Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: The Official CD (1952-2012)

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London on 7 & 8 March 2012.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra takes part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June as part of the 1000 boat flotilla celebrating the Queen’s 60th anniversary. Its musicians will play works chosen for their association with British history and London landmarks, recorded here to capture the spirit of the occasion and to serve as a memento of a unique day.

Highlights of the music include Percy Grainger’s Country Gardens, Jupiter from Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Thomas Arne’s Rule, Britannia!, the James Bond Theme, The Dam Busters by Eric Coates and two works by Elgar – Nimrod from Enigma Variations and Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1. The CD closes out with a performance of the National Anthem.

anon.:
 God Save The Queen

Arnold:
 The Padstow Lifeboat - March, Op. 94

Coates, E:
 Dam Busters March
 Knightsbridge March from London Suite
 London (London Everyday) Suite

Elgar:
 Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1
 Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39
 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2
 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3
 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4
 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5

Grainger:
 Country Gardens

Holst:
 The Planets, Op. 32
 The Planets: Jupiter

Norman, M:
 Dr No
 The James Bond Theme

Spiegl:
 Radio 4 UK Theme

Sullivan, A:
 HMS Pinafore: Overture

Vangelis:
 Chariots of Fire

Vaughan Williams:
 Fantasia on Greensleeves

Walton:
 Henry V - Suite
 Orb and Sceptre

Wood, Henry:
 Fantasia on British Sea Songs