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Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Holst / Cooke, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orch
Release Date: 09/13/2011 
Label:  Royal Philharmonic Masterworks   Catalog #: 28740   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Sir Edward Elgar,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Frederick Delius,  Anonymous,   ... 
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 5 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1.
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1898-1899; England 
 Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 
2.
Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; England 
 Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs. 
3.
Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39: no 4 in G major by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1907; England 
 Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs. 
4.
Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra: no 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo by Frederick Delius
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1912; France 
 Length: 6 Minutes 32 Secs. 
5.
God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland) by Anonymous
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1740; United Kingdom 
 Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs. 
6.
Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39: no 1 in D major by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1901; England 
 Length: 6 Minutes 29 Secs. 
7.
The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Jupiter by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1914-1916; England 
 Length: 8 Minutes 4 Secs. 
8.
Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra) by Charles H. Parry
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1916; United Kingdom 
 Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs. 
9.
Fantasia on British Sea Songs, for orchestra by Henry Wood
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Modern 
Written: United Kingdom 
 Length: 18 Minutes 36 Secs. 
10.
Rule, Britannia, for orchestra/band (with voice and/or chorus ad lib) by Thomas Arne
Conductor:  Richard Cooke
Period: Classical 
Written: 1740; United Kingdom 
 Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. 

Sound Samples

Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: March No.1 in D Major
The Planets Suite, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Enigma Variations: Nimrod
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: March No. 4 in G
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Rule, Britannia!
Jerusalem
God Save the Queen

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 2 Customer Reviews )
 EXCELLENT RECORDING October 25, 2014 By WENDY M. (PETALUMA, CA) See All My Reviews "WHAT A GREAT RECORDING! BROUGHT BACK FOND MEMORIES OF MY WATCHING ON BBC-TV THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS - NEVER MANAGED TO ATTEND IN PERSON BUT BBC DID A GREAT JOB. THIS CD HAS VERY GOOD SOUND QUALIT. AND INCLUDES ALL OF THE "LAST NIGHT" FAVOURITES, AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SETS A HIGH STANDARD. IF YOU ARE A "LAST NIGHT AT THE PROMS" FAN THIS IS A MUST." Report Abuse
 God Save The RPO! September 6, 2014 By Henry S. (Springfield, VA) See All My Reviews "This is a British Pops Classics recording truly worthy of the name! Consisting of a variety of well known marches, seafaring songs, and bombastic choral songs of imperial heritage, the recording presents what is almost certainly core program material from the famous London Proms concerts. There is nothing new here; everything has been recorded and presented many times. What makes this disk tick is the excellence of the great Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, who are absolutely in their element here. If you are an Anglophile, in the sense that you like British classical music, then this disk is for you. Serious, intellectual music? Hardly! Glorious, nationalistic, paradigmatic English music at its best? You bet! Great recording, superb sound qualities- strong recommendation!" Report Abuse
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