The Sounds of Wales

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1Cartref
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1972)
recording of:
Cartref
lyricist:
Richard Davies (Mynyddog)
composer:
William Trevor Evans (Welsh singer and composer)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:16
2Sanctus (Glan Gerwbiaid)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
Treorchy Male Choir3:05
3Hiraeth (Longing)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Hiraeth
writer:
J. W. Parson Price (composer)
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:39
4Laudamus (Bryncalfaria)
recorded in:
The Royal Albert Hall, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1970)
live recording of:
Laudamus (on 1969-10-25)
composer:
William Owen (1800s Welsh composer)
arranger:
Daniel Protheroe (Welsh composer/conductor)
arrangement of:
Bryn Calfaria
Festival Of Massed Welsh Male Voice Choirs2:59
5Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Morte Criste)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Emrys Jones
Treorchy Male Choir4:03
6Elizabethan Serenade (Where the Gentle Avon Flows)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1973)
recording of:
Elisabeth Serenade (Where the Gentle Avon Flows)
lyricist:
Christopher Hassall
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
publisher:
Marlowlynn Ltd.
version of:
Elizabethan Serenade
Morriston Orpheus Choir and The Band of the Welsh Guards3:28
7Comrades in Arms
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Comrades in Arms
lyricist:
George Linley
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
Treorchy Male Choir5:45
8Llef (Deus Salutis)
recorded in:
Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1974)
live recording of:
O Iesu Mawr, rho d'Anian Bur (Llef) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune) (in 1973-10)
lyricist:
David Charles (Welsh hymn-writer, 1762–1834)
composer:
Griffith Hugh Jones (Gutyn Arfon, Welsh composer)
version of:
Llef (Hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
O Iesu Mawr, rho d'Anian Bur (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
The Monmouthshire Massed Male Choir3:06
9Unwaith Etton Nghymru
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1972)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:07
10Sospan Fach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Sosban Fach
lyricist:
Talog Williams
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Treorchy Male Choir1:49
11Amazing Grace
recorded in:
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (on 1985-10-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1986)
live recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all) (on 1985-11-24)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:40
12Eli Jenkins Prayer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Eli Jenkins’ Prayer (“Sunset Poem”)
lyricist:
Dylan Thomas (the poet)
composer:
Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte
version of:
Chant No. 1 (Troyte)
Treorchy Male Choir1:53
13My Little Welsh Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1984)
recording of:
My Little Welsh Home
lyricist and composer:
William Stanley Gwynn Williams
part of:
Two Songs of the Welsh Mountains
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:02
14The Lords Prayer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1984)
Canoldir Male Choir3:00
15Kymbayah
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1982)
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:36
16Y Fedwen Arian (Silver Birch)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1970)
The Second Festival of One Thousand Welsh Male Voices3:27
17Cym Rhondda (Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah), Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)
recorded in:
The Royal Albert Hall, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1972)
live recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes) (on 1972-10-21)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
live recording of:
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (on 1972-10-21)
anthem of:
Wales, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Evan James (Welsh poet) (in 1856-01)
composer:
James James (in 1856-01)
The Third Festival of One Thousand Welsh Male Voices4:55

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remastered in:Abbey Road Studios (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
manufactured in:UK
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
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