Percussion Section

Percussion Section

On this CD:

1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34 Excerpt
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Enrique Batiz

2. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Uranus
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

3. Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M.Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson) Charge and Battle
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Previn

4. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Georgiadis

5. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 4th Movement: Allegro non troppo
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Halle Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

6. An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra Excerpt
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Williams

7. Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Collegium Musicum, Benjamin Luxon
Conducted by Andre Previn

8. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra Uf dem Anger
Composed by Carl Orff
Performed by London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Penelope Walmsley-Clark
Conducted by Richard Hickox

9. Carmen Suites for orchestra, Nos. 1 & 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Act IV: Prelude
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

10. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Mars, the Bringer of War
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

11. Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Williams