大象传媒

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

• 00:00

  Henry Purcell

  Funeral March for Queen Mary

  Choir: Vox Luminis. Conductor: Lionel Meunier.

  • Ricercar RIC332.
  • 12.
• 00:01

  Edward Elgar

  So Many True Princesses Who Have Gone

  Orchestrator: Anthony Payne. Choir: Adrian Partington Singers. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.

  • Chandos CHSA5057.
  • 5.

• Edmund Spenser

  The Fairie Queene (excerpt), read by Juliet Stevenson

• 00:05

  William Walton

  Orb and Sceptre coronation march

  Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.

  • Telarc CD80125.
  • 1.
• 00:07

  Michael Tippett

  Dance, Clarion Air

  Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Coro 16134.
  • 2.
• 00:11

  Edward Elgar

  Aubade (from Nursery Suite)

  Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Halle CD HLL 7548.
  • 2.
• 00:00

  Walter Kent

  (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover

  Singer: Vera Lynn.

  • Decca 2715983.
  • 1.
• 00:00

  Glenn Miller

  In The Mood

  Performer: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.

  • Sony 82876692412.
  • 1.
• 00:00

  Richard Rodgers

  People will say we're in love (from Oklahoma!)

  Singer: Joan Roberts. Ensemble: Jay Blackton and His Orchestra.

  • Naxos 8.120787.
  • 8.
• 00:00

  Sir John Goss

  Praise my Soul the King of Heaven

  Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.

  • Decca 414 609-2.
  • 1.

• John Masefield

  Prayer for the Royal Marriage, read by Damian Lewis

• Andrew Motion

  Diamond Wedding, read by Juliet Stevenson

• 00:22

  Benjamin Britten

  Courtly Dances (from Gloriana)

  Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Chandos CHAN 10658.
  • 3.
• 00:28

  Edward Elgar

  Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)

  Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.

  • EMI 575100 2.
  • 1.

• Carol Ann Duffy

  The Crown, read by Juliet Stevenson

• 00:32

  Malcolm Arnold

  Kingston - Fanfare

  Ensemble: Onyx Brass. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Chandos CHSA5221.
  • 3.
• 00:34

  Ralph Vaughan Williams

  O Taste and See

  Performer: Choir of Westminster Abbey.

  • Cantoris Soundalive CSACD3050.
  • 11.
• 00:37

  George Butterworth

  The Banks of Green Willow

  Performer: Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor).

  • Halle CD HLL7503.
  • 25.

• John Betjeman

  Meditation on a Constable Picture, read by John Betjeman

• Vita Sackville-West

  June 2nd 1953, read by Juliet Stevenson

• 00:44

  Arnold Bax

  What is it like to be young and fair?

  Choir: Cambridge University Chamber Choir. Conductor: Timothy Brown.

  • Heritage HTGCD213.
  • 2.
• 00:13

  Arthur Bliss

  Kenilworth March

  Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.

  • Chandos CHAN8570.
  • 8.

• Ted Hughes

  A soul is a wheel, read by Damian Lewis

• 00:48

  Trad. Maori

  E Papa

  Performer: Kahurangi Maori.

  • ARC Music EUCD 1726.
  • 9.
• 00:50

  Sola Akingbola

  Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa

  Performer: Sola Akingbola.

  • ARC Music EUCD 2114.
  • 1.

• John Masefield

  Lines on our Sovereign Lady聮s Return

• 00:53

  Arthur Bliss

  Kenilworth March

  Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.

  • Chandos CHAN8570.
  • 8.

• Cecil Day-Lewis

  Hornpipe, read by Cecil Day-Lewis

• Ben Johnson

  Every Man Out of his Humour (excerpt), read by Damian Lewis

• 00:00

  Maria Theresia von Paradis

  Sicilienne

  Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen.

  • Decca 6765519.
  • 1.

• William Shakespeare

  Hamlet (excerpt), read by Juliet Stevenson

• 01:01

  Judith Weir

  Piano Concerto (2nd mvt)

  Performer: William Howard. Ensemble: The Schubert Ensemble.

  • NMC NMC D090.
  • 2.

• Ted Hughes

  Pibroch, read by Damian Lewis

• 01:06

  Thomas Tollett

  The Queen's Farewell

  Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Coro COR16024.
  • 10.

• Simon Armitage

  The Bed, read by Simon Armitage

• 01:09

  Malcolm Williamson

  Lento for Strings

  Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

  • Chandos CHAN10406.
  • 11.
• 01:13

  William Walton

  Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Finale)

  Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Salter.

  • RCA RD87846.
  • 9.
• 01:14

  Ronald Binge

  Elizabethan Serenade

  Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.

  • Naxos 8553515.
  • 15.

• Douglas Dunn

  Class Photograph, read by Juliet Stevenson

• 01:19

  Val Hamm

  Milanollo

  Performer: The Band of the Life Guards.

  • Bandleader BNA 5171.
  • 5.

• Andrew Motion

  Hymn for the Golden Jubilee, read by Damian Lewis

• Philip Larkin

  In times when nothing stood, read by Juliet Stevenson

• 01:21

  Paul McCartney

  Her Majesty

  Performer: The Beatles.

  • Apple.
  • 1.
• 01:22

  Peter Maxwell Davies

  Farewell to Stromness

  Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies (piano).

  • Unicorn Kanchana DKPCD9070.
  • 1.
• 01:27

  Trad.

  God Save the Queen

  Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.

  • Decca 4364032.
  • 12.