[ Decca / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Monday 14 July 2014
For many people their Wedding will be the most important day of their lives and choosing the right music is an important element in the making of the special day. Music is used at several key moments during the ceremony and a single CD cannot possibly provide enough choice for the whole occasion. This set dedicates a single disc for each key moment: the entrance of the bride, music for during the ceremony, music for the signing of the register, recessionals for the exit of the bride and groom, and finally, relaxing music to welcome the guests at the reception. Recognising that restrictions are sometimes imposed on weddings held outside of a church, the music for during the ceremony is spread across two CDs with a selection of sacred music, including hymns, on one, and secular music suitable for use in civil ceremonies on the other.Artists include The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, H kan Hardenberger, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Georg Solti and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Incls
Wagner - Lohengrin - Prelude to Act III - Bridal Chorus
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary (arr Peter Hurford)
Pachelbel - Canon in D (arr. Karl Münchinger (1915-1990))
Handel - Solomon - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Purcell - Trumpet Tune (Arr. Peter Hurford)
Handel - Water Music - Hornpipe in D (Arr. Peasgood)
Charpentier - Prélude from "Te Deum", H.146
Verdi - Aida - Marcia
Wagner - Tannhauser - Grand March
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker - March
Vivaldi - Gloria in D, R.589 - Allegro: Gloria in excelsis
Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust - Marche hongroise
Gounod / Bach - Ave Maria
Stainer - Love divine, all loves excelling
Mozart - Ave verum corpus, K.618
Franck - Panis Angelicus (arr.Alan Boustead)
Gounod - Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile - Sanctus
Saint-Saens - Le Carnaval des Animaux - The Swan
Schubert - Impromptu No.3 in G flat: Andante
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique" - Adagio cantabile
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Incidental Music - Wedding March
Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake')
Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E Flat, H.VIIe/1 - Allegro
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in E flat major - Rondo
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.21 In C, K.467 - Andante