Music for a Royal Wedding

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1A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Act IV. "Wedding March"
organ:
Jørgen Ernst Hansen (organist)
recording of:
Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (for organ, Woods)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
arranger:
Francis Cunningham Woods
arrangement of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
Felix Mendelssohn5:35
2Canon & Gigue in, D major: I. CanonJohann Pachelbel6:16
3Messiah: Part II. "Hallelujah"
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:06
4Adagio in G minor
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:15
5Requiem, Op. 48: IV. "Pie Jesu"
sound engineer:
Jacques Doll and Richard Lee (engineer)
instruments:
Capricorn Ensemble (British classical ensemble)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College, Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recorded at:
New College Chapel in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1998-01)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:19
6Cantique de jean racine, Op. 11
choir vocals:
Chorale Philippe Caillard (in 1962-08)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1962-08)
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor) (in 1962-08)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions) (in 1962-08)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
Gabriel Fauré4:45
7Samson, HWV 57: Act III, scene III. "Let the bright Seraphim" / "Let their celestial concerts all unite"
choir vocals:
London Voices
solo alto vocals:
Helen Watts (contralto)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Chorus: Let their celestial concerts all unite
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel7:09
8Turandot: Act III. "Nessun dorma"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini23:26
9Jerusalem
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Sir Hubert Parry2:29
10Enigma variations, Op. 36: IX. "Nimrod"
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Christopher Palmer (arranger)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1991-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1991)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1991-04)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:17
11Requiem: II. Psalm 23 "The Lord is my shepherd"
performer:
I Fagiolini (British vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Requiem: II. Psalm 23
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Requiem
Herbert Howells2:30
12Panis angelicus
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist)
baritone vocals:
Camille Maurane (baritone)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:24
13Trumpet voluntary
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (for trumpet and orchestra, Faerber)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arranger:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
previously attributed to:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:49
14Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia "The arrival of the queen of Sheba"
orchestra:
Il Giardino Armonico (Italian baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Giovanni Antonini (conductor and flautist) (from 2001-01-29 until 2001-02-02)
performer:
Il Giardino Armonico (Italian baroque ensemble) (from 2001-01-29 until 2001-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics International (was reorganized into Warner Classics) (in 2001)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel3:15
15Lohengrin: Act III. "Wedding March"
organ:
Jørgen Ernst Hansen (organist)
recording of:
Bridal Chorus from “Lohengrin” (for organ, Cunningham Woods)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
arranger:
Francis Cunningham Woods
arrangement of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
Richard Wagner2:22
16Organ symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1: V. ToccataCharles‐Marie Widor5:29
17Toccata in G major
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist)
recording of:
Douze pièces pour orgue: No. 3. Toccata
composer:
Théodore Dubois (French composer) (in 1886)
part of:
Douze pièces pour orgue
Théodore Dubois2:30

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