Since you are interested in ENGLAND - A Musical Tour of Blenheim Palace, Leeds Castle & Castle Howard, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
National Anthems of Member States of the European Union Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra / Jan Kucera [ Supraphon / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] Since 2004 alone, some 12 new member states have joined the European Union within the enlargement process. Along with the new territory, the EU has also integrated the history, culture and tradition of each of these countries. A national anthem often... |
WILLIAM MATHIAS
Violin sonatas Sara Trickey (violin) & Iwan Llewelyn-Jones (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] William Mathias's eloquent and accessible style comes to the fore in these première recordings of his music for violin and piano. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
BEIJING - a cultural tour with traditional Chinese music Various Artists [ NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEYS / DVD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] G - Beijing (Peking), the capital of China, has been the site of various cities with different names. Under Kubla Khan, who established the Mongolian Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), a new city, Khanbalik (Cambaluc) was built, to be destroyed by the Ming... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
SHANGHAI - A cultural tour with traditional Chinese music Various Artists [ NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEYS / DVD - released 30/Dec/2007 ] G - The city of Shanghai, China's most important port, owes some of its prosperity to the so-called unequal treatises forced on China during the 19th century. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
PARIS - A Musical Tour of Paris, Chantilly, Versailes and Chartres Various artists from the vast Naxos catalogue [ NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEYS / DVD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] G :- In addition to characteristic scenes from Paris, its buildings and its people, there is a glimpse of the Château at Chantilly, the magnificent palace of Versailles, and the Cathedral at Chartres. |
GRIEG / SINDING / SVENDSEN
NORWAY - A Musical Tour From Gaupne to Sogndal Various performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEYS / DVD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The tour of Norway takes us from the countryside between Gaupne and Sogndal to Bergen, the birthplace of Edvard Grieg, and its surrounding countryside. |