The Best of The Proms

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1Variations on an Original Theme: “Enigma” op. 36
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1898 until 1899)
premiered at:
St. James’s Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1899-06-19)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 36)
Edward Elgar3:56
2The Spirit of England op. 80: “The Fourth of August”
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August
lyricist:
Laurence Binyon
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1915 until 1917)
part of:
The Spirit of England, op. 80
Edward Elgar7:37
3The Entry of the Gladiators op. 68
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pisek (conductor)
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík2:33
4Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: Ode to Joy
bass vocals:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Westminster Choir (Princeton, USA)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:15
5Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:00
6The Banks of Green Willow
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recorded at:
No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road in St John's Wood (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
George Butterworth5:50
7Music for the Royal Fireworks “La Rejouissance”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel3:07
8National Anthem
choir vocals:
Cambridge Univ Musical Society Chorus Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger
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, 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
[trad]2:45
9Rule, Britannia!
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne4:30
10Jerusalem
brass:
Liverpool Cathedral Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Wells (organist)
choir vocals:
Liverpool Cathedral Choir and Massed Choirs from Merseyside
conductor:
Ian Tracey (organist and choir master)
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 Parry2:43
11Cockaigne Overture “In London Town”
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1897)
premiered at:
[concert] (1901-06-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1901-06-20)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 40)
Edward Elgar14:49

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