1. GLORIA IN D RV 589 00:02:14 OPENS WITH BRIGHT STRINGS AND BRASS INTO HERALDIC CELEBRATORY RELIGIOUS CHORAL WORK

2. ZADOK THE PRIEST 00:05:25 OPENS WITH PULSED CIRCULAR STRINGS AND ORGAN BUILDING INTO CEREMONIAL MAJESTICAL JUBILANT ATMOSPHERE. PERFORMED AT EVERY CORONATION SINCE 1727 THIS WORK IS SYNONYMOUS WITH ENGLISH MAJESTY AND CEREMONY. AT 2.04 CUTTING POINT TO LIGHTER JUBILANT SKIPPING ATMOSPHERE. GOD SAVE THE KING LYRIC

3. HALLELUJAH CHORUS (FROM THE MESSIAH) 00:03:37 UP TEMPO PROUD JUBILANT CELEBRATORY RELIGIOUS WORK FULL ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR. THE MESSIAH WAS WRITTEN IN JUST THREE WEEKS IN 1741

4. AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD (FROM THE MESSIAH) 00:02:50 MEDIUM UP TEMPO BRIGHT LYRICAL CHORUS WITH STRING ACCOMPANIMENT. CHORAL WORK

5. GLORY TO GOD (FROM THE MESSIAH) 00:01:44 OPENS WITH BRIGHT FEMALE VOICES AND MALE RESPONSES. JUBILANT CHORUS PERFORMED BY STRINGS AND CHOIR

6. SEE THE CONQUERING HERO COMES 00:02:28 OPENS WITH LIGHT CHORAL ARRANGEMENT. AT 1.36 HEAVY MILITARY PERCUSSION JOINS FOR MORE POWERFUL ATMOSPHERE AND FORCEFUL CELEBRATORY ARRANGEMENT TO END. THIS WORK WAS COMMISSIONED TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY OF THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND OVER THE SCOTTISH AT CULLODEN

7. ST JOHN PASSION OPENING CHORUS (HERR UNSER HERRSCHER) 00:08:46 UP TEMPO BROAD JOYFUL CELEBRATORY WORK BY ORGAN ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR. AT 5.24 CUTTING POINT TO SOFTER MOODY ATMOSPHERE BEFORE RE-STATEMENT OF MAIN CHORUS AT 6.28. JOYFUL ATMOSPHERE TO END. ONE OF THE GREATEST MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN CHORAL MUSIC.

8. ST MATHEW PASSION (ICH WILL HIER BEI DIR STEHEN) 00:00:56 MEDIUM TEMPO GENTLE CHORALE FROM BACH'S ST MATHEWS PASSION. ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR 60SEC

9. JESU JOY OF MANS DESIRING CANTATA BWV 147 00:02:31 UP TEMPO FLOWING CHORALE BY STRINGS AND CHOIR. ORIGINAL CHORAL VERSION WITH A TRUMPET DOUBLING THE TOP LINE

10. SLEEPERS AWAKE (WACHET AUF) CANTATA BWV 140 00:04:01 MEDIUM TEMPO GRACEFUL STRINGS AND MALE VOCALS. ORIGINAL VERSION FOR UNISON UPPER STRINGS WITH THE CHORALE TUNE SUNG BY MALE CHORUS VOX

11. THOU KNOWEST LORD THE SECRETS 00:02:22 SLOW TEMPO NOSTALGIC RELIGIOUS CHORAL WORK. WRITTEN FOR THE FUNERAL AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN 1694 OF QUEEN MARY. THIS PASSIONATE MUSIC WAS REPEATED NINE MONTHS LATER IN THE SAME CHURCH AT THE COMPOSERS OWN FUNERAL

12. ORCHESTRAL SUITE NO 4 OVERTURE BWV 1069 00:07:50 MEDIUM TEMPO HEAVY POWERFUL MAJESTIC CEREMONIAL CHORDS. AT 3.03 UP TEMPO LIGHTER STIRRING MIDDLE SECTION. STRONG POWERFUL ENDING. ONE OF THE GREAT PILLARS OF BAROQUE MUSIC

13. SINFONIA FROM CANTATA BWV 156 (ICH STEH MIT EINEM FUSS IN GRABE) 00:02:17 SLOW TEMPO GENTLE MELODIC RESTFUL OBOE AND STRINGS

14. DEBORAH OVERTURE 00:04:59 OPENS IN MEDIUM TEMPO TRIUMPHANT STATELY MOOD. AT 2.24 CUTTING POINT TO BRIGHTER LIVELY ATMOSPHERE. ORCHESTRAL FEATURES BRASS AND STRINGS.

15. CHACONNE FROM TERPSICHORE 00:04:49 MEDIUM UP TEMPO GRACEFUL FLOWING DANCE STRINGS AND HARPSICHORD. PASTORAL ATMOSPHERE. AT 2.53 WOODWIND FEATURED BEFORE STRINGS REJOIN.

16. DEAD MARCH (FROM SAUL) 00:03:09 SLOW TEMPO SERIOUS SOMBRE CEREMONIAL FUNEREAL MOOD BY ORCHESTRA. USED IN THE TWO ORATORIOS SAMSON AND SAUL

17. CONCERTO GROSSO LARGO OPUS 3 NO 2 00:02:44 SLOW TEMPO GENTLE PASTORAL ROMANTIC STRINGS AND OBOE

18. OBOE CONCERTO IN D ADAGIO 00:03:54 MEDIUM SLOW GENTLE ROMANTIC STRINGS AND OBOE

19. CONCERTO FOR 2 TRUMPETS IN C IST MOVEMENT RV 537 00:02:48 UP TEMPO BRIGHT LIVELY STRINGS FEATURES TWO TRUMPETS. NATURAL TRUMPETS AS WRITTEN FOR PERFORMANCE IN VIVALDI'S TIME

20. TRUMPET VOLUNTARY - THE PRINCE OF DENMARKS MARCH (RONDO) 00:01:04 UP TEMPO CEREMONIAL WORK FEATURES TRUMPET AND STRINGS. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PURCELL'S TRUMPET VOLUNTARY PERFORMED IN THE VERSION LONDON AUDIENCES ENJOYED DURING THE LATER 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES

21. TRUMPET VOLUNTARY IN D 00:02:32 MEDIUM UP TEMPO STRIDENT WORK FOR STRINGS AND TRUMPET

22. TRUMPET TUNE 00:00:50 UP TEMPO BRIGHT CELEBRATORY BAROQUE WORK FOR STRINGS HARPSICHORD AND TRUMPET. COMMONLY PLAYED AT WEDDINGS.