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Spirit of England II
William Boughton, conductorMartin Jones, piano English String Orchestra English Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Disc One | ||||
| Philharmonia Orchestra | ||||
| 1 | Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Suite: The Planets, Op. 32 | Mars, the Bringer of War | 7.00 | |
| 2 | Venus, the Bringer of Peace | 8.46 | ||
| 3 | Mercury, the Winged Messenger | 3.48 | ||
| 4 | Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity | 7.01 |  | |
| 5 | Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age | 8.57 | ||
| 6 | Uranus, the Magician | 5.39 | ||
| 7 | Neptune, the Mystic | 8.32 | ||
| Philharmonia Orchestra | ||||
| 8 | Ballet Music from 'The Perfect Fool', Op. 39 | 10.03 | ||
| Disc Two | ||||
| English Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| 1 | Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Variations on an Original Theme, Enigma, Op. 36 | Enigma | 1.36 | |
| 2 | I C. A. E. | 1.46 | ||
| 3 | II H. D. S.-P. | 0.46 | ||
| 4 | III R. B. T. | 1.25 | ||
| 5 | IV W. M. B. | 0.30 | ||
| 6 | V R. P. A. | 2.13 | ||
| 7 | VI Ysobel | 1.18 | ||
| 8 | VII Troyte | 1.02 | ||
| 9 | VIII W. N. | 1.54 | ||
| 10 | IX Nimrod | 4.15 | ||
| 11 | X Dorabella | 2.27 | ||
| 12 | XI G. R. S. | 0.58 | ||
| 13 | XII B. G. N. | 2.22 | ||
| 14 | XIII * * * (Romanza) | 2.54 | ||
| 15 | XIV E.D.U. (Finale) | 5.32 | ||
| English String Orchestra | ||||
| 16 | The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b | I March | 4.23 | |
| 17 | II The Little Bells, Scherzino | 2.22 | ||
| 18 | III Moths and Butterflies, Dance | 2.07 | ||
| 19 | IV Fountain Dance | 2.35 | ||
| 20 | V The Tame Bear | 2.16 | ||
| 21 | VI The Wild Bears | 2.24 | ||
| English String Orchestra | ||||
| 22 | C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918), An English Suite | I Prelude | 3.55 | |
| 23 | II In Minuet Style | 3.03 | ||
| 24 | III Saraband | 3.48 | ||
| 25 | IV Pastoral | 2.26 | ||
| 26 | V Air | 2.31 | ||
| 27 | VI Frolic | 3.30 | ||
| Disc Three | ||||
| English String Orchestra, Martin Jones, piano | ||||
| 1 | Gerald Finzi (1901-56), Eclogue | 10.01 | | |
| English String Orchestra | ||||
| 2 | Frank Bridge (1879-1941), There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook | 9.35 | ||
| English Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| 3 | Frederick Delius (1862-1934), Florida Suite | Daybreak | 12.01 | |
| 4 | By the River | 6.54 | | |
| 5 | Sunset | 10.33 | ||
| 6 | At Night | 7.41 | ||
| Disc Four | ||||
| English Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| 1 | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Overture: The Wasps | 8.43 | ||
| English String Orchestra | ||||
| 2 | John Ireland (1879-1962), Minuet from A Downland Suite | 4.56 | ||
| 3 | William Walton (1902-83), Henry V: Two Pieces for Strings | Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff | 3.18 | |
| 4 | Touch her soft lips and part | 2.11 | ||
| English String Orchestra | ||||
| 5 | Lennox Berkeley (1903-89), Serenade for Strings | I Vivace | 1.56 | |
| 6 | II Andantino | 4.07 | ||
| 7 | III Allegro moderato | 3.02 | ||
| 8 | IV Lento | 3.43 | ||
| English Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| 9 | Benjamin Britten (1913-76), Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes | Dawn | 3.10 | |
| 10 | Sunday Morning | 3.46 | ||
| 11 | Moonlight | 4.07 | ||
| 12 | Storm | 4.42 | | |
| English Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| 13 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | 16.41 | ||
| Disc One: tracks 1-8 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 11th & 12th January 1988. Disc Two: Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University; tracks 1-15 on 28th-30th July 1989; tracks 16-21 on 18th & 19th June 1988; tracks 22-27 on 6th & 7th June 1992. Disc Three: Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University; tracks 1-2 on 6th & 7th June 1992; tracks 3-6 on 14-16th July 1989. Disc Four: Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University; track 1 on 14th-16th July 1989; tracks 2-4 on 24th & 25th August 1991; tracks 5-8 on 18th & 19th May 1991; tracks 9-13 recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 11th & 12th April 1991 | ||||
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