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)
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1Song of Sunset: A song of the setting sun! (Quietly)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: I. A song of the setting sun!
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius3:06
2Song of Sunset: Cease smiling, Dear! (With easy movement)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: II. Cease similing, Dear! a little while be sad
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius4:49
3Song of Sunset: Pale amber sunlight falls (Slow)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: III. Pale amber sunlight falls across the reddening October trees
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius3:57
4Song of Sunset: Exceeding sorrow consumeth my sad heart! (Con tristezza. Not too slow)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: IV. Exceeding sorrow consumeth my sad heart!
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius3:47
5Song of Sunset: By the sad waters of separation (With quiet movement)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: V. By the sad waters of separation
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius4:31
6Song of Sunset: See how the trees (Freshly)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: VI. See how the trees and osiers lithe are green bedecked
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius3:18
7Song of Sunset: I was not sorrowful (Very quietly but not too slow)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: VII. I was not sorrowful, I could not weep
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius3:14
8Song of Sunset: They are not long (Quietly)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
solo baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
librettist:
Ernest Dowson
part of:
Songs of Sunset, RT ii/5
Frederick Delius2:59
9An Arabesque
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
solo baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
An Arabesque
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1911)
Frederick Delius11:47
10A Mass of Life, Part 1: I. O du mein Wille! (Animato, con fervore)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Mass of Life, part I: I. ‘O Du mein Wille, Du Wende aller Not!’
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
A Mass of Life, part I
Frederick Delius5:38
11A Mass of Life, Part 1: II. Erhebt eure Herzen (Recit: Animoso, con alcuna licenza)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo baritone vocals:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Mass of Life, part I: II. ‘Erhebt eure Herzen, meine Bruder...’
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
A Mass of Life, part I
Frederick Delius1:59
12A Mass of Life, Part 1: III. In dein Auge schaute ich jüngst (Andante tranquillo con dolcezza)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
solo baritone vocals:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
solo contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (contralto)
solo soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Mass of Life, part I: III. ‘In dein Auge schaute ich jüngst, O Leben.’
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
A Mass of Life, part I
Frederick Delius14:06
13A Mass of Life, Part 1: IV. Wehe mir! (Agitato ma moderato)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
solo baritone vocals:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Mass of Life, part I: IV. ‘Wehe mir!’ –
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
A Mass of Life, part I
Frederick Delius2:58
14A Mass of Life, Part 1: V. Nacht ist est (Andante molto tranquillo)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
solo baritone vocals:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Mass of Life, part I: V. ‘Nacht ist es...’
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
A Mass of Life, part I
Frederick Delius9:00
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)
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