The Very Best of English Song with Orchestra

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1Les Illuminations: I. Fanfare
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: I. Fanfare
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten1:53
2Les Illuminations: II. Villes
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: II. Villes
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:20
3Les Illuminations: IIIa. Phrase
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten0:55
4Les Illuminations: IIIb. Antique
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIb. Antique
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:04
5Les Illuminations: IV. Royauté
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IV. Royauté
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten1:34
6Les Illuminations: V. Marine
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: V. Marine
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten0:57
7Les Illuminations: VI. Interlude
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VI. Interlude
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:43
8Les Illuminations: VII. Being Beauteous
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VII. Being Beauteous
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten3:54
9Les Illuminations: VIII. Parade
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VIII. Parade
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:34
10Les Illuminations: IX. Départ
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IX. Départ
lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Les Illuminations, op. 18
Benjamin Britten2:48
11Sea Drift: Once Paumanok
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
recording of:
Sea Drift: I. Once Paumanok
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
Frederick Delius3:49
12Sea Drift: Shine! shine! shine!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:30
13Sea Drift: Till of a sudden
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius2:37
14Sea Drift: Blow! blow! blow!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:57
15Sea Drift: Yes my brother I know
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius4:04
16Sea Drift: O rising stars!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:36
17Sea Drift: O reckless despairing carols
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius6:25
18Sea Drift: O past! O happy life!
baritone vocals:
John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius3:06
19On Wenlock Edge: 1. On Wenlock Edge
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: I. "On Wenlock Edge" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:51
20On Wenlock Edge: 2. From far, from eve and morning
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: II. "From far, from eve and morning" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:04
21On Wenlock Edge: 3. Is my team ploughing
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: III. "Is my team ploughing" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:47
22On Wenlock Edge: 4. Oh, when I was in love with you
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: IV. "Oh, when I was in love with you" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams0:44
23On Wenlock Edge: 5. Bredon Hill
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: V. "Bredon Hill" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams7:37
24On Wenlock Edge: 6. Clun
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
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, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: VI. "Clun" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:23
25In summertime on Bredon
baritone vocals:
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
George Weldon (conductor)
recording of:
In Summertime on Bredon
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Graham Peel (composer, 1877-1937) (in 1911)
Graham Peel3:09
26Devonshire Cream and Cider
baritone vocals:
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
George Weldon (conductor)
recording of:
Devonshire Cream and Cider
lyricist:
Theodore Curzon
composer:
Wilfred Sanderson (UK organist and composer)
Wilfred Sanderson3:55