Best of England

Best of England

On this CD:

1. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Conducted by Vernon Handley

2. Prelude & Fugue for organ in C minor
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by David Bell
Conducted by Vernon Handley

3. Serenade, for tenor, horn, & strings, Op. 31
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Nicolas Busch, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Sir John Pritchard

4. Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Composed by Michael Tippett

Conducted by Vernon Handley

5. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Rodney Friend
Conducted by Sir John Pritchard

6. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Thus spake Isaiah
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

7. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra If I forget thee, o Jerusalem
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

8. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra By the waters of Babylon
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

9. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Babylon was a great city
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

10. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Praise ye the God of Gold
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

11. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Thus in Babylon the Mighty City
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

12. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra And in that same hour, as they feasted
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

13. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Then sing aloud to God our strength
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

14. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra The trumpeters and pipers are silent
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran

15. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra Then sing aloud to God our strength
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Michael Rippon
Conducted by James Loughran