50 Greatest British Classics di Various Artists - Musica

1 4. Allegro risoluto [Four English Dances, Op.27]

01:32 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Malcolm Arnold

2 1. Allegro non troppo [Four English Dances, Op.33]

02:46 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Malcolm Arnold

3 2. Playful Pizzicato

03:05 English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: David Harvey - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Benjamin Britten

4 Interlude V: Evening (Moonlight) [Peter Grimes, Op.33 / Act 3]

04:23 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten

Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Benjamin Britten

5 Interlude II: The Storm [Peter Grimes, Op.33 / Act 1]

04:12 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten

Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Benjamin Britten

6 The Banks of Green Willow

06:03 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: George Butterworth - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Simon Eadon

7 A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody

10:19 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: George Butterworth - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Simon Eadon

8 The Dam Busters

03:53 The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth

Producer: Chris Hazell - Chamber Ensemble: The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Conductor: Elgar Howarth - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Eric Coates

9 3. Knightsbridge (March) [London Suite]

04:07 BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Producer: Anna Barry - Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra - Producer: Clive Bennett - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth - Composer: Eric Coates - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Gosia Jankowska - Editor: Jean van Vugt

10 On hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring

05:45 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Frederick Delius - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Engineer: Martin Atkinson

11 The Walk To The Paradise Garden

08:39 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Engineer: Martin Atkinson

12 La Calinda (Choral dance) [Koanga - lyric drama in 3 Acts / Act 2]

04:07 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Frederick Delius - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Engineer: Martin Atkinson

13 No.1 - March in D Major

06:33 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley

14 No.4 - March in G Major

04:51 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley

15 2. Larghetto [Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op.20]

06:00 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

16 1. Adagio - Moderato

08:17 Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Composer: Edward Elgar

17 Chanson de Matin, Op.15, No.2

03:00 BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Anna Barry - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Recording Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen - Recording Engineer: Cees Heijkoop - Editor: Gosia Jankowska - Editor: Jean van Vugt

18 1. March

04:18 Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Producer: Andrew Cornall - Composer: Edward Elgar - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

19 4. Where Corals Lie

03:36 Della Jones, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Mezzo-Soprano: Della Jones - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer: Edward Elgar - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

20 Elegy for strings, Op.58

04:27 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

21 Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op.47

13:39 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Engineer: Alan Reeve - Violin: Hugh Maguire - Violin: Raymond Keenlyside - Viola: Kenneth Essex - Cello: Kenneth Heath - Composer: Edward Elgar

22 9. Nimrod (Adagio) [Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma"]

04:05 BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Producer: Anna Barry - Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra - Producer: Clive Bennett - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth - Composer: Edward Elgar - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Gosia Jankowska - Editor: Jean van Vugt

23 Overture Cockaigne, Op.40

14:16 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Edward Elgar

24 Sospiri, Op.70

04:49 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

25 2. Allegretto piacevole

03:48 Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer: Edward Elgar - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

26 3. Adagio

12:12 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Asst. Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Edward Elgar

27 2. Andante

12:33 Kyung Wha Chung, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Violin: Kyung Wha Chung - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Edward Elgar

28 Romance for String Orchestra, Op.11

07:13 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Clive Bennett - Producer: Martha de Francisco - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Gerald Finzi - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Rico Yntema

29 Eclogue

10:42 Piers Lane, English Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Daniel

Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Piano: Piers Lane - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Nicholas Daniel - Composer: Gerald Finzi

30 1. Mars, the Bringer of War [The Planets, Op.32]

07:09 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Producer: Paul Myers - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gustav Holst - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

31 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

08:01 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Producer: Paul Myers - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gustav Holst - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

32 6. Uranus, the Magician [The Planets, Op.32]

06:01 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Producer: Paul Myers - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gustav Holst - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

33 4. Finale (The Dargasson): Allegro [St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No.2, H 118]

03:36 The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: Gustav Holst - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Editor: Caroline Haigh

34 Rondeau

01:33 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Henry Purcell

35 2. Adagio cantabile [Concerto for Double String Orchestra]

09:30 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Michael Tippett - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: John Dunkerley - Engineer: Danny Gosling

36 Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis

15:09 Iona Brown, Trevor Connah, Stephen Shingles, Kenneth Heath, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Violin: Iona Brown - Violin: Trevor Connah - Viola: Stephen Shingles - Cello: Kenneth Heath - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

37 Fantasia on Greensleeves

04:20 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

38 The Lark Ascending

16:02 Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Violin: Iona Brown - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

39 Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

12:55 Iona Brown, Kenneth Heath, Skaila Kanga, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Violin: Iona Brown - Cello: Kenneth Heath - Harp: Skaila Kanga - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

40 1. March: Seventeen come Sunday [English Folk Song Suite]

03:20 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

41 2. Lento [Symphony No.2: A London Symphony]

10:42 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington

Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

42 3. March: Folk Songs from Somerset [English Folk Song Suite]

03:52 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

43 Overture The Wasps

09:01 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Erik Smith - Producer: Eve Edwards - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

44 Serenade To Music

14:07 Felicity Lott, Lisa Milne, Rosa Mannion, Yvonne Kenny, Ann Murray, Diana Montague, Della Jones, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Mark Ainsley, Toby Spence, Timothy Robinson, Stephen Roberts, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Rober

Producer: Christopher Pope - Soprano: Felicity Lott - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Soprano: Lisa Milne - Soprano: Rosa Mannion - Soprano: Yvonne Kenny - Mezzo-Soprano: Ann Murray - Mezzo-Soprano: Diana Montague - Mezzo-Soprano: Della Jones - Mezzo-Soprano: Catherine Wyn Rogers - Tenor: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Tenor: John Mark Ainsley - Tenor: Toby Spence - Tenor: Timothy Robinson - Bass (Vocal): Stephen Roberts - Baritone: Christopher Maltman - Bass (Vocal): Michael George - Bass (Vocal): Robert Lloyd - Violin: Duncan Riddell - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

45 Crown Imperial: A Coronation March

05:53 BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Producer: Anna Barry - Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra - Producer: Clive Bennett - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth - Composer: William Walton - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Gosia Jankowska - Editor: Jean van Vugt

46 Orb and Sceptre

07:36 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Chris Hazell - Conductor: David Hill - Composer: William Walton - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

47 Touch her soft lips, and part;

02:10 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Chris Hazell - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: William Walton

48 5. Popular Song

02:12 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Composer: William Walton

49 5. Pied-en- l'air [Capriol Suite]

02:25 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Nicholas Kraemer, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Harpsichord: Nicholas Kraemer - Engineer: Martin Atkinson - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Peter Warlock

50 Fantasia on British Sea Songs

12:43 Martin Loveday, Nigel Blomiley, Ileana Ruhemann, Linden Harris, Michael Pearce, Simon Gunton, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

Producer: Anna Barry - Producer: Clive Bennett - Violin: Martin Loveday - Cello: Nigel Blomiley - Flute: Ileana Ruhemann - Oboe: Linden Harris - Clarinet: Michael Pearce - Euphonium: Simon Gunton - Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra - Conductor: Barry Wordsworth - Composer: Henry Wood - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Gosia Jankowska - Editor: Jean van Vugt