Wedding Classics (Chandos Audio CD)
Wedding Classics (Chandos Audio CD)
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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 Faure
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
George Frideric Handel
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)
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
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 Boellmann
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
Edward Elgar
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
Edward Elgar
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 Faure
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-Saens
17 Finale from Symphony No. 3 7:33
Gillian Weir (organ)/Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier
72:36
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K