Rule Britannia: The Music That Made Britain Great

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1Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (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
Sir Edward Elgar6:54
2Fairest 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
3Elizabethan Serenade
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Elizabethan Serenade
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music) (until 1951)
Ronald Binge3:07
4Hallelujah! from Messiah
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:58
5Let the Bright Seraphim
trumpet:
Geoffrey Payne (trumpeter)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirsky (conductor)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel5:22
6Pineapple Poll: Scene 1: 1. Opening Dance
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene I. Opening Dance
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:51
7Pineapple Poll: Scene 1: 2. Poll's Dance
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene I. Poll’s Solo and Pas de deux
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:12
8Pineapple Poll: Scene 1: 3. Captain Belaye's Dance
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene I. Belaye’s Solo
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:53
9Pineapple Poll: Scene 1: 4. Pas de trois
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene I. Pas de trois
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:58
10Pineapple Poll: Scene 2: 6. Jasper's Dance
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene II. Jasper’s Solo
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:51
11Pineapple Poll: Scene 3: 6. Belaye's Hornpipe
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene III. Belaye’s Solo and Sailors’ Drill
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:52
12Pineapple Poll: Scene 3: 7. Reconciliation of Poll and Jasper
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene III. Reconciliation
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:57
13Pineapple Poll: Scene 3: 8. Finale
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Pineapple Poll: Scene III. Grande Finale
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1950)
part of:
Pineapple Poll Suite (ballet suite, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras)
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:20
14Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (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
Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
15Bright Is the Ring of Words
piano:
Sharolyn Kimmorley (Australian pianist)
baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: VIII. Bright is the ring of words
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1901 until 1904)
part of:
Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:46
16Knightsbridge – MarchEric Coates4:37
17Pomp and Circumstance March no. 4Sir Edward Elgar4:25
18Somerset:Folk Songs – March
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
English Folk Song Suite: III. March “Folk Songs From Somerset” (orchestrated by Jacob)
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer) (in 1924)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1923)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
English Folk Song Suite (orch. Jacob)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:07
19The Yesterday Concerto
piano:
Isador Goodman (pianist)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
The Yesterday Concerto
composer:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
is based on:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
John Lanchbery7:53
20633 Squadron – Main Theme
instruments:
Australian Army Band Perth
recording of:
633 Squadron Theme
composer:
Ron Goodwin (English composer)
Ron Goodwin3:07
21Jerusalem
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)
Sir Hubert Parry2:30
22God 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
[unknown]2:14
23Auld Lang Syne
choir vocals:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marc Taddei (conductor and musician)
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
[unknown]3:19