Simon Rattle - British Composers (CD)

Sir Simon Rattle has long been a passionate advocate for British music, championing it's rich heritage and contemporary voices throughout his career. As music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic, he brought English orchestral music to global prominence. This collection traces that journey-from the romanticism of Elgar and the pastoral beauty of Vaughan Williams to the modern brilliance of Thomas Adès-showcasing the emotional depth and evolving identity of English music through Rattle's vivid interpretations.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. ELGAR Enigma Variations
2. Grania and Diarmid
3. Falstaff
4. The Dream of Gerontius
5. Violin Concerto
6. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
7. HOLST The Planets
8. MATTHEWS Pluto the Renewer
9. ADÈS Tevot
10. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge Songs of Travel
11. The Lark Ascending
12. WALTON Symphony No. 1
13. Belshazzar’s Feast
14. Cello Concerto
15. ARNOLD Guitar Concerto
16. ELGAR Cello Concerto
17. BRITTEN War Requiem
18. Les Illuminations
19. Serenade
20. Nocturne
21. An American Overture
22. Ballad of Heroes
23. Diversions
24. The Building of the House
25. Praise We Great Men
26. Suite on English Folk Tunes: ‘A time there was…’
27. Canadian Carnival
28. Young Apollo
29. Quatre Chansons françaises
30. Scottish Ballad
31. Occasional Overture
32. Sinfonia da Requiem
33. Cello Symphony
34. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
35. KNUSSEN Flourish with Fireworks
36. TURNAGE Ceres
37. MAW Odyssey
38. TURNAGE Momentum
39. Drowned Out
40. Three Screaming Popes
41. Kai
42. ADÈS Asyla