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The royal wedding H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer.

Title: The royal wedding [sound recording] : H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer.
Publication: [New York, N.Y.] : Columbia, p1981.

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2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.

Uniform Title

Bible. Corinthians. 1st, XIII.
God save the King.
Ar hyd y nos.

Alternative Title

Royal tribute
All through the night.
Land of hope and glory.

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Note

"Record one is the official BBC recording of the wedding itself from within St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981. Record two contains a stirring collection of Great British music befitting a Royal occasion of such historic importance"--Container.
The works on disc 2 are from various recordings, originally issued by BBC Records and EMI Records between 1963 and 1977.
Complete contents and list of personnel on container.

Contents

The wedding service. Side 1. The arrival of the bride: Fanfare: (at the west door) "Royale" / Major W. Jackson (State Trumpeters ; Major Antony Richards, cond.) -- The bridal procession: Trumpet voluntary (The prince of Denmark's march) / Jeremiah Clarke ; arr. C. Dearnley & D. Willcocks (Christopher Dearnley, organ ; orch. cond. by David Willcocks) -- Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation / tune: Westminster Abbey / Henry Purcell ; words: J.M. Neale (choirs, congregation & organ) -- Introduction (The Very Rev. Alan Webster, Dean of St. Paul's) -- The marriage service (The Most Rev. & Right Hon. Robert Runcie, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury) -- Anthem: Let the people praise Thee, O God / music: William Mathias ; text: Psalm 67 (Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Gentlemen and Children of H.M. Chapels Royal ; Christopher Dearnley, organ ; Barry Rose, cond.) -- Lesson: I Corinthians XIII (The Rt. Hon. George Thomas, Speaker of the House of Commons) -- Address (The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury) -- Anthem: I was glad / music: Sir Hubert Parry ; words: Psalm 122:1-3 & 6-7 (Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Gentlemen and Children of H.M. Chapels Royal ; Christopher Dearnley, organ ; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music ; Barry Rose, cond.)
Side 2. Lesser litany: Versicles and responses / Christopher Dearnley (The Rev. Michael Moxon, Sacrist of St. Paul's Cathedral, officiant ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Gentlemen and Children of H.M. Chapels Royal ; Richard Popplewell, cond.) -- Prayers and blessing (The Rt. Rev and Rt. Hon. The Lord Coggan of Canterbury and Sissinghurst ; His Eminence Cardinal George Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster ; The Rt. Rev. Andrew Doig, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ; The Rev. Harry Williams, Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield) -- Hymn: I vow to thee my country / tune: Thaxted / Gustav Holst (from Jupiter, The Planets suite) ; words: Sir Cecil Spring-Rice (choirs, congregation & organ) -- Blessing (The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury) -- Amen [from the anthem "Great King of Gods"] / Orlando Gibbons (Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Gentlemen and Children of H.M. Chapels Royal ; Richard Popplewell, cond.) -- The national anthem / arr. David Willcocks (Bach Choir ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; Gentlemen and Children of H.M. Chapels Royal ; Christopher Dearnley, organ ; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music ; orch. cond. by Sir David Willcocks)
During the signing of the register: March from Occasional oratorio / G.F. Handel (Christopher Dearnley, organ) ; Excerpts from the oratorio, Samson / G.F. Handel: Let the bright seraphim (Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; John Wallace, trumpet ; John Scott, organ continuo) ; Let their celestial concerts all unite (Bach Choir ; orch. cond. by Sir David Willcocks) -- The procession of the bride and bridegroom: Fanfare (from the Whispering Gallery): "Rejoicing" / Major Antony Richards (State Trumpeters ; Major Richards, cond.) ; Pomp and circumstance no. 4 [ms. 1-106] / Sir Edward Elgar ; arr. D. Willcocks (orch. cond. by Sir Colin Davis).
The royal tribute. Side 3. God bless the Prince of Wales / Brinsley [i.e. Brinley] Richards ; arr. Desmond K. Walker (Band of the Welsh Guards ; Major Desmond K. Walker, cond.) -- Ar hyd y nos = All through the night / Trad. ; arr. Desmond K. Walker (Pontarddulais Male Choir ; Band of the Welsh Guards) [sung in Welsh] -- Crown imperial: Coronation march / Sir William Walton (Noel Rawsthorne, organ ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. ; Sir Charles Groves, cond.) -- Toccata in F major / Charles Widor (Timothy Farrell, organ) -- The Dam busters / Eric Coates (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. ; Sir Charles Groves, cond.) -- Jerusalem / [music:] Hubert Parry ; arr. Charles Hobey ; [text:] William Blake (Central Band of the Royal Air Force ; Choirs of Finchley & Barnet ; Wing Cmdr. J.L. Wallace, cond.).
Side 4. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" / Ralph Vaughan Williams (Philharmonia Orch. ; George Weldon, cond.) -- "Nimrod" from Enigma variations, op. 36 / Sir Edward Elgar (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. ; Sir Charles Groves, cond.) -- Prelude and Fugue ("The Spitfire") / Sir William Walton (Noel Rawsthorne, organ ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. ; Sir Charles Groves, cond.) -- March: Pomp and circumstance No. 1 in D (Land of hope and glory) / [music:] Sir Edward Elgar ; [words:] Arthur C. Benson (BBC Symphony Orch. ; Sir Charles Groves, cond.).

Call Number

*LSRX 12573 (C)

OCLC

NYPG98-R30

Title

The royal wedding [sound recording] : H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer.

Imprint

[New York, N.Y.] : Columbia, p1981.

Performer

Orchestra for the wedding service comprised of members of the English Chamber Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Local Note

Also in Atlas.

Added Author

Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-

Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.

Richards, Anthony J. (Conductor)

Dearnley, Christopher, 1930- Arranger. Performer

Willcocks, David, 1919-2015. Conductor

Willcocks, David, 1919-2015. Arranger

Webster, Alan, 1918-

Runcie, Robert A. K. (Robert Alexander Kennedy), 1921-

Rose, Barry, 1934- Conductor

Thomas, George, 1909-1997.

Moxon, Michael, Rev.

Popplewell, Richard. Conductor

Coggan, Donald, 1909-2000.

Hume, Basil, 1923-1999.

Doig, Andrew B., 1914-1997.

Williams, Harry, Rev.

Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer

Wallace, John, 1949- Performer

Scott, John, 1956- Performer

Davis, Colin, 1927- Conductor

Walker, Desmond K. Arranger. Conductor

Rawsthorne, Noel. Performer

Groves, Charles, 1915-1992, conductor.

Farrell, Timothy. Performer

Hobey, Charles. Arranger

Wallace, J. L. Conductor

Weldon, George. Conductor

Jackson, Walter. Fanfare: Royale.

Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707. Suites, orchestra, D major. Prince of Denmark's march; arranged.

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Westminster Abbey.

Mathias, William. Let the people praise thee, O God.

Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918. I was glad.

Dearnley, Christopher, 1930- Versicles and reponses.

Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Planets. Jupiter. Selections; arranged.

Gibbons, Orlando, 1583-1625. Great King of Gods. Amen.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Occasional oratorio. Marche; arranged.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Samson. Let the bright seraphim.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Samson. Let their celestial concerts all unite.

Richards, Anthony J. (Conductor). Fanfare: Rejoicing.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Pomp and circumstance. No. 4. Selections.

Richards, Brinley, 1819-1885. God bless the Prince of Wales; arranged.

Walton, William, 1902-1983. Crown imperial.

Widor, Charles Marie, 1844-1937. Symphonies, organ, no. 5, op. 42, no. 1, F minor. Toccata.

Coates, Eric, 1886-1957. Dambusters.

Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918. Jerusalem; arranged.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Fantasia on Greensleeves.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Variations on an original theme. Nimrod.

Walton, William, 1902-1983. Spitfire prelude and fugue.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Pomp and circumstance. No. 1; arranged.

State Trumpeters of the Life Guards (Great Britain) Performer

Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra. Performer

English Chamber Orchestra. Performer

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England) Performer

St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choir. Performer

Great Britain. Chapel Royal. Choir. Performer

Royal Military School of Music. Fanfare Trumpeters. Performer

Bach Choir (London, England) Performer

Band of H.M. Welsh Guards. Performer

Pontarddulais Male Choir. Performer

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer

Central Band of the Royal Air Force (Great Britain) Performer

Finchley Choral Society. Performer

Barnet and District Choral Society. Performer

BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer

Added Title

Bible. Corinthians. 1st, XIII.

God save the King.

Ar hyd y nos.

All through the night.

Land of hope and glory.

Publisher No.

C2 37655 Columbia

Research Call Number

*LSRX 12573 (C)

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