
30

Parry: Jerusalem

Goldsmiths' Choral Union

2:48
31

Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, an Aristophanic Suite: Overture

André Previn

9:06
32

Walton: Façade, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra: V. Popular Song

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:17
33

Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato

Sir Neville Marriner

3:09
34

Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major

London Philharmonic Orchestra

4:45
35

Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea

Janet Baker

2:54
36

On hearing the first cuckoo in spring (1992 Remastered Version)

Hallé Orchestra

7:23
37

Holst: Nunc dimittis

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:21
38

Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: II. Larghetto

Sir John Barbirolli

6:02
39

A Village Romeo and Juliet - Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller's novel (1973 Digital Remaster), Scene V. The Fair: T

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies

8:58
40

Elgar: 2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin (Orchestral Version)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:37
41

Sea Fever (1993 Remastered Version)

Robert Lloyd

1:51
42

Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow

André Previn

5:47
43

Vaughan Williams: 3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: No. 2, Rhosymedre (Arr. Foster for String Orchestra)

Sir Neville Marriner

3:59
44

English Dances - Set II Op. 33 (1998 Digital Remaster): 5. Allegro non troppo

Sir Charles Groves

3:09
45

Walton: Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

Sir Neville Marriner

1:46
46

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Softly and Gently" (Angel, Chorus)

Hallé Orchestra

6:59
47

The Dam Busters March

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

3:55
48

Binge: Elizabethan Serenade, "The Man in the Street"

Reginald Kilbey

3:34
49

Coates: Calling All Workers (March)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:10
50

Gibbs: Fancy Dress, Op. 82: III. Dusk (Orch. Wilbur)

Light Music Society Orchestra

3:32
51

Grainger: Country Gardens (Orch. Artok)

Light Music Society Orchestra

2:16
52

Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto (Excerpt)

Daniel Adni

3:30
53

Duncan: Little Suite: I. March

Light Music Society Orchestra

3:14
54

Sullivan: HMS Pinafore or The Lass that Loved a Sailor: Overture (Allegro - Allegro vivace)

Pro Arte Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent

4:28
55

Grainger: Shepherd's Hey, BFMS 16

Light Music Society Orchestra

2:13
56

Williams:The Dream of Olwen

Daniel Adni

4:02
57

Coates: London Suite, "London Everyday": III. Knightsbridge (March)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

4:21
58

Ketèlbey: In a Monastery Garden

Philharmonia Orchestra

5:38
59

Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz (1995 Remastered Version)

Marcus Dods/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:31
60

The Watermill

Light Music Society Orchestra

4:01
61

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (1994 Remastered Version)

Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir William Walton

7:58
62

Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon (Valse-Serenade)

London Symphony Orchestra

3:07
63

The Yeomen of the Guard (or, The Merryman and his Maid) (1987 - Remaster): Overture

Glyndebourne Chorus/Pro Arte Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent

5:31
64

Wood, Arthur: My Native Heath, Suite: IV. Barwick Green

Sidney Torch

2:49
65

Williams, Charles: Devil's Galop (Signature Music for the BBC Thriller ''Dick Barton, Special Agent'')

The Charles Williams Orchestra

2:50
66

Binge: Sailing By (Slow Waltz)

John Scott Orchestra

3:00
67

Tallis: Spem in alium

Andrew Parrott

10:18
68

Haec dies a 5 (Gradualia II, 1607) (2004 Remastered Version)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:37
69

Mass 'Puer natus est nobis' a 7 (1995 - Remaster): Agnus Dei (conclusion)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:42
70

Hosanna to the son of David

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:12
71

Mass for 4 voices with Propers from the Feast of St Peter and St Paul from Gradualia 1607: Agnus Dei

The Sixteen

3:35
72

O clap your hands by Orlando Gibbons (Psalm 47 & Doxology) (1994 Remastered Version)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:20
73

Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C

Academy of Ancient Music/Stephen Cleobury/King's College Choir, Cambridge

7:17
74

Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song. "Fairest Isle"

Nancy Argenta

2:37
75

Purcell: Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau

Andrew Parrott

1:36
76

Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 2, Aria and Chorus. "Come Ye Sons of Art Away" - No. 3,

Norma Burrowes/James Bowman/Charles Brett/Robert Lloyd/Christopher Hogwood/Oliver Brookes/Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow

6:26
77

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air

London Classical Players

3:34
78

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"

Dame Emma Kirkby/Emily Van Evera/Margaret Cable/James Bowman/Joseph Cornwell/David Thomas/Taverner Choir/Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott

4:09
79

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La réjouissance

London Classical Players

2:08
80

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

Andrew Parrott

6:34
81

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

London Classical Players

3:12
82

Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)

Kirk Trevor

4:23
83

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuets I & II

London Classical Players

3:29
84

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite: I. March. Seventeen Come Sunday

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

3:18
85

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo. My Bonny Boy

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

4:19
86

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite: III. March. Folk Songs from Somerset

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

3:42
87

Vaughan Williams: Bushes and Briars

London Madrigal Singers

2:55
88

Vaughan Williams: Loch Lomond

London Madrigal Singers

3:42
89

Vaughan Williams: The Turtle Dove

London Madrigal Singers

3:22
90

Vaughan Williams & Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London

4:39
91

First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): I. Chaconne

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

4:02
92

First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): II. Intermezzo

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

2:55
93

First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): III. March

Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander Eric Banks

3:08
94

Britten: Folksong Arrangements, Book 3 "British Isles": No. 5, The Foggy, Foggy Dew

Robert Tear

2:24
95

Britten: Folksong Arrangements, Book 1 "British Isles": No. 1, The Salley Gardens

Robert Tear

2:28
96

Britten: Folksong Arrangements, Book 3 "British Isles": No. 1, The Plough Boy

Robert Tear

1:50
97

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

Northern Sinfonia of England

10:36
98

National Airs of Great Britain: Rule, Britannia! (Arne arr. Retford) - Heart of Oak (Boyce arr. Pope) - The Minstrel Boy (arr. Pop

Band of the Irish Guards/C. H. Jaeger/Band of the Welsh Guards/F. L. Statham

8:32
99

Purcell / Arr. Davies: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Song. "When I Am Laid in Earth"

Barry Rose

2:46
100

March Past: It's a long way to Tipperary (Judge & Williams) - Pack up your troubles (Powell arr. Ord-Hume) - There'll always be an

Band of the Irish Guards/C. H. Jaeger/Band of HM Royal Marines/Lt. Col. Sir Vivian Dunn

6:47

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