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Wedding Classics 2-CD Set

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CHAN 241-11
 
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Wedding Classics 2-CD Set
Running Time: 149:34
CD UPC: 0095115241127

Release Date: February 2003
Originally recorded in January 2003
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Composer
Johann Pachelbel
Composer
Gabriel Fauré
Composer
Richard Wagner
Composer
Henry Purcell
Composer
Jeremiah Clarke
Composer
Gerald Finzi
Composer
César Franck
Composer
Traditional
Composer
Johann Christian Bach
Composer
Franz Schubert
Composer
John Goss
Composer
John Ireland
Composer
Léon Boëllmann
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Composer
Jules Massenet
Composer
Théodore Dubois
Composer
Charles-Marie Widor
Composer
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Composer
John Stanley
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Wedding Classics

The following music suggestions are divided into sections marking various stages of the wedding ceremony. Please note that all tracks marked with an asterisk have a religious content and may therefore not be suitable for civil ceremonies.
COMPACT DISC ONE
AS THE GUESTS ARRIVE
You may also find suitable tracks in the section 'Signing of the Register'.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

1.

Air on the G String

5:51
(arr. Stokowski)
BBC Philharmonic/Matthais Bamert

ANTONIO VIVALDI

2.

Largo

2:26
(from 'Winter' of The Four Seasons)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Ronald Thomas

JOHANN PACHELBEL

3.

Canon

4:52
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

4.

Sheep May Safely Graze

5:54
(arr. Stokowski)
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert

GABRIEL FAURÉ

5.

Après un rêve

3:13
Phillip McCann (cornet)/Sellers Enginering Band/Roy Newsome
ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDE

RICHARD WAGNER

6.

Bridal March from Lohengrin

1:55
Michael Austin (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

7.

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon

3:11
Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd

HENRY PURCELL

8.

Trumpet Tune

1:30
Michael Austin (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

9.

March from Judas Maccabaeus

1:42
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
10.

Alla Hornpipe from Water Music

2:54
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

JEREMIAH CLARKE

11.

Trumpet Voluntary

2:54
Michael Austin (organ)

SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY

12.

I Was Glad

7:01
Roderick Elms (organ).London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox
DURING THE SERVICE
This section consists entirely of religious music and may be used by couples planning a church wedding.

GERALD FINZI

13.

God Is Gone Up

4:07
The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer

CÉSAR FRANCK

14.

Panis Angelicus

3:17
(arr. Gordon Langford)
Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir/Sellers Engineering Band/Roy Newsome

TRADITIONAL

15.

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)

3:51
(Crimond, arr. H. Robertson)
Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir/J. Glyn Williams

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH

16.

Ave Maria

3:06
(arr. Phillip McCann)
Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks

FRANZ SCHUBERT

17.

Ave Maria

4:19
(arr. Phillip McCann)
Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks (organ)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

18.

Come Down, O Love Divine

3:30
Choir of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson

JOHN GOSS

19.

Praise My Soul the King of Heaven

2:31
(arr. Gordon Langford)
Besses O' Th' Barn Band

JOHN IRELAND

20.

Greater Love Hath No Man

6:54
Philip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir
Paula Bott (soprano)/James Oxley (tenor)/London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox
70:39
COMPACT DISC TWO
SIGNING OF THE REGISTER
You may also find suitable tracks in the section 'As the Guests Arrive'.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

1.

Air from Water Music

3:10
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

LÉON BOËLLMANN

2.

Prière à Notre-Dame from Suite gothique

4:16
Ian Tracey (organ)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

3.

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, 2nd movement

6:52
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

4.

Chanson de matin

2:52
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Maar

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

5.

Laudate Dominum

4:03
Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

6.

Salut d'amour

3:07
Nigel Kennedy (violin)/Steven Isserlis (cello)/Peter Pettinger (piano)

JULES MASSENET

7.

Méditation from Thaïs

4:46
Yuri Torchinsky (violin)/BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

8.

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata 147

2:55
Michael Austin (organ)

GABRIEL FAURÉ

9.

Cantique de Jean Racine

6:37
(arr. John Rutter)
Huddersfield Choral Society/BBC Philharmonic/Vernon Handley
RECESSIONAL

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

10.

Wedding March from A Midsummer NIght's Dream

3:18
Michael Austin (organ)

THÉODORE DUBOIS

11.

Toccata in G

6:49
Francis Jackson (organ)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

12.

Organ Sonata No. 2, 3rd movement

2:27
Peet Kee (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

13.

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

3:52
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR

14.

Toccata from Symphony No. 5

6:02
Ian Tracey (organ)

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT

15.

March triomphale - Nun danket alle Gott

4:06
Michael Austin (organ)

JOHN STANLEY

16.

Andante from Trumpet Voluntary, Op. 6 No. 5

1:51
Richard Marlow (organ)

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

17.

Finale from Symphony No. 3

7:33
Gillian Weir (organ)/Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier
72:36






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