Musical Journey: London Musical Tour Of London

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Label
Naxos AudioVisual
Release Date
January 18, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 18, 2005
    • UPC
      747313550159
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      2110501
    • LABEL
      Naxos AudioVisual
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. London: A Musical Tour of London and Oxford (NTSC)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Elgar, William Byrd

    2. Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob.I:104, "London": III. Menuet - Trio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

    3. 5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance": No. 1 in D Major

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    4. Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: Since by man came death

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

    5. Mass a 4: Sanctus

      Composer: William Byrd

      Ensemble: Oxford Camerata

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    6. Wellingtons Sieg oder Die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91, "Battle Symphony"

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd

    7. Elegy, Op. 58

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

      Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones

    8. Macbeth, Act IV: Scozia oppressa! (Chorus of Scottish Exiles)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Marian Vach

      Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi

    9. Concerto Grosso in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3, HWV 314: II. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

      Conductor: Bradley Creswick

    10. Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    11. Variation 7: Troyte (Troyte Griffith)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    12. Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    13. Variation 12: B. G. N. (Basil G. Nevinson)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    14. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Act III: Nocturne

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Anthony Bramall

    15. Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Overture

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Bohdan Warchal


The Places
Scenes from London include major sights, from Big Ben to Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, with glimpses of St Paul’s Cathedral, Piccadilly and memorials to Wellington and Queen Victoria. From Oxford comes a panorama of the city, and visits to Christ Church and to Blenheim Palace.

The Music
The music here included ranges from Byrd to Elgar, by way of Handel, with excerpts from Haydn’s London Symphony, Beethoven’s Wellington’s Victory, Verdi’s Macbeth and Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.