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This Sceptered Isle
This Sceptred Isle
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Folk, Special Interest, Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Crown Imperial, coronation march for orchestra
2. London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra: Knightsbridge - March
3. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod (Variation 9)
4. The Banks of Green Willow, idyll for orchestra
5. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera 'Sir John In Love')
6. I Was Glad (Psalm 122), anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra)
7. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars
8. Coronation March, for orchestra, Op. 65
9. Land of the Mountain & the Flood, overture for orchestra, Op. 3
10. Country Gardens, folk song for orchestra (arrangement not by Grainger) (BFMS 22)
11. Jerusalem ('And did those feet in ancient time'), for chorus & organ (or orchestra)
12. Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air), folk song for military band & organ (BFMS 20)
13. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: Prelude
14. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: And Now Farwell
15. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: I will Kneel and Give Thanks to God
16. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: Peace be to Thee
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: And Their Original had been the Dunghill
2. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: They Shall not Overflow Thee
3. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: All the Days of Eternity
4. The Pilgrim's Progress, opera: Marriage Supper of the Lamb
5. The Three Elizabeths, suite for orchestra: Halcyon Days
6. The Three Elizabeths, suite for orchestra: Springtime in Angus
7. Spitfire Prelude & Fugue, for orchestra (from film score 'The First of the Few')
8. Warsaw Concerto for piano & orchestra (for the film 'Dangerous Moonlight'/'Suicide Squadron')
9. The Dam Busters, march for the film score
10. Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M.Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson): Passacaglia (Death of Falstaff)
11. Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M.Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson): Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
12. Elizabethan Serenade
13. Orb and Scepter, coronation march for orchestra
14. Scottish Dances (4), for orchestra, Op. 59: Pesante
15. Sailing by (BBC Radio 4's Shipping Forecast theme)

CD Details

All Artists: This Sceptered Isle
Title: This Sceptred Isle
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: BBC Legends
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 9/12/2000
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Folk, Special Interest, Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Suites, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Sacred & Religious, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 684911005127

CD Reviews

I HAVE seen this CD and really like it.

10/31/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a two CD set on which, though several of the cuts are edited, more than half appear in their entirety. What a splendid set they make! I've always been a fan of the musical grandeur evinced in British Imperial music. This album, particularly the first disc, offers music from this genre in spades, both instrumental and choral works. Hubert Parry's "I Was Glad" shines out in dazzling brilliance. Listening to Walton's warhorse "Crown Imperial" and Elgar's "Coronation March" we can visualize the full ceremony of state. And listening to Coates' "Dam Busters March" brings to mind all the hope of a proud people fighting, down to its last collective drop of blood, a mortal threat being wrought by an invader's ruthless forces. I'm sure this sounds melodramatic, but after all, total emotion is what this music is all about. I might ask for a cut or two less of Coates or Walton, not because those recordings were not excellent, but because, instead, I'd have liked a cut from Bridge, Tippett, or even Rutter. But, excepting that slight objection, this CD duo does its job most excellently and well."