Wedding Classics

The following music suggestions are divided into sections marking various stages of the wedding ceremony. Please note that all tracks marked with an asterisk have a religious content and may therefore not be suitable for civil ceremonies.

AS THE GUESTS ARRIVE

You may also find suitable tracks in the section 'Signing of the Register'.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

1

Air on the G String

5:51

(arr. Stokowski)

BBC Philharmonic/Matthais Bamert

ANTONIO VIVALDI

2

Largo

2:26

(from 'Winter' of The Four Seasons)

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Ronald Thomas

JOHANN PACHELBEL

3

Canon

4:52

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

4

Sheep May Safely Graze

5:54

(arr. Stokowski)

BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert

GABRIEL FAURE

5

Après un rêve

3:13

Phillip McCann (cornet)/Sellers Enginering Band/Roy Newsome

ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDE

RICHARD WAGNER

6

Bridal March from Lohengrin

1:55

Michael Austin (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

7

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon

3:11

Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd

HENRY PURCELL

8

Trumpet Tune

1:30

Michael Austin (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

9

March from Judas Maccabaeus

1:42

Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage

10

Alla Hornpipe from Water Music

2:54

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

JEREMIAH CLARKE

11

Trumpet Voluntary

2:54

Michael Austin (organ)

CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY

12

I Was Glad

7:01

Roderick Elms (organ).London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox

DURING THE SERVICE

This section consists entirely of religious music and may be used by couples planning a church wedding.

GERALD FINZI

13

God Is Gone Up

4:07

The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer

CESAR FRANCK

14

Panis Angelicus

3:17

(arr. Gordon Langford)

Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir/Sellers Engineering Band/Roy Newsome

TRADITIONAL

15

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)

3:51

(Crimond, arr. H. Robertson)

Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir/J. Glyn Williams

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH

16

Ave Maria

3:06

(arr. Phillip McCann)

Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks

FRANZ SCHUBERT

17

Ave Maria

4:19

(arr. Phillip McCann)

Phillip McCann (cornet)/Malcolm Hicks (organ)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

18

Come Down, O Love Divine

3:30

Choir of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson

JOHN GOSS

19

Praise My Soul the King of Heaven

2:31

(arr. Gordon Langford)

Besses O' Th' Barn Band

JOHN IRELAND

20

Greater Love Hath No Man

6:54

Philip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir

Paula Bott (soprano)/James Oxley (tenor)/London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox

SIGNING OF THE REGISTER

You may also find suitable tracks in the section 'As the Guests Arrive'.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

21

Air from Water Music

3:10

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson

LEON BOELLMANN

22

Prière à Notre-Dame from Suite gothique

4:16

Ian Tracey (organ)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

23

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, 2nd movement

6:52

Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage

EDWARD ELGAR

24

Chanson de matin

2:52

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Maar

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

25

Laudate Dominum

4:03

Phillip McCann (cornet)/Simon Lindley (organ)/Boys of Leeds Parish Church Choir

EDWARD ELGAR

26

Salut d'amour

3:07

Nigel Kennedy (violin)/Steven Isserlis (cello)/Peter Pettinger (piano)

JULES MASSENET

27

Méditation from Thaïs

4:46

Yuri Torchinsky (violin)/BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

28

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata 147

2:55

Michael Austin (organ)

GABRIEL FAURE

29

Cantique de Jean Racine

6:37

(arr. John Rutter)

Huddersfield Choral Society/BBC Philharmonic/Vernon Handley

RECESSIONAL

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

30

Wedding March from A Midsummer NIght's Dream

3:18

Michael Austin (organ)

THEODORE DUBOIS

31

Toccata in G

6:49

Francis Jackson (organ)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

32

Organ Sonata No. 2, 3rd movement

2:27

Peet Kee (organ)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

33

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

3:52

Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR

34

Toccata from Symphony No. 5

6:02

Ian Tracey (organ)

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT

35

March triomphale - Nun danket alle Gott

4:06

Michael Austin (organ)

JOHN STANLEY

36

Andante from Trumpet Voluntary, Op. 6 No. 5

1:51

Richard Marlow (organ)

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS

37

Finale from Symphony No. 3

7:33

Gillian Weir (organ)/Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier