A Celebration [includes bonus DVD]

Artist: Neville Marriner
Number of Discs: 3
Total time: 236:21
Label: Philips
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A three-disc set spanning Sir Neville Marriner's career with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Includes works by Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Boyce, Mozart, Wagner, Brahms, Vaughan Williams and more. A bonus DVD includes live performances of Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Grieg's Holberg Suite.

3 CDs & 1 DVD

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A Celebration [includes bonus DVD]
	1.	Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 by Vivaldi, Antonio Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Length: 3:11
	2.	Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 by Vivaldi, Antonio Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Length: 3:30
	3.	Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 by Vivaldi, Antonio Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Length: 4:44
	4.	Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Length: 2:04
	5.	Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Length: 4:03
	6.	Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Length: 1:13
	7.	Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Length: 1:15
	8.	Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Length: 0:59
	9.	Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Bach, Johann Sebastian Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Recorder: David Munrow Recorder: John Turner Length: 7:35
	10.	Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Bach, Johann Sebastian Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Recorder: David Munrow Recorder: John Turner Length: 3:27
	11.	Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Bach, Johann Sebastian Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Harpsichord: Thurston Dart Harpsichord: Raymond Leppard Violin: Alan Loveday Recorder: David Munrow Recorder: John Turner Length: 4:45
	12.	Concerto grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Scarlatti) by Avison, Charles Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 2:14
	13.	Concerto grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Scarlatti) by Avison, Charles Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:27
	14.	Concerto grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Scarlatti) by Avison, Charles Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:02
	15.	Concerto grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Scarlatti) by Avison, Charles Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:41
	16.	Symphony No. 5 in D major by Boyce, William Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 8:05
	17.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 5:49
	18.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 5:56
	19.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 2:03
	20.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:57
Disc #2
	21.	Symphony in C major ("No. 1") by Bizet, Georges Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 7:22
	22.	Symphony in C major ("No. 1") by Bizet, Georges Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 10:09
	23.	Symphony in C major ("No. 1") by Bizet, Georges Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 5:36
	24.	Symphony in C major ("No. 1") by Bizet, Georges Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 8:50
	25.	Siegfried Idyll, for small orchestra in E major, WWV 103 by Wagner, Richard [Classical] Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 17:51
	26.	Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1 by Brahms, Johannes Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:41
	27.	Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) by Rossini, Gioachino Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 11:07
	28.	Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 9:32
	29.	Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 7:02
Disc #3
	30.	Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 by Barber, Samuel Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 7:33
	31.	Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo") by Falla, Manuel de Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 3:42
	32.	The Walk To the Paradise Garden, for orchestra (Interlude from "A Village Romeo & Juliet") by Delius, Frederick Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 8:46
	33.	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras by Vaughan Williams, Ralph Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 14:20
	34.	Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor) by Walton, William [composer] Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 7:44
	35.	Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor) by Walton, William [composer] Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 4:20
	36.	Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor) by Walton, William [composer] Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 8:15
	37.	Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor) by Walton, William [composer] Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 4:28
	38.	Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, for string orchestra by Tippett, Michael Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner Length: 21:03

Performances

Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 by Vivaldi, Antonio

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Thurston Dart (Harpsichord), Raymond Leppard (Harpsichord), Alan Loveday (Violin)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 by Handel, George Frederick

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Thurston Dart (Harpsichord), Raymond Leppard (Harpsichord)
Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Bach, Johann Sebastian

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Thurston Dart (Harpsichord), Raymond Leppard (Harpsichord), Alan Loveday (Violin), David Munrow (Recorder), John Turner (Recorder)
Recording location: Brent Town Hall, Wembley

Concerto grosso No. 7 in G minor (after Scarlatti) by Avison, Charles

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Henry Wood Hall, London

Symphony No. 5 in D major by Boyce, William

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Henry Wood Hall, London

Symphony in C major ("No. 1") by Bizet, Georges

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

Siegfried Idyll, for small orchestra in E major, WWV 103 by Wagner, Richard [Classical]

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Kingway Hall, London

Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1 - No. 5 in G minor by Brahms, Johannes

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) by Rossini, Gioachino

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Wembley Town Hall, London

Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91 by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 by Barber, Samuel

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Henry Wood Hall, London

Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo") by Falla, Manuel de

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Henry Wood Hall, London

The Walk To the Paradise Garden, for orchestra (Interlude from "A Village Romeo & Juliet") by Delius, Frederick

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras by Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: Abbey Road Studios

Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor) by Walton, William [composer]

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, for string orchestra by Tippett, Michael

Performer(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Recording location: St. John's, Smith Square, London

A Celebration [includes bonus DVD]

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Contents

Tracks + Soundclips

Performances