On 2CDs is a collection of music that made Britain GREAT!

Celebrate Britain’s glorious musical heritage with this offering of festive favourites. From the grandeur of coronations, the simple beauty of the English countryside, to the exuberance and heritage of the Last Night of the Proms, this collection brings together all the iconic anthems reflecting British spirit.

All the GREAT BRITISH tracks you would HOPE for are included on this collection: Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, God Save the Queen, Thomas Arne’s Rule Britannia, Handel’s Zadock the Priest, and Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah, through to the Lennon McCartney’s ‘Yesterday’ concerto arranged by John Lanchbery. Quality pervades this recording throughout.

This release this album captures and celebrates the great British spirit, like no other.

Artists

Diana Doherty (oboe), Jonathan Bradley (organ), Dimity Hall (violin), Nicole Car (soprano), Sara Macliver (soprano), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone), Sharolyn Kimmorley (piano), David Drury (organ), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Australis, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne, Australian Army Band, Perth, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Cantillation, Graham Abbott, Nicholas Braithwaite, Mark Summerbell, Marc Taddei, Benjamin Northey, David Measham, Michael Leighton Jones, Craig Johnson, David Stanhope, Antony Walker, Michel Swierczewski, Carl Pini, Patrick Thomas, Paul Dyer, Vladimir Kamirsky, Brett Weymark