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Blest Pair of Sirens

Composer: Hubert Parry
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Recording date: 11 September 2010
Date of broadcast: 11 September 2010

With Blest Pair of Sirens, Parry achieved a fusion between the English choral tradition of Wesley and Stainer and the Germanic orchestral diligence of Wagner and Brahms. Written to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, it perfectly encapsulates the grandeur and ceremony of the late Victorian era.

Composer: Hubert Parry
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Recording date: 11 September 2010
Date of broadcast: 11 September 2010

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