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–Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*, English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks	Five Mystical Songs Baritone Vocals – John Shirley-QuirkWords By – George Herbert
A1	–	No.1: Rise, Heart (Easter)
A2	–	No.2: I Got Me Flowers
A3	–	No.3: Love Bade Me Welcome
A4	–	No.4: The Call
A5	–	No.5: Antiphon
A6	–Choir Of King's College, Cambridge* And English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks	Motet: O Clap Your Hands
–Choir Of King's College, Cambridge* Conducted By David Willcocks	Mass In G Minor Alto Vocals – Nigel PerrinBass Vocals – David Van AschTenor Vocals – Robin DovetonTreble Vocals – John Easton
B1	–	No.1: Kyrie
B2	–	No.2: Gloria
B3	–	No.3: Credo
B4	–	No.4: Sanctus - Osanna I - Benedictus - Osanna II
B5	–	No.5: Agnus Dei
–London Philharmonic Choir* With London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult	Dona Nobis Pacem Baritone Vocals – John Carol CaseChorus Master – John AlldisSoprano Vocals – Sheila Armstrong
C1	–	No.1: Agnus Dei
C2	–	No.2: Beat! Beat! Drums!
C3	–	No.3: Reconciliation
C4	–	No.4: Dirge For Two Veterans
D1a	–	No.5: The Angel Of Death
D1b	–	No.6: O Man, Greatly Beloved
D2	–London Philharmonic Choir* With London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult	Toward The Unknown Region Words By – Walt Whitman
–The Bach Choir With The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks	Sancta Civitas Baritone Vocals – John Shirley-QuirkChorus – Boys Of King's College Choir, CambridgeTenor Vocals – Ian Partridge
E	–	Sancta Civitas (Part I)
F1	–	Sancta Civitas (Conclusion)
F2	–The Bach Choir With The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks	Benedicite Soprano Vocals – Heather Harper
–The Bach Choir With New Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks	Five Tudor Portraits Baritone Vocals – John Carol CaseContralto Vocals – Elizabeth BainbridgeWords By – John Skelton
G1	–	No.1: Ballad - The Tunning Of Elinor Rumming
G2	–	No.2: Intermezzo - My Pretty Bess
G3	–	No.3: Burlesca - Epitaph On John Jayberd Of Diss
H1	–	No.4: Romanza - Jane Scroop ( Her Lament For Philip Sparrow)
H2	–	No.5: Scherzo - Jolly Rutterkin
I1	–Choir Of Guildford Cathedral* With String Orchestra* Conducted By Barry Rose	Fantasia On Christmas Carols Baritone Vocals – John Barrow Organ – Gavin Williams Written-By – Traditional
I2	–Women's Voices Of The Ambrosian Singers* With Orchestra Nova Of London Conducted By Meredith Davies	Magnificat Contralto Vocals – Helen WattsFlute – Christopher Hyde-Smith
J1	–London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult	Serenade To Music Baritone Vocals – John Carol Case, John NobleBass Vocals – Christopher Keyte, Richard AngasContralto Vocals – Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Meriel Dickinson, Shirley MintySoprano Vocals – Marie Haywood, Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan LongfieldTenor Vocals – Ian Partridge, Kenneth Bowen, Wynford EvansWords By – Shakespeare*
J2	–The London Philharmonic Choir And London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult	Fantasia (Quasi Variazione) On The 'Old 105th' Psalm Tune Chorus Master – John AlldisPiano – Peter KatinWords By – Sternhold & Hopkins
K	–Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*	An Oxford Elegy Vocals [Speaker] – John WestbrookWords By – Matthew Arnold
L1	–Jacques Orchestra*, David Willcocks	Five Variants Of 'Dives And Lazarus'
L2	–Choir Of King's College, Cambridge* With Jacques Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks	Suite 'Flos Campi' Viola – Cecil Aronowitz
–The Bach Choir With The Choir Of Westminster Abbey	'Hodie' ('This Day': A Christmas Cantata)
M1	–	1. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
M2	–	2. Narration: Now The Birth Of Jesus Christ
M3	–	3. Song: It Was The Winter Wild
M4	–	4. Narration: And It Came To Pass In Those Days
M5	–	5. Choral: The Blessed Son Of God
M6	–	6. Narration: And There Were In The Same Country
M7	–	7. Song (The Oxen): Christmas Eve And Twelve Of The Clock
M8	–	8. Narration: And The Shepherds Returned
N1	–	9. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing
N2	–	10. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things
N3	–	11. Lullaby: Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sang
N4	–	12. Hymn: Bright Portals Of The Sky
N5	–	13. Narration: Now Hen Jesus Was Born
N6	–	14. The March Of The Three Kings: From Kingdoms Of Wisdom
N7	–	15. Choral: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright
N8	–	16. Epilogue: In The Beginning Was The Word

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Choir – The Bach Choir (tracks: M1 to N8), Choristers Of Westminster Abbey* (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Chorus Master – Douglas Guest (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Composed By – Vaughan Williams*
• Conductor – David Willcocks (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Engineer – Christopher Parker (tracks: C1 to H2, J1, J2), Neville Boyling (tracks: A1 to B5, K to N8), Peter Brown (tracks: J2), Robert Gooch (tracks: I1, I2)
• Liner Notes – Michael Kennedy*
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Janet Baker (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Organ – Philip Ledger (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Producer – Christopher Bishop (tracks: A1 to L2), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (tracks: M1 to N8)
• Tenor Vocals – Richard Lewis* (tracks: M1 to N8)

Notes

Second UK stereo pressing, gold/red "second semi" labels, in hinged box with 20-page libretto booklet.

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