Great British Orchestras, Volume 2

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Annotation

Conductors: Philip Ellis, Owain Arwel Hughes, Robin Stapleton
Choir: Goldsmiths Choral Union

Annotation last modified on 2006-09-12 23:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Light Cavalry Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ellis
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé6:45
2Nimrod from Enigma Variations
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ellis
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
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 Elgar3:46
3Jupiter from The Planets
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 2004-04-26 until 2004-04-27)
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes (from 2004-04-26 until 2004-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2004)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford (from 2004-04-26 until 2004-04-27)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (from 2004-04-26 until 2004-04-27)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:27
4Can-can from Orpheus in the Underworld
producer:
Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ellis
balance engineer:
Gary Thomas (engineer)
concertmaster:
Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Imagination Entertainments (in 2002) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2002)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington (from 2002-01-07 until 2002-01-10)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:13
5Fantasia on British Sea Songs
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Ltd.
Sir Henry Wood17:52
6Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Goldsmiths Choral Union
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:50
7Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
producer:
Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ellis
balance engineer:
Gary Thomas (engineer)
concertmaster:
Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Imagination Entertainments (in 2002) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2002)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington (from 2002-01-07 until 2002-01-10)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar5:34
81812 Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ellis
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский15:54