The Best of Great Britain (Anthems of the United Kingdom)
This is a small compilation to celebrate the music and composers of the United Kingdom, and to not let these amazing pieces fade away. If you wish to know some history behind these pieces, just comment and I will try and answer any queries. But, for now, please enjoy :)
I DO NOT own the rights to any of the music or photos, I only edit these compilations. I recently have been hit hard by YouTube copyright Gestapo, and this video was a specific target of a strike (I had to remove Maurice Andre’s fantastic rendition of Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary). So, I would be very grateful for a like on the video, but either way, I hope you enjoy the music!
0:00 - Heart of Oak by William Boyce (Central Band of the Royal British Legion/Cpt. David Cole)
1:50 - Abide with Me by Henry Francis Lyte (Boscombe Citadel Band of The Salvation Army)
4:54 - The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Ambrosian Singers)
10:57 - Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem No.1 HMV 258 by George Fredrich Handel (BBC Symphony Orchestra/BBC Symphony Chorus/Sir Andrew Davis)
16:30 - The British Grenadiers - Traditional March (The Band Of Her Majesty’s Welsh Guards)
18:25 - Danny Boy (on the theme of Londonderry Air) by Fredric Weatherly (Grimethorpe Colliery Band)
21:34 - Trumpet Tune & Air by Henry Purcell (Dian Bish)
25:11 - Colonel Bogey March by Lt. Kenneth Alford (Film Symphony Orchestras/Constantino Martínez Orts)
28:00 - English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner)
38:30 - And did those Feet in Ancient Times/Jerusalem by Hubert Parry (lyr. William Blake/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Goldsmiths Choral Union/Owain Arwel Hughes)
41:16 - I Vow to Thee My Country (from Jupiter) by Gustav Holst ( Cecil Spring Rice/performers currently unknown)
45:55 - Pomp & Circumstance, March 1 ’Land of Hope and Glory’ by Edward Elgar (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd)
52:04 - Rule Britannia! by Thomas Arne ( Thomson/Edmund Barham/English String Orchestra/Willian Boughton)
57:13 - Crown Imperial Coronation March by William Walton (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrea Battistoni)]
In remembrance to all the Commonwealth and allied soldiers from all around the world who served (and still continue) to protect us and our freedom.
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