[ Chandos 241 / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 October 2004
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Music with a war or patriotic theme including Land of Hope and Glory, Onward Christian Soldiers & the Battle of Britain March
COMPACT DISC ONE
Eric Coates
1 The Dambusters March (arr. Stephens) 3:49
Band of the Royal Air Force, Cranwell/Squadron Leader D.S. Stephens
CHAN 6585 633 Squadron etc.
William Walton
2 'Spitfire' Prelude and Fugue 8:36
Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
CHAN 8870 Sir William Walton's Film Music, Vol. 2
Ron Goodwin
4 Battle of Britain March 3:04
Band of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell/Squadron Leader D.S. Stephens
CHAN 6585 633 Squadron etc.
W.H. Hyddleton
5 The Boys of the Old Brigade 1:37
The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards
CHAN 6565 Regimental Marches of the British Army, Vol. 2
William Walton
6 Prologue from 'A Wartime Sketchbook' 4:55
Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
CHAN 8870 Sir William Walton's Film Music, Vol. 2
Arthur Bliss
7 Epilogue from 'Things to Come' 7:34
BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba
CHAN 9896 The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss
William Walton
8 Crown Imperial 6:38
The Bach Choir/John Scott (organ)/The Philharmonia/Sir David Willcocks
CHAN 8998 Walton: In Honour of the City of London
Henry Walford Davies
9 Royal Air Force March Past 3:13
Band of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell/Squadron Leader D.S. Stephens
CHAN 6585 633 Squadron etc.
Sir Arthur Sullivan
10 Onward Christian Soldiers 3:05
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Geoffrey Brand/Roy Newsome
CHAN 6516 Famous Marches
Charles Hubert H. Parry
11 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (arr. Langford) 2:55
Besses O' Th' Barn Band/Alex Evans/Roy Newsome
CHAN 4529 Hymns and Things
Henry Walford Davies
12 God Be In My Head 1:16
Besses O' Th' Barn Band/Alex Evans/Roy Newsome
CHAN 4529 Hymns and Things
Hughes/Williams
13 Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah 3:02
Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir/Ieuan Davies/Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir/J. Glyn Williams
CHAN 6540 The Voice of Wales
William Henry Monk
14 Eventide (Abide With Me) (arr. Rimmer) 6:54
Besses O' Th' Barn Band/Alex Evans/Roy Newsome
CHAN 4529 Hymns and Things
Charles Hubert H. Parry
15 Jerusalem (arr. G. Langford) 2:25
Besses O' Th' Barn Band/Alex Evans/Roy Newsome
CHAN 4529 Hymns and Things
Edward Elgar
16 Land of Hope and Glory 4:12
(Words by Arthur C. Benson)
Anne Collins/Scottish National Chorus and Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6574 Elgar: Coronation Ode etc.
17 The National Anthem (arr. M. Coe) 1:11
The Locke Brass Consort/James Stobart
CHAN 6573 Fanfare: British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble
18 The Last Post 1:14
Patrick Addinall
19 Reveille 0:24
Patrick Addinall
67:13
COMPACT DISC TWO
John Ireland
1 Greater Love Hath No Man 6:53
Paula Bott/Bryn Terfel/London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/Richard Hickox
CHAN X10110 Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Komm Süsser Tod BWV 478 (arr. Stokowski) 5:02
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 9259 Stokowski's Symphonic Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
3 Valiant-for-truth 5:55
Richard Hickox Singers/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox
CHAN 9666 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 etc.
Edward Elgar
4 Sospiri 4:34
London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox/Roderick Elms (organ)
CHAN 8788 Elgar: The Kingdom etc.
Gabriel Fauré
5 Pie Jesu 3:18
Libby Crabtree/City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus/BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier
CHAN 10113 Fauré: Requiem etc.
Johann Sebastian Bach
6 Air on the G String from BWV 1068 (arr. Stokowski) 5:49
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 9259 Stokowski's Symphonic Bach
Jean Sibelius
7 Finlandia 7:23
Scottish National Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6508 Sibelius: Finlandia etc.
Sir John Stainer
8 God So Loved the World 3:42
BBC Singers/Leith Hill Festival Singers/Brian Kay
CHAN 9551 Stainer: The Crucifixion
Johann Sebastian Bach
9 Adagio in C from BWV 564 (arr. Stokowski) 4:28
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 9259 Stokowski's Symphonic Bach
Henry Walford Davies
10 Solemn Melody 3:51
Michael Austin
CHAN 6518 Organ Classics
Johann Sebastian Bach
11 Sheep May Safely Graze (arr. Stokowski) 5:35
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 9259 Stokowski's Symphonic Bach
George Butterworth
12 The Banks of Green Willow 6:12
London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox
CHAN 9902 Vaughan Williams/Butterworth: A London Symphony etc.
Edward Elgar
13 Nimrod from 'Enigma Variations' 3:38
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 241-4 Edward Elgar
66:55