VA — 100 Best British Classics (2012)

1. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 5:21

2. If Ye Love Me (from \»Certaine notes set forthe in foure and three partes\», 1560): \»If ye love me, keep my commandments\» 2:29

3. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (Praise, my soul) 2:55

4. Three Motets, Op. 38, No. 3. — Beati quorum via (Psalm 119: 1) [1995 Remaster] 3:10

5. Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd (1989 Remastered Version) 2:14

6. Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton) 3:58

7. Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: \»Hallelujah\» (Chorus) 4:26

8. Ave verum corpus (Gradualia I, 1605) 4:42

9. Come down, O Love divine (Down Ampney) 3:43

10. Requiem: I. Requiem aeternam 5:41

11. Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15 2:11

12. Abide with me (vv. 2, 4 & 5 arr. Cleobury) 4:52

13. Gradualia, Vol 1/i: Feast of All Saints (2004 Remastered Version): Iustorum animae 2:54

14. Psalm 67: God be merciful unto us, and bless us (1989 Remastered Version) 2:07

15. Song for Athene 6:36

16. All people that on earth do dwell (The Old Hundredth) 4:56

17. O nata lux de lumine 1:58

18. The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended (St Clement) 3:23

19. Faire is the heaven (Spenser) 5:12

20. I was glad 6:47

21. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio — Moderato 7:58

22. Koanga: La Calinda 4:33

23. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 7:59

24. The Lark Ascending, for Violin and Orchestra 14:42

25. Crown Imperial — Coronation March 8:33

26. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, \»Enigma\»: IX. od (Adagio) 3:57

27. The Young Person\’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 — Theme & Fugue 4:36

28. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 16:19

29. Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: I. March No. 1 in D Major (Allegro con molto fuoco — Trio — Molto maestoso) 6:05

30. Jerusalem 2:48

31. The Wasps — Aristophanic Suite (2007 Remastered Version): Overture 9:07

32. Fa?ade, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra: V. Popular Song (Grazioso) 2:17

33. Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato 3:10

34. Pomp and Circumstance — Military Marches, Op.39: No. 4 in G 4:45

35. Linden Lea — A Dorset Song 2:54

36. On hearing the first cuckoo in spring (1992 Remastered Version) 7:23

37. Nunc Dimittis 3:21

38. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: II. Larghetto 6:02

39. A Village Romeo and Juliet — Music drama in six scenes from Gottfried Keller\’s novel (1973 Remastered Version), Scene V. The Fair: The Walk to the Paradise Garden (orchestra) 8:58

40. Chanson de matin Op. 15 No. 2 (1996 Remastered Version) 3:37

41. Sea Fever (1993 Remastered Version) 1:51

42. The Banks of Green Willow — Idyll for orchestra (2007 Remastered Version) 5:47

43. Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: 2. Rhosymedre (melody by J. D. Edwards, 1805-1885) (orch. Arnold Foster) 3:59

44. English Dances — Set II Op. 33 (1998 Remastered Version): 5. Allegro non troppo 3:09

45. Henry V — Two pieces for strings: 2. Touch her soft lips and Pt. (1988 Remaster) 1:46

46. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (2007 Remastered Version), Part II: Softly and gently (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus) 6:59

47. The Dam Busters March 3:55

48. Elizabethan Serenade, \»The Man in the Street\» 3:34

49. Calling All Workers (March) 3:10

50. Dance Suite, Op. 82, \»Fancy Dress\»: III. Dusk (Waltz) 3:32

51. Country Gardens, BFMS 22 (Orch. Artok) 2:16

52. Warsaw Concerto (opening) (1995 Remastered Version) 3:30

53. Little Suite: I. March 3:14

54. HMS Pinafore or The Lass that Loved a Sailor: Overture (Allegro — Allegro vivace) 4:28

55. Shepherd\’s Hey, BFMS 16 2:14

56. The Dream of Olwen (1988 Remastered Version) 4:02

57. London Suite, \»London Everyday\»: III. Knightsbridge (March) 4:21

58. In a Monastery Garden (Characteristic Intermezzo) 5:38

59. Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz (1995 Remastered Version) 2:31

60. The Watermill 4:01

61. Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (1994 Remastered Version) 7:58

62. By the Sleepy Lagoon (Valse-Serenade) 3:07

63. The Yeomen of the Guard (or, The Merryman and his Maid) (1987 Remastered Version): Overture 5:31

64. My Native Heath, Suite: IV. Barwick Green 2:49

65. Williams, Charles: Devil\’s Galop (Signature Music for the BBC Thriller \’\’Dick Barton, Special Agent\’\’) 2:50

66. Sailing By (Slow Waltz) 3:00

67. Spem in alium 10:18

68. Haec dies a 5 (Gradualia II, 1607) (2004 Remastered Version) 2:37

69. Mass \’Puer natus est nobis\’ a 7 (1995 Remastered Version): Agnus Dei (conclusion) 3:42

70. Hosanna to the son of David 3:12

71. Mass for 4 voices with Propers from the Feast of St Peter and St Paul from Gradualia 1607: Agnus Dei 3:35

72. O clap your hands by Orlando Gibbons (Psalm 47 & Doxology) (1994 Remastered Version) 5:20

73. March & Canzona — Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Z58c 7:17

74. King Arthur, Z. 628: Fairest isle 2:37

75. Abdelazer or The Moor\’s Revenge, Z. 570 : II. Rondeau 1:36

76. Come ye sons of Art away — Sound the trumpet (duet) — Come ye sons of Art away 6:26

77. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: V. Air 3:34

78. Messiah HWV56, Part 1: For unto us a child is born (chorus) 4:09

79. Music for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La R?jouissance 2:08

80. Messiah, Part Three: I know that my redeemer liveth (soprano I) 6:34

81. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: II. Alla Hornpipe 3:12

82. Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act II Scene 4: Lascia ch\’io pianga 4:23

83. Music for the Royal Fireworks: V. Menuet I & II 3:29

84. English Folk Songs — Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday) 3:18

85. English Folk Songs — Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy) 4:19

86. English Folk Songs — Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset) 3:42

87. Bushes and Briars 2:55

88. Loch Lomond (1995 Remaster) 3:42

89. The Turtle Dove 3:22

90. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for Flute, Harp and Strings 4:39

91. First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): I. Chaconne 4:02

92. First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): II. Intermezzo 2:55

93. First Suite in E flat H105 for military band (Op. 28 No. 1): III. March 3:08

94. Folk Song Arrangement: The Foggy, Foggy Dew 2:24

95. Folk Song Arrangement: The Salley Gardens (2000 Remastered Version) 2:28

96. Folk Song Arrangement: The Plough Boy (2000 Remastered Version) 1:50

97. Five Variants of \’Dives and Lazarus\’ 10:36

98. National Airs of Great Britain: Rule, Britannia! (Arne arr. Retford) — Heart of Oak (Boyce arr. Pope) — The Minstrel Boy (arr. Pope) — Men of Harlech (arr. F. L. Statham) — Isle of Beauty (arr. Richardson) — David of the White Rock (arr. Li 8:32

99. Dido and Aeneas Z626 (arr. R. E. C. Davies) (1971 Remastered Version): When I am laid in earth 2:46

100. March Past: It\’s a long way to Tipperary (Judge & Williams) — Pack up your troubles (Powell arr. Ord-Hume) — There\’ll always be an England (Parker & Charles arr. Wright) — Colonel Bogey (Alford) 6:47