Dies Natalis / Five Mystical Songs / O Clap Your Hands / A Choral Fantasia / Psalm 86

~ Release by Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Holst; Wilfred Brown, John Shirley‐Quirk, Dame Janet Baker, Ian Partridge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Five Mystical Songs: I. Easter baritone vocals: John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: Five Mystical Songs: No. 1. Easter lyricist: George Herbert (Church poet) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) part of: Five Mystical Songs	Ralph Vaughan Williams		5:10
2	Five Mystical Songs: II. I got me flowers baritone vocals: John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: Five Mystical Songs: No. 2. I Got Me Flowers lyricist: George Herbert (Church poet) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) is based on: I got me flowers part of: Five Mystical Songs	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:54
3	Five Mystical Songs: III. Love bade me welcome baritone vocals: John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: Five Mystical Songs: No. 3. Love Bade Me Welcome lyricist: George Herbert (Church poet) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) part of: Five Mystical Songs	Ralph Vaughan Williams		5:26
4	Five Mystical Songs: IV. The Call baritone vocals: John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: Five Mystical Songs: No. 4. The Call lyricist: George Herbert (Church poet) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) part of: Five Mystical Songs	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:10
5	Five Mystical Songs: V. Antiphon baritone vocals: John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: Five Mystical Songs: No. 5. Antiphon lyricist: George Herbert (Church poet) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) part of: Five Mystical Songs	Ralph Vaughan Williams		3:23
6	O clap your hands choir vocals: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) recording of: O clap your hands (Psalm 47) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1920)	Ralph Vaughan Williams		3:18
7	A Choral Fantasia, H177, op. 51 organ: Ralph Downes (on 1963-09-23) mezzo-soprano vocals: Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1963-09-23) vocals: Purcell Singers (founded 1952, Imogen Holst) (on 1963-09-23) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (on 1963-09-23) conductor: Imogen Holst (composer) (on 1963-09-23) recorded at: St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-23) recording of: A Choral Fantasia (op. 51, H. 177) (on 1963-09-23) lyricist: Robert Bridges (poet) composer: Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1930) premiered at: Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (on 1931-09-08) part of: Works of Gustav Holst by opus number (number: op. 51) and A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 177)	Gustav Holst		17:15
8	Psalm 86, H117 no. 1 organ: Ralph Downes (on 1963-09-23) tenor vocals: Ian Partridge (tenor) (on 1963-09-23) vocals: Purcell Singers (founded 1952, Imogen Holst) (on 1963-09-23) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (on 1963-09-23) conductor: Imogen Holst (composer) (on 1963-09-23) recorded at: St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-23) recording of: Two Psalms: To My Humble Supplication (Psalm 86) (on 1963-09-23) composer: Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1912) part of: Two Psalms	Gustav Holst		8:07
9	Dies natalis, op. 8: I. Intrada tenor vocals: Wilfred Brown (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Christopher Finzi recording of: Dies Natalis, op. 8: I. Intrada composer: Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1939) part of: Dies Natalis, op. 8	Gerald Finzi		5:07
10	Dies natalis, op. 8: II. Rhapsody: Recitativo stromentato tenor vocals: Wilfred Brown (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Christopher Finzi recording of: Dies Natalis, op. 8: II. Rhapsody. Recitativo stromentato composer: Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1939) part of: Dies Natalis, op. 8	Gerald Finzi		6:31
11	Dies natalis, op. 8: III. The Rapture: Danza tenor vocals: Wilfred Brown (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Christopher Finzi recording of: Dies Natalis, op. 8: III. The Rapture. Danza composer: Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1939) part of: Dies Natalis, op. 8	Gerald Finzi		3:33
12	Dies natalis, op. 8: IV. Wonder: Arioso tenor vocals: Wilfred Brown (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Christopher Finzi recording of: Dies Natalis, op. 8: IV. Wonder. Arioso composer: Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1939) part of: Dies Natalis, op. 8	Gerald Finzi		4:20
13	Dies natalis, op. 8: V. The Salutation: Aria tenor vocals: Wilfred Brown (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Christopher Finzi recording of: Dies Natalis, op. 8: V. The Salutation. Aria composer: Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1939) part of: Dies Natalis, op. 8	Gerald Finzi		4:13

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Barcode:: 724356558823
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:11:26

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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CDM 5 65588 2

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United Kingdom
1996

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