Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

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A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies

A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies


Bach, J S:

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude

Beethoven:

Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)

Bizet:

Carmen: Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo)

Boccherini:

Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275

Clarke, Jeremiah:

Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March'

Debussy:

Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)

Arabesque No. 1

Elgar:

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Fauré:

Pavane, Op. 50

Sicilienne, Op. 78

Gluck:

Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Gossec:

Tambourin

Grieg:

Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 6 - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Rejouissance

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Water Music: Hornpipe

Water Music: Air

Massenet:

Méditation (from Thaïs)

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2

Mozart:

Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture

Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

Mussorgsky:

Promenade

Pachelbel:

Canon

Purcell:

Trumpet Tune

Saint-Saëns:

Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne

Satie:

Gymnopédie No. 1

Stanford:

The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269

The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297

Wagner:

Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin)

Walton:

Crown Imperial

Widor:

Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1


The music on the two CDs has been selected with four key stages of a wedding ceremony in mind. CD 1 is a selection of popular music for the entry of the bride and music for the exit of the bride and groom. CD 2 includes music for setting the scene and suggestions for the signing of the register.

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A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music


Bach, J S:

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208

Boccherini:

Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275

Britten:

Jubilate Deo in C major (1961)

Charpentier, M-A:

Te Deum, H146: Prélude

Clarke, Jeremiah:

Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March'

Fauré:

Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Sicilienne, Op. 78

Franck, C:

Panis Angelicus

Gluck:

Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Goss, J:

Praise my soul, the King of Heaven

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Samson: Let the bright seraphim

Water Music: Air & Hornpipe

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Massenet:

Méditation (from Thaïs)

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Mozart:

Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum

Ave verum corpus, K618

Mussorgsky:

Promenade

Pachelbel:

Canon

Parry:

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)

Poston:

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Purcell:

Trumpet Tune

Satie:

Gymnopédie No. 1

Schubert:

Ave Maria, D839

Stanford:

The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3

trad.:

Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio)

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo

The Four Seasons: Spring - Allegro

Wagner:

Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin)

Walton:

Crown Imperial

Widor:

Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1


“Philippe Quint is a wonderfully accomplished soloist.” Gramophone Magazine

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Le Concert Spirituel: A 25th-anniversary celebration

Le Concert Spirituel: A 25th-anniversary celebration


Agincour:

Chaconne: La Sonning

Boismortier:

Sonata VI a quatre parties

Daphnis et Chloé (excerpts)

Bouteiller:

Missa pro defunctis: Prélude et elevatio

Campra:

Le Carnaval de Venise

Charpentier, G:

La Vie du poète: Enthousiasme

Charpentier, M-A:

Missa 'Assumpta est Maria', H. 11: Gloria et Credo

Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy: Agnus Dei et Envoi

Messe à 8 voix, H3: excerpts

Destouches, A:

Callirhoé (excerpts)

Gilbert, R:

Air pour Célestin

Gretry:

Andromaque: Act Three

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Marais, M:

Sémélé: Act Three

Purcell:

King Arthur, Z628: excerpts

Dido and Aeneas: excerpts

Striggio:

Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno: Gloria and Agnus Dei


26 years ago, Hervé Niquet recalls having become so incensed with the disparaging remarks directed at French music and the 'Lamentations' of Jean Gilles' in particular' by a conductor of a choir in which he was then singing that Niquet vowed to set up his own ensemble and record the work – and demonstrate furthermore other beauties of music from his country (and beyond). And so Le Concert Spirituel was born, now celebrating its quarter century, its vocal and instrumental forces constantly delighting audiences with its joyous celebration of music from the 17th and 18th centuries (and now with Charles-Simon Catel’s Sémiramis, the dawn of the 19th). To mark the anniversary, Glossa is now issuing an attractively-priced double-disc celebration, with Niquet pulling out the stops from across Le Concert Spirituel’s broad and expansive range (and he started musical life as an organist, after all): Baroque sacred music, Marc-Antoine Charpentier assuredly; selections from Le Concert Spirituel’s “re-oxygenation”, as he calls it, of the tragédie lyrique (Grétry, Campra, Destouches), but also demonstrations of his own nimble-footed theatrical tendency (Niquet is an avowed fan of the musichall!) in Handel, Purcell and Striggio. Musical ostentation and bravura are concluded on each disc by some of Niquet’s own special bonnes bouches: Boismortier, D’Agincour, Marais and excerpts from his 'other' Charpentier (Gustave). All accompanied by a sparkling apéritif from the conductor himself about how Le Concert Spirituel came to reach its 25th anniversary!

“bold orchestral colour and edge-of-the-seat performance bursts from the speakers.” Classical Music, 1st December 2012

“this is doubtless a good-value way to explore the ensemble’s work and some otherwise unavailable though interesting repertoire” Early Music Review, December 2012

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The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies - Volume 1

The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies - Volume 1


Bach, J S:

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto

Chopin:

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

Grieg:

Peer Gynt: Morning

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Haydn:

Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise': Menuet. Allegro molto

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Mozart:

Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Allegro

Rachmaninov:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1 - Moderato

Tchaikovsky:

Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts)

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 (Allegro)


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Prom At The Palace

Prom At The Palace

The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace 2002


Arne:

God save the Queen

Arnold:

Four Irish Dances Op. 126: Allegro energico

Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59: Allegro

Four Welsh Dances, Op. 138: Vivace

Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59: Con brio

Bizet:

Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (from Carmen)

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)

Elgar:

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1

German:

The Yeomen of England (from Merrie England)

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)

Gershwin:

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Handel:

Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Rejouissance

Fireworks Music: La Paix

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Band of Her Majesty s Royal Marines

Holst:

The Planets: Jupiter

Messager:

Solo de concours

Julian Bliss (clarinet), Ashley Wass (piano)

Puccini:

Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)

Rossini:

Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia)

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)

Tchaikovsky:

Swan Lake: Pas de deux

Roberto Bolle (Prince Siegfried), Zenaida Yanowsky (Odile)

trad.:

Great getting-up morning

Jubilee Spiritual

London Adventist Chorale, Ken Burton

Verdi:

Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata)

Villa-Lobos:

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for at least 8 cellos

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

Walton:

Anniversary Fanfare


All-time classical favourites from the first ever public concert held in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, hosted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Broadcast live on BBC Television, June 1st 2002.

Opera fans are in for a particular treat with Dame Kiri te Kanawa (singing Bizet and Gershwin), Sir Thomas Allen (Rossini and Sir Edward German), and Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu (Puccini and Verdi) sharing the honours. Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich also makes a rare guest appearance with the cello section of the London Symphony Orchestra playing Villa-Lobos. Artists include: Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Sir Thomas Allen, The London Adventist Chorale, Julian Bliss, Ashley Wass, Roberto Bolle, Zenaida Yanowsky, Mstislav Rostropovich with cello section LSO, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, featuring music by Walton, Handel, Bizet, Gershwin, Holst, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, German, Arnold, Mendelsohn, Puccini, Verdi, Elgar and Arne.

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Festive Overtures

Festive Overtures


Beethoven:

Egmont Overture, Op. 84

Glinka:

Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture

Gluck:

Iphigénie en Aulide Overture

Orfeo ed Euridice Overture

Handel:

Water Music: Overture

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Mozart:

Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture

Così fan tutte, K588: Overture

La clemenza di Tito, K621: Overture

Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture

Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture

Rossini:

Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture

Strauss, J, II:

Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388

Tchaikovsky:

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Introduction & March

Miniature March (The Nutcracker)

Weber:

Oberon Overture


The great composers have always known that a great opening is the secret to success. This delightful program features many popular overtures by Mozart and Beethoven and even a Strauss waltz.

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For Weddings

For Weddings


Bach, J S:

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude

Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Cantata No. 22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe": Mortifie-nous par ton bonté

Boellmann:

Suite gothique, Op. 25: Priere a Notre Dame

Charpentier, M-A:

Te Deum, H146: Prélude

Clarke, Jeremiah:

Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March'

Gounod:

Ave Maria

Handel:

Overture Berenice: Minuet

Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 12 in B minor, HWV330: III - Aria

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Water Music: Air & Hornpipe

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Purcell:

Trumpet Tune in C major, ZT 698, from the Indian Queen

Stanley, J:

Trumpet Voluntary in D major

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Wagner:

Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin)

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture

Walton:

Crown Imperial

Widor:

Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1

Wright, S:

Prelude on Brother James' Air


Kevin Bowyer (organ)

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The Oxford Book of Wedding Music

The Oxford Book of Wedding Music

Jeremy Filsell plays the organ at Lancing College Chapel


Bach, J S:

Sanctify us by Thy goodness (Cantata BWV22, arr. Cohen)

Cantata BWV79 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild': Nun Danket Alle Gott

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude

Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Carter, A:

Trumpet Tune

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Water Music: Air & Hornpipe

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Lefebure-Wely:

L'Organiste Moderne, Book 12: Marche in C major

Mathias:

Fanfare (1987)

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Purcell:

Trumpet Tune

March in C major

Stanley, J:

Trumpet Voluntary in D major

Vaughan Williams:

Greensleeves

Wagner:

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture (excerpt)

Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin)

Walton:

Crown Imperial

Widor:

Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1

Wright, S:

Prelude on Brother James' Air


All tracks arranged for organ

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Classical Jewels

Classical Jewels


Bach, C P E:

Flute Concerto in G major, Wq 169

Bach, J S:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068

Oboe Concerto in D minor, BWV1059

Sinfonia from Cantata BWV42

Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825

Beethoven:

Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85

selection

Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50

Brahms:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Handel:

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture

Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 6 in D major, HWV317

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Haydn:

The Seasons (extracts)

The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (extracts)

The Creation (extracts)

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian'

Elijah, Op. 70

Introduction/Overture

Overture St. Paul Op. 36

and introduction

Mozart:

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491

Schubert:

Lazarus, D689 (selection)

Tchaikovsky:

The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Telemann:

Concerto TWV 51:G9 in G major for viola, strings & b.c.

Sonatina TWV 41:c2 in C minor

Concerto TWV 51:C1 in C major for recorder, strings & b.c.

Vivaldi:

Concerto, Op. 3 No. 8 'Con due Violini obligati', RV 522

Flautino Concerto in C major, RV443

The artists are well known and include:

- Collegium Musica Rara, Stuttgart / Peter Thalheimer

- Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra / Helmuth Rilling

- Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling

- Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner

- Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Iona Brown

- Radio Symphony Orchestra Moscow / Klaus-Peter Hahn

- Heidelberger Sinfoniker / Thomas Fey


This Mid-Price five CD set is an extensive collection of popular orchestral classical compositions and concertos, the “jewels” of classical music. The works include the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Brandenburg Concerto No.4 and Mozart Piano Concerto No.4. The artists are well known and include the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

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