Her Majesty's Music: Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

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1Solomon, HWV67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
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
George Frideric Handel3:10
2King Arthur, Z628: Fairest Isle
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell4:26
3Crown Imperial - Coronation March
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William Walton6:10
4Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:15
5Zadok the Priest, HWV258: Coronation Anthem No. 1
choir vocals:
Brandenburg Choir
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel4:59
6Mass in G minor: Sanctus
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
conductor:
Michael Leighton-Jones (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Mass in G minor: IV. Sanctus - Osanna I - Benedictus - Osanna II
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1921)
part of:
Mass in G minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:39
7O Taste and See
organ:
Jonathan Bradley (pianist / organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
soprano vocals:
Siobhan Stagg
conductor:
Michael Leighton-Jones (Australian conductor)
recording of:
O taste and see
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1952)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:41
8All People That on Earth Do Dwell
brass:
Australian Chamber Brass Ensemble
organ:
Jonathan Bradley (pianist / organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
conductor:
Michael Leighton-Jones (Australian conductor)
arranger:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
recording of:
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (tune: Old Hundredth)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
[anonymous] arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams5:48
9Jerusalem
organ:
David Drury (organist)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
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)
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry2:31
10Pomp and Circumstance March no. 4 in G major, op. 39 no. 4
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1907)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1907-08-24)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar4:27
11Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 'Enigma': Nimrod
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
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
Edward Elgar4:34
12The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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 Holst8:19
13Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Réjouissance (Rejoicing)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel2:02
14Music for the Royal Fireworks: Menuets I & II
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel2:07
15Three Elizabeths Suite: Youth of Britain: The Princess Elizabeth
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
The Three Elizabeths Suite: III. Youth of Britain
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1944)
part of:
The Three Elizabeths Suite
Eric Coates5:40
16Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D major, op. 39 no. 1
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (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
Edward Elgar6:49
17Rule, Brittania
choir vocals:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus
soprano vocals:
Nicole Car (Australian soprano)
vocals:
Nicole Car (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (orchestrated by Sargent)
orchestrator:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer) (in 1740)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
orchestration of:
Rule, Britannia!
Thomas Arne3:46
18God Save the Queen
choir vocals:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
[traditional]2:10