Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry

• William Walton: Orb and Sceptre
• 1Orb and Sceptre07:26
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
• 2Fantasia on Greensleeves04:30
• Eric Coates: London Suite, London Everyday
• 3III. Knightsbridge: March04:37
• Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore: Overture
• 4Overture to HMS Pinafore04:24
• Fritz Spiegl: Radio 4 UK Theme
• 5Radio 4 UK Theme05:35
• Malcolm Arnold: The Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94
• 6The Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 9404:16
• Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
• 7Main Theme03:18
• Percy Grainger
• 8Country Gardens02:27
• William Walton: Henry V Suite
• 9I. Overture, the Globe Playhouse02:26
• Eric Coates: The Dam Busters
• 10March from The Dam Busters04:07
• Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, Enigma
• 11Variation 9: Nimrod04:34
• Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
• 12IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity07:45
• Monty Norman: James Bond: Main Theme
• 13James Bond: Main Theme02:47
• Henry Wood: From Fantasia on British Sea Songs
• 14I. The Saucy Arethusa01:48
• 15III. Jack's the Lad02:27
• 16VI. See the Conquering Hero01:35
• 17VII. Rule Britannia01:33
• Edward Elgar: 5 Military Marches, Op. 39, Pomp and Circumstance
• 18No. 1 in D major, Land of Hope and Glory05:48
• 19Great Britain [God Save the Queen, 'God save our gracious Queen …']00:52
• Total Runtime01:12:15

Info for Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant

The London Philharmonic Orchestra takes part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June as part of the 1000 boat flotilla celebrating the Queen's 60th anniversary. Its musicians will play works chosen for their association with British history and London landmarks, recorded here to capture the spirit of the occasion and to serve as a memento of a unique day.

Highlights of the music include Percy Grainger's Country Gardens, Jupiter from Gustav Holst's The Planets, Thomas Arne's Rule, Britannia!, the James Bond Theme, The Dam Busters by Eric Coates and two works by Elgar - Nimrod from Enigma Variations and Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1. The album closes out with a performance of the National Anthem.

“You don’t have to be ravingly patriotic to enjoy this, but it helps. When the Jubilee flotilla travels down the Thames on June 3, the London Philharmonic will be on board. This album gives a foretaste of what to expect...The music is crisply delivered under David Parry.” (The Times, UK)

David Parry, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vesselin Gellev, leader

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London on 7 & 8 March 2012.

Celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee with the programme of music the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed as part of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant flotilla on 3 June 2012. The selection of music by British and Commonwealth composers relates either to monarchy, royal events and ceremonial occasions or to familiar landmarks along the Thames. It includes works by Elgar, Holst, Walton, Coates, Gilbert and Sullivan, as well as the James Bond and Chariots of Fire themes.

Booklet for Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant