Bride's Guide To Wedding Music

Anthoine Francisque (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Jeremiah Clarke (Composer), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), John Stanley (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Charles-Marie Widor (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Louis Auriacombe (Conductor), David Willcocks (Conductor), English Chamber Orchestra (Performer), Janet Baker (Performer), Taverner Consort Players (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker
• Orchestra: Taverner Consort Players
• Conductor: Neville Marriner, Louis Auriacombe, David Willcocks
• Composer: Anthoine Francisque, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Jeremiah Clarke, et al.
• Audio CD (September 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002SOG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,312 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #67 in Music > Miscellaneous > Wedding Music
  • #73 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music

Track Listings

1. Courante

2. Sonata in E-Flat. Adagio

3. Allegro

4. Air

5. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percus

6. Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a

7. Canon in D major

8. Trumpet Tune

9. Wedding March

10. Jesu,Joy Of Man's Desiring

11. Allegro [Ceremony]

12. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52

13. The Call ("Come, my way"), song for baritone, chorus (ad lib.) orchestra (o

14. Sheep May Safely Graze

15. Wedding March

16. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

17. First Movement

18. Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a guide to help you select your ceremony music, May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bride's Guide To Wedding Music (Audio CD)

All around this is a great cd to purchase if you have no idea about what to use for your ceremony music. It definitely helped me determine what I will use and won't use. The only reason why this cd is 4 stars instead of 5 is that I felt it focused too much on the prelude and the recessional songs, personally I would have preferred a cd that covered the processional music offerings in more depth.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent!, January 6, 2001

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Ruckus Man "moondj" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bride's Guide To Wedding Music (Audio CD)

The selections are excellent. Most are well-known, and others a bit off the beaten path.

But the best is that they got accomplished artists to do the pieces. Nancy Allen on harp is always great. ASMIF is always great. The others I'm not already familiar with, but there's not a mediocre performance anywhere on the CD. They all play with confidence and spirit.

Most of the wedding CDs out there cheap out on the performance. Not horrible, but any guest who listens to classical music won't be satisfied. I tried a couple of others, and they always left me impatient to "get through" each piece. This CD, on the other hand, is a delight to listen to, from beginning to end.

If you're looking for classical music for a wedding, you need look no further. Or, if you're a DJ (like me), this is a must-have.

Beautiful.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great For Any Bride To Be!!!, September 13, 2001

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Lidia Griffin (Edison, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bride's Guide To Wedding Music (Audio CD)

This CD encompases every classical piece of music that will need to fill your special day with happy memories.I actually bought two (one as a back up) and they were invaluable. The CD is worth it just to hear Canon in D (brilliant for the bridal party to walk down to). Even has suggestions for what to play when with a history of each piece.