Disc 01 Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)
01. Goldsmiths' Choral Union "Zadok the Priest HWV 258" Die Walk?re (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
02. Ellis, Philip "Der Ritt der Walk?re" Aida (Oper in 4 Akten) (Auszug)
03. Royal Choral Society "Gro?er Marsch" Enigma (Variationen ?ber ein eigenes Thema) op. 36 (Auszug)
04. Ellis, Philip "Nimrod" Les P?cheurs de perles (Die Perlenfischer, Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
05. Evans, Wynne "Au fond de temple saint" Orph?e aux enfers (Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Operette in 2 Akten) (Auszug)
06. Ellis, Philip "Can-Can" Slawische T?nze op. 46 Nr. 1-8 (Auszug)
07. Davies, Nick "Nr. 8 Furiant g-moll" Turandot (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
08. Evans, Wynne "Nessun dorma"
09. Davis, Michael "Danse macabre op. 40" Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly, Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
10. Norman, Deborah "Un bel di vedremo"
11. Ellis, Philip "Adagio f?r Streicher op. 11 Nr. 2"
12. Ellis, Philip "Bolero"
Disc 02
01. Ellis, Philip "Finlandia op. 26 Nr. 7 (Sinfonische Dichtung)" Carmina Burana (Szenisches Spiel) (f?r Soli, Chor und Orchester) (Auszug)
02. Goldsmiths' Choral Union "O Fortuna"
03. Davies, Nick "Pavane op. 50"
04. Goldsmiths' Choral Union "Jerusalem op. 208 (f?r Orchester)"
05. Ellis, Philip "The Liberty Bell" Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla, Oper in 2 Akten) (Auszug)
06. Maxwell, Donald "Largo al factotum"
07. Ellis, Philip "An der sch?nen blauen Donau op. 314 (Walzer)" Der Messias HWV 56 (Oratorium) (Auszug)
08. Goldsmiths' Choral Union "Hallelujah" Pomp and Circumstance (5 Milit?rm?rsche) op. 39 (Auszug)
09. Ellis, Philip "Nr. 1 Marsch D-Dur"
10. Evans, Wynne "O sole mio" Gayaneh (Ballett) (Auszug)
11. Ellis, Philip "S?beltanz"
12. Ellis, Philip "Ouvert?re 1812 op. 49 "Ouvert?re solennelle""
Disc 03 Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30 (Tondichtung frei nach Friedrich Nietzsche) (Auszug)
01. Hughes, Owain Arwel "Introduktion" Leichte Kavallerie (Operette in 2 Akten) (Auszug)
02. Ellis, Philip "Ouvert?re"
03. Rigby, John "The Stars and Stripes forever"
04. Parham, Lucy "Rhapsody in Blue"
05. Wordsworth, Barry "Gold und Silber op. 79 (Walzer)" Nabucco (Nebukadnezar, Oper in 4 Akten) (Auszug)
06. Hughes, Owain Arwel "Gefangenenchor" Peer Gynt Suite Nr. 1 op. 46 (Auszug)
07. Rigby, John "1. Morgenstimmung" Der Karneval der Tiere (Le Carnaval des animaux) (Auszug)
08. Gill, Tim "Der Schwan" Rigoletto (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
09. Evans, Wynne "La donna e mobile" The Planets (Die Planeten) op. 32 (Auszug)
10. Hughes, Owain Arwel "Jupiter"
Disc 04 Die Meistersinger von N?rnberg (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug)
01. Rigby, John "Ouvert?re" Dornr?schen op. 66 (Ballett) (Auszug)
02. Rigby, John "Walzer"
03. Wordsworth, Barry "Pizzicato-Polka op. 234" Carmen (Oper in 4 Akten): Suite Nr. 1 & Nr. 2 (Auszug)
04. Ellis, Philip "Pr?lude - Aragonaise - Les Tor?adors"
05. Rigby, John "Die Hebriden op. 26 "Fingalsh?hle" (Ouvert?re)" Bilder einer Ausstellung (f?r Orchester) (Auszug)
06. Hughes, Owain Arwel "Das grosse Tor von Kiew" Gianni Schicchi (Oper in 1 Akt) (Auszug)
07. Norman, Deborah "O mio babbino caro" L'Italiana in Algeri (Die Italienerin in Algier, Oper in 2 Akten) (Auszug)
08. Rigby, John "Ouvert?re" Gayaneh (Ballett) (Auszug)
09. Ellis, Philip "S?beltanz"
10. Stapleton, Robin "Things to come (Marsch)" F?rst Igor (Oper in 4 Akten) (Auszug)
11. Goldsmiths' Choral Union "Polowetzer T?nze"
Description:
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