British Music

~ Release by Sir Charles Groves (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Suites: Nursery / Severn / The Crown of India / etc

2▶CD: Elgar: The Black Knight / Spanish Serenade / The Snow / Fly, Singing Bird / Imperial March / Triumphant March

3▶CD: Elgar: The Light of Life

4▶CD: Elgar: Caractacus, op. 35 / Coronation March / Enigma Variations (1)

5▶CD: Elgar: Caractacus, op. 35 / Coronation March / Enigma Variations (2)

6▶CD: Elgar: Violin Concerto / Pomp and Circumstance, military marches nos. 1 & 4

7▶CD: Delius: A Song of Summer / Eventyr / A Dance Rhapsody no. 1 / Paris: A Nocturne "The Song of a Great City"

8▶CD: Delius: North County Sketches / Favourite Songs

9▶CD: Delius: A Mass of Life / Songs of Sunset / An Arabesque (1)

10▶CD: Delius: A Mass of Life / Songs of Sunset / An Arabesque (2)

11▶CD: Delius: Koanga / The Song of the High Hills (1)

12▶CD: Delius: Koanga / The Song of the High Hills (2)

13▶CD: Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover (1)

14▼CD: Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover (2)
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Hugh the Drover: Act II, I. Past four o'clock tenor vocals [A Ballad Seller]: David Johnston (English tenor) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, I. Past four o'clock composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		3:46
2	Hugh the Drover: Act II, II. Gaily I go to die tenor vocals [Hugh the Drover]: Robert Tear (tenor) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, II. Gaily I go to die composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		4:21
3	Hugh the Drover: Act II, III. Hugh!...Mary! soprano vocals [Mary (the Constable's daughter)]: Sheila Armstrong (soprano) tenor vocals [Hugh the Drover]: Robert Tear (tenor) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, III. Hugh!...Mary! composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		8:52
4	Hugh the Drover: Act II, IV. Sweet little home soprano vocals [Mary (the Constable's daughter)]: Sheila Armstrong (soprano) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, IV. Sweet little home composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		3:28
5	Hugh the Drover: Act II, V. Where's she gone to? bass vocals [The Constable]: Robert Lloyd (operatic bass) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, V. Where's she gone to? composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:07
6	Hugh the Drover: Act II, VI. Here, queen uncrowned soprano vocals [Mary (the Constable's daughter)]: Sheila Armstrong (soprano) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, VI. Here, queen uncrowned composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		6:17
7	Hugh the Drover: Act II, VII. A trollop from the stocks bass vocals [John the Butcher]: Michael Rippon (operatic bass) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, VII. A trollop from the stocks composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		4:40
8	Hugh the Drover: Act II, VIII. Dropped from the ranks on a winter's night baritone vocals [Sergeant]: Henry Newman (baritone) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, VIII. Dropped from the ranks on a winter's night composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:58
9	Hugh the Drover: Act II, IX. March away, John! choir vocals: Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) and Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral (London) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) chorus master: John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) and Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, IX. March away, John! composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:53
10	Hugh the Drover: Act II, X. O foolish girl, O radiant soul! tenor vocals [Hugh the Drover]: Robert Tear (tenor) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, X. O foolish girl, O radiant soul! composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		3:17
11	Hugh the Drover: Act II, XI. Oh! the sky shall be our roof soprano vocals [Mary (the Constable's daughter)]: Sheila Armstrong (soprano) tenor vocals [Hugh the Drover]: Robert Tear (tenor) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Sir Charles Groves (conductor) recording of: Hugh the Drover: Act II, XI. Oh! the sky shall be our roof composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1910 until 1914) part of: Hugh the Drover: Act II. (1914 original (pub. 1924))	Ralph Vaughan Williams		5:58

15▶CD: Holst: The Hymn of Jesus / Hymns from the Rig Veda / Marching Song / Vaughan Williams: Dawn Patrol

16▶CD: Havergal Brian: Symphony nos. 8-9

17▶CD: Bridge: The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer / Cherry Ripe / Lament

18▶CD: Bliss: Morning Heroes / Processional

19▶CD: Bliss: A Colour Symphony / Things to Come / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

20▶CD: Walton: "Spitfire" Prelude and Fugue / Crown Imperial / Orb and Sceptre etc.

21▶CD: Rule Britania

22▶CD: The best of Eric Coates

23▶CD: Sullivan: Symphony in E "Irish" / Overtures

24▶CD: Sullivan: Overture di Ballo / Arnold: English Dances, Sets 1 & 2 / Symphony no. 2

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Release information

Barcode:: 0825646147243
Format:: 24×CD
Length:: 26:38:42

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Warner Classics

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2015

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