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Essential Hymns - 50 Best Loved Hymns Of All Time


Release Date: 07/04/2006 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 000664702   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  TraditionalJohn GossJohn StainerWilliam Henry Monk,   ... 
Performer:  Richard FarnesAlexander AndersonBruce BlythRoland Roberts,   ... 
Conductor:  Stephen CleoburyGeorge McPheeCharles SmartWyn Morris,   ... 
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College ChoirPaisley Abbey ChoirOrchestra,   ... 
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 34 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation by Traditional
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 
2. Be thou my vision by Traditional
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: English 
3. All people that on earth do dwell by Traditional
Conductor:  Charles Smart
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  Kingsway Orchestra,  John McCarthy Singers  ... 
Length: 1 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: English 
4. Praise my soul, the King of Heaven by John Goss
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: English 
5. Love divine, all loves excelling by John Stainer
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Language: English 
6. Abide with me by William Henry Monk
Performer:  Bruce Blyth (Boy Soprano), Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1861; England 
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: English 
7. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ), Roland Roberts (Baritone)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: England 
Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: English 
8. O God, our help in ages past by William Croft
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: England 
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: English 
9. O praise ye the lord by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: English 
10. Holy, holy, holy "NIcaea" by John Bacchus Dykes
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1861; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: English 
11. When I survey the wondrous Cross by Edward Miller
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ), John Bowen (Tenor)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: England 
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: English 
12. Christ is made the sure foundation by Henry Purcell
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Baroque 
Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Language: English 
13. All glory, laud and honor by Melchoir Teschner
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1615; Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: English 
14. Katholisches Gesangbuch: Ellacombe by Traditional
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Written: by 1863; Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: William Henry Monk. 
15. Praise to the holiest by Thomas Haweis
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Language: English 
16. The Church's One Foundation by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: England 
Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Language: English 
17. Crown him with many crowns by Sir George Elvey
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Language: English 
18. Now thank we all our God by Traditional
Performer:  Richard Farnes (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: William Henry Monk. 
19. God Be In My Head by Traditional
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Length: 1 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: English 
20. Hymn to the Virgin by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930/1934; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is sung in English and Latin. 
21. Gaudete: In dulci jubilo by Traditional
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Clare College Orchestra,  Clare College Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: John Rutter.
This selection is sung in English and Latin. 
22. The Angel Gabriel by Traditional
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Clare College Choir
Written: Basque Provinces, Sp 
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is sung in English and Latin. 
23. Onward! Christian Soldiers by Arthur Sullivan
Conductor:  Wyn Morris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Huddersfield Choral Society
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Language: English 
24. The Lord's my shepherd by J. Seymour Irvine
Conductor:  Wyn Morris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Huddersfield Choral Society
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1860; Scotland 
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Language: English 
25. Guide me, o thou great Jehovah by John Hughes
Conductor:  Wyn Morris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Huddersfield Choral Society
Period: Romantic 
Written: Wales, UK 
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Language: English 
26. All creatures of our God and King by George Wallace Briggs
Performer:  Martin How (Organ)
Conductor:  Lionel Dakers
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Michael Laird Brass Ensemble,  Royal School of Church Music Choirs
Period: 20th Century 
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is sung in English and Latin. 
27. Jerusalem by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:  Timothy Byram-Wigfield (Organ)
Conductor:  David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winchester Cathedral Choir,  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra,  Waynflete Singers
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1916; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Sir Edward Elgar. 
28. All things bright and beautiful by William Henry Monk
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1887; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Language: English 
29. O worship the king by William Croft
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: England 
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Language: English 
30. Be still my soul by Jean Sibelius
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: English 
31. The king of love my shepherd is by John Bacchus Dykes
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs. 
Language: English 
32. Let us with a gladsome mind by Traditional
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: English 
33. English Hymnal: no 4, For all the saints by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:  Alexander Anderson (Organ)
Conductor:  George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: circa 1905; England 
Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Language: English 
34. Glory to Thee, my God this night by Thomas Tallis
Performer:  Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Language: English 
35. The day thou gavest by Clement C. Scholefield
Performer:  Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Language: English 
36. There is a green hill far away by William Horsley
Performer:  Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: England 
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: English 
37. Let all mortal flesh keep silence by Anonymous
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Written: France 
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Language: English 
38. Immortal, invisible, God only wise by John Roberts
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Language: English 
39. Aberystwyth by Joseph Parry
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1879; Wales, UK 
Length: 3 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Language: English 
40. Mannheim by Friedrich Filitz
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1847; Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs. 
Language: English 
41. Come thou long expected Jesus by John Stainer
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; England 
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Language: English 
42. Behold the Great Creator by Traditional
Performer:  Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Language: English 
43. Nearer, my God, to Thee by Lowell Mason
Performer:  Maurice Vinden (Organ)
Conductor:  Maurice Vinden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St Mark's Church North Audley Street Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856; USA 
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: English 
44. Rock of ages, cleft for me by Richard Redhead
Performer:  Maurice Vinden (Organ)
Conductor:  Maurice Vinden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St Mark's Church North Audley Street Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1859; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Language: English 
45. Eternal father, strong to save "Melita" by John Bacchus Dykes
Performer:  Maurice Vinden (Organ)
Conductor:  Maurice Vinden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St Mark's Church North Audley Street Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1861; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: English 
46. O come, O come Emmanuel by Traditional
Performer:  Wilfred Brown (Tenor)
Conductor:  Charles Smart
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  Kingsway Orchestra,  John McCarthy Singers  ... 
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 15th Century; France 
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Language: English 
47. Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Melchior Vulpius
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Written: Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: German 
48. Amazing Grace by Traditional
Performer:  Charles MacDonald (Organ)
Conductor:  John Warburton
Orchestra/Ensemble:  York Celebrations Choir
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: English 
49. For the beauty of the earth by John Rutter
Conductor:  Neil Page
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Sinfonia,  Uppingham School Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1980; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: English 
50. A Hymn to the Mother of God by John Tavener
Conductor:  Stephen Layton
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Holst Singers,  Temple Church Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1985; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: English 

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