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Classics for Remembrance

As Poppy Day approaches we bring you music of peace and reconciliation in this time of conflict and suffering.

Tracklisting

Wesley: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace    
James McVinnie (organ), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Christopher Robinson

Taken from Wesley: Anthems
Naxos 8.570318

Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody for Orchestra
Hallé/Mark Elder

Taken from English Rhapsody
Hallé CD HLL 7503

Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
Colm Carey (organ), Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly

Taken from Fauré: Requiem, et al.
Naxos 8.550765

Bach: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott
Gerhard Gnann (organ)

Taken from Bach: Ein Choralbuch
Hänssler CLASSIC 92.082

Stanford: A Song of Peace
Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Ian Watson (organ)

Taken from Stanford: Stabat Mater, et al.
Chandos CHAN 9548

Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Variation Nine: Nimrod (Adagio)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Andrew Davis

Taken from Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations; In the South (Alassio); Serenade for Strings
Signum Classics SIGCD 168

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem – Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras
Westminster Symphonic Choir, New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Masur

Taken from Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; Song of Destiny; German Requiem
Warner Classics 2564 62768-2

Holst: The Planets – Jupiter
London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis

Taken from Holst: The Planets
LSO Live LSO 0029

Beethoven: Symphony No.9, ‘Choral’ – Finale (excerpt)
Twyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), John Mac Master (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra/Haitink

Taken from Beethoven: Symphony No.9
LSO Live LSO 0592

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