HM Queen Elizabeth II: Funeral Music

Compilation by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & George Frideric Handel

Released 19 September 2022

Tracklist

  • 1
    Traditional: God Save the Queen (British National Anthem 1952–2022)
    Royal Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra & Barry Wordsworth
    1:04
  • 2
    Purcell: Funeral Sentences for the Death of Queen Mary II: The Queen’s Funeral March (Procession)
    Baroque Brass of London & David Hill
    2:23
    5.0 ★
  • 3
    Allegri: Miserere
    The Choir of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
    2:03
  • 4
    J. Goss: Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    2:58
  • 5
    Stainer: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    2:35
  • 6
    Elgar: Nimrod (Lux Aeterna)
    VOCES8
    3:50
  • 7
    Anonymous: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    2:37
  • 8
    J.S. Bach: Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen, BWV 727
    Håkan Hardenberger & Simon Preston
    2:41
  • 9
    Finzi: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26: Amen
    Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
    1:06
  • 10
    Handel: Crux Fidelis (After “Ombra Ma Fu”- Xerses, HWV 40)
    Capricorn, Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
    2:30
  • 11
    God Be in My Head
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury
    1:46
  • 12
    Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
    Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, John Birch & Sir Neville Marriner
    3:19
  • 13
    Stainer: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    1:47
  • 14
    Jerusalem
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    2:54
  • 15
    Anonymous: O for a Closer Walk With God
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    2:02
  • 16
    Filitz: Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    2:10
  • 17
    Tallis: If Ye Love Me
    The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle & James Vivian
    2:12
  • 18
    Anonymous: The Lord’s My Shepherd
    Huddersfield Choral Society & Wyn Morris
    3:33
  • 19
    Byrd: Iustorum Animae, 5vv
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    2:41
  • 20
    Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
    St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra & Barry Rose
    3:26
  • 21
    Haweis: Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Richmond)
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    2:41
  • 22
    Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Arr. Curley for Organ)
    Carlo Curley
    2:57
  • 23
    Horsley: There Is a Green Hill Far Away
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Simon Preston & Sir David Willcocks
    2:41
  • 24
    Parry: O Praise Ye the Lord! (Laudate Dominum)
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    2:52
  • 25
    Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, Cg89a (From Bach Prelude in C, BWV 846)
    Ben Hulett, Helen Tunstall, Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
    2:53
  • 26
    Mother of God, Here I Stand
    VOCES8
    2:52
  • 27
    Croft: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    2:59
  • 28
    Goodall: The Lord Is My Shepherd
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    3:18
  • 29
    J.S. Bach: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
    Peter Hurford
    2:53
  • 30
    W.H. Monk: Abide With Me
    Bruce Blyth, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    4:23
  • 31
    Hymn – Guide Me, o Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
    The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell, The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, Andrew Gant & Robert Quinney
    2:54
  • 32
    Handel: Eternal Source of Light Divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne), HWV 74
    Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Harry Christophers
    3:54
  • 33
    Burgon: Nunc Dimittis
    Thomas Hopkinson, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, John Wallace & Stephen Cleobury
    3:05
  • 34
    Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequentia. Lacrimosa
    Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
    3:34
  • 35
    Mason: Nearer My God to Thee
    Choir of St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street & Maurice Vinden
    3:02
  • 36
    Dykes: The King of Love My Shepherd Is
    Paisley Abbey Choir & George McPhee
    3:07
  • 37
    J. Hughes: Guide Me, o Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda)
    Huddersfield Choral Society & Wyn Morris
    2:30
  • 38
    Anonymous: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    3:24
  • 39
    Scholefield: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Simon Preston & Sir David Willcocks
    3:30
  • 40
    Parry: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
    Roland Roberts, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    3:43
  • 41
    Byrd: Mass for Four Voices: Agnus Dei (album version)
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    3:46
  • 42
    Teschner: All Glory, Laud and Honour (Tune, St. Theodulph)
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury
    3:46
  • 43
    My Soul There Is a Country
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    4:00
  • 44
    Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu (I)
    Catherine Bott, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner
    3:49
  • 45
    Vierne: 24 Pièces En Style Libre, Op. 31: 19. Berceuse in A (Sur Les Paroles Classiques)
    Peter Hurford
    3:57
  • 46
    Pie Jesu
    Paul Miles-Kingston, Winchester Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, James Lancelot, Lorin Maazel & Sarah Brightman
    3:56
    3.0 ★
  • 47
    Howells: Services. ‘Collegium Regale’ – Canticles (1944) / Evensong: Nunc Dimittis
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Peter Barley & Stephen Cleobury
    4:01
  • 48
    Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore in C, K.339: 5. Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes (Ps. 116/117)
    Kiri Te Kanawa, St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra & Barry Rose
    4:05
  • 49
    Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace: 10. Agnus Dei
    Polyphony & Stephen Layton
    4:01
  • 50
    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: 4. “Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!”
    Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Bernard Haitink
    5:18
  • 51
    Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Rhosymedre
    Robert Quinney
    4:25
  • 52
    Rutter: Requiem: Pie Jesu
    The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, Caroline Ashton & City of London Sinfonia
    4:14
  • 53
    Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
    Eric Whitacre & Eric Whitacre Singers
    4:16
  • 54
    Vaughan Williams: For All the Saints (Sine Nomine)
    Paisley Abbey Choir & George McPhee
    4:29
  • 55
    S.S. Wesley: Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    4:37
  • 56
    Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
    VOCES8
    5:50
  • 57
    Howells: Like as the Hart
    The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
    6:33
  • 58
    J.S. Bach: Schmücke Dich, o Liebe Seele, BWV 654a
    Christian Schmitt
    8:01
  • 59
    Purcell: Funeral Sentences for the Death of Queen Mary II (1695): The Queen’s Funeral March (Recession)
    Baroque Brass of London & David Hill
    1:12
  • 60
    Vulpius: The Strife Is O’Er, the Battle Done
    The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest
    3:06
  • 61
    All Creatures of Our God and King
    Massed Choirs, Martin How, Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Lionel Dakers & Royal School of Church Music Massed Choirs
    4:44
  • 62
    Abide With Me (album version)
    Dinnington Colliery Band
    2:51
  • 63
    O Lord, Grant the King a Long Life
    Harry Bicket, Choir of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
    2:02
  • 64
    Croft: The Burial Service
    Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks
    14:45
  • 65
    Nimrod
    The Band of the Coldstream Guards
    4:04
  • 66
    Traditional: Amazing Grace
    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & John Newton
    1:41
  • 67
    Anonymous: Nova, Nova: Gabriell Off Hye Degre (15th Century)
    Lance-Sergeant Pirrie, Purcell Consort of Voices & Grayston Burgess
    1:12
  • 68
    Eternal Father With Sunset
    Band of HM Royal Marines
    3:10
  • 69
    The Lark Ascending (edit)
    Nicola Benedetti, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Litton
    4:38
  • 70
    Britten: The National Anthem (God Save the Queen)
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten
    2:34

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