Playlist
To End All War
TIME
TITLE OF SELECTION
COMPOSER
PERFORMERS
ALBUM TITLE / INFO
00:17*Flowers of the Forest
Traditional
The Lone Tree Orchestra
WE DIED IN HELL...THEY CALLED IT PASSCHENDAELE
- M.A.P. Records 93004
01:17*
Formations -Suite for Marching Band: 3. Twirling Blues
Morton Gould
Seattle Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwarz
THE MUSIC OF MORTON GOULD
- Delos 3166
02:05
Valsé (Ma Mie Qul Danse)
Bela Bartok
Modern Mandolin Quartet MODERN MANDOLIN QUARTET
- Windam Hill Records 0095
02:50
Flowers of the Forest
Traditional
Jon Gillaspie, keyboards
JUNE TABOR - ASHES AND DIAMONDS
- Green Linnet 3063
04:10
Tipperary
J.Judge and H.Williams
Fanfare des Carabiniers de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco directed by
Jean-Pierre Butin
Musiques á Monaco: Fanfare des Carabiniers de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco
- REM Editions 311 046
05:31
Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Samuel Barber
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo conducted by Lawrence Foster
STRESS BUSTERS: MUSIC FOR A STRESS-LESS WORLD
- RCA 60012
07:44
Valse Madeleine
Serge Desaunay
Christian Vesvre, bagpipes Serge Desaunay, accordian Jean-Luc Cappozzo, trumpetMATINS GRIS - MUSIQUES POUR CORNEMUSES ET ACCORDÉONS
- Ocora 559 081
08:40
The Long Long Trail
Traditional
June Tabor, vocals, Mark Emerson, accordien
WE DIED IN HELL...THEY CALLED IT PASSCHENDAELE
- M.A.P. Records 93004
10:22
O Tannenbaum
Traditional
Libellion book musical box
CHRISTMAS BELLS
- Stemra CD 004 (import)
10:59
Christmas in the Trenches
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon, vocals and hammered dulcimer with members of Trapezoid
JOHN MCCUTCHEON - WINTER SOLSTICE
- Rounder 0192
16:54*
The Big Parade
Carl Davis
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis
THE SILENTS
- Virgin Classics 90785
17:55
"And the Band Played Waltzing Mathilda"
Eric Bogle
Eric Bogle, vocals & guitar
ERIC BOGLE - SCRAPS OF PAPER
- Flying Fish 70311
25:43*
The Minstral Boy from Christmas in the Trenches
Traditional arranged by John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon, hammered dulcimer
JOHN MCCUTCHEON - WINTER SOLSTICE
- Rounder Records 0192
26:11*
Kaiser-Walzer, Op.437 [Emperor Waltz]
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter
BRUNO WALTER EDITION: STRAUSS - BRAHMS - SMETANA
- Sony 64467
27:17
La Valse
Maurice Ravel
Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
ROUSSEL: SYMPHONY #3
- Chandos 8996
37:08
War Requiem, Op.66: I. Requiem aeternum
Benjamin Britten
London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Chorus
led by Richard Hickox
BRITTEN: WAR REQUIEM
- Chandos 8983/4
41:40
War Requiem, Op.66: VI. Libera me ["Let us sleep now"]
Benjamin Britten
Boje Skovhus, baritone Anthony Rolf Johnson, tenor
Luba Orgonasova, soprano
Tölz Boys' Choir, The Monteverdi Choir, the North German Radio Chorus and Radio Symphony Orchestra led by John Eliot Gardiner
MAD ABOUT ANGELS
- Deutsche Grammophon 449 113
49:35
No Man's Land
Eric Bogle
June Tabor et al
WE DIED IN HELL...THEY CALLED IT PASSCHENDAELE
- M.A.P. Records 93004
This version of "No Man's Land" is either out of print or very rare. However, June Tabor also recorded the song on one of her most popular albums, ASHES AND DIAMONDS, which should still be available.
* - An asterisk indicates that only a portion of the piece is heard.
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